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• Podcast Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective · 2 points · 3 h ago
  • Mitch Johnson (reported): The hosts debate whether the Spurs' small group is three or four guards (Castle, Harper, Vassell and others). Per Mitch Johnson, the 'Dylan Harper-Castle trio' plays about 12 minutes a game together. at 18:56
  • Before the game, Mitch Johnson used a garden analogy (paraphrased by a host): when you add new things, the original garden can get neglected. The host reads it as the Spurs trying to enhance Dylan Harper's role. at 19:14

  “Chaotic NBA Opening Week Reaction: Key Injuries & New Contenders? + Major Beef” · listen ↗

• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily · 2 points · 6 h ago
  • S cited stats for San Antonio's three-guard starting lineup (Fox, Castle, Harper): 29 minutes together, 37% from the field, 7-of-29 on threes, and not winning its minutes by much. at 32:25
  • Law thinks Dylan Harper individually should be a starter, but says the three-guard group's whole is less than the sum of its parts. at 31:38

  “Jalen Williams Suffers Devastating Injury + Miami Slides in Power Rankings” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Spurs · 2 points · 37 h ago
  • Mitch Johnson's fourth-quarter lineup was Harper, Champagnie, Castle, Vassell and Tarris Reed Jr, with Reed in place of Luke Kornet. The host says this lineup got things going. at 4:05
  • Final lines: Wemby 23 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocks; Dylan Harper 22; De'Aaron Fox 19 points, 9 assists, 3 steals; Stephon Castle 19-4-8. at 4:22

  “SPURS POSTCAST: Wembanyama, Dylan Harper & Co. Find Form, HAMMER Undermanned Mavericks For First Win” · listen ↗

• Story ESPN · Article · 37 h ago

  Wembanyama, Harper lead Spurs past short-handed Mavericks 122-106 for their first victory

  source ↗

• RotoWire RotoWire · Report · 38 h ago

  Dylan Harper: Tallies 22 points in Saturday's win — Harper finished Saturday's 122-106 win over Dallas with 22 points (9-18 FG, 3-8 3Pt, 1-1 FT), five rebounds, two assists and two steals over 28 minutes.

  source ↗

• Podcast Locked On NBA · 2 points · Oct 24
  • Dylan Harper scored 11 and went 4-for-4 in the fourth quarter on isolations. Luke Kornet was the Spurs' center down the stretch. at 4:55
  • The host picked Dylan Harper for Sixth Man of the Year. at 4:44

  “BEST NBA NIGHT EVER! YOU HAD TO BE THERE!” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Spurs · 3 points · 41 h ago
  • Dylan Harper (quoted): Dylan Harper said he thought the catch at the rim was an automatic two points and called the block a one-in-a-million play. at 7:46
  • Dylan Harper (quoted): Harper said the team had many chances to go on runs but did so too late. at 7:59
  • Matthew Tynan: Tynan (speaker inferred) saw repeated possessions of dribble-drive, penetration, kick and stop, including Fox to Harper in the corner and then to Stephon Castle. at 19:43

  “‘We made them look really good sometimes’ Wembanyama and the winless Spurs have plenty to figure out” · listen ↗

• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily host · Report · Oct 24 around the league

  The Spurs started a new small-ball lineup against OKC, with Dylan Harper starting. The host says it looked good.

  “Sixers Thrive + Jamal Murray down bad? | Slam N Jam” at 5:55 · listen ↗

  also reported by Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA)

• Podcast Locked On Spurs · 2 points · Oct 24
  • Spurs box score: Wembanyama 25 points and 13 rebounds on 9 of 21; Harper 20; Fox 19; Castle 15 and 7. at 4:04
  • Casey Viera: Host analysis: the Fox/Harper/Castle three-guard lineup 'does not look good at all'. Splitting them up, or pairing two of them with two shooters, has looked fantastic. at 6:26

  “SPURS POSTCAST: Amen Thompson Silences Wembanyama Late as Rockets Edge Spurs in Austin Heartbreaker” · listen ↗

• X Tom Orsborn (@tom_orsborn) · Report · Oct 24

  Dylan Harper on Amen Thompson's game-sealing block of Wemby: "That's a freakish athletic play. That's one out of a million times somebody is going to do that."

  original post ↗

• X Jared Weiss (@JaredWeissNBA) · Report · Oct 23

  NEW story on the Spurs' 3-guard lineup: It's not the starting lineup that's the most pressing issue. It's what comes after it. With Dylan Harper in the starting lineup now, how do the Spurs find the offensive consistency that was a strength for them last season? “That will be

  original post ↗

• Podcast Gil's Arena · Analysis · Oct 23 around the league

  Swaggy says Dylan Harper now plays with the starters rather than the second unit, the Spurs are still figuring that out, and he had a rough start against OKC. Another host calls this playing with the starters as opposed to the backups.

