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Kurt Thomas re-signs...Click here to listen to general manager R.C. Buford discuss the signing
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Free-agent signee Roger Mason Jr was in town on Friday 7-11

Click Here Roger Mason Jr newsconference

Spurs draft picks...George Hill #26...Malik Hairston...#48 and James Gist...#57 were in town on Thursday, July 10

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Click Here Malik Hairston
Click Here James Gist

Click Here for links to articles relating to the Spurs offseason moves
July 11
Yahoosports.com's Adrian Wojnarowski says:
Once the San Antonio Spurs agreed to terms with Roger Mason Jr., on Wednesday, the Nets became a logical destination for Hayes, who is leaving the Detroit Pistons.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=ArfTKbSCbKj2aT9UdiaAooY5nYcB?slug=aw-hayesnets071008&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
July 10
Jerry Brown from the East Valley Tribune says:
All indications now are that Brent Barry will wind up in Houston, where the Rockets can offer him their bi-annual exception of $1.9 million.
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/120427
July 9
ESPN.com's Marc Stein says:

NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com that Maggette decided against waiting to see if the Clippers would keep Brand or lose him to the 76ers -- with the latter theoretically creating an opportunity to stay with the Clippers -- to jump at a five-year offer from the Warriors worth a reported $50 million.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3479117
NY Daily News writer Frank Isola says:
If Stephon Marbury is eventually released, the Heat, Celtics and Spurs would be in the running to sign him.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2008/07/08/2008-07-08_stephon_marburys_future_has_donnie_walsh.html
Boston Globe writer Marc J Spears says:
While Posey's agent, Mark Bartelstein, wouldn't say which teams were interested in his client, he did say they were contenders. Among those also expected to be wooing the Cleveland native are the Cavaliers, Wizards, Hornets, Spurs, and Lakers.
http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2008/07/09/posey_officially_on_market/
Chris Tomasson of the Rocky Mountain says the Spurs are interested in Eduardo Najera
Other teams interested include New Orleans, Dallas, San Antonio, Milwaukee and the team that intrigued Najera by last week making its Oklahoma City move official.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jul/08/nuggets-hope-keep-najera/
July 2

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-lakers2-2008jul02,0,6422368.story
Mike Bresnahan of the L.A.Times says:
The Lakers have talked with representatives of Boston small forward James Posey and veteran San Antonio sharpshooter Brent Barry to gauge the free agents' interest.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jul/01/point-guard-once-again-the-focus-of-free-agency/
Chris Tomasson of the Rocky Mountain News says:
Agent Buono Ndiaye said Dallas, San Antonio, Miami and Memphis have called about Diawara,

Denver wants to keep restricted free agent J.R. Smith. San Antonio is believed to be interested in the guard
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Coach Pop talks NBA Draft and other stuff
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Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich discussed Manu Ginobili's injury situation on June 19th
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Season ending newsconferences
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Click here to view the Spurs Rocky Mountain Revue summer league schedule
http://www.nba.com/media/jazz/2008_RMR_Schedule.pdf
Monday July 21st
Spurs 77 Dallas 84
Recap/Boxscore
http://www.nba.com/media/jazz/rmr08_day3_dalsas.pdf.pdf

Class Still Shines Through

So, it's the LA Lakers advancing to the NBA Finals. Could this series have gone differently with a few breaks going the way of the Silver and Black? Sure, but the Spurs are not a team that makes excuses or leans on "what ifs?" They've got too much respect for the game and for their opponent to get up on a soapbox after a game and complain about bad calls or tight scheduling or a mechanical problem on a plane. They just deal with it and move on. With all the Spurs have accomplished in the past decade, perhaps their best legacy will be the class they've exhibited on and off the court.

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favorite blogger links

Timeout w/ Bill Schoening - Bill's notes on the team
Spurs Schedule - Gotta know when to listen!
www.spurs.com - Duh.
www.spursreport.com - Great site with tons of stuff.
www.nba.com - The league has been working hard to add some cool stuff to their webpage. Lots of video highlights and things like that. Pretty nice.
www.blogmaverick.com - Okay, I know we hate him. But, Cuban's blog is sometimes pretty damn entertaining. And, is often where the controversies he gets into start from.

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Manu's 32 pts lifts Argentina over Iran 97-82

Saturday 08-16-2008 11:16am CT

San Antonio Spurs' guard Manu Ginóbili scored 32 points to lead defending Olympic champion Argentina to a 97-82 victory against Iran.

Houston Rockets forward Luis Scola added 20 points to help Argentina improve to 3-1 in the Beijing games tournament. Center Hamed Ehadadi led Iran with 21 points.

Iran remains winless with no chance of qualifying for the medal round. Argentina's win puts it in second in Group A behind unbeaten Lithuania.

Report: Spurs re-sign Finley

Friday 08-15-2008 4:04pm CT

Marc Stein
ESPN.com

After drawing interest from a few top contenders, including the NBA's new champions in Boston, Michael Finley has elected to re-sign with the San Antonio Spurs.
NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com on Friday that Finley and the Spurs have reached terms on a new deal that has been submitted for league approval.
Contract specifics were not immediately available, but sources say Finley's decision came down to a choice between staying with the Spurs or joining the Boston Celtics as the reigning champs' replacement for James Posey, who signed with the New Orleans Hornets earlier this summer.
Sources say the two-time All-Star also drew strong interest from the Hornets and Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Spurs, though, were determined to keep Finley, 35, even after signing swingman Roger Mason away from the Washington Wizards last month, with Brent Barry leaving San Antonio's wing rotation to sign with the Houston Rockets.
Heading into his 14th season, Finley joined the Spurs in the summer of 2005 after being waived by the Dallas Mavericks via the league's one-time amnesty provision, which allowed the Mavs to avoid paying a dollar-for-dollar luxury tax on the $51.8 million they owed Finley over the past three seasons.
The Spurs were eliminated by the Mavericks in a memorable second-round series in Finley's first season in San Antonio before winning the championship in 2007 to end Finley's decade-plus chase for a ring.
Finley then started 61 games last season for the Spurs, averaging 10.1 points and shooting 37 percent from 3-point range.

Spurs release preseason schedule

Wednesday 08-13-2008 5:53am CT

The San Antonio Spurs released their preseason schedule for the 2008-09 season today. The Silver and Black will play seven preseason games in preparation for the regular season.

San Antonio will open the preseason on the road in Houston against Yao Ming and the Rockets on Oct. 9. The Spurs return home the following night to take on Chris Paul and the New Orleans Hornets. The Silver and Black will then travel to Grand Rapids, MI, for a matchup with Rip Hamilton and the Detroit Pistons on Oct. 14, before making the trip to Cleveland for a test against LeBron James and the Cavaliers on Oct. 16. San Antonio returns home to host T.J. Ford and the Indiana Pacers on Oct. 18, followed up by a visit from Gilbert Arenas and the Washington Wizards on Oct. 22. The Spurs conclude their preseason schedule hosting Dwayne Wade and the Miami Heat on Oct. 24.

All games will be aired live on WOAI-AM 1200 AM with Bill Schoening calling the action. The Spurs preseason home games can also be heard in Spanish on KCOR-AM 1300 with Paul Castro handling the play-by-play.

2008-09 San Antonio Spurs Preseason Schedule

DATE OPPONENT LOCATIONS TIME

Thursday, Oct. 9 at Houston Rockets Toyota Center 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 10 New Orleans Hornets AT&T Center 7:30 p.m.