Posts Tagged ‘Antonio McDyess’

Spurs Waive Antonio McDyess; Retirement Likely

Antonio McDyess was waived by the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, clearing a path to retirement for the 17-year NBA veteran. The move clears $2.6 million from the team payroll. The 37-year-old power forward spent the last two seasons in San Antonio.

76ers Take a Holiday, Get Past Spurs 77-71

The Philadelphia 76ers played a competitive game Wednesday against the Orlando Magic, although it was a four-point loss. But to be fair, Dwight Howard played a large part in that win for Orlando. Just when a loss would possibly be the opportunity to dust themselves off, the Sixers on Friday night had to face the [...]

Bench Provides Spark, Suns Scorch Spurs 110-96

Steve Nash can thank Goran Dragic for being a more than capable replacement when he takes his rest on the bench. Dragic, despite flying under the radar, has acquitted himself well during the current best-of-seven series between the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns, performing well in the minutes that he has provided the Suns. [...]

Spurs Clip Hawks 105-90, Lose Parker

The San Antonio Spurs got some good news and bad news during their game against the Atlanta Hawks Wednesday night at AT&T Center. The good news is that they overwhelmed the Hawks in all of the meaningful categories as San Antonio easily dispose of Atlanta 105-90. But they paid a price for the victory as [...]

Slam Dunk Central 2009 NBA Mock Draft

Checking in at #15 are the Detroit Pistons.  I think it is safe to say that they are in – if they aren’t there already – rebuild mode.  And to think it wasn’t that long ago that they were regular participants in the Eastern Conference finals. Detroit Pistons Strengths: Shooting guard, small forward. Weaknesses: Center. [...]

Pacers Play Spoiler, Edge Pistons 106-102

Now that the Indiana Pacers are officially out of the Eastern Conference playoff picture, they now can turn their attention to a role that have been rather proficient at the past three seasons: the role of spoiler.  In their game Saturday against the Detroit Pistons, they obviously had little to lose as they hoped to [...]

Hamilton Helps Undermanned Pistons Beat Magic 98-94

Despite being undermanned in their game against the Orlando Magic on Friday night - Allen Iverson is out due to injury and Rasheed Wallace left the game with an injury in the first quarter – the Detroit Pistons made a good showing for themselves as Richard Hamilton picked up the slack.  Hamilton scored 29 as both [...]

Parker, Duncan Carry the Load As Spurs Fend Off Pistons 83-79

One can look at the San Antonio Spurs-Detroit Pistons game on Thursday night from a couple of perspectives: the defense on both sides performed above-average or the players on both sides simply forgot how to shoot, save for Pistons guard Allen Iverson – who scored 31 points.  No matter what your point of view is, [...]