Finley cites one difference between Spurs & Celtics

[SenorSpur]

OK. I know the last thing this forum needs is yet another Michael Finley thread, however I couldn't resist posting this juicy little tidbit, courtesy of ESPN Insider. This is Finley's response to a question about the differences between his old team and his new one. I'll be curious to see the reaction from the masses.

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/features/rumors

Less teaching, more talking

After his first full-squad practice in Boston, former Spurs guard Michael Finley had this to say to the Herald about the differences in his old team versus his new team:

"A lot of talking -- trash talking, I guess," Finley said. "It's a lot more aggressiveness, a lot more of just letting the players go out and play, a lot less teaching than we had in San Antonio."

[Whisky Dog]

Wait, the celtics are more thug ass ghetto than the Spurs? Is that a surprise?

[all_heart]

Whatever works for your team I guess. My guess was RJ was not a student athlete! :lol

[greyforest]

GTdis8XsLWI

[weebo]

That's been the reason the Spurs have had long term success. The players are being taught how to play the right way. Kudos to Pop and the rest of the coaching staff for recognizing that even in the NBA the players still need to learn how to play the game.

[ezzizle]

GTdis8XsLWI

happens all the time during competitive sports.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Congrats Finley, you've got somewhere your bitch ass should feel at home.

[Technique]

Congrats Finley, you've got somewhere your bitch ass should feel at home.

I don't think that's true, Finley is a professional and I'm sure he misses the atmosphere with the Spurs.

[duhoh]

n*gga hush

[Stringer_Bell]

LOL finley realizing he made a big mistake.

It was a good decision for us since it forced us to sign Cedric, who without a doubt is funner to watch than Finley's greedy geriatric ass.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I don't think that's true, Finley is a professional and I'm sure he misses the atmosphere with the Spurs.

Look, you can buy into the PR image of him being the lonely class veteran leaving Dallas to go get a ring with a classy organization. That's fine.

The simple matter is everything with how he left this organization, said he wanted to go to a contender, felt he should be playing, etc. shows him to be a punk ass.

I hope he and the rest of the Celts get teabagged in round 1 in the east.

[SenorSpur]

What I can't decipher is whether this is an indictment against the old team or the new one?

Whatever the case, I hope he does have regrets.

Meanwhile, I like the look, feel and energy of the younger guys that are getting time. I always thought there were better options for the Spurs than him, and nothing that has transpired since he's left, has changed my opinion. Don't miss him one bit.

[mfanatic]

So basically he just says that the Celtics are a bunch of black neanderthals IE: Kevin, Perkins, Wallace, Etc. that don't learn and just go out and play "tough", yet have slipped significantly in the standings. Good job Fin.

[whottt]

Whereever Finley's at is the place to be.


No one turns his team into a winner like Michael "the 100th blow" Finley.



Dude simply has "it".


Celtics obviously need the leader that is Michael Finley and he is immediately stepping up to the task.


This is always benficial to Michael Finley's teams. Always.

[Mel_13]

Whatever the case, I hope he does have regrets.

Meanwhile, I like the look, feel and energy of the younger guys that are getting time. I always thought there were better options for the Spurs than him, and nothing that has transpired since he's left, has changed my opinion. Don't miss him one bit.

Pretty much. He must have regrets. The Parker injury could have very well thrust him back into the rotation, if not into the starting line-up. The combination of his departure and Tony's injury created opportunities for others (Malik, Jackson, and perhaps Temple) to demonstrate what they can do. That's good for the Spurs.

Finley spent 15 years crafting the classy, professional persona. The ultimate corporate player choosing the ultimate corporate team and winning a ring. Fooled lots of folks. Fooled me. Now he gets to serve out the remainder of this season, and probably his career, with a group that is the antithesis of that carefully crafted image.

[Silverheart80]

Since Fin departed, I see a team playing loose, playing team defense, and looking like they enjoy playing together. Fin's horrific D played havoc with our rotations and long rebounds off his misses were great at igniting opposing fast breaks. He helped us in '07, but those days are gone. I don't miss him, harbor no ill feelings, but he's just another NBA baller that isn't a Spur. I don't really care what he thinks about the Celts. I'm over it.

Hairston + Jackson >>> Fin.

Win.

[spursncowboys]

Look, you can buy into the PR image of him being the lonely class veteran leaving Dallas to go get a ring with a classy organization. That's fine.

The simple matter is everything with how he left this organization, said he wanted to go to a contender, felt he should be playing, etc. shows him to be a punk ass.

I hope he and the rest of the Celts get teabagged in round 1 in the east.

He's a competitor and clearly was not in the spurs plans. he moved on. publicly he stated that the spurs were still contenders and that is all you can ask a public figure to do.

