Mike Finger
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Mike Finger
@mikefinger.bsky.social
· May 5
One last time, Gregg Popovich lives up to the moment
Popovich explained why it was time for him to retire from coaching, and why Mitch Johnson is the ideal man to lead the San Antonio Spurs.
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He didn't have to show up Monday. Fearing he wasn't ready, some tried to talk him out of it.
But understanding the moment, Gregg Popovich was determined to live up to it, one last time.
Gift link to a column about one of the darnedest things I've ever seen:
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But understanding the moment, Gregg Popovich was determined to live up to it, one last time.
Gift link to a column about one of the darnedest things I've ever seen:
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
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"I spent 20 minutes writing an article on my personal website titled "The best tech journalists at eating hot dogs". Every word is a lie. ... Less than 24 hours later, the world's leading chatbots were blabbering about my world-class hot dog skills." Oh my god.
I got a tip that all over the world, people are using a dead-simple hack to manipulate AI behavior. It turns out changing what AI tells other people can be as easy as writing a blog post *on your own website*
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
I didn’t believe it, so I decided to test it myself www.bbc.com/future/artic...
I hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI – and it only took 20 minutes
I found a way to make AI tell you lies – and I'm not the only one.
www.bbc.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:32 PM
"I spent 20 minutes writing an article on my personal website titled "The best tech journalists at eating hot dogs". Every word is a lie. ... Less than 24 hours later, the world's leading chatbots were blabbering about my world-class hot dog skills." Oh my god.
Six miserable weeks since the calf popped, but we are back, and slower than ever.
February 18, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Six miserable weeks since the calf popped, but we are back, and slower than ever.
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Kelly Olynyk actually is the fourth Hanson brother
February 18, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Kelly Olynyk actually is the fourth Hanson brother
The end of the Spurs’ bench now features four likable guys born in the 1990s who they hope not to play too much:
McLaughlin
Biyombo
Olynyk
Plumlee
You know another likable thing from the 1990s you wouldn’t want to play too much?
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McLaughlin
Biyombo
Olynyk
Plumlee
You know another likable thing from the 1990s you wouldn’t want to play too much?
Mmm
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For the Spurs, Mason Plumlee is basically last year's Bismack Biyombo.
Which is interesting because last year's Bismack Biyombo is still on the roster
Which is interesting because last year's Bismack Biyombo is still on the roster
February 18, 2026 at 2:37 AM
The end of the Spurs’ bench now features four likable guys born in the 1990s who they hope not to play too much:
McLaughlin
Biyombo
Olynyk
Plumlee
You know another likable thing from the 1990s you wouldn’t want to play too much?
Mmm
B
O
P
McLaughlin
Biyombo
Olynyk
Plumlee
You know another likable thing from the 1990s you wouldn’t want to play too much?
Mmm
B
O
P
The great Mike Monroe, who knew Doug Moe as well as any scribe ever did, had this obit in the can way back when he was still at the Express-News. Great stuff from him, and from Tom in keeping it up to date.
Doug Moe, who guided the Spurs to the brink of the NBA Finals in 1979 and ranks only behind Gregg Popovich in franchise history in games coached (377) and wins (177), died Tuesday after an illness. He was 87.
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Doug Moe, who coached Spurs to brink of NBA finals in 1979, dies at 87
The colorful Moe ranks second in franchise history in career wins to Gregg Popovich.
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February 17, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The great Mike Monroe, who knew Doug Moe as well as any scribe ever did, had this obit in the can way back when he was still at the Express-News. Great stuff from him, and from Tom in keeping it up to date.
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This is hilarious. First player to answer an All-Star postgame question like Gregg Popovich.
Wemby on the defensive bust that led to the World squad giving up the game-winning 3 to Barnes: “It was our second time allowing a three when we shouldn’t have…I would have expected us to be smarter there, so that was disappointing.”
February 16, 2026 at 12:56 AM
This is hilarious. First player to answer an All-Star postgame question like Gregg Popovich.
Reggie Milner just loves Wembeyana.
February 15, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Reggie Milner just loves Wembeyana.
Mom reports she was just at the H-E-B pharmacy and spoke to someone from my work. He’s such a nice young man, she says. She’s sad he’s moving to New York.
February 15, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Mom reports she was just at the H-E-B pharmacy and spoke to someone from my work. He’s such a nice young man, she says. She’s sad he’s moving to New York.
