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| ]The Spurs finished with 58-24 records for both the ] and ] seasons but found themselves suffering playoff ousters in both seasons from the eventual NBA Champion ]. | |||
| Entering the ], the team knew it would be memorable for at least two reasons, as David Robinson announced that it would be his last in the NBA and the Spurs would begin play at their new arena (approved in 1999 by County voters), the ], named after telecommunications giant ], whose corporate headquarters are located in San Antonio. (SBC became AT&T after its acquisition with its former parent company.) To mark this occasion, the Spurs revamped their "Fiesta" logo and reverted to the familiar silver and black motif (though, during the time of the Fiesta logo, the uniform remained silver and black). | |||
| This version of the Spurs was very different from the team that had won the title a few years earlier. The Spurs had remade their team in an attempt to dethrone the three-time defending NBA Champion ]. Second-year French star ] was now the starting point guard for the Spurs and the squad featured a variety of three-point shooters including ], ], ], ], ] and Argentina product ]. Mixing the inside presences of Duncan and Robinson with the newer outside threats, the Spurs earned a 60-22 record. In the ], the Spurs defeated the Suns, Lakers and ] en route to facing the ] in the ]. The series against the Nets marked the first time two former ABA teams would play each other for the NBA Championship. The Spurs won the series 4-2, giving them their second NBA Championship in franchise history. Duncan was named both the NBA Regular Season and Finals MVP for the season. | |||
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| In the ], coming off their second NBA Championship, the Spurs, playing with 9 new players, struggled early as they missed the presence of David Robinson while the new players struggled to fit in, as they held a 9-10 record on December 3rd. However, the Spurs would turn it around as they ended December on 13-game winning streak, as the Spurs quickly climbed back to the top of the NBA's elite. The Spurs would battle all year for the top spot in the Western Conference, as they ended the season on another strong note winning their final 11 games. However they would fall 1 game short of a division title and the best record in the West as they posted a record of 57-25. In the playoffs, the Spurs remained hot as they swept the ] in 4 straight games. In the second round the Spurs found themselves in another showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Spurs winning streak would continue as they captured the first two games at home bringing their winning streak from the end of the regular season up to 17 games. However as the series shifted to Los Angeles, the Spurs would suddenly have trouble finding the basket as they lost both games as the Lakers evened the series. The series which was playing out as an exact duplicate of their match up a year earlier. In Game 5 at the SBC Center, Tim Duncan seemingly delivered the Spurs a 73-72 win as he gave the Spurs a lead with a dramatic shot with just 0.4 seconds remaining. However, the Lakers ] would launch a prayer as time expired which would go in giving the Lakers a stunning 74-73 win to take a 3-2 series lead.<ref>"Parker perplexed once again", ''San Antonio Express-News'', May 14, 2004.</ref><ref>"S.A. is heartbreak city", ''San Antonio Express-News'', May 14, 2004.</ref><ref name=Fisher>, NBA.com, May 13, 2004. Last accessed February 7, 2007.</ref> The Spurs protested the shot, arguing that the clock started late, which the Spurs claimed was why replays showed Fisher got off the shot in time.<ref>, ''Houston Chronicle'', May 17, 2004.</ref><ref name=Fisher/> An AP report and the three officials in attendance stated that replays showed the shot was released by Fisher before time expired.<ref name=Fisher/><ref name="was">, ''The Washington Post'', May 14, 2004, Last accessed February 7, 2007.</ref> The officials, however, could not consider the Spurs' claim that the clock did not start immediately when the ball was inbounded. After the stunning loss, the Spurs traveled to Los Angeles for Game 6, where they lost the game and the series. The Spurs spent the following offseason tweaking the team. | |||