[Mr Bones]

It's kinda fun to watch grown men on the internet get so emotional over a bench player leaving for more playing time.

[NZ Spurs]

I don't think many of them are "grown"

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Whatever, I'm glad he is gone. So many young guys in the lineup now have a craving to play.

[J.T.]

lmao finley

[crc21209]

Anyone could've said that...tell us something we dont know Fin...:lol

[Big P]

Thats great mike...actually its brilliant...your just a bandwagonning bitch mike

[PublicOption]

now for some more obvious news.

water is wet.

[lefty]

Dear Mike Finley,

I'll tell you what the difference btwn the Spurs and Celtics is:



You won a ring with the Spurs.
You'll never win a ring with the Celtics; they are done

[silverblackfan]

Since Fin departed, I see a team playing loose, playing team defense, and looking like they enjoy playing together. Fin's horrific D played havoc with our rotations and long rebounds off his misses were great at igniting opposing fast breaks. He helped us in '07, but those days are gone. I don't miss him, harbor no ill feelings, but he's just another NBA baller that isn't a Spur. I don't really care what he thinks about the Celts. I'm over it.

Hairston + Jackson >>> Fin.

Win.
+1 but I would say Hairston > Fin today and even more of a gap as Malik gets playing time.
Nothing against Finley, but glad to see him go to free up Pop to play guys like Malik and Jackson.

[timtonymanu]

I believe the Celtics have only won once since Finley has played for them.

Again the Finley effect still works.

[Rick18]

now for some more obvious news.

water is wet.

Apparently the sky is blue as well.

[ezzizle]

It's kinda fun to watch grown men on the internet get so emotional over a bench player leaving for more playing time.

lol seriously

[Shastafarian]

Celtics are 2-3 with Finley

Spurs are 6-1 since releasing him

[duhoh]

kinda seemed like a lateral move for finley

[whottt]

Celtics are 2-3 with Finley

Spurs are 6-1 since releasing him

Just think of what we would be if we had never signed him and turned into the Mavs :tu

[Shastafarian]

Just think of what we would be if we had never signed him and turned into the Mavs :tu

what?

[Sean Cagney]

Congrats Finley, you've got somewhere your bitch ass should feel at home.

So how did he act thug and talk trash when he was here or in Dallas even? Are you serious? Finley is a good guy, just because he is on that team now doesn't make him any different than when he was here.
what?

I didn't get that either, maybe he means got better without him? We won a title with him though in 07 so that pretty much made no sense at all spite me trying to figure out what he said above.

[Shastafarian]

I didn't get that either, maybe he means got better without him? We won a title with him though in 07 so that pretty much made no sense at all spite me trying to figure out what he said above.

He's an idiot. Don't worry too much about it.

[Rogue]

his old team is now way past its optimum period of chasing championship while the new crew seems to have a couple more years for championship runs. The Spurs now only have one superstar in Duncan himself but the Celtics have 3 of his caliber, together with the solid support Fin may probably bring in the Celtics are quite clearly a favorite for championship, even more likely to win it than Cavs despite the stats in regular season. Actually nothing has ever been a bigger matter for Fin than winning championship rings and it was for this reasons he joined Spurs a couple years ago when the league's best team was the San Antonio spurs or at least the Spurs were one of the bests in that era. What a snobby bitch Fin is.

[whottt]

what?

It's like when you left SpursReport to come to SpursTalk :tu

[ShoogarBear]

Because he is a black man, almost all black men have tattoos all over their bodies, just look at the NBA. Birdman obviously missed the memo..


So basically he just says that the Celtics are a bunch of black neanderthals IE: Kevin, Perkins, Wallace, Etc. that don't learn and just go out and play "tough", yet have slipped significantly in the standings. Good job Fin.

You seem to have a bit of an obsession.

[Shastafarian]

It's like when you left SpursReport to come to SpursTalk :tu

:lol Your go-to move. I'll try not to insult your Sarah this time.

[Danny.Zhu]

Say whatever you want to say guys. But you have to admit Celtics is a better team than us right now.

[Mel_13]

Say whatever you want to say guys. But you have to admit Celtics is a better team than us right now.

Their record is two games better while playing in the weakest division in the NBA. Since Christmas the Celts are 18-19, the Spurs are 24-14.

[Obstructed_View]

Say whatever you want to say guys. But you have to admit Celtics is a better team than us right now.

Uh, no. Boston is a game and a half ahead of the Spurs. They have ZERO teams in their division that have a winning record. The Spurs have one team in their division with a losing record.

[baseline bum]

I have no idea why anyone considers the Celtics relevant anymore. The entire team core aside from Rondo has slipped tremendously this season, with Garnett's decline the most obvious. You combine that with an awful bench and bad rebounding and they're a lesser clone of the 2008-09 Spurs. They'd never make it out of the first round if they played in the West.