  “Luka's Snowtime Lakers COOK GSW, Ant-Man & Lamelo WENT CRAZY vs MIA & AD Goes VINTAGE In D.C.! Part2” at 59:15 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Spurs host · Analysis · Oct 22

  The three guards named were Dylan Harper, De'Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle. A host asked how well Wembanyama works around them.

  “Wemby Wasn't Having Fun vs. OKC, and Jared Weiss Says He Needs to Play More Structured to Get Better” at 14:11 · listen ↗

• Podcast Gil's Arena · 2 points · Oct 22
  • A host says Dylan Harper is now in the Spurs starting lineup. He speculates this is because Harper no longer wants to come off the bench and the Spurs don't want to upset him, possibly at the team's expense. The same speaker then adds, "we don't know if he wants it." at 13:29
  • Danny thinks the Spurs were kind of forced into the three-guard lineup and that it isn't the most effective formula for them. He argues their superpower was depth: Harper coming off the bench against second units, with Julian Champagnie and Devin Vassell giving more spacing in the starting group. at 12:24

  “Bron's Sixers SPOIL Knicks Ring Night, SGA Humbles Wemby & PG's Celtics Debut Sets The Arena Off! Part 2” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Spurs · 5 points · Oct 21
  • Matthew Tynan: Dylan Harper started the season opener. Tynan admits he was wrong to predict Harper would not start the season. at 5:25
  • Matthew Tynan: The host tentatively puts the three guards' shared minutes at about 13-16 and invites correction. at 24:12
  • Matthew Tynan: Tynan has argued for months that one of the three guards will come off the bench, and he has said it would be Dylan Harper. at 25:32
  • A co-host saw Fox, Harper and Castle repeatedly drive and kick to one another, and said the guards need to figure out how to clear out without dragging their defenders into the driver's lane. at 13:16
  • Matthew Tynan: Tynan does not think Mitch Johnson would give in to outside pressure over questions like why Harper isn't playing more or why Fox is his guy. at 11:19

  “The Spurs Looked Weird in Season Opener vs. OKC, Can They Figure it out Before Facing Houston?” · listen ↗

• Podcast The Herd with Colin Cowherd host · Analysis · Oct 21 around the league

  Colin: the Spurs' guards are not great catch-and-shoot players, Dylan Harper is still very young, and he does not think the offense is a perfect fit around Wembanyama, who is not a play initiator.

  “THE HERD – HOUR 3 – Can the Knicks Repeat? | Luka Leads Lakers Without LeBron” at 8:10 · listen ↗

• Podcast All The Smoke host · Analysis · Oct 21 around the league

  Spurs starting lineup, as the speakers describe it: Devin Vassell, Harper, Castle, "Ne De'Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama. Tobias Harris comes off the bench.

  “Jalen Hurts Deserved BETTER Than This” at 1:06:32 · listen ↗

• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily host · Report · Oct 21 around the league

  San Antonio's opening-night starting lineup played small, with Vassell at the four. Andrew discussed it as a group of Fox, Castle, Harper, Vassell and Wembanyama ('Wimby').

  “BIG NBA Questions: Slam N Jam LIVE!” at 23:22 · listen ↗

• Podcast Get Up host · Analysis · Oct 21 around the league

  A host says Dylan Harper is a Spurs starter but feels San Antonio needs more shooting around Wembanyama.

  “Hour 2: Sixers Surprise, Dallas Dysfunction, Da Bear Necessities” at 30:13 · listen ↗

• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily · 5 points · Oct 21
  • The Spurs started three guards: Stephon Castle, De'Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper. This was the biggest Spurs storyline coming into the game. at 14:13
  • S's view: the Spurs' second-half comeback was driven mostly by Fox, Castle and Harper getting into the paint, and the Spurs can play small with many guards. at 14:38
  • Speaker's view: Dylan Harper's biggest need is shooting, especially catch-and-shoot threes, if the three-guard starting lineup is to work. Castle had a really nice shooting game, and Wembanyama needs to post up. at 56:12
  • Speaker predicts Spurs role changes: Fox probably more on the ball, Castle shooting more threes, and Harper going from a rookie barely over 20 minutes to a featured player and maybe the second-leading scorer. at 58:00
  • Spurs internally (unsourced) (reported): A host or guest said, without naming a source, that the Spurs internally see Dylan Harper as an MVP candidate even with Wembanyama on the roster. The speaker also said that now Harper is starting, he can't be taken out. at 58:55

  “What we learned from a chaotic NBA Opening Night” · listen ↗

• Podcast Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective host · Report · Oct 21 around the league partly checked episode

  Dylan Harper tweaked his ankle in the second half (late third or early fourth). He finished the game with 18 points, but the speaker felt he lacked the same explosion afterward.

