100 Things Spurs Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die

by Mike Monroe

Overview

100 Things Spurs Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource guide for true fans of San Antonio basketball. Whether you're a die-hard fan from the days of George Gervin or a new supporter of Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge, this book contains everything Spurs fans should know, see, and do in their lifetime.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629371931
Publisher:	Triumph Books
Publication date:	11/01/2016
Series:	100 Things...Fans Should Know Series
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	1,009,008
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.40(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Mike Monroe has covered pro basketball for more than five decades, including 12 seasons as the Spurs beat writer for the San Antonio Express News from 2004 to 2015. In 2014, Monroe was named the second winner of the Phil Jasner Lifetime Achievement Award by the Professional Basketball Writers Association. Monroe, who also covered the Denver Nuggets for the Denver Post, currently covers the Spurs for the Rivard Report. Monroe lives in San Antonio, Texas.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

1 Tim Duncan 1

2 Redemption: The 2014 NBA Championship 6

3 The Admiral 11

4 Gregg Popovich 16

5 Breaking Through 20

6 The Iceman 23

7 Duncan's Dominant 2003 28

8 Manu Ginobili 31

9 Tony Parker 35

10 The Big Three 38

11 The 2005 NBA Championship 43

12 Memorial Day Miracle 48

13 28.2 Seconds 50

14 Sweeping LeBron 54

15 Pro Basketball Comes to San Antonio 56

16 Iceman's Scoring Title 60

17 Duncan's Dynasty 63

18 MVP Admiral 65

19 Sean Elliott 67

20 Captain Late 70

21 Salute the Little General 75

22 R.C. Buford 78

23 Larry Brown 81

24 The Beautiful Game 85

25 The 1987 NBA Draft Lottery 88

26 50 Wins 92

27 Kawhi Leonard 94

28 Bruce Bowen 97

29 Big Shot Rob 100

30 1,000 Wins 103

31 Red McCombs 106

32 Gen Robert McDermott 108

33 Angelo Drossos 110

34 All-Time Awards 113

35 The 1997 NBA Draft Lottery 116

36 Duncan's Rookie Season 119

37 The A-Train 122

38 The End of an Era 126

39 Global Outreach 130

40 Manu Goes Batty 134

41 The Los Angeles Lakers 136

42 The Spurs' Best Finals Game 138

43 The Spurs' Best Regular Season 141

44 Peter Holt and San Antonio Spurs, LLC 145

45 Reloading 149

46 Danny Green 152

47 LaMarcus Aldridge 154

48 2011: The Big Hiccup 158

49 Desert Fever 161

50 71 Points 163

51 The Merger 166

52 The Rodeo Road Trip 169

53 Doug Moe 172

54 0.4 Seconds 175

55 Bones 178

56 Dr. K 179

57 The Popovich Legacy 181

58 The Red Mamba 184

59 Down Under 187

60 Solar Eclipse 189

61 Mitch 191

62 Bob Bass 194

63 Coach Bud 196

64 Malik Rose 198

65 Take a Stroll on the Riverwalk 199

66 BoBo 201

67 Becky Hammon 203

68 Ettore Messina 206

69 Three Arenas 208

70 Michael Finley 210

71 Give Thanks to Pomona-Pitzer 212

72 Captain Jack 215

73 Ginobih's Foul 217

74 The R.J. Deal 219

75 The Chaparrals 220

76 The Baseline Bums 223

77 Salary Sacrifice 225

78 The Larry Tour 226

79 The Whopper 228

80 Duncan's Partners 231

81 Spurs in the Olympics 234

82 The Coyote 237

83 Gregg Popovich's Coaching Tree 238

84 Dennis Rodman 242

85 Alvin Robertson 245

86 Visit the Basketball Hall of Fame 246

87 Build a Spurs Library 249

88 Terry Cummings 250

89 U.S. Air Force 251

90 The Bruise Brothers 254

91 Go to a Spurs Road Game 256

92 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 257

93 Greet the Spurs 259

94 The $250,000 Fine 260

95 Find an Iceman Poster 263

96 The 1979 Eastern Conference Finals 265

97 Bob Hill 268

98 The 1975 ABA All-Star Game 270

99 Enjoy a Glass of A to Z Wine 272

100 Take This Ultimate Spurs Fan Trivia Quiz 275

Acknowledgments 277