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Spurs Remain Innovative, Spam the Entire NBA

From the "I don't fricking believe how much of an expletive R.C. Buford and/or Gregg Popovich is" files, via ESPN.com's Chad Ford:The Spurs sent an e-mail to every team in the league at 3:30 p.m. saying that they were willing to move the 26th pick. The e-mail asked league executives to "E-mail us your interest and your...

Popovich Upset About Scola Trade

This isn't dissension remotely resembling anything you'd see on the average NBA team, but it looks like the Luis Scola trade has gotten Gregg Popovich's goat. San Antonio Express-News columnist Buck Harvey peers into Pops' apparent frustration with the summer move which sent Scola to intrastate rival Houston for only cash...

Popovich: Stop Talking Crap, Colangelo

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is an affable fellow; always joshing with the media and putting whoopee cushions on Robert Horry's airline seat. But when someone gets his goat -- a referee, James White, Team USA boss Jerry Colangelo -- Pop goes straight Captain Insano. Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! resets the Colangelo beef,...

Quiet Reformations in San Antonio, Detroit

Lots of teams transformed this summer. Boston gave up on its green thumb and imported fully grown trees. Minnesota gave up on its own oak, opting for seedlings. Houston rewrote its rotation and its philosophy before the playoffs were over. New York added an All-Star, Memphis went global, Seattle and Portland got lucky....

San Antonio's French Population Just Doubled

The Spurs, those shrewd manufacturers of cheap talent, just signed Frenchman Ian Mahinmi to a multi-year deal. Mahinmi was virtually unknown when San Antonio drafted him in 2005, an 18-year-old kid who wasn't even listed in the 128-player draft guide.The Spurs' R.C. Buford says the plan will put Ian on the Austin Toros of...

RCBuford News From the Web

05/23/12 Spurs 'grind hard' back to the Western Finals Source: San Antonio Current - San Antonio TX About this time last summer, things were looking pretty bleak for the Spurs.
05/17/12 Bird over Buford? Only in a three point shootout Source: NBC - WOAI News 4 - San Antonio TX R.C. Buford did not win the NBA's Executive of the Year award Wedneday.
05/10/12 Winning Combination Source: NBA - San Antonio Spurs Ken Rodriguez is a San Antonio native who covered his first Spurs game in 1981 for The Daily Texan, the University of Texas student newspaper.
05/04/12 NBA: Jazz, Spurs inspire each other to small-market... Source: The Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City UT R.C. Buford was years away from moving his basketball career to San Antonio.