Stephen Jackson News

San Antonio: Beat the Lakers 4-0 in the first round. Beat the Warriors 4-2 in the second round.

When the Spurs waived Stephen Jackson just before the regular season ended, I was shocked.

Every year the NBA gives out it's meaningless awards for Most Improved Player, Sixth Man, Coach of the Year, etc.

The 2012-13 season for the San Antonio Spurs has gone pretty much as expected: Consistent production, minute-watching, changing rotations and a few bruised old knees and ankles.

The Spurs\' Stephen Jackson holds Tony Parker as Danny Green talks to the two as they leave the floor after the second half in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, April 1, 2013.

Tiago Splitter of the Spurs dunks over Andrew Bogut of Golden State during NBA action at the AT&T Center on Wednesday, March 20, 2013.

Relegated to a deep reserve role for the Golden State Warriors this season, former Spurs forward Richard Jefferson will open Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals certain he will be in uniform, ready to play when asked.

The crowd at Roaracle Arena was the best kind of insane, refusing to sit for long stretches throughout much of the building, turning the building into a cauldron that sent people into the night with their ears buzzing, reaching a level of frenzy that reached the days of the 2007 playoffs here with the We Believe team of 2007.

The difference between the Lakers and Spurs was not injuries, although that was a huge factor.

Gregg Popovich still maintains that as soon as Tim Duncan decides to walk away he'll be right behind him and happily disappear into the San Antonio sunset.

The Spurs have moved on to the second round after a thorough 103-82 dismantling of the emaciated, broken-down Lakers, but the story here was the purple and gold mess that stained the Staples Center floor.

Alfredo Guerrero of Tortilla Factory with collaborators Julio El Catras, Rossi, Big Nap and Stak 5, a.k.a. former Spur Stephen Jackson.

DeJuan Blair hasn't gotten consistent minutes from the San Antonio Spurs. The fan base was screaming for him to be traded during the season and he seemed to have lost his place on the court until Stephen Jackson was released by the team.

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It's Fiesta Time in San Antonio, a 10-day extravaganza of food, fashions, parades, all dosed with generous amounts of cerveza and margaritas.

His Lakers played their first playoff game of the season on Sunday, against the San Antonio Spurs.

Manu Ginobili is, and will forever be, my favorite NBA player . Probably like most San Antonio Spurs fans, I have always felt that Manu could have been one of the best players of his generation, if that were his goal.