Skip Bayless -- Back on the Spurs Wagon

[Russ]

Maybe this isn't worth a new post, but I know that some have followed Skip Bayless' Spur fandom over the past few years. Last year Skip finally gave up on the team he always called "my Spurs."

This morning, however, on his ritual debate on ESPN's "First Take" Skip pointed to the Laker fan opposite him and said:


Doug, one year from today you won't be wearing any Laker pin anymore. Let me quote the great Hans Gruber(?) in "Die Hard," "We are back in business" because my Spurs, as in "we," are back in business . . .

Skip then went on to talk about how the Spurs "stole" RJ and how Blair destroyed Thabeet in Hartford and how Manu finally has a whole summer of rest.

Finally, he said, "Ths team will win the West next year."

Good to see Skip back on board and referring to the team as "my Spurs" again.

[Dex]

F Skip Bayless.

Once you jump off the bandwagon, you're 86ed.

[benefactor]

lol Skip. He is incredibly annoying but it's hard to hate someone who likes the Spurs so much.

[z0sa]

I too, liked Skip's takes until he got decisively anti-spur. I mean seriously, I know nowadays its all about that spin you put on it, but more journalists should be positive on issues rather than calling the Spurs dead in the water, for example, and at the end of the road only to be made huge fools less a month later.

[samikeyp]

f skip bayless.

Once you jump off the bandwagon, you're 86ed.

+1

[hater]

fuckin bandwagonner

[benefactor]

TBQH, I think Skip only does it because he likes to piss everyone else off...and the quickest way to do that on ESPN is to take the Spurs over the Lakers.

[GooberNuts]

pfft, he's just trying to jinx our season.

[rayray2k8]

He burned the bridge.. He should have stuck with the lakers...

[Russ]

fuckin bandwagonner

Yeah, but he's entertaining.

[bigfan]

That assclown is the type that hangs around park bathrooms.

[Strike]

Bayless is a douche despite his "my Spurs" crap.

[angelbelow]

hes not that bad. better than stuat scott.

[DBMethos]

hes not that bad. better than stuat scott.

That just goes to show you how bad BSPN is, when Bayless is considered "not bad".

[mytespurs]

I don't care for "bandwagoning" myself though it's done quite often. Speaking of bandwagon, I was reading on the sports pages how Dick Vitale aka Dicky V
was excited by the Spurs trade and the Shaq trade to the Cavs. He's already predicting a Cavs-Spurs finals rematch with the Cavs prevailing....:lol


While the RJ aquisition was an definite need and upgrade for the Spurs, I still am not ready to declare them 2010 Champs. There's too much that may happen before this can be a reality.

[manufan10]

Where's ducks at? He hates bandwagoners.

:lol

[Spursmania]

This is just the beginning of naysayers hopping back on the bandwagon. lol...

[BlackSwordsMan]

no, everytime he picks the spurs they lose

[draft87]

i have vivid memories of him getting all excited when dampier did his post game parker speach.

i wrote him this- which he obviously didn't reply to


Skip,
In regards to the NBA I usually find yr comments to be ill-informed. I don't understand why you get so animated when it's yr turn to speak because what you say makes me feel like you only watched the highlights and read the box score. I haven't cared to comment until this morning when I heard yr thoughts on Erick Dampier's statement. Dallas played well in game 1. They played poorly in game 2. "ErickA" Dampier is a numbskull for thinking the solution isn't simply to play well in game 3, to solidify their defense, and make adjustments offensively. Tony Parker looked at his team, looked at his matchup with the Mavericks, and picked up his game so they'd have a chance to win the series. That's what 4-time All-Stars/Finals MVPs do. If that guy that is on the other team and yr an any-time all star, an MVP, a 5pt/7rb starting center, or a self proclaimed, "2nd best center in the NBA behind Shaquille O'Neal" the competitive thing to do would be to step up your game to something like 15 pt, 12 rb/gm and hold Duncan from scoring 20/10 and the inevitable triple double he'll probably drop should he put in another game 7. Set that example of effort for your team and get them pumped to play perimeter D on Parker!...but instead deciding the rest of yr team won't be able to guard him and that it'll be up to you to deliver cheap fouls in lieu of good defense is a reminder that Erick Dampier has been and always will be a career underachiever. His socks roll up higher than he's ever jumped for a rebound. No matter how apathetic Dallas looked in game 2 anyone who endorses his nonsense is just as irresponsible as he. There's a difference between a "playoff hard foul" and somebody getting hurt from false hustle.

[Guajalote]

Not so sure I like the analogy of Hans Gruber. What happened to him at the end of Die Hard?:lol

[draft87]

Not so sure I like the analogy of Hans Gruber. What happened to him at the end of Die Hard?:lol


nicely put. how about somebody bitchslap bayless while shouting, "Skippee-kiyay motherf_!*@!"

[J.T.]

Where's ducks at? He hates bandwagoners.

:lol

Funny because he is one himself. (See NFL forum).

[Sigz]

Fucking Ducks, you ass shit.

[TampaDude]

Not so sure I like the analogy of Hans Gruber. What happened to him at the end of Die Hard?:lol

John McClane let him go... :lol

[Tully365]

Last I heard, Skip was headed to the men's room with Bubbles the clown, who had just pulled back into town.

[Doug Collins]

i wrote him this- which he obviously didn't reply to


Skip,
In regards to the NBA I usually find yr comments to be ill-informed.

yr? That maybe the reason he never responded.

[D-ROB 50]

Doug Collins haha you're funny.