[whottt]

:lol Your go-to move. I'll try not to insult your Sarah this time.

The truth is never a "go-to move". You say that as if it is something that can become cliched or passe when it cannot. As if it is something with style points, when it is not.

In 1 million bc a turd stunk just as it does now, the saying of so should not be labeled as any kind of "move" for it is a miscategorization of what is being done. Style points be damned.

[Shastafarian]

The truth is never a "go-to move". You say that as if it is something that can become cliched or passe when it cannot. As if it is something with style points, when it is not.

In 1 million bc a turd stunk just as it does now, the saying of so should not be labeled as any kind of "move" for it is a miscategorization of what is being done. Style points be damned.

QhTiJEYqqY8

Why don't you go into further detail in explaining how not signing Michael Finley would not only have turned the Spurs into the Mavs, but also how it relates to someone posting at spursreport and spurstalk? We eagerly await your prose.

[whottt]

QhTiJEYqqY8

Why don't you go into further detail in explaining how not signing Michael Finley would not only have turned the Spurs into the Mavs, but also how it relates to someone posting at spursreport and spurstalk? We eagerly await your prose.

Simple really. We signed Finley and turned into the Mavs just like you started posting here and we became like SpursReport.

And if anything proves my point, it's that you had to have that explained to you.

To be fair, Blake has made humongous contributions as well. :tu


Let me know if you need further clarification...always here to help.

[Shastafarian]

Just think of what we would be if we had never signed him and turned into the Mavs :tu


Simple really. We signed Finley and turned into the Mavs just like you started posting here and we became like SpursReport. Ah I see. So basically you just fail at english. Makes sense now


And if anything proves my point, it's that you had to have that explained to you. I needed it explained because you were contradicting yourself without realizing it. :rollin


To be fair, Blake has made humongous contributions as well. :tu
You sure do have an obsession with people who used to post there.


Let me know if you need further clarification...always here to help.
I'll probably need it in the future seeing as how you can't put together coherent thoughts.

[GSH]

a lot less teaching than we had in San Antonio."


Maybe Finly thinks that after 35 years in the league, nobody can teach him anything. Pop sure as hell couldn't teach him defense.

[SequSpur]

who fuckin cares...

Finley is gone, Pop is a fuckin idiotic control freak pompous ass bitch.

what else?

[Sean Cagney]

I have no idea why anyone considers the Celtics relevant anymore. The entire team core aside from Rondo has slipped tremendously this season, with Garnett's decline the most obvious. You combine that with an awful bench and bad rebounding and they're a lesser clone of the 2008-09 Spurs. They'd never make it out of the first round if they played in the West.Garnett has fallen off bigtime at the same age as Tim! I noticed that alot this year, last year was the beginning of it! He fell off BIGTIME!

[gospursgojas]

Fin will fit right in...

Member that time he talked shit ti jj barea when he blocked all 5'2 of his shot?

[raspsa]

What I can't decipher is whether this is an indictment against the old team or the new one?

Whatever the case, I hope he does have regrets.

Meanwhile, I like the look, feel and energy of the younger guys that are getting time. I always thought there were better options for the Spurs than him, and nothing that has transpired since he's left, has changed my opinion. Don't miss him one bit.

I think Finley was paying a compliment to the Spurs. It must be a culture shock to be in Boston.

[whottt]

Ah I see. So basically you just fail at english. Makes sense now

There was nothing grammatically incorrect about that statement. I make no effort to ensure grammatical correctness on a message board(quite the contrary in fact) and feel extremely sorry for those pathetically stupid enough for such a thing to be a required necessity in order to comprehend simple statements, but there was certainly nothing wrong with that statement.




I needed it explained because you were contradicting yourself without realizing it. :rollin

I wasn't contradicting myself, and even if I was, it's you that's too stupid to understand. The limited ability to comprehend is all yours.

You notice, even the other guy who struggled with impaired comprehension was able to leap to the only logical conclusion, whereas you could not for it is a leap you are totally incapable of making.




You sure do have an obsession with people who used to post there.

:lmao Says the guy who had a sig devoted to me for 2 years.


In the sense you mean(no explanation needed btw), not really. In fact I wasn't even aware it was you I was quoting and and simply liked the stats you posted. However because you are an idiot with a near total lack of brain elasticity, who can't understand why what I said was in fact absolutely correct and are in need of explaining the obvious even if it was not, we now find outselves engaged in a stupid discussion.

However I will admit to having a strong disdain for suck. I didn't like it when Finley brought it my team and turned them into the Mavs, and I didn't like it when you came to ST...but I wouldn't call it an obsession.

