An active 12 game winning streak in the league

[Cry Havoc]

What's the front page of ESPN and SI.com?

Why, the perils of an 8-7 team that has never stepped onto the court in a playoff game together.

Gotta love hype, and the total lack of it we have/want/need here in San Antonio. :toast

[ducks]

longest in spurs history is 17 baby

[Mal]

It`s nothing. ESPN knows that Spurs can go 20 W. No biggy on 12W

[BlairForceDejuan]

it's been nothing but heat for the last....well since the start of the season really (srs)

[rayray2k8]

longest in spurs history is 17 baby

I doubt you were a spurs fan then. I bet you had to dig that one up. :rolleyes

[KaiRMD1]

Same on Yahoo's nba page.

[Budkin]

It's just because of all the expectations about how dominant the Heat would be.

[ohmwrecker]

I doubt you were a spurs fan then. I bet you had to dig that one up. :rolleyes

I keep telling you guys . . . ducks is a goddamn genius. You aren't paying attention.

[mingus]

90% of this board labeled the Spurs done before the season started becasue they can't think for themselves and believe everything the media says. the media is no different in sports than it is in entertainment or politics. it's something people should be very skeptical of.

[Cry Havoc]

It's just because of all the expectations about how dominant the Heat would be.

So the Spurs, who were projected to be around a 6-8 seed this year by most people, rattling off 12 in a row with an overtime win after being down 18 to start 13-1 isn't surprising?

[spurs1990]

Lakers started 14-1 two years ago.

If we can match or surpass that, we'll be numero uno on every sports front page.

[ducks]

I doubt you were a spurs fan then. I bet you had to dig that one up. :rolleyes

dude it was in 1976

[ducks]

I doubt you were a spurs fan then. I bet you had to dig that one up. :rolleyes

were you spur fan then?

[Texas_Ranger]

There is something on nba.com

[rayray2k8]

I honestly don't give a shit about media coverage. Let BSPN cover the shitty Heat.
Spurs were never a darling team for the NBA and never will be. Popularity never won the Spurs a title, but winning championships gave the spurs respect.

Let the spurs continue to crawl under the radar....

[rayray2k8]

dude it was in 1976

You really are a fucking moron... And yes, I was a fan when they set their record...
I'm a real Spurs fan bro.

[FromWayDowntown]

dude it was in 1976

or 1996.

[crc21209]

Fuck em', just let the Spurs slide under the radar like always...:tu

[rayray2k8]

or 1996.

Ding.

[jestersmash]

Guy's stop quoting ducks' posts. I have him on my ignore list but, I'm forced to read everything he says if you guys keep quoting him. Fortunately he didn't say anything too outrageous in this thread but I'm not holding my breath.

[spurs1990]

That 1996 team was incredible. Starting 5 I believe was

Avery
Del Negro
Elliott
Charles Smith/Perdue
Admiral

How they won 17 straight is amazing.

[Cry Havoc]

or 1996.

Even so, that's 14 years ago! Damn I feel old. :lol

If a person was born in 1990, they're 20 now but were only 6 years old when that happened. Now obviously we all know ducks here, but I'm not sure accusing someone of not knowing that stat off the top of their head because they aren't a "real Spurs fan" is valid, since it's 2 years longer than it takes someone to go through grade/middle/high school.

[SouthTexasRancher]

I honestly don't give a shit about media coverage. Let BSPN cover the shitty Heat.
Spurs were never a darling team for the NBA and never will be. Popularity never won the Spurs a title, but winning championships gave the spurs respect.

Let the spurs continue to crawl under the radar....


:tu:tu:tu:tu:tu

[ducks]

dude I have been a spurs fan since they drafted david robinson

[crc21209]

That 1996 team was incredible. Starting 5 I believe was

Avery
Del Negro
Elliott
Charles Smith/Perdue
Admiral

How they won 17 straight is amazing.

Ah yes the days of Purdue, