Feb 28, 2002 11:06 AM EST
"We're in a rebuild mode," Spurs chairman Peter Holt said Wednesday. "Our goal is to stay a winning team through a rebuild mode, and that's not always easy obviously."
After starting 20-4 on a soft schedule, the Spurs have gone 16-16 and are clinging to fifth seed, writes Johnny Ludden of the San Antonio Express News. The Spurs changed out nine players from the championship contender they had last year.
The team has not suffered from overly high expectations from themselves -- they know who they are -- but have suffered from unrealistic expectations from outside. And that has hurt the team: "You can't worry about expectations and I think we may have gotten caught up in that a little bit," Robinson said. The Spurs have run hot and cold and need to find some consistency if they are to genuinely compete in the playoffs.
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By Mike Fisher -- DallasBasketball.com
Mario Elie won three different NBA Finals rings with two different Texas teams after starting his career with Don Nelsons Warriors, and the former NBA standout seems half-serious when he says he wishes he could make a comeback and play for Dallas and totally serious when he says the Mavs are capable of winning a title this year.
Our Q&A with Mario Elie, in which he explains how Nellie has changed, how the Mavs have developed a style that seems familiar to him, and tells it like he thinks it is about everybody from Michael Finley to Peter Vescey
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Tom Bower of the San Antonio Express News writes that the $175 million SBC Center, which is set to be complete by October 15th, will get some additional enhancements, paid for by the Spurs, for $2.9 million. This is in addition to another $5 million the Spurs decided to pay in October for a different foundation. The latest improvements -- which have yet to be approved by Spurs' ownership -- would include a state-of-the-art scoreboard, a message board that would encircle the bowl, see-through glass guardrails, padded seats for the upper decks, theater curtains, stainless steel handrails, more durable roofing materials, and at least one additional elevator.
The county will pay $146.5 million for the arena and the Spurs will chip in between $28.5 and $43.5 million. The arena agreement puts the responsibility of paying for enhancements on the Spurs.
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Spurs Feb 2002 Archive
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| Feb 27, 2002
Avery Johnson has edged ever closer back to San Antonio.
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| Feb 27, 2002
Believe in each other.
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| Feb 26, 2002
In an attempt to build some cohesion before the season completely crumbles away, David Robinson stood up and addressed his teammates on the bus before they boarded the charter flight home from Phoenix late Sunday night, a source on the Spurs said Monday.
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| Feb 25, 2002
When San Antonio's Terry Porter dived for a loose ball and rolled onto the back of Timberwolves guard Chauncey Billups' right ankle Saturday night, one uneasy, incongruous thought passed through the minds of some Wolves watchers:
Why doesn't the team's newest player spell his first name with a "k" instead of a "c"?
Huh? Bear with us: Marc Jackson is the big guy acquired Thursday at the trading deadline.
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| Feb 25, 2002
Two nights after being praised for their unselfishness in their rout of Sacramento, the Spurs were generous to a fault.
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| Feb 25, 2002
"We have to be realistic about ourselves," David Robinson said after the Spurs' 92-83 loss at America West Arena on Sunday.
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| Feb 24, 2002
Remember the Alamodome.
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| Feb 22, 2002
SAN ANTONIO -- The Kings send their apologies to cable network TNT.
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| Feb 22, 2002
The Midwest Division just got a little scarier for the Spurs.
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| Feb 22, 2002
"What we have to do," Popovich said, "is just figure out how to shoot the damn ball.
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| Feb 21, 2002
Armed with the league's best record and one of its most prolific offenses, Sacramento will be looking to sweep the Spurs for the first time in the rivalry's 26-year history.
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| Feb 21, 2002
Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle writes that the Rockets have two commodities playoff teams are especially interested in: Walt Williams and Kevin Willis.
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| Feb 20, 2002
Duncan continued his magical overhaul at the line Tuesday, making his final 11 free throws of the game including four in overtime as the Spurs held off Memphis 99-93 Tuesday in front of 16,229 at the Alamodome.
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| Feb 19, 2002
Unfortunately for Parks, he's done a lot more complimenting than complementing.
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| Feb 18, 2002
Chatter as Thursday's trade deadline nears:
The decision doesn't need to be made this week or even this summer.
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| Feb 18, 2002
In his first two games since being activated from the injured list, Ferry has frustrated opponents.
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| Feb 16, 2002
With considerable help from Tim Duncan (36 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists) and Antonio Daniels (20 points), Cherokee Parks the NBA's version of the Illustrated Man drew up a nice ending for the Spurs, as they overcame a 12-point second-half deficit to beat the Warriors 108-99 at Oakland Arena.
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| Feb 15, 2002
Given a reprieve after halftime, Robinson more than made up for his lost time.