| With the acquisition of guard ] from ], and the later additions of center ] from ] (acquired in a midseason trade of ] to the dismay of Spurs fans), and veteran forward ] from ], alongside regulars ], ], ], ], and ], the Spurs finished the ] ranked number two in the Western Conference with a 59-23 record, finishing with the best record in the Southwest Division. In the ] the Spurs defeated the ] 4-1, the ] 4-2 and the ] 4-1 before advancing to the ], where they won the NBA championship for a third time in seven years by defeating the Eastern Conference champion and defending NBA Champion ] 4-3 on June 23, 2005. ] was named ], becoming only the fourth player to win the MVP award three times (joining ], ], and ]). Also, Manu Ginobili established himself as a NBA star, earning local, national, and international fan praise (particularly in his home country of ]) and a berth in that season's All-Star Game. | |||
| In the ], the Spurs, lead by Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and newly-named All-Star Tony Parker, broke their franchise record for wins in a season (63-19) and qualified for the playoffs for the ninth year in a row. (Until this season, the Spurs and ] shared the NBA's longest active consecutive playoff appearance streak with nine in a row — see ] - though San Antonio has qualified for its 10th consecutive appearance during the 2006-07 season, while Indiana's playoff streak ended.) However, the defending-champion Spurs were eliminated in the second round by the ] in a 7-game semifinal series that, due to a quirk in the playoff ranking system, featured the two top teams in the conference. | |||
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The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The Spurs are the only former American Basketball Association team to have won an NBA championship, which they have done three times. As of November 2006, the Spurs rank second of active franchises for highest winning percentage in NBA history (behind the Los Angeles Lakers).
The Spurs in San Antonio
The Spurs are the only major professional sports franchise to be located in the San Antonio area, and the city shares a special bond with the team almost unmatched in the rest of the NBA. Spurs players are active members of the San Antonio community, and many former Spurs are still active in San Antonio, like David Robinson's Carver Academy and the George Gervin Youth Center.
In part because of this community involvement, Spurs fans have been among the most loyal in the NBA. The Spurs set several NBA attendance records while playing at the Alamodome, including the largest crowd ever for a NBA Finals game in 1999, and the Spurs continue to sell out the smaller, more intimate AT&T Center (formerly SBC Center) on a regular basis. The Spurs' rallying cry of "Go Spurs Go!" has endeared itself to the city of San Antonio, and the phrase pops up all over the city as the season progresses into the playoffs and the Spurs inch closer to a possible title.
San Antonio has also garnered praise for the way its citizens celebrate Spurs championships. When the Spurs win a title, San Antonians jam up the streets downtown, march around waving flags, throw confetti and honk car horns until dawn, but with little incidence of crime. There has yet to be a major riot involving a Spurs title celebration.
A unique part of every Spurs season comes in February when the team is forced onto an extended road-trip due to the occupation of its arena by the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. This is informally known as a time that typically starts the Spurs' run to the playoffs; indeed, starting in 1999 the Spurs have consistently posted phenomenal road records during this period, including the longest one-road-trip winning streak (8 games) in league history achieved in 2003.
Team history
Early franchise history in the ABA
The San Antonio Spurs started out as the Dallas Chaparrals of the original version of the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967. Led by Player/Coach Cliff Hagan the Dallas Chaparrals were one of 11 teams to take the floor in the inaugural season of the upstart ABA. The Chaps second season was a bit of a disappointment, as the team finished in 4th place with a mediocre 41-37 record. In the playoffs the Chaparrals quickly fell to the New Orleans Buccaneers. The team suffered from poor attendance and general disinterest in Dallas. In fact, during the 1970-71 season, the name "Dallas" was dropped in favor of "Texas" and an attempt was made to make the team a regional one, playing games in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Tarrant County Coliseum, as well as Lubbock, Texas, at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum, but this proved a failure and the team returned full-time to Dallas in time for the 1971-72 season, splitting their games at Moody Coliseum and Dallas Convention Center Arena.
Coming to San Antonio
After missing the playoffs for the first time in their existence in the 1972-73 season, the team was put up for sale. The team was acquired by a group of 36 San Antonio businessmen, led by Angelo Drossos and Red McCombs who actually leased the team from the original Dallas ownership group, relocated the team to San Antonio, Texas and renamed them the Gunslingers. However, before they even played a game the name was changed to Spurs. The team's primary colors were changed from the red, white, and blue of the Chaparrals to the now familiar silver and black motif of the Spurs.
In the first game at the HemisFair Arena the Spurs would lose to the San Diego Conquistadors, despite attracting a noisy crowd of 6,000 fans. A smothering defense was the team's image as they held opponents less than 100 points an ABA record 49 times. The early Spurs were led by ABA veteran James Silas, and the team would get stronger as the season went on as they twice took advantage of the Virginia Squires, acquiring Swen Nater, who would go on to win Rookie of the Year in November and The Iceman George Gervin in January. The ABA tried to halt the Gervin deal citing it was detrimental to the league, but a judge would rule in the Spurs player, and Gervin made his Spurs debut on February 7th. The Spurs would go on to finish with a 45-39 record good for 3rd place in the Western Division. In the playoffs the Spurs would battle the Indiana Pacers to the bitter end before falling in 7 games. Following the season, the ownership decided to complete purchase and keeping the team in San Antonio permanently.
The team quickly made themselves at home at San Antonio's HemisFair Arena playing to increasingly large and raucous crowds. Despite a respectable 17-10 start during the 1972-73 season, Coach Tom Nisslake was fired as owners become tired of the Spurs slow defensive style of games. He would be replaced by Bob Bass, who stated that the Spurs would have an entirely new playing style: "It is my belief that you cannot throw a set offense at another professional team for 48 minutes. You've got to let them play some schoolyard basketball." George Gervin and James Silas took that style to heart, as the Spurs became an exciting fast breaking team on the way to a solid 51-33 record, good enough for 2nd place in the West. Gervin: "Our whole theory was that you shoot 100 times, we'll shoot 107." However in the playoffs the Spurs would fall to the Indiana Pacers in 6 games.
Even though playoff success would elude the team in the ABA, the Spurs had suddenly found themselves among the top teams in the ABA. In 1976, the ABA folded, threatening the future of San Antonio's sole professional sports franchise. The NBA however decided to admit four ABA teams into the league, with the Spurs being one of them along with the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers and the New York Nets.
The Spurs and the other three ABA teams agreed to pay the owners of a 5th team, the Spirits of St. Louis, a portion of all television profits during their NBA tenure. This amounts to roughly 1/7th of their television profit every year. This agreement has placed particular financial pressure on the Spurs and the other three former ABA teams.
Early NBA seasons
Although there was some initial skepticism in league circles regarding the potential success and talent levels of the incoming ABA teams, the Spurs would prove worthy of NBA inclusion during the 1975-76 season with a record of 44-38, good for a tie for fourth place overall in the Eastern Conference. This was done in spite of significant handicaps the NBA imposed on the incoming ABA teams, limiting their draft picks and television revenues during their early time in the merged league.
During the 1977-78 season, George Gervin and David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets would battle all season for the NBA scoring title. On the final day of the season, Thompson would take the lead by scoring 73 points in an afternoon game against the Detroit Pistons. That night Gervin knew he needed 58 points against the Jazz in New Orleans. Gervin would get off to a good start by scoring 20 points in the 1st Quarter. In the 2nd, The Iceman was even better, setting a single period record with 33 points. Early on in the 3rd period Gervin would score his 58 points on the way to 63 capturing the scoring title. While Gervin was lighting up the scoreboard the Spurs were winning the Central Division with a 52-30 record. However, in the playoffs the Spurs would be stunned in 6 games by the Washington Bullets despite an outstanding series from Gervin who averaged 33.2 ppg.
The Spurs would go on to capture 5 division titles in their first 7 years in the NBA and became a perennial playoff participant. However, in the playoffs, the Spurs would never find a break, losing to teams like the Washington Bullets, the Boston Celtics, the Houston Rockets, and the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Future outlook
The Spurs look poised to contend for several titles to come. The three key players (Duncan, Ginobili, Parker) are under contract until at least 2009. The Spurs had hoped to buy out the contract of Ginobili's countryman Luis Scola, a power forward whom the Spurs had drafted in 2002; however, it appears that the Spurs are looking to trade the rights to Scola even though the asking price of TAU Cerámica is down to $3.5 million, keeping the possibility open that they could still pursue him.
The Spurs lightened their salary cap by trading Rasho Nesterovic to Toronto for Matt Bonner and Eric Williams(who was later traded for power forward Melvin Ely). They have also signed two centers, Jackie Butler and Francisco Elson, to replace Nesterovic and Nazr Mohammed (who signed with the Detroit Pistons as a free agent). The Spurs have also signed a third point guard, veteran Jacque Vaughn and rookie James White.
Spurs fans have made links with Tottenham Hotspur F.C. (which also goes by the name Spurs), with the two teams having mutual support for each other. The clubs are planning a business agreement whereby each other's merchandise is sold at the other club (similar to Manchester United F.C. and New York Yankees).
Reputation
The San Antonio Spurs have the reputation in the NBA for being a "quiet" team while playing at an elite level. There are seveal reasons given for the reputation:
- Although San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the USA, it is only 37th nationally in terms of media market size, among the smallest of the NBA's markets.
- Unlike some franchises with a notoriety for players frequently in the headlines or having troubles with legal issues, few if any of the Spurs players have had serious on- or off-court activities. Dennis Rodman was an exception; despite his rebounding talent, his trouble making antics resulted in his release from the team after only two years.
- They are known as the team of "good guys with big hearts," dedicated husbands married to long time girlfriends and involved family men. Most of the Spurs are active with community service and lend their names to health advocacy, at-risk youth, literacy campaigns and staying in school projects.
- Some of the Spurs' star players, though they had no ties to the area before their Spurs careers, chose to settle in the Alamo City after retirement and continue their humanitarian efforts within the community. Examples include David Robinson, George Gervin and Sean Elliott.
The Spurs are also noteworthy for their efforts to scout and draft international players. They have been a leader in the increasing internationalization of the NBA's player base.
Uniforms
- The Home jersey used from 1987 to the present day The Home jersey used from 1987 to the present day
- The Road Jersey used from 1987 to the present day The Road Jersey used from 1987 to the present day
Season-by-season records
Note: W = wins, L = losses, % = win–loss %
| Season | W | L | % | Playoffs | Results |
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| Dallas Chaparrals (ABA) (Not included in W/L totals) | |||||
| 1967-68 | 46 | 32 | .590 | Won First Round Lost ABA Semifinals |
Dallas 3, Houston 0 New Orleans 4, Dallas 1 |
