Stop and smell the roses

[J.T.]

better then those colts teams huh

Ducks still massively butthurt that Peyton Manning won those 2008 and 2009 MVPs over Philip Rivers

[Spurs Brazil]

Great post.

This run has been fun, especially after the Jax trade

[Drachen]

I'm only posting here to add one more person who

earned this Spur by being an original member of Spurstalk.com

aaaand another.

Also, lol at people arguing past the OP since it flew right over their head.

[UnWantedTheory]

I've been rolling & bathing in the roses all season. Great post.

[Manu20]

You know you are a spoiled Spurs fan when you see other teams play and think to yourself what is wrong with their offense?? lol

[z0sa]

It's funny how few 'fans' wanted to do that at the start of the season.

[Yuixafun]

You know you are a spoiled Spurs fan when you see other teams play and think to yourself what is wrong with their offense?? lol

That was me watching the Knicks vs Heat on Sunday

[objective]

Everything has been, well, wonderful since RJ got canned and the new pieces brought in.

It's almost like I've been living in a dream world, where I was getting everything I've ever wanted the Spurs to do these last few years.

Get RJ out of uniform. Play Splitter more and now with Diaw, Bonner and Blair are on the back burner. Play young guys over busted old scrubs (Finley, Udoka, Centerpiece, Mason, RJ) . . . and here the Spurs are, starting Leonard and Green.

I've felt a soothing calm ever since Blair was removed from the starting line-up, that combined with wretched RJ being gone, has made this last month or among the most pleasant I've ever had as a Spurs fan.

[Quiet Strength]

This season has been awesome. Watching the young guys develop.. getting rid of rj and getting sj back.. duncan stepping it up to a level we havent seen in several years. This team has been fun to watch. Hopefully they finish with a

[stéphane]

Had to post just to acknowledge Shoog's post.

I raise a child now and am getting married so it's been hard to watch Spurs ball in the middle of the night.
But right now, it's so beautifull, it's like I want to be drawn in there and play with these players who play as one.
It's touching and beautifull, that's true basketball.

[Jimcs50]

When the Spurs are in LA for next two series, they can smell the roses, cuz there are a ton of them around LA.

Nice post Shoog. I forgot about you, since I have been on a hiatus for the last 4 years or so. Good to see you again.

[TD 21]

Really good post. I'm as competitive as humanly possible and probably nitpick as much as humanly possible too, but even I relented last night. I wasn't even the slightest bit concerned that they were losing that game. Maybe it was the massive lead/lack of time remaining, maybe it was my lack of confidence in the Jazz, the 3-0 series lead, the insane run this team has been on, or maybe it was all of the above, but as ugly as those final 8 or so minutes were, I gave the team a pass. It says something about the disparity of the two teams, no question, but that was about as bad as you'll see this team and they still won and they won in the fashion that people have claimed they haven't been capable of since their heyday.

I've been saying it for a while. Barring injury, it's going to take an out-out-their-mind performance from Bynum or James to keep this team from winning the championship. But whether this incredible run ends in a championship or not, I can already say that this is the most aesthetically pleasing basketball I've ever witnessed.

[phxspurfan]

I also just wanted to post in this thread and say that the Spurs, this year, have made me feel like they did back in the early 2000s. I'm so proud to be a fan with the way they run their ball club. I just wish I lived in SATown so I could get more tickets to their games. It's no wonder why the players say it's a family, because even to huge fans like us, we feel like a part of it.

[Budkin]

Getting JAX and Diaw changed everything... I just want to see them go all the way.

[dav4463]

If there are any leftover NBA fans who still think the Spurs are boring......then they are just flat out Stupid!

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

Then I had a moment at some point...I can't tell you exactly when but it was one of those vintage nights where the Big 3 shined and all felt right again. In that moment of splendor I realized something terrible. I realized that the day was coming when I would no longer get to see nights like this. The Big 3 would go away and all I would have was memories captured on film and placed on a medium of media. The starting over I used to so strongly desire now terrified me.

It was then that I made the decision that I would take whatever good I could get out of these final seasons and let the rest fall by the wayside. No matter the situation, I would shrug off all the bad just to have those small glimpses of good that I knew I needed to appreciate while there was still time. Little did I know that somewhere along the way the Spurs would do something improbable in my mind...they would once again become contenders. They would find the pieces to help them rise from the ashes and go once more unto the breach.

Excellently put!

[Guru of Nothing]

I'm with you fellas.

...cant seem to make it skip the first 11 seconds of the clip.

[ALVAREZ6]

All we need now is ... NO LIMIT ARMY COMMANDER to make their return.

Great post, and yes, I think the no limit army commander needs to return.

[bonesinaz]

Great post, and yes, I think the no limit army commander needs to return.

[Kamnik]

Awsome write up!

[TheTruth]

Love this thread. Lot's of posters I miss reading showing up.

[Brazil]

I'm enjoying the ride. I saw 99% of the spurs games this season, great run so far. Not making the WCF would be a disappointment, better than that is just bonus at this point.

[benefactor]

I'm enjoying the ride. I saw 99% of the spurs games this season, great run so far. Not making the WCF would be a disappointment, better than that is just bonus at this point.

I was so mad about the lockout that I almost decided not to get League Pass.

Best decision I never made.

[Brazil]

I was so mad about the lockout that I almost decided not to get League Pass.

Best decision I never made.

It seems I chose the right year to move to the US and get LP

[DAF86]

All I can say is that I'm very grateful for firstrowsports.

[slick'81]

great year!! after spurs got bounced in rnd1 i appreciated the sweep of utah and another 50 win season alot more

[Morphgizmo]

So far, so good.

[ShoogarBear]

[Axe Murderer]

great, GREAT post Shoog!



I just sacrificed my first born to you. It should come in the mail by next week

[Slomo]

Nice bump!