Pounding The Rock Apr 18, 2021
Rudy Gay and Devin Vassell shine off the bench in Spurs’ dismantling of the Suns
Photo by Michael Gonzales/NBAE via The Spurs’ youngsters seized the opportunity and dominated. The Spurs rested DeMar DeRozan, Patty Mills, Jakob Poeltl for the game, and suddenly Rudy Gay found himself the lone elder statesman at the kids’ table. The grizzled veteran came through with 19 points to lead all players, and rookie Devin Vassell took advantage of the open minutes to score a career high 18 points. Drew Eubanks, inserted into the starting lineup, simply did not miss going 6 for 6 and scoring 13 points with 13 rebounds for a double-double. For the night,...
Pounding The Rock Apr 9, 2021
Drew Eubanks simply wasn’t ready
Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports Timing is everything, and Eubanks getting a big opportunity before he was ready was bad both for the Spurs and potentially his career. The Spurs made a small investment on Drew Eubanks last offseason. After having him around on two-way deals for two years, they finally signed him to a modest but normal contract that could extend up to three seasons. In a very real way. Eubanks made it. After going undrafted, going through summer league and sticking for two seasons with the same team, he made his way to the NBA while more heralded peers fell...
Pounding The Rock Apr 1, 2021
Game Thread: San Antonio Spurs vs Hawks
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/ After last night’s rousing win over the Kings, the Silver and Black face Trae Young and the Hawks Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all you newbies we have a few rules. Our community guidelines apply and basically say be cool, no personal attacks, don’t troll and don’t swear too much. Must be that time of year, lots of crazy things are happening in the league. Pop announced today that Drew Eubanks will be the starting point guard for the rest of the season, and the Coyote will...
Pounding The Rock Mar 28, 2021
What Gorgui Dieng can bring to the Spurs
Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports The Spurs added a new center to bolster their depth, but how big of a positive impact can their new big make? The Spurs have added Gorgui Dieng to their roster to bolster their center depth. What role do you think he’ll have and how much do you expect him to help? Marilyn Dubinski: I think he will slide right in to the backup center position behind Jakob Poeltl, moving Drew Eubanks to the third unit. His minutes will likely depend on how Poeltl is dealing with foul trouble from game to game, but his presence will also give Pop more...
