Flashback Friday: Spurs vs Wolves - 1st Round, Game 1 (2001)

[Proxy]

announcers rooting for minny it seems, but jesus christ these announcers are so much better than the we have now

[Mr. Body]

Yep. DA thought he was too good for the Spurs and faded into oblivion after he left for greener pastures. KL's uncle should look at DA before wanting to pull Kawhi from the System.

If there's any truth to that rumor.

I mean, the guy played 11 seasons, so I have to give him some credit, although he barely moved the needle in any significant way.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Juwan did us a solid. There would have been no money for Manu had they kept DA at market value.

That '01 team was gutless worms in the most profound way... don't know if ST was around but this team folded like a quivering pink vagina in the cold whenever there was adversity or purple and gold jerseys anywhere in sight.

'01 and '11 seasons were actually very similar in a lot of ways

[Mr. Body]

That '01 team was gutless worms in the most profound way... don't know if ST was around but this team folded like a quivering pink vagina in the cold whenever there was adversity or purple and gold jerseys anywhere in sight.

'01 and '11 seasons were actually very similar in a lot of ways

The '01 Spurs could barely get the ball over the timeline against the Lakers pressure. Drafting Parker changed everything, at least in that regard.

[phxspurfan]

"San Antonio lead the league in average attendance"

back when this city was hungry for championships.

and is it just me, the mic system, or what? that crowd is loud as !

The city was that crazy during/right after 99. I remember rolling around with 2 car flags. Haven't even seen a car flag in awhile.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

The '01 Spurs could barely get the ball over the timeline against the Lakers pressure. Drafting Parker changed everything, at least in that regard.

Our guard rotation was horrid in that little era (old AJ/Daniels/injured DA/old Porter, Kerr who was just a shooter by that point), true, but Parker consistently curled into the fetal position against the kobe era Lakers pretty much his entire career.

[MaNu4Tres]

Juwan did us a solid. There would have been no money for Manu had they kept DA at market value.

You mean Rasho and Malik would have been traded sooner or Rashos never would have been given 48 million.

Spurs would have paid Manu before them 2.

Spurs actually low balled Derek and offered 28 mil over 4 yrs.. oppose to the 6 yr 48 mil dollar deal he got from Portland.

Derek had to take that because he worried about his knee.

[MaNu4Tres]

He didn't want to be here and was gone at first opportunity.

That's not accurate.

He wanted to be here, but Spurs low balled him by offering 28 million. Him being worried about his knee, he had to take Portland offer.

[MaNu4Tres]

"San Antonio lead the league in average attendance"

back when this city was hungry for championships.

and is it just me, the mic system, or what? that crowd is loud as !

More seats as Alamodome had double the amount of seats as ATT, a lot of cheaper options too.

Several playoff games in the dome had 34K+ in attendance.

[Arcadian]

ing awesome. Let us know if you find any more.

[Thomas82]

ing awesome. Let us know if you find any more.

I'll do my best to keep them coming.

[SnakeBoy]

This is the playoff opener against the Wolves in 2001. The Spurs won this one 87-82, and of course this was one of the many legendary battles that Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett had. Here are their stat lines from the game:

Tim Duncan: 33 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal
Kevin Garnett: 25 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steal, 1 block





***I wasn't able to find the highlight clips for people with time constraints.***

For a brief second I was thinking Manu looks in better shape now before I realized different bald white guy.

[Thomas82]

For a brief second I was thinking Manu looks in better shape now before I realized different bald white guy.

You must be talking about Danny Ferry.

[YGWHI]

Thanks Thomas82 Your threads are always amazing

The city was that crazy during/right after 99. I remember rolling around with 2 car flags. Haven't even seen a car flag in awhile.

This made me wonder how was the attendance in 2001...Well, Spurs were #1 in the whole league.

http://www.espn.com/nba/attendance/_/year/2001

I know this is a stat that depends on many variables but they're #12 in 2018...

http://www.espn.com/nba/attendance

[MaNu4Tres]

Thanks Thomas82 Your threads are always amazing


This made me wonder how was the attendance in 2001...Well, Spurs were #1 in the whole league.

http://www.espn.com/nba/attendance/_/year/2001

I know this is a stat that depends on many variables but they're #12 in 2018...

http://www.espn.com/nba/attendance

The Alamodome could seat over 37K people. Basic supply/demand principles as there were cheaper and more affordable seats available because of how many there were. That was a big reason why Spurs led in attendance when they played at the dome.

Now I think the max capacity is right over 18,700K at the AT&T.

If you go back, Spurs ranked 11th in 2003 and always have been between 9th and 14th the past 15 years in the smaller AT&T.

Not hard to figure out.

[YGWHI]

Not hard to figure out.

I've said "many variables" capacity is obvious one of them.

But people talked in this thread about how many fans were, crowd's loud...I wanted to know what were the numbers then and now.

[MaNu4Tres]

I've said "many variables" capacity is obvious one of them.

But people talked in this thread about how many fans were, crowd's loud...I wanted to know what were the numbers. And how it is now.

During the playoffs at the dome, over 35K people would fill the Alamodome. So of course it was louder.

[YGWHI]

During the playoffs at the dome, over 35K people would fill the Alamodome. So of course it was louder.

Which is fantastic. But also they talked about the whole year, that's why I wanted to know the stats about attendence that season.

[MaNu4Tres]

Which is fantastic. But also they talked about the whole year, that's why I wanted to know the stats about attendence that season.

I went to many regular seasons games during those years as a 12-16 yr old kid. Me and my buddies would buy 7 dollar tickets.

I don't remember it being really loud unless it was a big game on TNT or NBC. With those games the attendance would always be up.

Most games vs. middle of the road or bad teams, you could buy 7 dollar tickets and move down to the bottom 10 rows by halftime with no real problems as there were always empty seats. I was a kid then and this was a norm for us.

[DJR210]

NBA on NBC presentation is God Tier IMO

[YGWHI]

I went to many regular seasons games during those years. I don't remember it being really loud unless it was a big game on TNT or NBC. With those games the attendance would always be up.

I was 6 years old when they played this game...Just remember a few things about those playoffs, some specif memories related to my dad a die-hard Spurs fan...Happy times.

[Dverde]

He still holds the record for reverse layups by a 7 footer

[Thomas82]

I was 6 years old when they played this game...Just remember a few things about those playoffs, some specif memories related to my dad a die-hard Spurs fan...Happy times.

Man, you make me feel old!! I was 21 when this game was played.

[vander]

TNT/ESPN need to bring Bob Costas in to train the incompetent commentators they have

[YGWHI]

Man, you make me feel old!! I was 21 when this game was played.

Nah...Age is just other "variable".

A man is as old as he feels. You have the ability, desire and energy to wok in these threads that are always amazing...I would say you're younger than me and many of my friends.

Again, thanks for taking the time to make these great threads.