Sticktoitiveness

The Spurs have it.

I do not.

It's not my strong suite anyway. I leave a wake of unfinished projects and abandoned ambitions as I paddle through my days.

I'm trying to get better about staying with things I start. Well, no I'm not. But I'd like to, now that I think about it. So here's something: I'll get back to work on my radical Spurs blog here.

The NBA Season is back!!

There wasn't a ton of Spurs news I missed during the off-season.

* The only free agency splash made by the Spurs was the signing of Roger Mason Jr. The following article is the most interesting thing I've read about him. It's way interesting: Only 101 reasons to like Mason (highlights: he went to a fancy schmancy middle school with Chelsea Clinton...he owns a construction company...this summer he made 101 out of 107 3 pointers in one practice session)

* The S.A. Silver Stars were swept by the Detroit Shock in the 2008 WNBA Finals. The Austin Toros also lost in the Championship last year

* Brent Barry sent a mean and hilarious text message to Fabricio Oberto. I miss Brent Barry so much. So much. He'll still be funny in Houston. Just not as funny. Or cool.

Okay, that's all I'll make myself do today. Come by often. I'm going to stick to it. Spurs-style. Odd Years, baby! 2009! Title time!

Lady-dunks

I'm a big proponent of the quality of basketball in the WNBA.

While I don't think that dunks are the best indicator of skill in basketball, they are probably the best demonstration of sheer athleticism. So it's worth noting that over the course of the last two Los Angeles Sparks games, rookie Candace Parker has dunked the ball for the 2nd and 3rd times in WNBA league history.



By the way, the San Antonio Silver Stars (8-5) are currently second in the Western Conference behind the Sparks (10-3). Silver Stars point guard Becky Hammond is often referred to as the 'Steve Nash' of the WNBA. I watched some of their game against the Houston Comets yesterday. Entertaining stuff.

Hammond is also currently embroiled in a controversy over this Summer's Olympic Games: the US team didn't offer her a spot, even though she's one of the league's top MVP candidates. So she established residency in Russia, and is going to play on their squad. International intrigue, dunks...highly watchable stuff, I say.