| 1968-69 | 41 | 37 | .526 | Lost First Round | New Orleans 4, Dallas 3 |
| 1969-70 | 45 | 39 | .536 | Lost First Round | Los Angeles 4, Dallas 2 |
| Texas Chaparrals (ABA) (Not included in W/L totals) | |||||
| 1970-71 | 30 | 54 | .357 | Lost First Round | Utah 4, Texas 0 |
| Dallas Chaparrals (ABA) (Not included in W/L totals) | |||||
| 1971-72 | 42 | 42 | .500 | Lost First Round | Utah 4, Dallas 0 |
| 1972-73 | 28 | 56 | .333 | ||
| San Antonio Spurs (ABA) (Not included in W/L totals) | |||||
| 1973-74 | 45 | 39 | .536 | Lost First Round | Indiana 4, San Antonio 3 |
| 1974-75 | 51 | 33 | .607 | Lost First Round | Indiana 4, San Antonio 2 |
| 1975-76 | 50 | 34 | .595 | Lost First Round | New York 4, San Antonio 3 |
| San Antonio Spurs (NBA) (Included in W/L totals) | |||||
| 1976-77 | 44 | 38 | .537 | Lost First Round | Boston 2, San Antonio 0 |
| 1977-78 | 52 | 30 | .634 | Lost Conference Semifinals | Washington 4, San Antonio 2 |
| 1978-79 | 48 | 34 | .585 | Won Conference Semifinals Lost Conference Finals |
San Antonio 4, Philadelphia 3 Washington 4, San Antonio 3 |
| 1979-80 | 41 | 41 | .500 | Lost First Round | Houston 2, San Antonio 1 |
| 1980-81 | 52 | 30 | .634 | Lost Conference Semifinals | Houston 4, San Antonio 3 |
| 1981-82 | 48 | 34 | .585 | Won Conference Semifinals Lost Conference Finals |
San Antonio 4, Seattle 1 Los Angeles 4, San Antonio 0 |
| 1982-83 | 53 | 29 | .646 | Won Conference Semifinals Lost Conference Finals |
San Antonio 4, Denver 1 Los Angeles 4, San Antonio 2 |
| 1983-84 | 37 | 45 | .451 | ||
| 1984-85 | 41 | 41 | .500 | Lost First Round | Denver 3, San Antonio 2 |
| 1985-86 | 35 | 47 | .427 | Lost First Round | LA Lakers 3, San Antonio 0 |
| 1986-87 | 28 | 54 | .341 | ||
| 1987-88 | 31 | 51 | .378 | Lost First Round | LA Lakers 3, San Antonio 0 |
| 1988-89 | 21 | 61 | .256 | ||
| 1989-90 | 56 | 26 | .683 | Won First Round Lost Conference Semifinals |
San Antonio 3, Denver 0 Portland 4, San Antonio 3 |
| 1990-91 | 55 | 27 | .671 | Lost First Round | Golden State 3, San Antonio 1 |
| 1991-92 | 47 | 35 | .573 | Lost First Round | Phoenix 3, San Antonio 0 |
| 1992-93 | 49 | 33 | .598 | Won First Round Lost Conference Semifinals |
San Antonio 3, Portland 1 Phoenix 4, San Antonio 2 |
| 1993-94 | 55 | 27 | .671 | Lost First Round | Utah 3, San Antonio 1 |
| 1994-95 | 62 | 20 | .756 | Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Lost Conference Finals |
San Antonio 3, Denver 0 San Antonio 4, LA Lakers 2 Houston 4, San Antonio 2 |
| 1995-96 | 59 | 23 | .720 | Won First Round Lost Conference Semifinals |
San Antonio 3, Phoenix 1 Utah 4, San Antonio 2 |
| 1996-97 | 20 | 62 | .244 | ||
| 1997-98 | 56 | 26 | .683 | Won First Round Lost Conference Semifinals |
San Antonio 3, Phoenix 1 Utah 4, San Antonio 1 |
| 1998-99 | 37 | 13 | .740 | Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Won NBA Finals |
San Antonio 3, Minnesota 1 San Antonio 4, LA Lakers 0 San Antonio 4, Portland 0 San Antonio 4, New York 1 |
| 1999-2000 | 53 | 29 | .646 | Lost First Round | Phoenix 3, San Antonio 1 |
| 2000-01 | 58 | 24 | .707 | Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Lost Conference Finals |
San Antonio 3, Minnesota 1 San Antonio 4, Dallas 1 LA Lakers 4, San Antonio 0 |
| 2001-02 | 58 | 24 | .707 | Won First Round Lost Conference Semifinals |
San Antonio 3, Seattle 2 LA Lakers 4, San Antonio 1 |
| 2002-03 | 60 | 22 | .732 | Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Won NBA Finals |
San Antonio 4, Phoenix 2 San Antonio 4, LA Lakers 2 San Antonio 4, Dallas 2 San Antonio 4, New Jersey 2 |
| 2003-04 | 57 | 25 | .695 | Won First Round Lost Conference Semifinals |
