2010–11 San Antonio Spurs season

2010–11 San Antonio Spurs season
Division champions
Head coach Gregg Popovich
General manager R.C. Buford
Owner(s) Peter Holt
Arena AT&T Center
Results
Record 61–21 (.744)
Place Division: 1st (Southwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish First Round
(Lost to Grizzlies 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television FS Southwest
KENS
KMYS
Radio WOAI
KCOR (in Spanish)

The 2010–11 San Antonio Spurs season was the 44th season of the franchise, 38th in San Antonio and 35th in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

In the playoffs, the Spurs lost to the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies in six games in the First Round, becoming the fourth number one seed in league history to lose a playoffs series against a number eight seed, following the Seattle SuperSonics in 1994, the Miami Heat in 1999, and the Dallas Mavericks in 2007.

Key dates

Summary

Offseason

Draft

The Spurs entered the Draft with their two original picks.[9] They used the 20th overall pick to select James Anderson, junior guard from Oklahoma State. Anderson had been named the Big 12 Player of the Year and a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press, averaging 22.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals in 33 games. With the 49th pick the Spurs chose Ryan Richards, a 6-11 forward from England.[10] The Spurs went on to sign Anderson on July 23.[11]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/club team
1 20 James Anderson Guard  United States Oklahoma State (Jr.)
2 49 Ryan Richards Forward  United Kingdom CB Gran Canaria (Spain) 1991

Free agency

Entering the offseason, four Spurs players were unrestricted free agents: Keith Bogans, Matt Bonner, Ian Mahinmi and Roger Mason.[12] Additionally, Richard Jefferson exercised the early termination option on the final year of his contract and he too became an unrestricted free agent.[13] Jefferson, however, re-signed with the Spurs to a less remunerative but longer deal shortly after.[14] The Spurs also re-signed Bonner, which was considered a top priority by general manager R.C. Buford,[15][16] while Bogans, Mahinmi and Mason signed with the Chicago Bulls, the Dallas Mavericks and the New York Knicks respectively.[12] Following his performances as a member of their Summer League squad in July, when he led the team in scoring, the Spurs signed free agent Gary Neal. The 6-6 guard had gone undrafted in the 2007 NBA draft and spent the next three season playing in Europe.[17]

Pre-season

The Spurs announced their training camp roster on September 27, one day before the start of the training camp itself. The 18-man roster included the additions of Marcus Cousin, Thomas Gardner, Bobby Simmons and the Spurs 2008 draft pick James Gist.[4] The Spurs also announced an addition to their coaching staff, as former Spurs player Jacque Vaughn was named an assistant coach.[18] Kirk Penney joined the training camp on September 28,[19] while Gardner was waived two days later, leaving the roster size unaffected.[20]

Playoffs

After finishing the season as the #1 seed in the West, the San Antonio Spurs faced the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs. Little did everyone know how dangerous Memphis was in the postseason. The Spurs were forced to play game 1 without Manu Ginobili, as he sat out with a sprained elbow. As a result, Memphis won game 1, stealing home court advantage from the Spurs. The Spurs then rebounded in game 2 with a win. However, things deteriorated as the series shifted to Memphis for the Spurs, as the Grizzlies took both games 3 and 4, putting San Antonio on the brink of getting knocked out in the first round. Game 5 shifted back to San Antonio. A memorable moment for this game was when Gary Neal hit a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded to end the game, forcing overtime, in which San Antonio got a needed win for game 5. However, game 6 went back to Memphis, and the Spurs faced their demise by being knocked in the first round in six games. This is the second time in NBA history that a #8 seed knocks off a #1 seed in a seven-game format.

Roster

San Antonio Spurs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 25 United States Anderson, James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Oklahoma State
F/C 45 United States Blair, DeJuan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Pittsburgh
F/C 15 United States Bonner, Matt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Florida
F/C 21 United States Virgin Islands Duncan, Tim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Wake Forest
G 20 Argentina Ginóbili, Manu 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Argentina
G 4 United States Green, Danny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) North Carolina
G 3 United States Hill, George 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) IUPUI
F 24 United States Jefferson, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Arizona
F/C 34 United States McDyess, Antonio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alabama
G 14 United States Neal, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Towson
F 23 United States Novak, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Marquette
G 9 France Parker, Tony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) France
G 11 United States Quinn, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame
F/C 22 Brazil Splitter, Tiago 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Brazil
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Antonio McDyess DeJuan Blair
PF Tim DuncanMatt BonnerTiago Splitter
SF Richard JeffersonIme UdokaDa'Sean Butler (NBA DL)
SG Manu GinóbiliGary NealJames AndersonDanny Green
PG Tony ParkerGeorge Hill Chris Quinn

Pre-season

Game log

2010 pre-season game log
Pre-season: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
2010–11 season schedule

Regular season

Standings

Southwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
c-San Antonio Spurs6121.744–36–525–1610–6
x-Dallas Mavericks5725.695429–1228–138–8
x-New Orleans Hornets4636.5611528–1318–239–7
x-Memphis Grizzlies4636.5611530–1116–258–8
Houston Rockets4339.5241825–1618–235–11
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-San Antonio Spurs6121.744–
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers5725.6954
3 x-Dallas Mavericks5725.6954
4 y-Oklahoma City Thunder5527.6716
5 x-Denver Nuggets5032.61011
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers4834.58513
7 x-New Orleans Hornets4636.56115
8 x-Memphis Grizzlies4636.56115
9 Houston Rockets4339.52418
10 Phoenix Suns4042.48821
11 Utah Jazz3943.47622
12 Golden State Warriors3646.43925
13 Los Angeles Clippers3250.39029
14 Sacramento Kings2458.29337
15 Minnesota Timberwolves1765.20744

Record vs. opponents

2010-11 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOH NYK OKC ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Boston 0–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Charlotte 0–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Chicago 0–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Cleveland 0–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Dallas 0–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Denver 0–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Detroit 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Golden State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Houston 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Indiana 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Clippers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
L.A. Lakers 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Memphis 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Miami 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Milwaukee 2–20–32–10–43–12–00–21–31–11–12–21–11–10–11–3—1–13–00–21–11–31–32–20–20–21–10–24–00–22–1
Minnesota 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—00—00—0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New Jersey 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—00—00—0
New Orleans 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
New York 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Oklahoma City 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00—00–00–00–0
Orlando 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Philadelphia 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00—0
Phoenix 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–00—0
Portland 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–00–0
Sacramento 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–00–0
San Antonio 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00—0–0–00–00–0
Toronto 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–0
Utah 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–0
Washington 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—

Game log

2010–11 game log
Total: 61–21 (Home: 36–5; Road: 25–16)
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
November: 14–1 (Home: 6–1; Road: 8–0)
December: 13–2 (Home: 11–0; Road: 2–2)
January: 12–3 (Home: 7–0; Road: 5–3)
February: 9–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 6–3)
March: 8–8 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–5)
April: 4–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–3)
2010–11 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2011 playoff game log
First round: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 17 Memphis L 98–101 Tony Parker (20) Tim Duncan (13) Tony Parker (5) AT&T Center
18,581		 0–1
2 April 20 Memphis W 93–87 Manu Ginóbili (17) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (7) AT&T Center
18,581		 1–1
3 April 23 @ Memphis L 88–91 Manu Ginóbili (23) Tim Duncan (11) Tim Duncan (6) FedExForum
18,119		 1–2
4 April 25 @ Memphis L 86–104 Tony Parker (23) Tiago Splitter (9) Manu Ginóbili (4) FedExForum
18,119		 1–3
5 April 27 Memphis W 110–103 (OT) Manu Ginóbili (33) Tim Duncan (12) Tony Parker (9) AT&T Center
18,581		 2–3
6 April 29 @ Memphis L 91–99 Tony Parker (23) Tim Duncan (10) Tony Parker (4) FedExForum
18,119		 2–4
2011 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
James Anderson 26 2 11.0 .383 .391 .778 .9 .7 .1 .2 3.6
DeJuan Blair 81 65 21.4 .501 .000 .657 7.0 1.0 1.2 .5 8.3
Matt Bonner 66 1 21.7 .464 .457 .744 3.6 .9 .4 .3 7.3
Tim Duncan 76 76 28.4 .500 .000 .716 8.9 2.7 .7 1.9 13.4
Alonzo Gee 5 0 3.6 .333 . . .6 .0 .0 .4 .4
Manu Ginóbili 80 79 30.3 .433 .349 .871 3.7 4.9 1.5 .4 17.4
Danny Green 8 0 11.5 .486 .368 . 1.9 .3 .3 .1 5.1
George Hill 76 5 28.3 .453 .377 .863 2.6 2.5 .9 .3 11.6
Othyus Jeffers 1 0 8.0 .333 . . 2.0 1.0 .0 .0 2.0
Richard Jefferson 81 81 30.4 .474 .440 .759 3.8 1.3 .5 .4 11.0
Antonio McDyess 73 16 19.0 .491 .000 .675 5.4 1.2 .5 .5 5.3
Gary Neal 80 1 21.1 .451 .419 .808 2.5 1.2 .3 .1 9.8
Steve Novak 23 0 8.6 .525 .548 1.000 1.0 .1 .0 .2 4.0
Larry Owens 7 0 4.4 .500 .333 .500 .6 .1 .3 .0 1.3
Tony Parker 78 78 32.4 .519 .357 .769 3.1 6.6 1.2 .0 17.5
Chris Quinn 41 0 7.1 .363 .297 .500 .6 1.0 .1 .0 2.0
Bobby Simmons 2 0 8.0 .000 .000 . .0 1.0 .0 .0 .0
Tiago Splitter 60 6 12.3 .529 .000 .543 3.4 .4 .5 .3 4.6
Garrett Temple 3 0 7.0 .200 .000 .000 .7 .7 .3 .3 .7
Ime Udoka 20 0 6.5 .238 .000 .500 1.0 .7 .4 .1 .7

