The biggest move the Spurs will be making this off-season will be to find a backup point guard. Nick Van Exel will be retiring and though Beno Udrih will be given another shot at the job, their is certainly a lack of optimism about his capabilities in the role.
"Realistically, this team had a great season and competed fantastically. We're a championship-caliber ballclub, and the series could have been won by anybody," Popovich said Tuesday. "We have to think in those terms, rather than the absolutes about, 'If you win everything it's good, and if you lose everything it's bad.' It's not appropriate or accurate."
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With Nick Van Exel intent on retiring, the San Antonio Express-News is stating that one of the Spurs' primary off-season priorities will be to find a reliable backup for All-Star point guard Tony Parker.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Beno Udrih, who ceded the backup job to Van Exel after a shaky performance in the 2005 NBA Finals, will have a chance to re-establish himself in the position next season.
However, Popovich stopped far short of saying the backup job was Udrih's to lose.
"We've got to make a decision in that situation," Popovich said. "Are we going to give the ball to Beno and say, 'Go ahead, young man. It's yours?' or are we going to look around? What are we going to do?"
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The Kings have not formally requested permission to interview Spurs assistant coach P.J. Carlesimo for their head-coaching vacancy, but Kings co-owner Joe Maloof indicated Tuesday that the request is forthcoming after the Spurs' season ended Monday night.
"I think we'll probably end up talking to P.J.," Maloof said, "but Geoff is really handling all that."
Geoff is Geoff Petrie, Sacramento's president of basketball operations. Maloof declined to reveal any other names on the list of candidates Petrie has assembled but did say that he, brother Gavin and Petrie will begin conducting interviews Wednesday in Las Vegas.
NBA coaching sources told ESPN.com that Golden State assistant Mario Elie, Memphis assistant Eric Musselman -- formerly the Warriors' head coach -- and John Whisenant of the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs are expected to meet with the Kings this week.
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Spurs May 2006 Archive
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San Antonio Express-News | May 24, 2006
According to the San Antonio Express-News, if the Spurs re-sign free agent center Nazr Mohommed, which is not a given, then the chances are that Rasho Nesterovic will be calling somewhere else home next season.
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ESPN | May 23, 2006
DeSagana Diop broke his nose in Game 7 against the San Antonio Spurs and will wear a face shield Wednesday night for the opener of the Western Conference finals against Phoenix, the Associated Press is reporting.
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Associated Press | May 22, 2006
Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks have finally conquered their state rivals the Spurs.
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Dallas Morning News | May 22, 2006
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban acknowledged swearing at San Antonio Spurs forward Bruce Bowen immediately after Friday’s Game 6 in Dallas, according to the Dallas Morning-News.
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Express-News | May 22, 2006
The Mavericks are one loss away from blowing a 3-1 lead and so the momentum and confidence appears to be on San Antonio's side.
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San Antonio Express-News | May 21, 2006
Gregg Popovich gave the Spurs Saturday off after defeating the Mavericks in Game 6 on Friday night.
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ESPN | May 20, 2006
After absorbing the low blow that got Mavericks guard Jason Terry suspended, Michael Finley ignored the taunts from the Dallas fans who used to adore him and scored 16 points, helping the Spurs to a 91-86 victory Friday night that forces a Game 7.
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Star Tribune | May 19, 2006
The Wolves have re-signing Marcus Banks high on their list of things to do this summer, but have also will be pursued by the Lakers and Spurs.
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Press Release | May 18, 2006
Jason Terry will miss Game 6 after being suspended by the NBA for punching ex-teammate Michael Finley
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ESPN | May 18, 2006
Thanks to Tim Duncan, there will be a Game 6 for San Antonio.
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Houston Chronicle | May 17, 2006
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich stuck with a small starting lineup for Game 5 against the Mavericks on Wednesday night, but there was one change according to a report issued by the Associated Press — Manu Ginobili was a starter again.
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Dallas News | May 17, 2006
Dirk Nowitzki suffered a twisted right ankle in Game 3 and he still had some swelling in the ankle.
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ESPN | May 16, 2006
Guard Jason Terry is no longer the guy who replaced Steve Nash in Dallas.
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MSNBC | May 16, 2006
David Stern unveiled a proposed plan for the playoffs on Monday, where the top four seeds of each conference would be slotted by record among the three division winners and the team with the next-best record.
