Mike Finger

@mikefinger

San Antonio Express-News sports columnist. Stretch four. Digit.

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Reading this during what’s apparently a rolling blackout because it’s hot outside in Texas and we sacrificed our lights and AC to throw out the welcome mat for the worst businesses on Earth.

ERCOT has been predicting that a growing population and commercial expansion, especially the boom in data centers, will lead to a string of records for peak demand.
RELATED: Texas power demand to more than quadruple by 2032 as data center boom rolls on, ERCOT says
The grid operator earlier projected this

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jul 20

Every person in this photo is named Mike. (An eighth Mike sprained his wrist and had to leave early.)

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jul 10

Victor Wembanyama could have signed an extension worth $302MM, and instead chose to help the Spurs out by signing one for $252MM, and it made me think of this Chappelle explanation of giant dollar amounts.

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jul 9

At the risk of ensuring I’ll never attract a big-money podcast sponsorship by acknowledging this: These sites are evil.

FanDuel’s intention, Thompson’s attorneys allege, was for Thompson to believe that Morgan was his friend.

Their exchanges often returned to Thompson’s betting activity. Morgan encouraged him to place more wagers, even when he showed signs of financial strain, the lawsuit states.

Morgan is named as a defendant in Thompson’s lawsuit. Her attorney could not be reached for comment.

In late December 2022, after Thompson had suffered more losses, Morgan texted him: “Are we gonna take a little break and start fresh in the New Year?”

“I’ll try,” Thompson wrote back, adding a smiley face symbol.

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jul 2

One of the most important columns I’ve ever written: After making the NBA Finals with a young team built around an emerging superstar, this is why the Spurs SHOULD NOT trade Victor Wembanyama for Jimmy Butler. www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

Did anyone at the Dallas Morning News ever warn the Mavericks not to trade Dončić for a washed-up Anthony Davis? Did anyone at the Boston Globe ever warn the Celtics not to trade Brown for a washed-up Paul George? Maybe if they would have, those deals could have been stopped.

See, I’m just looking out for my readers here. You know, trying to provide a community service. Isn’t that what journalism is supposed to be about?

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jun 23

Finally.

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jun 14

Another day of readin’ email.

I am 6 feet tall my wife is 5’2”. If we player basketball my elbows will always be somewhere near her head if she guarded me.

I wish the NBA went back to basketball in stead of street fights or stroll down the court. What happened to too many steps?

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jun 14

Knicks scoring like it’s 1999.

1999 NBA Finals, Game 2
Spurs 80, Knicks 67

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jun 12

This email is 1,300 words long.

Mr. Finger,

I want to be clear upfront — I am not a conspiracy theorist.

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jun 11

Took almost four playoff rounds of plane trips but finished this hidden gem by an up-and-comer. Not sure if it’ll catch on, but let’s make it a #FingerSummerBeachPick

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Crime and Punishment

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jun 11

Will not soon forget the guy next to press row screaming, “Oh my God!” over and over again, until well after this clip ended. It was as good of a lede as any.

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jun 11

NEW YORK - De' Aaron Fox had to know what was back there, right behind him:
A stubborn team that wouldn't go away.
The swift approach of crushing heartbreak, accompanied by searing regret.
And OG Anunoby, soaring high while closing fast.
"I just thought I'd be able to outrun 'em," Fox said.
But he could not. The Spurs could not. And it's hard now to imagine how they'll get over this.
Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday was not the type of fight in which the loser shrugs his shoulders, dusts himself off and moves on. Once the Spurs discovered a new generation of demons by blowing a 29-point lead, and once the Knicks awakened Madison Square Garden by making that lead disappear, it became clear that whichever side that fell short in the end was going to forfeit a piece of its soul.

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jun 10

Yes I understand nuance and context but the South Texan in me just chortled so hard.

Theater District: 74 degrees, H: 83, L: 69.

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Heat Advisory

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jun 9

John Prine:

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jun 9

This Wembanyama self-evaluation of his artwork reminded me of something:

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jun 8

One of those sky boxes across the way seems to be extra-secure.

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jun 6

Wrote about Game 2, Wemby, and the difficulty of quantifying a lost opportunity. www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

After he passed the ball to a teammate who wasn't looking, and after he missed the shot he could have made in his sleep, Victor Wembanyama finished his night the way he always does.

He walked to the back corner of the Spurs locker room, by the entrance to the showers, and stepped on a high-tech scale.

To calculate what he'd lost.

The red digital readout did not account for everything. Pounds, ounces and body-fat percentage can be measured. Opportunity tends to be harder to quantify, especially once it's slipped from your fingers and off the back of the rim.

To be sure, Wembanyama will have lots of others, and so will the Spurs, even after Friday's 105-104 loss to the New York Knicks in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center. But it might be a while before they fully realize how much they could have gained with one more basket, or how often their older selves will wonder what might have changed if they had one play to do over again.

"Yeah, I threw that one away," Wembanyama said. "I messed up."

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jun 6

Still on my bs. But decided on a different angle tonight.

Usual empty parking lot. But this time my car is behind me.

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jun 6

Get the guy you want with the shot you want. Make or miss.

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jun 4

Back on my bs.

My car is farther away this time because it’s the Finals but you can still see it.

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jun 4

In case non-Texan political pundits needed further evidence that potato-and-egg is a time-honored #PuroSanAntonio taco option, fans can get one for free if the Spurs win Game 1.

Video board in Frost Bank Center at NBA Finals. Fans get a free potato-and-egg taco (or bean-and-cheese) if Spurs win.

Mike Finger@mikefinger· Jun 1

Non-hoops milestone alert. My streak of extreme dorkiness now is long enough to honor America’s birth.

Mike Finger@mikefinger· May 29

I really gotta stop doing this.

Mike Finger@mikefinger· May 25

Mike Finger@mikefinger· May 25

I gotta stop doing this.

My car. It’s still here. Way, way back there.

Mike Finger@mikefinger· May 20

I know OKC is in the bible belt but this censorship is out of control.

Mike Finger@mikefinger· May 19

Almost forgot: Shot this last night for posterity’s sake. You can zoom in on Wemby watching on the far left.

Mike Finger@mikefinger· May 19

Wemby’s 14-point first-half shot chart is dang near Zion-esque.