Spurs

2022 - 8 - 29

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On this day: Spurs 1-5 City 2011 (Manchester City FC)

Four goals from Edin Dzeko and a further strike from Sergio Aguero secured maintained our 100% start to the Premier League season in convincing fashion.

And three soon became four as Aguero picked the ball up on the left-wing, darted past Michael Dawson and smashed a left-footed effort beyond Friedel. Dzeko would complete his hattrick just ten minutes into the second half, with Toure picking up the ball on the overlap before drilling across the box, finding City's number ten to poke home from close range and put us firmly in control. A blistering counter-attack, orchestrated by Yaya Toure, resulted in the same combination linking up for our second, as Nasri picked out Dzeko in the centre and the striker rose to brilliantly divert his header beyond Friedel before the break.

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Spurs 50 for 50, number 30: Michael Finley (Pounding The Rock)

A star with the Suns and Mavs, Finley embraced a more specialized role on a Spurs title team and made his own contributions to both rivalries.

Finley’s averages as a Spur of 9.3 points and 3 rebounds pale in comparison to his career numbers — and that was exactly the point when he signed at 32. He adapted to a familiar path and in the process made it his own, eschewing individual stats for the chase for a ring. In their round 1 elimination of Phoenix, Finley put up 26 points and a record that still stands today, a franchise-best 8 three pointers (on 9 attempts). He’d face the Mavs in the playoffs a couple of more times, but dealt arguably his biggest blow in 2008 against Phoenix with this equalizer (which set up a Tim Duncan classic after regulation). The transition from featured star to cog in the Big Three machine isn’t for everyone — Robert Horry warned Finley of the team’s As we look back on the Silver & Black, we recognize the top 50 players in Spurs history.

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Four Former Spurs on Decade's Most Underrated Players List (Sports Illustrated)

The Spurs - and it's players - have tended to get overlooked in recent memory despite past successes.

In three seasons with the Spurs, Hill averaged 9.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists. He's become a true journeyman, playing for a whopping seven different teams since being the trade piece the Spurs used to acquire Kawhi Leonard on draft night in 2011. He set a Finals record (which has since been broken) of 27 3-point makes in the series, but the Spurs lost in heart-breaking fashion in Game 7. Mills' tenure with the Spurs was full of passion, love, and commitment. Still, Green built off of his signature performance to become one of the most underrated Spurs of all time. The trade of Dejounte Murray in June all but signified a full-blown rebuild.

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