What We Learned from the Spurs’ Loss to the Jazz
If you were to put NBA fans into tiers in terms of their interest in individual awards from…
Eight years of Pounding the Rock…
I start off today’s Open Thread with modicum of gratitude. Back in 2017, I found PoundingTheRock.com while searching…
Stephon Castle set to soar in sophomore season
Sophomore slump schlo-phomore schlump. As the Spurs look to take that next step into contender status, many of…
Tim Duncan’s 2003 take on “ring culture”
Thanks to storytellerdude50 for sharing this story yesterday. A couple of days ago, Basketball Network’s Adel Ahmad recounted…
Tony Parker has a secret trophy room
Saw this earlier this summer, but with the draft going on, I failed to post it until now.…
Spurs commit over $1 billion towards new arena, but questions still linger
As the Spurs continue to push for a new arena as part of a larger downtown San Antonio…
Spurs release 2025 preseason schedule
While there’s 2 months plus a week to go until we get some Spurs basketball again, at least…
The future of the 2024/25 Spurs players who won’t be back in San Antonio
It has been a busy offseason for the Spurs. Despite not making any high-profile moves, there has been…
The Jakob Poeltl piece of George Hill’s draft legacy
We’re getting closer to the end…or are we? Since 2008, the drafting of George Hill, in some form,…
How the George Hill draft continues to permeate in the Spurs roster after all these years
Yesterday, we began discussing how the drafting of George Hill in 2008 is still playing out today in…
NBA execs have high praise for Spurs draft picks
Coke or Pepsi? Zach Snyder or James Gunn? Whataburger Ketchup or Whataburger Spicy Ketchup? Important questions require important…
How drafting of George Hill continues to pay dividends for the Spurs
Settle in, Pounders, because this one is going to take a couple of days. On June 26, 2008,…