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Referee Joey Crawford gets revenge against Spurs

By john • May 27th, 2008 • Category: brent barry, los angeles lakers, san antonio spurs

Brent Barry scored 23 of the San Antonio Spurs 81 points but it missed a critical three pointer at the end of the fourth quarter a mist being fouled by Derrick Fisher. Referee Joey Crawford ruled it was a no call.
The result was the Spurs dropping a crucial game 4 to the Los Angeles Lakers [...]



Blow 22 point lead, sell playoff tickets?

By john • Mar 18th, 2008 • Category: san antonio spurs

A day after the San Antonio Spurs blew a 22 point lead to the Boston Celtics at home the team announced that fans can sign up for the 2008 Playoff Priority list. In short, the team is having fans sign up to buy playoff tickets.
The team has even changed the official site forcing users to [...]



My first basketball game

By john • Mar 1st, 2008 • Category: san antonio spurs

I went to my first basketball game on Tuesday night. (Feb 19) I was sick as a dog and had thrown up that morning but nothing was going to stop me, after all I did pay for these tickets.
After showing some rust during the first quarter and trailing by 5 the Spurs turned it on. [...]



Barry to resign with Spurs

By john • Feb 28th, 2008 • Category: brent barry, san antonio spurs

Brent Barry appears to be headed back to San Antonio as the Arizona Republic is reporting the 36 year-old told Phoenix Suns General Manager Steve Kerr that he was choosing to return to San Antonio.
Barry cleared waivers Tuesday after a trade to Seattle. He was released Friday and suitors from Boston, Dallas, Houston in addition [...]



Apparently I can gain and lose inches at will… or NOT

By john • Feb 13th, 2008 • Category: air force, san antonio spurs

98 days of Air Force bullshit left Today the Air Force went ahead and measured my waist. If you have read about the struggle then you’d know. Anyway it doesn’t help me since it wasn’t a test or anything and well I’m getting out before the next time I’d have to test but apparently I’ve [...]



A few thoughts

By john • Feb 8th, 2008 • Category: ryan klesko, san antonio, san antonio spurs

It was 37 degrees when I woke up this morning (6 am) and by the time I got home and picked up a movie the temperature had risen to 81. (5:30 pm) Gotta love San Antonio in February huh?
Spurs were trailing the New York Knicks (what the heck) by 18 a few minutes in the [...]



Thoughts on the Spurs, a restaurant and Johan

By john • Feb 1st, 2008 • Category: johan santana, san antonio spurs

Some thoughts on the Spurs
I have a confession. It’s not as bad as going to bed on Vince Young against USC. I’ll never live that one down I’m afraid.
Last night I went to bed with the Spurs down by 8 at the half. Go figure that they would pick last night against the Phoenix [...]



Get well Brent Barry

By john • Dec 28th, 2007 • Category: brent barry, matt bonner, san antonio spurs

Soon to be 36 year old Brent Barry is hurt. I can’t believe it has come to this. San Antonio’s great white hope has been sidelined up to two weeks with a partially torn left calf.
Barry had been averageing 2 assists and 7.7 points a game and had played over 20 minutes in each of [...]