[Whisky Dog]

FYI - Bayless and ESPN only give a shit about ratings which attracts sponsors and pays the bills. That's it. It's not personal, it's strictly business. They say what they feel makes them the most money.

[xtremesteven33]

Skip Bayless isnt a die hard Spurs fan. Never claimed to be. He just calls it like he sees it. Last year nobody picked the Spurs to win, not even die hard spurs fans. So how is he a bandwagoner???

Also, Bayless has been a Spurs apologist for a couple years now and i dont see nothing wrong with him talking against them here and there cause God knows Spurstalk does it every damn day....

[Obstructed_View]

He's not a fan, he just latches onto them to piss the other ESPN folks off. Last year they were old, thin, banged up and a complete nonfactor despite cruising through most of the season in second place in the west. It was pretty clear there was no point spending any airtime talking about them after Manu went down for good. I'm glad someone decides to be a thorn in the side of ESPN and even say the word "Spurs" on the air.

[spursncowboys]

With the crappy ESPN and their Coastal coverage, it's good for one person to be a Spurs fan. Rome won't even bring up the Spurs. Cornheiser doesn't even know where the Spurs are located, or what division they're in.

[Chillen]

Clearly the Spurs are a real threat now to win the West since Duncan, Parker and Ginobili have been getting rest after so many playoff battles. The addition of Jefferson and Blair, plus possibly signing Sheed, makes them a serious threat to win the West. For people that keep saying they are done, nope. You need to be healthy to win an NBA title, after so many playoff battles they became worn. They are recharging right now, I agree with Skip, they will be tough to beat.

[Spurs_9_20_21]

Clearly the Spurs are a real threat now to win the West since Duncan, Parker and Ginobili have been getting rest after so many playoff battles. The addition of Jefferson and Blair, plus possibly signing Sheed, makes them a serious threat to win the West. For people that keep saying they are done, nope. You need to be healthy to win an NBA title, after so many playoff battles they became worn. They are recharging right now, I agree with Skip, they will be tough to beat.
+1 :tu

[BillMc]

Skip showed his true colors the last year. The bandwagon's not slowing down for him. Hopefully it'll run right over him.

[bigfan]

John McClane let him go... :lol

Before that Derek Flint beat the crap out of him in the mens room of a seedy bar in France. (Our Man Flint)

[spursncowboys]

"Nine million terrorists in the world and I gotta kill one with feet smaller than my sister. " -John Mclain

[afireinside20]

Yea I hate Skip, fucking bandwagonner. He's the type of dumbass that likes to switch his stories around, and go back on stuff he said. Which sorta reminds me of the way Charles Barkley is now. He used to be all Spurs, picking them to win, and who can forget the Ginnnnnobilllli!!!! But like the past 2 years he's turned his back on us, and now a days seems to doubt the Spurs all the time. Has anybody else noticed that too?

[BillMc]

Yea I hate Skip, fucking bandwagonner. He's the type of dumbass that likes to switch his stories around, and go back on stuff he said. Which sorta reminds me of the way Charles Barkley is now. He used to be all Spurs, picking them to win, and who can forget the Ginnnnnobilllli!!!! But like the past 2 years he's turned his back on us, and now a days seems to doubt the Spurs all the time. Has anybody else noticed that too?

Yep. Barkley loves to talk about Duncan's "decline." I guess Charles is mad, because he's not in the discussion for best PF ever anymore.

[NewJerSpur]

Skip visits this site often.....I'm serious.

I have no overall problem with him....he's pulled for the Seahawks on various occasions as well so he's cool in that regard. That covers all of my teams, lol. He's also the only one who has the balls to call LeBron out on stuff, even when he over does it for effect.

[afireinside20]

Yep. Barkley loves to talk about Duncan's "decline." I guess Charles is mad, because he's not in the discussion for best PF ever anymore.

David Stern and TNT must be paying him to downtalk the Spurs, and hype other teams. :lmao

[clubalien]

Yea I hate Skip, fucking bandwagonner. He's the type of dumbass that likes to switch his stories around, and go back on stuff he said. Which sorta reminds me of the way Charles Barkley is now. He used to be all Spurs, picking them to win, and who can forget the Ginnnnnobilllli!!!! But like the past 2 years he's turned his back on us, and now a days seems to doubt the Spurs all the time. Has anybody else noticed that too?


could it be because he isn;t a homer and the spurs have got older, worse.

Seriously besides a Detroit lion fan would would pick them for the super bowl.

I think this playoffs showed that with a injuried manu and a no name center we weren't elite. Winning over nonspurs fans to say we have a chance at a title just isn't going to happen with that type of team.

They aren't bandwagoning they are just saying who the contenders are.

[exstatic]

F Skip Bayless.

Once you jump off the bandwagon, you're 86ed.

+1

Skip is a douche of the highest order.

[Udokafan05]

Skip is not bad, and atleast he does bring attention to the spurs since no one else will. He calls out the big names, and he does usually stick to his statements. He jumped on the hornets wagon last year, but he is just calling it as he sees it.

[howbouthemspurs]

Fuck that bitch

[Sniper]

LOL "Flip" Bayless getting owned by Jalen Rose.

t80OkF8fpw8

[Obstructed_View]

If the Spurs suck and have no realistic chance to win a title I'm not sure why an analyst is required to say that they do and make himself look like a fool. The point at which Skip said the Spurs were done, they were.

[scottspurs]

yr? That maybe the reason he never responded.

Doug Collins :lmao:lol:downspin::rollin:lmao