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
DeJuan Blair 4 0 12.5 .333 . .600 3.3 .5 .0 .3 4.3
Matt Bonner 6 0 20.5 .480 .333 .800 3.2 .3 .2 .2 6.3
Tim Duncan 6 6 35.3 .478 . .625 10.5 2.7 .5 2.5 12.7
Manu Ginóbili 5 5 34.8 .443 .321 .780 4.0 4.2 2.6 .6 20.6
Danny Green 4 0 1.8 .333 .250 . .3 .5 .3 .3 1.3
George Hill 6 1 31.5 .400 .267 .867 5.0 2.3 1.5 .3 11.7
Richard Jefferson 6 6 29.3 .387 .353 .818 4.2 .8 .5 .5 6.5
Antonio McDyess 6 6 24.2 .417 . .571 5.0 1.3 .3 .8 5.7
Gary Neal 6 0 18.5 .370 .263 1.000 3.0 .8 .2 .2 7.7
Steve Novak 1 0 6.0 . . . 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
Tony Parker 6 6 36.8 .462 .125 .756 2.7 5.2 1.3 .3 19.7
Tiago Splitter 3 0 16.7 .625 . .000 4.7 .3 1.0 .3 6.7

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Player of the week/month

Main article: 2010–11 NBA season

Tony Parker was named Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from December 13 through December 19 and again for games played March 7 through March 13

All-Star

Main article: 2011 NBA All-Star Game

  • Manu Ginóbili was voted as an NBA Western Conference All-Star reserve. (2nd appearance)
  • Tim Duncan was voted as an NBA Western Conference All-Star reserve. (13th appearance)

Season

Main article: 2010–11 NBA season

Records

On November 19, when San Antonio beat the Utah Jazz to go 10–1, it marked the best start to a season in franchise history.

Transactions

Free agents

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Richard Jefferson Signed 4-year contract for $38 million San Antonio Spurs
Matt Bonner Signed 4-year contract San Antonio Spurs
Tiago Splitter Signed 3-year contract for $10 million Spain Saski Baskonia
Chris Quinn Terms Undisclosed United States New Jersey Nets
Danny Green Terms Undisclosed United States San Antonio Spurs
Da'Sean Butler Terms Undisclosed United States Miami Heat

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Ian Mahinmi Free agent Dallas Mavericks
Roger Mason, Jr. Free agent New York Knicks
Keith Bogans Free agent Chicago Bulls
Ime Udoka Waived

References

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  12. 1 2 "2010 free agent tracker". nba.com. National Basketball Association. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
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