Small Market Bias: A San Antonio Spurs Podcast

In the latest episode of Small Market Bias, host Paul Garcia discusses:

• (01:05) The San Antonio Spurs' thrilling overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday afternoon.
• (05:04) What stood out from what Victor Wembanyama and Julian Champagnie said after the game?
• (06:30) The game Wemby, Stephon Castle, De'Aaron Fox, Devin Vassell, and Julian Champagnie had, and who some of the key defenders were for each player.
• (11:...

In the latest episode of Small Market Bias, host Paul Garcia is joined by guest Collin Reid to discuss:

• (03:52) The San Antonio Spurs blowing out the Miami Heat, Memphis Grizzlies, and Milwaukee Bucks to stretch their winning streak to 8 games.
• (21:14) How Victor Wembanyama has been scoring more often in the paint, with eight double-digit paint scoring games in a row.
• (27:54) Wemby's case for MVP over Shai Gilgeous-Alexa...

Thank you to everyone who tuned in for the most recent edition of Corporate Knowledge: After Dark following yet another Spurs win, this time in a 110-107 slugfest in Toronto.

Producer of Small Market Bias Tyler Prince joined the show once again to discuss a game that wasn’t necessarily pretty, but a tenth consecutive win nonetheless. San Antonio was outrebounded, committed more turnovers and missed 10 of their 23 free-throw attempt...

Thank you to everyone who tuned in for the most recent edition of Corporate Knowledge: After Dark, this time following an emphatic 114-103 Spurs win over the league-leading Pistons in Detroit.

Producer of Small Market Bias Tyler Prince joined the show once again to discuss Devin Vassell’s explosive offensive performance, Victor Wembanyama’s otherworldly display of defense, Steph Castle’s all-around game and lockdown of Cade Cunning...

First, Matthew and Trevor get into San Antonio's strong run into the break, impressive wins over the Lakers and Warriors to send them out on a high note, and the emergence of Carter Bryant.

Then, after the break, they get into De'Aaron Fox's last-minute selection as an All Star before saying farewell to Jeremy Sochan.

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First, Matthew Tynan and Trevor Zickgraf talk Spurs-Rockets Part III and the impressive nature of San Antonio's statement win against its I-10 foes. Topics included:

• Dylan Harper's abuse of Reed Sheppard in the fourth quarter
• Steph Castle's defense on Alperen Sengun and Kevin Durant
• Keldon Johnson's massive game off the bench (again)
• All things Victor Wembanyama
• Mitch Johnson's defensive adjustments

Then after ...

Thanks to everyone who submitted questions for the midway-point mailbag, and a big thank you to Tyler Prince for helping facilitate the proceedings.

Show topics include:

• The Jeremy Sochan situation in San Antonio and what that looks like moving forward
• The slow but steady emergence of Carter Bryant
• How Spurs fans should feel about this season
• Ball knowledge
• And, oh yeah, trade-deadline talk!

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Thank you to everyone who joined live for the latest edition of Corporate Knowledge: After Dark, this time following a 111-106 Spurs loss to the Rockets.

It was never going to be as easy as the first half appeared to be for San Antonio, especially on the second night of a back-to-back on the road against a team you know is going to turn things into a wrestling match. And still, one of the next steps this Spurs team has to take is f...

Thank you to everyone who tuned into the latest edition of Corporate Knowledge: After Dark, this time following a 119-98 loss to the Thunder that featured a handful of items from the ‘You Can’t Afford To Do That Against This Team’ list I just created.

Poor shooting, turnovers, sloppy execution — they all reared their ugly heads, not necessarily all night long, but certainly in high-leverage situations. Against the defending champs,...

Thank you to everyone who tuned into the latest edition of Corporate Knowledge: After Dark, this time after a 1-1 back-to-back in Boston and Minneapolis that reflected well the ebbs and flows of January dog days.

It also showed how matchups can dictate the course of an entire 48-minute game, and how a flight from one city to the next can mean the difference in your best player getting to his spots with ease and being pushed off the...

First, Matthew Tynan and Trevor Zickgraf jump into a conversation about the re-emergence of Jeremy Sochan in the Spurs' rotation before talking about Mitch Johnson's decision tree when it comes to those lineups.

Then, after the break, a conversation about how important Devin Vassell has been to the team's success this season, and thoughts about the type of approach San Antonio should be taking as the countdown to the trade deadline...

Thank you to everyone who tuned in for the latest edition of Corporate Knowledge: After Dark, this time after a relatively smooth 123-113 Spurs win over the Pacers in Indy despite the absences of Victor Wembanyama and Devin Vassell.

The three-headed guard attack once again took center stage, as it has all season whenever Wemby has been forced out due to injury. De’Aaron Fox went for 24 points, Stephon Castle pitched in 19, and Dyla...

Thank you to everyone who tuned in for the latest edition of Corporate Knowledge: After Dark, this time live from the Frost Bank Center after a brutal 127-114 Spurs loss to the Utah Jazz.

It was a classic trap game situation — returning home for a three-game homestand after more than a month of taxing travel — and San Antonio fell right into it.

This serves as yet another reminder there’s a ton of talent all across the NBA, and the...

Thank you to everyone who tuned in for the latest edition of Corporate Knowledge: After Dark, this time live from the Frost Bank Center after a 130-110 Spurs beatdown of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

What is happening?

That was thorough, convincing, eye-opening, and a little bit of a shock to the system. Suddenly, San Antonio looks like a real matchup problem for the defending champs. And while there’s still a long way to go, this is ...

First, Matthew Tynan and Andrew Claudio take a look back at Spurs-Knicks after what was an excellent NBA Cup tournament.

Then, they dive into what's different about New York with former San Antonio assistant Mike Brown now in charge.

After the break, Tynan outlines highlights the Spurs' struggles once the game turned into a halfcourt affair down the stretch -- something they will have to address ahead of postseason play.

And finall...

Thank you to everyone who tuned in live for the latest edition of Corporate Knowledge: After Dark, this time after a 132-119 Spurs win in Los Angeles during the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup.

San Antonio is now bound for Las Vegas and a semifinal date with the Oklahoma City behemoth.

Now 9-3 without Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs continue to make the case they belong in that second tier of playoff contenders. On Wednesday night, they ...

Thank you to everyone who tuned in live for the latest edition of Corporate Knowledge: After Dark, this time after a 135-132 Spurs win in New Orleans.

Just days after losing the third quarter 44-19 in Cleveland on its way to a seventh loss, San Antonio was once again dragged 45-23 in the 12 minutes after halftime. I wish I had an exact answer for what’s going on, but I do not, dear reader/listener. It’s not as if there’s one recurr...

Postgame show topics included:

• The third quarter doomed the Spurs, and there simply wasn’t enough left in the tank to make any sort of real run
• Cleveland took 54 percent of its shots at the rim and scored 80 points in the paint. That’s crazy, and a nearly impossible stat to overcome.
• The absence of Luke Kornet was obvious on the defensive end, but they badly missed his screening, rolling, passing and rebounding on the of...

First, Matthew Tynan and Trevor Zickgraf break down San Antonio's recent performances and discuss why there are signs that all this success could be sustainable. Getting into dangerous territory here.

Then, conversation about how all the injuries since the start of training camp have allowed so many players to embrace their roles and find their footing, and the critical signing and performance of Luke Kornet during Victor Wembanyam...