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San Antonio Express-News | May 15, 2006
Despite being down 2-1 and having never won a 7 game series from this situation in their 33 year history, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker both remain positive that the Spurs can bounce back.
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SI.com | May 14, 2006
Dirk Nowitzki said Sunday that he expects to play Monday despite swelling on the right ankle that he twisted during the final moments of Game 3.
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ESPN | May 13, 2006
The San Antonio Spurs indeed made a lineup change for Game 3 against the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night, benching struggling Manu Ginobili and starting Brent Barry.
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Dallas Morning News | May 13, 2006
Tim Duncan was not impressed by hard foul that knocked down Michael Finley to the floor in the fourth quarter of Tuesday's Game 2 by Jerry Stackhouse.
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Express-News | May 12, 2006
For the Spurs to win their third title in four years, they are going to have to get a lot out of Manu Ginobili and so far this postseason, he has not been happy with his performance.
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Press Release | May 11, 2006
Bruce Bowen was the leading vote-getter on the NBA All-Defensive Team, the sixth consecutive season he's been on the team.
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Express-News | May 11, 2006
Denver's interest in Sam Presti and Dell Demps is no mere rumor, according to Mike Monroe of the San Antonio Express-News.
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Dallas Morning News | May 11, 2006
Mavericks coach Avery Johnson told the Dallas Morning News that his team's Game 2 113-91 victory is not a true representation of the Spurs' abilities.
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San Antonio Express-News | May 10, 2006
According to the San Antonio Express-News, Spur guard Nick Van Exel's ejection by ref Steve Javie is not the first time the two have crossed paths.
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ESPN | May 10, 2006
Sparked by Devin Harris starting at point guard and showing more aggressiveness on both ends of the court, the Mavericks charged to a 21-point lead before halftime and cruised past the San Antonio Spurs 113-91 Tuesday night to even their second-round series at one game apiece.
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Dallas Morning News | May 9, 2006
Jason Terry opened the Western Conference Semifinals with a 0-for-5 shooting performance.
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AP | May 8, 2006
NBA commissioner David Stern said on Monday that a mistake was made by placing the Spurs in the early game on Sunday after finishing their first round series late on Friday night.
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aol.com | May 7, 2006
In the opener of a second-round series against the Spurs on Sunday, Mavericks Coach Avery Johnson took the calculated risk of letting his former teammate go against his centers with only limited help.
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Dallas Morning News | May 6, 2006
Mavericks' center Erick Dampier believes that his club will be playing with a big advantage during the first two games of the Western Conference Semifinals, as the Spurs had to play six games in the first round, verus just four for Dallas.
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Dallas Morning News | May 6, 2006
In the third quarter of Game 6, Tony Parker strained his right hip on a drive to the basket.
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AP | May 6, 2006
Tony Parker scored 31 points, a playoff career-high, as the Spurs surgically defeated and eliminated the Kings by a final score of 105-83.
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Express-News | May 5, 2006
Rick Adelman divided his practice sessions into two parts; stopping Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili from penetrating and the other part was simply Tim Duncan.
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Express-News | May 4, 2006
"There is some evidence that suggests that visiting teams traveling from the east to the west have a relative disadvantage compared to teams traveling from the west to the east."
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San Antonio Express-News | May 4, 2006
Point guard Tony Parker was still limping slightly a day after bruising his right thigh, but he said he would play Friday when the Spurs' first-round series resumes in Sacramento according to the San Antonio Express-News.
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Sports Illustrated | May 3, 2006
Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker helped the Spurs overcome a combined 62 points from Bonzi Wells and Ron Artest, going into the lane for five straight baskets down the stretch to pull out a 109-98 victory Tuesday night for a 3-2 lead in their first-round series, according to a report by the Associated Press.
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Jacksonville.com | May 2, 2006
Otis Smith is expected to be named Orlando's official general manager within the next few weeks and is looking to the models used by Joe Dumars and R.
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Forbes.com | May 1, 2006
Bonzi Wells had 25 points and 17 rebounds in the Kings' 102-84 thrashing of the Spurs on Sunday and they have become a very confident club, now that the series is tied at 2.
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SI.com | May 1, 2006
Tim Duncan's plantar facitis is giving him obvious problems in the Spurs' first round series, as they find themselves tied at two wins each.