Figure it out. SR sucked when you were there, now you are here and the suck factor has increased.

I suppose that could be unfair on my part...it does ask the broader philosophical question, is it fair of one to expect suck to be self aware it is suck?

I mean even if suck were capable of self awareness, wouldn't the fact that it is suck, by the very definition of suck, preclude the expectation of self awareness on the part of suck? I mean that it would not be self aware even if it were capable of self awareness, simply because it is suck, definitely sounds like the more expectable expectation.





I'll probably need it in the future.

And I don't have a doubt about that. Frequently too.

[Obstructed_View]

I totally missed this version of whottt. I'm feeling the SPAM already. :toast

[Shastafarian]

There was nothing grammatically incorrect about that statement. I make no effort to ensure grammatical correctness on a message board(quite the contrary in fact) and feel extremely sorry for those pathetically stupid enough for such a thing to be a required necessity in order to comprehend simple statements, but there was certainly nothing wrong with that statement. So did the Spurs turn into the Mavs by signing Finley or would they have turned into the Mavs if they had not signed him. Answer the question Palin-fan08.






I wasn't contradicting myself, Yeah, you were.

and even if I was, it's you that's too stupid to understand. The limited ability to comprehend is all yours. :lol "It's not my fault I'm an idiot" - whottt



:lmao Says the guy who had a sig devoted to me for 2 years. I did what now? I think you're fantasizing again.



In the sense you mean(no explanation needed btw), not really. In fact I wasn't even aware it was you I was quoting and and simply liked the stats you posted. However because you are an idiot with a near total lack of brain elasticity, who can't understand why what I said was in fact absolutely correctWe're still figuring out what you were trying to say since you contradicted yourself later on.

and are in need of explaining the obvious even if it was not, we now find outselves engaged in a stupid discussion.A stupid discussion brought on by your insecurities.


However I will admit to having a strong disdain for suck.Yet you're in love with Sarah Palin. Curious.

I didn't like it when Finley brought it my team and turned them into the Mavs, and I didn't like it when you came to ST...but I wouldn't call it an obsession. We finally get an answer! So this statement: "Just think of what we would be if we had never signed him and turned into the Mavs" really should have been "Just think of what we would be if we hadn't turned into the Mavs by signing him" Was that so hard? Oh you're also an idiot since we won a title with him and the Mavs currently have none. Explain the similarities between the Spurs team after 2006 and the Mavs. We again eagerly await your prose.


Figure it out. SR sucked when you were there, now you are here and the suck factor has increased. lol I guess I'm the suck factor then. My bad whottt. I know we can't all be janitors.


I suppose that could be unfair on my part...it does ask the broader philosophical question, is it fair of one to expect suck to be self aware it is suck? Surely not or you'd smell it all over you.


I mean even if suck were capable of self awareness, wouldn't the fact that it is suck, by the very definition of suck, preclude the expectation of self awareness on the part of suck? I mean that it would not be self aware even if it were capable of self awareness, simply because it is suck, definitely sounds like the more expectable expectation.
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And I don't have a doubt about that. Frequently too.Are you gonna get sand in your vagina again and proclaim that you're ignoring me? That was fun.

[lennyalderette]

Say whatever you want to say guys. But you have to admit Celtics is a better team than us right now.
actually no we dont because they are in fact a shittier team!! do you watch spurs games?? we will go further than they will in the playoffs

[jag]

I suppose that could be unfair on my part...it does ask the broader philosophical question, is it fair of one to expect suck to be self aware it is suck?

I mean even if suck were capable of self awareness, wouldn't the fact that it is suck, by the very definition of suck, preclude the expectation of self awareness on the part of suck? I mean that it would not be self aware even if it were capable of self awareness, simply because it is suck, definitely sounds like the more expectable expectation.


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[Mel_13]

Jack Ramsay:

As for the Celtics, they are counting on a resurgence of the Big Three. The Celtics are old, but they are hoping that the addition of veteran Michael Finley can help them make another title run. I don't think that is going to happen.

http://espn.go.com/nba/dailydime

[BatManu]

Who is this "Finley" character you all are referring to?

[rjv]

Who is this "Finley" character you all are referring to?

he plays for the bears, right?

[baseline bum]

actually no we dont because they are in fact a shittier team!! do you watch spurs games?? we will go further than they will in the playoffs

Even though Boston is a worse team, they could end up playing Charlotte, Miami, or Toronto in the first round, a far cry from LA, Dallas, or Denver that the Spurs are likely to see, and hence, I'd put the odds of them making the second round higher than that of the Spurs.

[whottt]

So did the Spurs turn into the Mavs by signing Finley or would they have turned into the Mavs if they had not signed him. Answer the question Palin-fan08.