San Antonio 4, Memphis 0 LA Lakers 4, San Antonio 2 |
| 2004-05 | 59 | 23 | .720 | Won First Round Won Conference Semifinals Won Conference Finals Won NBA Finals |
San Antonio 4, Denver 1 San Antonio 4, Seattle 2 San Antonio 4, Phoenix 1 San Antonio 4, Detroit 3 |
| 2005-06 | 63 | 19 | .768 | Won First Round Lost Conference Semifinals |
San Antonio 4, Sacramento 2 Dallas 4, San Antonio 3 |
| 2006-07 | 58 | 24 | .707 | Won First Round | San Antonio 4, Denver 1 San Antonio 2, Phoenix 1 |
| Totals | 1493 | 1017 | .595 | ||
| Playoffs | 134 | 116 | .534 | 3 Championships (playoff series record: 27–23) | |
Arena history
Dallas (Texas) Chaparrals
- State Fair Coliseum (1967-1973)
- Moody Coliseum (1967-1973)
- Tarrant County Coliseum (1970-1971)
- Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (1970-1971)
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- HemisFair Arena (1973-1993)
- Alamodome (1993-2002)
- AT&T Center (formerly SBC Center) (2002-present)
Players of note
For a complete list of current and former players, see the San Antonio Spurs players category.
Basketball Hall of Famers
- George "The Iceman" Gervin - 1996
- Moses Malone - 2001
- Dominique Wilkins - 2006
Retired numbers
- 00 - Johnny Moore, G, 1980-88 & 1989-90
- 13 - James Silas, G, 1972-81 (including the last season in Dallas)
- 32 - Sean Elliott, F, 1989-93 & 1994-2001
- 44 - George Gervin, G, 1974-85 (Hall of Famer, voted as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996 )
- 50 - David Robinson, C, 1989-2003 (he was also voted as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996)
Notable Players
Current roster
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STARTING LINEUP (as of May 5, 2007) (PG) Tony Parker (SG) Michael Finley (SF) Bruce Bowen (PF) Tim Duncan (C) Francisco Elson
Player positions
Table below indicates each player's most frequently played positions in bold and with link.
Secondary positions are in normal text and unlinked.
- Primary: the usual starter and player likely to get the most minutes in that position.
- Substitute: consistently comes off bench and receives regular minutes or often rotates into that position from a different starting position.
- Fill-in: either plays only occasionally or fills in a non-standard role for a brief period.
| Position | Primary | Substitute | Fill-in |
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| Point guard | Tony Parker |
Manu Ginobili Brent Barry |
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| Shooting guard | Michael Finley |
Manu Ginobili Brent Barry |
Beno Udrih |
| Small forward | Bruce Bowen |
Michael Finley Brent Barry |
James White |
| Power forward | Tim Duncan | Robert Horry Matt Bonner Michael Finley |
Melvin Ely |
| Center | Francisco Elson |
Fabricio Oberto
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Jackie Butler |
Unsigned draftees and development league signees
The Spurs have been uncommonly successful among NBA teams in finding foreign talent as demonstrated by selecting Manu Ginobili ( 
1999 NBA Draft 57th pick) and Tony Parker ( 
2001 NBA Draft 29th pick) who have both become All Stars. The Spurs own the NBA rights to the players listed in the table below. The typical pattern is to allow the player to develop in leagues outside the USA. The player is free to negotiate contracts in other leagues and is not obligated to play in the NBA. Sometimes, a player's overseas contract may have an expensive buyout clause that would discourage the Spurs from seeking to bring him in; this is notably the case for Scola.