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| Feb 14, 2002
Danny Ferry, after missing the last two months with injury, may play tonight when the Spurs visit the Clippers, reports Johnny Ludden of the San Antonio Express News.
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| Feb 13, 2002
Two days after he joined Webber at the All-Star Game, Peja Stojakovic helped him light up the Spurs.
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| Feb 12, 2002
Relaxation time is over for the Kings.
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| Feb 12, 2002
While Duncan has been the Spurs' Rock of Gibraltar for much of the past five years, he also has started to emerge from Shaquille O'Neal's shadow as one of the game's unyielding forces this season.
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| Feb 11, 2002
Parker may have forgotten to please Duncan and Smith, but he kept his new teammates happy Saturday.
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| Feb 10, 2002
In the summer of 2000, the big talk at free-agent signing time was the partnership of Tim Duncan and Grant Hill hooking up in Orlando.
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| Feb 9, 2002
If referee Luis Grillo tosses Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan out of another NBA game Sunday, something will have gone horribly wrong for all three of them.
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| Feb 9, 2002
Frank Hughes of the Tacoma News Tribune reports: You pose the question, and their eyes light up like little kids who just caught their first glimpse of Santa Claus.
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| Feb 8, 2002
The Spurs made history Thursday night, though not exactly the kind they want to brag about.
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| Feb 7, 2002
Though neither is any lighter in the wallet after the NBA rescinded Duncan's ejection and $1,000 fine, his brush with Garnett could still leave him with a reputation.
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| Feb 6, 2002
A day after Tim Duncan's first ever ejection (in a Spurs victory over the Timberwolves), the ejection was rescinded by the league, reports Johnny Ludden of the San Antonio Express News.
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| Feb 5, 2002
With Duncan confined to watching television in the locker room after he and Kevin Garnett were ejected, seven Spurs scored at least 11 points in a 113-83 rout of the Timberwolves in front of 17,809 at the Alamodome.
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| Feb 5, 2002
Maybe the suits know what they are doing after all.
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| Feb 5, 2002
He walked off the court, chin up, eyes seething, feet shuffling as one corner section of the Alamodome heckled, then cheered.
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| Feb 4, 2002
Glenn Rogers of the San Antonio Express News writes that having a big trade before the deadline is unlikely, however, he goes over many of the rumors he's heard.
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| Feb 4, 2002
Robinson an all-star? If Shaquille O'Neal decides to skip the All-Star Game to rest his sore toes, David Robinson could become a candidate to replace him next weekend.
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| Feb 4, 2002
Thanks to Smith's 3-pointer, a season-high 27 points from Robinson, and 29 more from Tim Duncan, the Spurs got it done Sunday.
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| Feb 4, 2002
Tim Povtak of the Orlando Sentinel writes: Both the Miami Heat and Orlando Magic are making sure they have plenty of salary cap space for the summer of 2003, expecting to make a real play for San Antonio center Tim Duncan when he can become a free agent again.
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| Feb 4, 2002
Defending Smith's shot
Magic Coach Doc Rivers defended his philosophy not to commit an intentional two-shot foul that could have prevented the game-tying three-point basket by Steve Smith with 8.
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| Feb 4, 2002
Orlando Magic veteran forward Horace Grant met with head coach Doc Rivers before Sunday's game to discuss the brewing controversy surrounding his illness and absence from the past three games.
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| Feb 4, 2002
A three-point lead with 13.
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| Feb 4, 2002
Outsized inside and reeling emotionally, the Orlando Magic were picked apart defensively, missed four shots and turned the ball over three times in overtime Sunday afternoon.
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| Feb 4, 2002
For a star who takes immense pride in his defensive abilities, Tracy McGrady committed the unpardonable sin.
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| Feb 3, 2002
Magic host Spurs
Who: Orlando Magic (24-23) vs.
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| Feb 3, 2002
Today: San Antonio Spurs, noon
WHERE: TD Waterhouse Centre.
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| Feb 2, 2002
Sean Elliott made it back, further than any major league athlete.
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| Feb 2, 2002
For all Rod Strickland has contributed the past month, the one thing the Heat missed from Tim Hardaway's arsenal was his penchant for game-winning three-pointers.
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| Feb 1, 2002
The Los Angeles Clippers the same Clippers who hadn't won in San Antonio in more than five years handed the Spurs their fourth consecutive defeat at the Alamodome, 91-87 in front of a stunned crowd of 17,288.
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| Feb 1, 2002
When Steve Smith was a young, trash-talking, up-and-coming star playing for the Heat in the early '90s, he was known for his trademark hesitation baseline move that froze defenders as he coasted past them for a layup.
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| Feb 1, 2002
Alonzo Mourning will inevitably come down with colds, the flu and various other viruses more frequently than the average person.
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