You're so smart, you should be able to figure it out. The primary indicator of intelligence is comprehension, not the lack of it.






Yeah, you were.
:lol "It's not my fault I'm an idiot" - whottt

More like it's not my fault you have an extremely narrow capacity for simple comprehension and don't realize...it.




I did what now? I think you're fantasizing again.

Wow, so in addition to being an a stupid asshole who stupidly thinks there is only one correct way to speak and consideres himself to be an expert on that...you are also a liar.

My bad...you never had me in your sig, along with the other idiots. Who incidentally, read like a whos who of people who appeared right around the time this board started to get stupider.




We're still figuring out what you were trying to say since you contradicted yourself later on.

I didn't contradict myself, my statement was totally correct and you are just too stupid to understand that.



I'd say it's pretty accurate to say you embody SpursReport, what sucked about it, why people came here for better discussions over the rigid unimaginative ones held over there.

What I don't understand is why you left...I can only assume that though suck is unaware it sucks, on some level the all pervasive overhwhelming cloud of suck became to great for even you to stand so you fled...unfortunately for us, a primary cause of the suck was you, and rather than leaving it behind, you brought it here with you, because it is you, and we are all the poorer for it.

Personally I think you should go back whence you came, to the suck that birthed you, I mean why should we suffer because a person who made SpurReport suck made it suck so bad that even he could not longer stand it. You and other like you made it suck...you should have to be the ones that wallow in it and suffer in the suck created...suck should stay where suck sprang, for that is it's proper environment and it is oppressive to non-suck when it is out of it.





A stupid discussion brought on by your insecurities.

Absolutely not. A stupid discussion brought about because you are too stupid to understand grammatically correct english and don't realize that.




We finally get an answer! So this statement: "Just think of what we would be if we had never signed him and turned into the Mavs" really should have been "Just think of what we would be if we hadn't turned into the Mavs by signing him"

It's the same statement....you just need it spelled out for you more than the typical person. Like I said...you'd be much better off back at SpursReport. Where such things are never needed, because everyone operates on the same narrow minded bandwidth.....

where no one moves the water bowl leaving your dumb ass wandering around in a state of confusion asking stupid questions.



Was that so hard? Oh you're also an idiot since we won a title with him and the Mavs currently have none. Explain the similarities between the Spurs team after 2006 and the Mavs. We again eagerly await your prose.

If suck can't be self aware I don't think it can be aware of suck outside itself either...so it would be a lost cause.




lol I guess I'm the suck factor then. My bad whottt. I know we can't all be janitors.

Your suck makes you unique albeit less unique since the SR exodus, but still not worth engaging in any lengthy conversation for any purpose other than insulting you...this dialogue in this thread is a testament to that.





Are you gonna get sand in your vagina again and proclaim that you're ignoring me? That was fun.

I wasn't ignoring you because I got sand in my vagina...it was more like I was ignoring you because you suck, which was the same reason I posted here instead of SpursReport. Mohammed didn't go to the suck, the suck came to Mohammed.

Alas.......

[Budkin]

Didn't sound like a diss on the Spurs... he was just saying that was honestly how it was. I'm sure he doesn't prefer trash talking.

[Shastafarian]

Wow, so in addition to being an a stupid asshole who stupidly thinks there is only one correct way to speak and consideres himself to be an expert on that...you are also a liar. Nope. Not a liar. I had a quote of yours in my signature for at most a couple months. It was probably more like a couple weeks but I don't remember exactly. Why? Because I'm not obsessed with this shit like you seem to be.


My bad...you never had me in your sig, along with the other idiots. Who incidentally, read like a whos who of people who appeared right around the time this board started to get stupider. If you hate it so much why don't you leave like you said you would?





I didn't contradict myself, my statement was totally correct and you are just too stupid to understand that. Re-take english.




I'd say it's pretty accurate to say you embody SpursReport, what sucked about it, why people came here for better discussions over the rigid unimaginative ones held over there. So you enjoyed the stats I posted, got personal, started to have a hissy fit and I'm the problem. :lol You're too much Palin-fan08


What I don't understand is why you left...I can only assume that though suck is unaware it sucks, on some level the all pervasive overhwhelming cloud of suck became to great for even you to stand so you fled...unfortunately for us, a primary cause of the suck was you, and rather than leaving it behind, you brought it here with you, because it is you, and we are all the poorer for it.

Personally I think you should go back whence you came, to the suck that birthed you, I mean why should we suffer because a person who made SpurReport suck made it suck so bad that even he could not longer stand it. You and other like you made it suck...you should have to be the ones that wallow in it and suffer in the suck created...suck should stay where suck sprang, for that is it's proper environment and it is oppressive to non-suck when it is out of it.