A year after a diagnosis that put his career and his franchise’s future in doubt, Wemby is an All-Star, the Spurs are contenders, and he’s totally unsurprised.
“It’s very believable,” he said.
That’s the essence of his magic. He makes the unfathomable routine:
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“It’s very believable,” he said.
That’s the essence of his magic. He makes the unfathomable routine:
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
The essence of Victor Wembanyama’s magic? ‘It’s very believable'
With Wembanyama, the unprecedented is routine, and nothing is unfathomable but failure. The last 12 months of Spurs history flew by so fast, it’s hard today to grasp the magnitude of the vibe...
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February 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
A year after a diagnosis that put his career and his franchise’s future in doubt, Wemby is an All-Star, the Spurs are contenders, and he’s totally unsurprised.
“It’s very believable,” he said.
That’s the essence of his magic. He makes the unfathomable routine:
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
“It’s very believable,” he said.
That’s the essence of his magic. He makes the unfathomable routine:
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
From our incomparable @caryclack.bsky.social:
"Ice houses are puro San Antonio. They are not only part of our history but part of our culture…
But in our beloved city, this ICE house is not welcome."
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"Ice houses are puro San Antonio. They are not only part of our history but part of our culture…
But in our beloved city, this ICE house is not welcome."
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San Antonio loves ice houses, but does not want an ICE house
Ice houses have always been a place where everyone is welcome. But in our beloved city, this ICE house is not welcome.
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February 14, 2026 at 6:47 PM
From our incomparable @caryclack.bsky.social:
"Ice houses are puro San Antonio. They are not only part of our history but part of our culture…
But in our beloved city, this ICE house is not welcome."
www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...
"Ice houses are puro San Antonio. They are not only part of our history but part of our culture…
But in our beloved city, this ICE house is not welcome."
www.expressnews.com/opinion/comm...
Put every single one of them in jail.
(I don’t mean every single person in the fight. I mean every single person who plays pickleball.)
(I don’t mean every single person in the fight. I mean every single person who plays pickleball.)
In Florida, a husband and wife playing pickleball were charged with felony battery after instigating a brawl involving 20 people that got them banned for life from a country club, the authorities said.
Florida Couple Arrested After Pickleball Match Turns into Fisticuffs
The couple, who were banned for life from a country club in Port Orange, Fla., face felony battery charges after the fight, which involved 20 people, the authorities said.
nyti.ms
February 14, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Put every single one of them in jail.
(I don’t mean every single person in the fight. I mean every single person who plays pickleball.)
(I don’t mean every single person in the fight. I mean every single person who plays pickleball.)
Realize the mileage of other scribes in other cities might have varied, but I thoroughly enjoyed Chris Paul’s six months in SA. A cantankerous old head who loved talkin’ ball.
And however big of a star Steph Castle becomes for the Spurs, it'll be owed at least in small part to his adopted uncle.
And however big of a star Steph Castle becomes for the Spurs, it'll be owed at least in small part to his adopted uncle.
February 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Realize the mileage of other scribes in other cities might have varied, but I thoroughly enjoyed Chris Paul’s six months in SA. A cantankerous old head who loved talkin’ ball.
And however big of a star Steph Castle becomes for the Spurs, it'll be owed at least in small part to his adopted uncle.
And however big of a star Steph Castle becomes for the Spurs, it'll be owed at least in small part to his adopted uncle.
Surely I’m not the only old coot who always thinks of Gene Hackman when walking by here.
February 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Surely I’m not the only old coot who always thinks of Gene Hackman when walking by here.
The night before De’Aaron Fox became the Spurs’ second All-Star, he became their competitive conscience.
It had been a long time coming.
Talked to him in SF about why he warned the Spurs not become the team every opponent wants in the playoffs.
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
It had been a long time coming.
Talked to him in SF about why he warned the Spurs not become the team every opponent wants in the playoffs.
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
Why De’Aaron Fox issued Spurs a challenge before becoming an All-Star
With the Spurs struggling against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, Fox challenged their mental toughness, then earned his second All-Star nod.
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February 12, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The night before De’Aaron Fox became the Spurs’ second All-Star, he became their competitive conscience.
It had been a long time coming.
Talked to him in SF about why he warned the Spurs not become the team every opponent wants in the playoffs.
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
It had been a long time coming.
Talked to him in SF about why he warned the Spurs not become the team every opponent wants in the playoffs.