  “Full Opening Night Reaction - What Stars Made Major Statements?” at 45:43 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On NBA · 2 points · Oct 21
  • The Spurs went 10 of 37 from three. John credited the Thunder's swarming defense and said they shut down Devin Vassell and Dylan Harper. at 4:16
  • John said, tentatively, that Dylan Harper "turned an ankle or something." No status was given. at 4:31

  “Thunder SWAT Down Spurs, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren Make Opening STATEMENT” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Spurs · 3 points · Oct 21
  • Guard box scores: Castle had a team-high 24 on 9-of-20, Harper 18 on 7-of-17, and Fox 14 on only nine field goal attempts. at 5:05
  • The Spurs made 36 of 93 shots, but only 21 makes were assisted, against 13 turnovers. Fox led with seven assists, Harper had five and Castle one. at 11:13
  • The three guards in question are Fox, Castle and Harper. Hosts called this group a very important piece of the team and a potential X-factor for the season. at 9:10

  “SPURS POSTCAST: Victor Wembanyama's Rough Night Dooms Spurs as Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC Thunder Take Opener” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Spurs · 7 points · Oct 20
  • Mitch Johnson (reported): Weiss relays that head coach Mitch Johnson said the three-guard lineup of Harper, Fox and Castle will start on opening night. at 12:53
  • Weiss says Harper's corner three-point shooting still looks good and is what makes the lineup work for now. He says it came along in the second half of last year. If Harper is a knockdown corner shooter, they have their floor spacer. at 14:23
  • Weiss says Harper's pull-up game looks comfortable so far and that he took some spot-ups from the wings, not just the elbows. He sees Harper as early in turning into a solid three-point shooter. at 14:55
  • Weiss says the offensive system works if Harper can shoot and live off the ball while Castle and Fox start more possessions. In his view, Harper seems best equipped to play that off-ball role. at 15:38
  • Matthew Tynan: Tynan says Harper has had preseason games where he hit pull-up threes off the dribble, which he was not doing last year. at 16:10
  • Dylan Harper (reported): Tynan says that when he passed Harper in the hallway and told him the shot looks good, Harper replied that he had been working on it a lot. at 17:11
  • Matthew Tynan: Tynan wants to see what Harper looks like with the ball in his hands, in charge of and orchestrating the offense. at 8:53

  “Ready or Not, HERE WE GO. Spurs Kick Off Season Tonight in NBA's Best Rivalry. Plus: an Anouncement” · listen ↗

• Podcast Numbers on the Board host · Analysis · Oct 20 around the league

  While drafting, a host says Dylan Harper is getting the chance to start.

  “The NBA Is Back! + We Draft Potential First Time All-Stars | Numbers On The Board” at 1:40:29 · listen ↗

• Podcast It Is What It Is host · Opinion · Oct 20 around the league

  The same host argues the ball should be in Dylan Harper's hands. He adds that if the Spurs go this way, they should find a way to move Fox out of San Antonio.

  “NBA Is Officially BACK, GM Survey Is WILD Disrespectful & Are The Knicks Being Slept On?” at 9:23 · listen ↗

• Podcast Victor Wembanyama (quoted), via Locked On Spurs · Quote · Oct 20 wording unclear in audio

  In a clip, Wembanyama said teammates went with him to the Louvre over the summer on a private tour, his first visit there. He had visited the Alamo before the Louvre.

  “The Spurs Learned Hard Lessons in the Finals, and Now Wemby and Castle Get to Use Them Against OKC” at 26:55 · listen ↗

• Podcast The Athletic NBA Daily · 3 points · Oct 20
  • Fox, Castle and Harper will all be in the Spurs' starting lineup. A host lists the starters as Harper, Fox, Castle and Vassell, and calls the group smaller than usual. at 13:53
  • Super Producer Zuri (reported): Per stats from the show's producer Zuri, Fox, Castle and Harper played 69 minutes together last season, 25 of them in the NBA Finals. Opponents outscored the Spurs by 47 points in those minutes. The hosts flag it as a small sample. at 13:58
  • A host questions the trio's off-ball fit: Harper is not yet a great shooter, and Fox is less dangerous without the ball. The host suggests Harper and Castle could work as dunker-spot cutters. at 14:29

  “Final Considerations Ahead of NBA Opening Night” · listen ↗

• Podcast NBA Today host · Analysis · Oct 20 around the league

  McMahon's analysis: the shooting of the young guards will set the ceiling of the three-guard group in the half court. On defense, the Spurs expect big guards Harper and Castle to create havoc in the passing lanes and let them play fast.

  “Let the Games Begin!” at 29:33 · listen ↗

• Podcast Dylan Harper (reported), via Locked On Blazers · Relayed report · Oct 20 around the league

  Live show: Dylan Harper said over the summer that Henderson was arguably the hardest player to defend in the playoffs.

  “Scoot Henderson is Set Up for a Prove It Year After Not Signing an Extension with the Trail Blazers” at 17:45 · listen ↗

• Podcast San Antonio Spurs (reported), via The Zach Lowe Show · Relayed report · Oct 19 around the league

  Pina relayed that the Spurs have announced Dylan Harper will start on opening night, meaning a three-guard lineup. Earlier, Zach referred to Harper wanting to start.

  “Knicks Preview, Playoff Picks, Finals Predictions, and More!” at 1:17:36 · listen ↗

  also reported by CBS Sports

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