San Antonio Spurs

Fssw Explains Spurs' Rating Drop Due To Technical Issues

... of the strongest regular seasons in the history of the franchise, observers in the media industry were stunned when the Sports Business Journal reported last month the Spurs had a ratings decline of 43 percent from the previous year for their games telecast by FOX Sports Southwest. After several weeks of study, the network has come up with a reason explaining the ratings dip over the first half of the season. The San Antonio Business Journal reports that a faulty encoder was the culprit that explained why the team's ratings dropped despite the team's strong overall performance. So much for oversaturation of the NBA, Gregg Popovich's public comments about Donald Trump, the retirement of Tim Duncan and the growing factor of cord cutters for cable broadcasts as reasons for a ratings slump. Instead, bad equipment appears to be the likely reason why the Spurs' ...

Spurs Hope To Learn From Squandered Opportunity

... learning experience," Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said. "Reality check? We knew who we were playing. One of the best teams of the last few years. It was not going to be easy. We knew it was going to be tough.". The Spurs also now understand their road through the postseason probably will track a little more adversely as most likely the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. San Antonio probably knocked itself out of a shot at securing the top seed, as it fell 3½ games back of Golden State with eight games left in the regular season. The Spurs admit their offense became stagnant as the game progressed. Soobum Im/USA TODAY Sports. It's a fate the veteran Spurs can accept, but not without critical self-evaluation to prevent a another meltdown should the teams meet again in the Western Conference finals. Surrendering a 22-point lead to a Golden ...

Cleveland Cavaliers Vs. San Antonio Spurs Odds, Analysis, Nba Betting Pick

... which would guarantee home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. Point spread: The Spurs opened as 4.5-point favorites; the total is at 211.5, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report). NBA betting pick, via Odds Shark computer: 108.1-97.8 Spurs (NBA picks on every game). Why the Cavaliers can cover the spread. Cleveland has to worry about securing home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference now that the Boston Celtics are virtually even for the top seed based on their respective records. The Cavaliers have won consecutive games just once in the past month, and they are coming off a 127-115 home loss to the Washington Wizards on Saturday as six-point favorites. The Cavaliers cannot afford to lose much down the stretch to earn the No. 1 spot, making this a crucial game to test their mettle and bring them back even in the win column with the Celtics. Why the Spurs can cover the spread. San Antonio trails Golden State by 2.5 games in the race for the Western Conference's top ...

Oklahoma City Thunder Vs. San Antonio Spurs

... they took over behind Westbrook’s lead. With the win, Oklahoma City improved to 43-31 on the season which is good for sixth place in the Western Conference standings. Looking at the betting trends, the Spurs are 0-4 ATS in their last four games following a loss of more than 10 points, 2-6 ATS in their last eight games following a double-digit loss at home and 5-1 ATS in their last 16 games overall. Meanwhile, the Thunder are 20-6-1 ATS in their last 27 home games, 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games following a win and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall. Head to head, the Spurs are 1-4 ATS in the last five meetings overall and just 3-14 ATS in the last 17 meetings in Oklahoma City. The favorite is 23-10-1 ATS in the last 34 meetings and the under is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings. The Spurs ran into a red-hot Warriors team and got knocked ...

Is Ettore Messina The Top Future Head-coaching Prospect On Spurs' Staff

... Antonio Express-News. Image 1 of/15. Image 1 of 15. San Antonio Spurs assistant coaches James Borrego (from left clockwise) and Ettore Messina talk as assistant coach Becky Hammon listens to head coach Gregg Popovich talk with players during second half action against the Atlanta Hawks Saturday Nov. 28, 2015 at the AT&T Center. The Spurs won 108-88. less. San Antonio Spurs assistant coaches James Borrego (from left clockwise) and Ettore Messina talk as assistant coach Becky Hammon listens to head coach Gregg Popovich talk with players during second half action. more. Photo: Edward A. Ornelas, San Antonio Express-News. Image 2 of 15. Spurs' assistant coach Ettore Messina (center) talks with Patty Mills (08) during the game against the Orlando Magic at the AT&T Center on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. ...