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
Because, of course, filed this before my plane took off and then got text about Sochan’s release. Can’t say we didn’t see this coming.
27 players suited up for what turned into a Spurs rout in LA on Tuesday. Only one didn’t get into the game.
Caught up with Jeremy Sochan, who made it through the trade deadline but still might not be part of the Spurs’ future.
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
Caught up with Jeremy Sochan, who made it through the trade deadline but still might not be part of the Spurs’ future.
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
At end of the bench, does Jeremy Sochan have future with Spurs?
Between the two teams combined, 27 players suited up for a game the Spurs led by as many as 41 points. The only man in uniform who didn’t play a single minute was Sochan.
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February 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Because, of course, filed this before my plane took off and then got text about Sochan’s release. Can’t say we didn’t see this coming.
27 players suited up for what turned into a Spurs rout in LA on Tuesday. Only one didn’t get into the game.
Caught up with Jeremy Sochan, who made it through the trade deadline but still might not be part of the Spurs’ future.
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
Caught up with Jeremy Sochan, who made it through the trade deadline but still might not be part of the Spurs’ future.
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
At end of the bench, does Jeremy Sochan have future with Spurs?
Between the two teams combined, 27 players suited up for a game the Spurs led by as many as 41 points. The only man in uniform who didn’t play a single minute was Sochan.
www.expressnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:02 PM
27 players suited up for what turned into a Spurs rout in LA on Tuesday. Only one didn’t get into the game.
Caught up with Jeremy Sochan, who made it through the trade deadline but still might not be part of the Spurs’ future.
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
Caught up with Jeremy Sochan, who made it through the trade deadline but still might not be part of the Spurs’ future.
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
Reposted by Mike Finger
Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
As Art Briles’ minions used to say, truth don’t lie.
Another Ken Starr Epstein email, in which they appear to discuss Starr's interviews to become President of Baylor. Epstein says "I wish you luck...I am forever in your corner." Starr says "decision likely in...February."
Starr was announced as Baylor President on Feb. 15, 2010.
Starr was announced as Baylor President on Feb. 15, 2010.
February 10, 2026 at 8:05 PM
As Art Briles’ minions used to say, truth don’t lie.
New Carter Bryant hairstyle just dropped.
February 10, 2026 at 7:20 PM
New Carter Bryant hairstyle just dropped.
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6/ “When I arrived every night I cried and now I don’t sleep well, I felt that being here was my fault and I only wanted to be on vacation like a normal family.”
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
![Page 2 of a child’s handwritten letter, written in pencil in Spanish. Translation: “They don’t give me my diet I am vegetarian, I don’t eat well, there is no good education and I miss my best friend julieta and my grandmother and my school I already want to get to my house. Me in dilei [Dilley] am not happy please get me out of here to colombia.” Below the text is a drawing of the girl and her mother in the government-issued gray sweatsuits of the detention center.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k4jt6heuiamymgi46yeuxtpt/bafkreihpnudavq27nzelfb2kd3fjjthco7haqmhvx4zryksfbfruoxkm74@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 12:38 PM
6/ “When I arrived every night I cried and now I don’t sleep well, I felt that being here was my fault and I only wanted to be on vacation like a normal family.”
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
9-year-old Maria Antonia Guerra Montoya, detained on her way to Disney World, spent 113+ days at Dilley.
Reposted by Mike Finger
Last summer, Mitch Johnson made a teary-eyed promise on behalf of his organization to a flood-ravaged community.
Saturday, surrounded by kids who’d seen the unimaginable, Johnson reminded them he and the Spurs still are serious about keeping it.
Gift link:
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
Saturday, surrounded by kids who’d seen the unimaginable, Johnson reminded them he and the Spurs still are serious about keeping it.
Gift link:
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
February 8, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Last summer, Mitch Johnson made a teary-eyed promise on behalf of his organization to a flood-ravaged community.
Saturday, surrounded by kids who’d seen the unimaginable, Johnson reminded them he and the Spurs still are serious about keeping it.
Gift link:
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
Saturday, surrounded by kids who’d seen the unimaginable, Johnson reminded them he and the Spurs still are serious about keeping it.
Gift link:
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
Looks bleak for the Patriots on NBC, but the Turning Point USA stream has them ahead by a field goal.
February 9, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Looks bleak for the Patriots on NBC, but the Turning Point USA stream has them ahead by a field goal.