Shaquille O’Neal of the Phoenix Suns called coach Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs cowards for going to Hack-a-Shaq during the 2008 NBA Playoffs. In the first game of the 2008-09 season, Popovich had a little joke to play on Shaq. On the first play of the game, Pop had Michael Finley foul Shaq.
The result was a double thumbs up from Popovich and everyone on the floor and both benches laughing. You can see a video of the funny Hack-a-Shaq at the end of this entry.
While this funny business didn’t have much affect on the game, the Hack-a-Shaq strategy …read more

Manu Ginobili, the star shooting guard on the San Antonio Spurs, is back on his feet and is running once again. Ginobili underwent offseason ankle surgery and is expected to miss up to 25 games during his recovery.
Recently, Ginobili was able to run for 15 minutes on a treadmill. It was his first time running since the surgery. While Ginobili is sidelined, the Spurs will likely start either Michael Finley, Ime Udoka or Roger Mason, Jr. at shooting guard.
The news of Ginobili running is good news for fantasy owners. There are whispers around San Antonio that Ginobili may in …read more

Roger Mason, formerly of the Washington Wizards, signed a two year contract with the San Antonio Spurs for a reported value of $7.4 million. The 27-year-old Mason is coming off of a career year for Washington last season.
In the 2007-08 season, Mason averaged 9.1 points, 1.7 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game. He shot 44.3% from the field and 39.8% from beyond the three-point arc. Mason split most of his time between shooting guard and point guard.
For the Spurs, Mason will play mostly shooting guard for the Spurs. In fact, there is a chance that Mason …read more