Absolutely not. A stupid discussion brought about because you are too stupid to understand grammatically correct english and don't realize that.




It's the same statement....you just need it spelled out for you more than the typical person. Like I said...you'd be much better off back at SpursReport. Where such things are never needed, because everyone operates on the same narrow minded bandwidth.....

where no one moves the water bowl leaving your dumb ass wandering around in a state of confusion asking stupid questions.



If suck can't be self aware I don't think it can be aware of suck outside itself either...so it would be a lost cause.




Your suck makes you unique albeit less unique since the SR exodus, but still not worth engaging in any lengthy conversation for any purpose other than insulting you...this dialogue in this thread is a testament to that.





I wasn't ignoring you because I got sand in my vagina...it was more like I was ignoring you because you suck, which was the same reason I posted here instead of SpursReport. Mohammed didn't go to the suck, the suck came to Mohammed.

Alas.......
In the whole scheme of things that was one of the better meltdowns I've ever witnessed here. I'm glad I get on your nerves so much you just crapped your pants so thoroughly.

[whottt]

Nope. Not a liar. I had a quote of yours in my signature for at most a couple months. It was probably more like a couple weeks but I don't remember exactly. Why? Because I'm not obsessed with this shit like you seem to be.

Which is why I was in your sig.




If you hate it so much why don't you leave like you said you would?

Because the suck will just make ST suck then spread suck outward if allowed to grow unfettered...at some point the suck has to be confronted and told it sucks...running from suck only makes it bigger.





Re-take english.

Actually it's you that it's dire need of retaking it for what I said was indeed grammatically correct and a totally accurate statement.

However, even if it wasn't, those that need grammatically correct english(according to their rigid understanding of it learned from hours upon hours studying it likely to base their stupid self esteem upon), to understand a relatively simple point, are clearly too stupid to be on message boards...




So you enjoyed the stats I posted, got personal, started to have a hissy fit and I'm the problem. :lol You're too much Palin-fan08

And this proves your retarded perceptions...I merely quoted you for the stats without paying attention to your name...it was you that made it personal by referring to me as an idiot.

So in addition to sucking and being stupiid and a liar, you are also unaccountable as well.

Then again, if suck isn't self aware....




In the whole scheme of things that was one of the better meltdowns I've ever witnessed here. I'm glad I get on your nerves so much you just crapped your pants so thoroughly.

Absolutely right, I heve never made a post like that before in the history of ST...take a well deserved bow.

[Shastafarian]

:lol

I'll concede to you on this one. After all not everyone can be a janitor AND maintain the #1 Sarah Palin fan club.

[bigfan]

Finley was a class act here in SA and remains one up there. I am pretty sure the point he was trying to make was complimentary to the Spurs system.

[whottt]

I'm glad I impeded the spread of suck, even if only termporarily.


You really shouldn't look down on janitors though...in fact you really shouldn't look down on anyone.

[Shastafarian]

http://www.angus.org/NJAA/Graphics/raisingthebarlogo.JPG

[whottt]

Finley was a class act here in SA and remains one up there. I am pretty sure the point he was trying to make was complimentary to the Spurs system.

And last I checked they have won a title since we have...somehow without Finley.

Then again, if there's anything Finley knows, it's how to win titles...the Spurs couldn't buy a title before Findog came to town :tu

Or beat the Mavs.

[Shastafarian]

I had no qualms about seeing Finley get released. I actually would have liked him to leave his option before the start of the year. That being said, some people hold grudges for no reason. Finley helped the team win the title in 2007. To hate him so much to insinuate he didn't help them win is pretty sad. But it's not like he dominated a team in an elimination game or anything.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270502024

[whottt]

Good thing we had Fin or we don't beat the Nuggets in the first round with a 3-1 lead in 2007 :tu

And I do have to admit, Findog stepped up in a life death situation in that game.

I mean shit, that was a close on there. Thanks Findog, for coming through in that buttclenching situation of a 3-1 series lead in a first round playoff. I mean whew...did we dodge a fucking bullet on that one.

If Fin doesn't step up...we likely lose the next 3 games to be eliminated in the first round...GTFO of the way Robert Horry and let Findog show you what a real man is.





Finley did exactly jack shit to contribue to any of this teams titles, and we instantly became the Mavs shank fucking bitch the second we signed him, and have been every year that he has been here.

And it's not hard to see why...whatever psychological advantage we had against the Mavs evaporated the second some guy they were shitcanning became an integral part of our team. Our leader.


As I said before...it's like fucking that really hot girl that turns out to be a bitch...your friends may envy the shit out of you but for you there is no mystique when you see her with another guy.


