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NBA Rumors – San Antonio Spurs Thriving Thanks to Kawhi Leonard
The San Antonio Spurs made some interesting changes and additions during the offseason in order to make another run at the NBA title. But the biggest reason for their success early this season has been the MVP-caliber play of Kawhi Leonard, no longer a promising, talented young player, but one of the best players in the league, period.
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NBA Rumors – San Antonio Spurs Got Scary Quicker Than Expected
While Gregg Popovich coaxed everyone to believe that the San Antonio Spurs are months away from peaking and getting their offense together, Kawhi Leonard has been building a nice little MVP bid and the Golden State Warriors have a legitimate competitor for best team in the NBA.
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NBA Rumors – San Antonio Spurs Need to Start Winning on the Road
The San Antonio Spurs are doing fine trying to make another “one final run” with their aging/rotting trio, but in order to keep up with the Golden State Warriors, they need to start improving their execution on the road.
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NBA Rumors – San Antonio Spurs via Kawhi Leonard are the Big Great Hope of the West
The San Antonio Spurs might have made a big splash by signing LaMarcus Aldridge, but their best and most important player for the second straight season is Kawhi Leonard, and by leading his team to an impressive run by result and by ability, he presents the big hope of this league to somehow meet the Golden State Warriors on a level playing field.
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Charlotte Hornets – Jeremy Lin Can’t Catch a Break
There are times you just need to put your head down and let the storm blow over. The Charlotte Hornets and especially their bench players, including Jeremy Lin, got destroyed during one of those famous San Antonio Spurs barrages, resulting in a 114-94 loss.
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NBA Rumors – San Antonio Spurs, LaMarcus Aldridge a Work in Progress
The San Antonio Spurs not scorching through their opponents and LaMarcus Aldridge settling in slower than some wanted him to with the new team doesn’t mean anything about what’s going to happen with this team once the real season, aka the NBA playoffs, begin.
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NBA Rumors – San Antonio Spurs & Oklahoma City Thunder Should Worry the Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are the defending champions. The cliché suggests it’s always harder repeating as champions in the NBA (and any other sport) than winning it for the first time. The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder would like to argue in favor of that statement.
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NBA Rumors – San Antonio Spurs Expect Big Things Out of Kawhi Leonard
The future of the San Antonio Spurs looks bright, even with the core group of the big three closer to retirement than ever. Kawhi Leonard, recently signing a max deal and adding more pressure and focus to him, expects big things out of himself.
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NBA Rumors – San Antonio Spurs & Tim Duncan Not Changing Anything
NBA teams work in a certain way, while the San Antonio Spurs keep marching to a different beat. It might not land them a title each season, but sticking to certain principles has turned this franchise into the most successful in North American sports for almost 20 years.
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NBA Rumors – LaMarcus Aldridge on Not Hating Damian Lillard, Leaving the Portland Trail Blazers, Weird New York Knicks & Los Angeles Lakers Second Chance
The biggest free agent this offseason was LaMarcus Aldridge, who left the Portland Trail Blazers (not because of Damian Lillard), chose to sign with the San Antonio Spurs while leaving teams like the Los Angeles Lakers disappointed and not even meeting with the New York Knicks.