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Robertas Javtokas | 2001 NBA Draft | 56th pick |
| C |  |
Sergey Karaulov | 2004 NBA Draft | 58th pick |
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Ian Mahinmi | 2005 NBA Draft | 28th pick |
| SF |  |
Viktor Sanikidze | 2004 NBA Draft | 42nd pick |
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Luis Scola | 2002 NBA Draft | 56th pick |
Head coaches
| Years Active | Name | Record (W-L) | Winning Percentage | Playoff Record (W-L) | Postseason Percentage | Playoff Appearances | Division Titles | Conference Titles | NBA Championships | Current Status |
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| 1996–present | Gregg Popovich | 518-252 | .673 | 76-47 | .618 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Head Coach, Spurs |
| 1994–96 | Bob Hill | 124-58 | .681 | 14-11 | .560 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Inactive |
| 1992–94 | John Lucas | 94-49 | .657 | 6-8 | .429 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Inactive |
| 1992 | Jerry Tarkanian | 9-11 | .450 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Inactive |
| 1992 | Bob Bass | 26-18 | .591 | 0-3 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Inactive |
| 1988–92 | Larry Brown | 153-131 | .539 | 7-7 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Inactive |
| 1986–88 | Bob Weiss | 59-105 | .360 | 0-3 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Inactive |
| 1984–86 | Cotton Fitzsimmons | 76-88 | .463 | 2-6 | .250 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Deceased |
| 1983–84 | Bob Bass | 26-25 | .510 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Inactive |
| 1983 | Morris McHone | 11-20 | .355 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Head Coach, Sioux Falls Skyforce |
| 1980–83 | Stan Albeck | 153-93 | .622 | 13-14 | .481 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Inactive |
| 1980 | Bob Bass | 8-8 | .500 | 1-2 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Inactive |
| 1976–80 | Doug Moe | 177-135 | .567 | 9-13 | .409 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Inactive |
Statistics reflect through 2005–06 season.
During the 1996–97 season, Bob Hill coached 18 regular season games. Hill was fired on December 10, 1996, and Gregg Popovich coached the reaming 64 regular season games.
During the 1992–93 season, Jerry Tarkanian coached 20 regular season games. Tarkanian was fired on December 18, 1992, Rex Hughes then coached one regular season game and John Lucas coached the remaining 61 regular season games as well as the playoffs.
During the 1991–92 season, Larry Brown coached 38 regular season games. Brown was fired on January 21, 1992, and Bob Bass coached the remaing 44 regular season games as well as the playoffs.
During the 1983–84 season, Morris McHone coached 31 regular season games. McHone was fired on December 28, 1983, and Bob Bass coached the remaing 51 regular season games.
During the 1979–80 season, Doug Moe coached 66 regular season games. Moe was fired on March 1, 1980, and Bob Bass coached the remaining 16 regular season games as well as the playoffs.
References
- http://espn.go.com/nba/s/2001/1213/1295194.html
- Udrih relegated to third-string status for Spurs, San Antonio Express-News, Dec. 25, 2006.
| Preceded byChicago Bulls 1996 and 1997 and 1998 |
NBA Champions San Antonio Spurs 1999 |
Succeeded byLos Angeles Lakers 2000 and 2001 and 2002 |
| Preceded byLos Angeles Lakers 2000 and 2001 and 2002 |
NBA Champions San Antonio Spurs 2003 |
Succeeded byDetroit Pistons 2004 |
| Preceded byDetroit Pistons 2004 |
NBA Champions San Antonio Spurs 2005 |
Succeeded byMiami Heat 2006 |
External links
- San Antonio Spurs official website
- San Antonio Spurs Official Summer Pro League website
- Official Website of Tim Duncan
- SpursReport.com
- SpursDynasty.com
- Basketball-Reference.com Spurs Draft History
- NBA Wire Message Board
- SpursTalk.com Fan Forum
- TheStonecutter.org Spurs Fan Forum
- ClubSpurs.com Fan Forum
- About.com About San Antonio Spurs
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