Fact: The Spurs have been the Mavs bitch every year since we signed Michael Finley, including 2 playoffs defeats...and the one year we won a title, we got lucky we didn't play the Mavs.

And Michael Finley sucked ass in that finals. And that game everyone likes to link to was not a must game of any kind...

[Shastafarian]

One of your lines was just too good. I'm gonna make you so happy again because you're back in my sig. Congrats!

[whottt]

One of your lines was just too good. I'm gonna make you so happy again because you're back in my sig. Congrats!

:lol man as you wish.

Personally I think my supermassive blackhole quote was better.

[mogrovejo]

actually no we dont because they are in fact a shittier team!! do you watch spurs games?? we will go further than they will in the playoffs

:downspin:

[sa_butta]

a lot more of just letting the players go out and play
Which you have not done very much of in Boston...

[dbestpro]

Imagine the whine that would be produced if Boston played their thug defense against Dallas and got away with it. Don't get me wrong. The way Boston is playing D is the way we should have played. Nothing worse than an old finesse team.

[wildbill2u]

The teaching aspect is one of the things that has distinguished the Spurs from other teams and coaching staff.

So many of the players today don't finish at whatever school they attended and don't have a solid background in basketball skills other than what they possess because of raw physical ability. They excel in 'street' or playgound basketball because that's where they learned their trade.

On the other hand, there are nuances to every sport and the skills necessary to play intelligently. The Spurs take the playground player and enhance his skills through coaching on the nuances and sometimes on the fundamentals that weren't learned by the player if he came into the pro ranks too fast or had such great physical talent that his playground skills carried him through.

I'd bet that is the reason a guy like Bowen went through a bunch of teams and leagues without ever maximizing his potential until he came to the Spurs and got some coaching. His raw skills weren't enough to win him a permanent spot on someone's roster until he got some coaching that developed his potential skills into a valuable piece of a team.

The Spurs like coachable and smart players. They get rid of those who won't be coached, especially if they are marginal to start with.

[boutons_deux]

I've read before that River's coaching is just "let them grind it out" rather than Pop's 19th-century-set-piece battle plan.

[Cane]

I've read before that River's coaching is just "let them grind it out" rather than Pop's 19th-century-set-piece battle plan.

So you must be a huge fan of Mike Brown too since he seems to have no plan whatsoever on the court? ;)

[mogrovejo]

The teaching aspect is one of the things that has distinguished the Spurs from other teams and coaching staff.

So many of the players today don't finish at whatever school they attended and don't have a solid background in basketball skills other than what they possess because of raw physical ability. They excel in 'street' or playgound basketball because that's where they learned their trade.

On the other hand, there are nuances to every sport and the skills necessary to play intelligently. The Spurs take the playground player and enhance his skills through coaching on the nuances and sometimes on the fundamentals that weren't learned by the player if he came into the pro ranks too fast or had such great physical talent that his playground skills carried him through.

I'd bet that is the reason a guy like Bowen went through a bunch of teams and leagues without ever maximizing his potential until he came to the Spurs and got some coaching. His raw skills weren't enough to win him a permanent spot on someone's roster until he got some coaching that developed his potential skills into a valuable piece of a team.

The Spurs like coachable and smart players. They get rid of those who won't be coached, especially if they are marginal to start with.

LOL

Bowen made an All-D team before joining the Spurs. If anything, the Heat deserve the credit.

The reason why the Spurs have been successful is Duncan, not the coaching staff. It may be a good coaching staff, but there's not a lot of a difference to the rest of the league, especially when it comes to develop players.

[mogrovejo]

I have no idea why anyone considers the Celtics relevant anymore. The entire team core aside from Rondo has slipped tremendously this season, with Garnett's decline the most obvious. You combine that with an awful bench and bad rebounding and they're a lesser clone of the 2008-09 Spurs. They'd never make it out of the first round if they played in the West.

Hi hater.:downspin:

[ffadicted]

I'll lol if Findog wins a ring tbh

[Mel_13]

I'll lol if Findog wins a ring tbh

Given the alternative, I hope to see Fin get his second ring.

[Blackjack]

Given the alternative, I hope to see Fin get his second ring.

Pretty much.

And on another note ... the NBA sucks right now. I'd favor contraction if my team wasn't from San Antonio and eventually susceptible to it when Tim's gone.

[Fabbs]

Given the alternative, I hope to see Fin get his second ring.
Absolutely.

And Doc isn't as incompetent as Pop.
Finley is now seeing merely well timed spot minutes, not stealing minutes from far more deserving players.


Park_Cane So you must be a huge fan of Mike Brown too since he seems to have no plan whatsoever on the court?
Seeing as how Brown worships Pop and patterns his coaching style after him, it's a fit.