Stephen Curry Scores 29, Leads Golden State Warriors’ Rally Over San Antonio Spurs

... Steve Kerr said there is no update on a possible return, but is encouraged that Durant is moving well and progressing. Durant played a “hard” 1-on-1 against Golden State assistant coach Willie Green earlier in the day. “Kevin got him pretty good,” Kerr said. “It’s a good sign. If Willie had beaten him, I would have been worried.” … Curry has 289 3-pointers this season, second-most in league history, surpassing the 286 he made in 2015. Curry set the league record with 402 3 s last season. … Golden State has seven winning streaks of at least seven games in three seasons under Kerr. Spurs: Ginobili has played 987 regular-season games in his career, tying Hall of Famer David Robinson for third all-time in franchise history behind Tony Parker (1,136) and Tim Duncan (1,392). … PG Patty Mills has 582 career 3-pointers, one more than Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. … San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said rookie Dejounte Murray is progressing slowly, but remains out with a left groin injury. … San Antonio has eight games remaining, including four at home. … The Spurs are 106-57 overall against the Warriors. UP NEXT. Warriors: Host Houston ...

Fox Official Says He Knew Something Was Wrong With Low Spurs Tv Ratings

... Simpson, Fox Sports Southwest's senior vice president and general manager, knew something was wrong. As Simpson scanned the Spurs television ratings for games on his network earlier this year, the ratings didn't make sense. The team was playing well, contending for the best record in the league. But still the numbers didn't show it as they were far below the expected norm for the team, traditionally one of the strongest in the NBA in terms of local ratings. "We knew something was off fairly early," Simpson said Wednesday. "We started and spoke with the team and wanted to look for a culprit. We found it, made the alterations and now, the ratings are more what they should have been from the beginning.". Simpson said that Nielsen officials and his personnel at FOX Sports' Woodlands facility found a "technical error" that was largely to blame for the ratings dip. "The encoder wasn't sending out the right audio system," Simpson said. "It looked like it was functionally correctly, but it wasn't. We finally found it and corrected. Since then, we've seen ratings like what we expected.". Those important games as the Spurs have chased the Golden ...

Pop At The Top Of Espn.com's Coaching Rankings

... during a news conference after he was named NBA basketball coach of the year, Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in San Antonio. Popovich has won the award three times. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) less. San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich sits with the Red Auerbach trophy during a news conference after he was named NBA basketball coach of the year, Tuesday, April 22, 2014, in San Antonio. Popovich has won. more. Photo: Associated Press. Gregg Popovich, 1990. Original caption reads: "Spurs practice short players so this guy is practicing.". Photo: Express-News File Photo. Image 16 of 25. Gregg Popovich was the head coach of the Pomona-Pitzer College men's basketball team from 1979-1987. Image scanned from student handbook. Photo: Courtesy Photo. Image 17 of 25. San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich smiles as a question is asked during a news conference for the NBA basketball finals on Saturday, June 14, 2014, in San Antonio. The Spurs play Game 5 ...

Fans Irritated By Lack Of Stars In Dubs-spurs

... to the head Thursday in a loss at Oklahoma City. Then, the club announced hours before Saturday's game that Aldridge would miss an indefinite period due to a minor heart arrhythmia. The Spurs also ruled out Tony Parker (back tightness) and backup point guard Dejounte Murray (groin). "For tonight, whoever's left is gonna go play," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said before the game. "We'll see how they do. I'm gonna show up and watch the whole thing. It ain't gonna be pretty, but the guys that are out there are gonna compete their butts off, and they're gonna all try to win. Some guys will play well, and some guys will play poorly. We'll see what happens. "We didn't have to rest anybody tonight because they all got hurt. It could've been we're resting our guys and he's resting his guys. It just didn't work out that way.". Nonetheless, Binkan Cinaroglu, an executive vice president of a real estate company, wasn't happy. Cinaroglu wanted his sister's boyfriend, Rodrigo Parra, 21, to experience a Warriors-Spurs matchup in San Antonio. So he purchased a plane ticket for Parra to visit San Antonio from Tijuana, so that Parra could see his beloved Curry ...