San Antonio Spurs No. 6 in Ongoing 30 Weeks| 30 Teams NBA Countdown
The Spurs’ history is a chain of Hall of Famers and All-Stars that have collectively kept the franchise in the public eye since landing in San Antonio in 1973. That season, the team acquired George Gervin from the ABA Virginia Squires. The move started a trend that carries to this day. The Spurs, a small-market franchise adopted from a competitor…
As NBA Playoffs Open, Southwest Division is Ready to Make its Mark . . . Again
Much like the population of the United States, the hub of basketball for years has been centered near the country’s biggest markets. It was in Boston where you could watch Larry Bird, and in Los Angeles where you could see the run-and-gun style of the “Showtime Lakers.” The game was turned on its head on the playgrounds in New York,…