[lefty]

http://lowposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/michael-finley-spurs.jpg

[team-work]

I think Doc Rivers deserves credit for knowing how much his players can actually bring on court. No hard feeling towards Finley if his teammates win him his second wing.

[scanry]

LOL

Bowen made an All-D team before joining the Spurs. If anything, the Heat deserve the credit.

The reason why the Spurs have been successful is Duncan, not the coaching staff. It may be a good coaching staff, but there's not a lot of a difference to the rest of the league, especially when it comes to develop players.

Pretty much, Duncan is the reason why the Spurs have all their championships. Duncan wasn't raw unlike other superstars we have in this league. He was putting in 21-25ppg/10-15rpg right off the bat.

[my2sons]

happens all the time during competitive sports.

double standard none the less and should be fined for allowing it to come out in the media...

[Harry Callahan]

I find it humorous that people are saying how Doc Rivers is a superior coach to Popovich because he doe this or that better.

You can't just roll the balls out there and play the game and the players win it on their own.

If you win the whole thing 4 times with markedly different rosters 3 of those times you are much better as a coaching staff than others. Sorry.

BTW, I have nother against Doc Rivers as a coach. I would not be upset if (after a 2-3 year TV Break that he may want to take now) he took over the Spurs coaching job. He will likely still have just one title in a couple of weeks. Danny Ainge provided him a great opportunity to win it all with a very veteran team with three likely Hall of Famers at one time playing at a pretty high level. Popovich has alway had to do more filling in on the bench during Duncan's time here. David Robinson was a declining player by the time Duncan arrived and had only one or two great statistical seasons after 1997.

I don't buy that the mere presence of Duncan (one Great HOF Player) makes it possible for anyone to come in as a coach and win it all. If that was the case, how come Wilt Chamberlain (the greatest player ever according to some people) only won 2 or 3 championships in his long career?

BTW, Tom Thibideau (bad spelling) has been considered a huge part of the Celtics success aside from Rivers. He takes over the Hornets next year.

[mytespurs]

I find it humorous that people are saying how Doc Rivers is a superior coach to Popovich because he doe this or that better.

You can't just roll the balls out there and play the game and the players win it on their own.

If you win the whole thing 4 times with markedly different rosters 3 of those times you are much better as a coaching staff than others. Sorry.

BTW, I have nother against Doc Rivers as a coach. I would not be upset if (after a 2-3 year TV Break that he may want to take now) he took over the Spurs coaching job. He will likely still have just one title in a couple of weeks. Danny Ainge provided him a great opportunity to win it all with a very veteran team with three likely Hall of Famers at one time playing at a pretty high level. Popovich has alway had to do more filling in on the bench during Duncan's time here. David Robinson was a declining player by the time Duncan arrived and had only one or two great statistical seasons after 1997.

I don't buy that the mere presence of Duncan (one Great HOF Player) makes it possible for anyone to come in as a coach and win it all. If that was the case, how come Wilt Chamberlain (the greatest player ever according to some people) only won 2 or 3 championships in his long career?

BTW, Tom Thibideau (bad spelling) has been considered a huge part of the Celtics success aside from Rivers. He takes over the Hornets next year.

I always hate the "comparison" game be it coaches, players, teams because it's always putting down or downgrading one individual(s) or teams achievements at the expense of the other. Pop and Doc are both great coaches period. :toast

[dbestpro]

Finley's defense helps to propel LA to a big half time lead against Boston. lol

[BillMc]

Finley's defense helps to propel LA to a big half time lead against Boston. lol

So true! I was thinkin' the same thing.

This must be Fin's last year in the league.

[baseline bum]

So true! I was thinkin' the same thing.

This must be Fin's last year in the league.

Don't be so sure. The Spurs will have to give the MLE to someone if Splitter stays in Europe.

[Sobe_Kucks]

Doc pulled him out after a TO but there was a definite point swing after Fin let his man blow by him. Looked aaaaaawfully familiar. Doc did pull the plug earlier than Pop would have. Doc hasn't made him a starter for spacing purposes either... Yes they have Allen... I actually thought a big enabler for the turnarond late in the season was the loss of Fin. The guards that can actually produce got more minutes (Gino, Hill, Hairston). Parker going down forced tenissue as well. But we didn't have to see what Doc saw for about 4 min. Finley let his man blow by him for layup and not hit a shot. We saw waaay too much of that in SA for the past few years.

[Biernutz]

I would bet this is Fins last go around. He gets his release from Boston,signs a one day contract with Dallas. Retires a Mav. No Ring as A Maverick though. Sorry Marc. LOL LOL

[galvatron3000]

Don't be so sure. The Spurs will have to give the MLE to someone if Splitter stays in Europe.

:wow:rollin:lmao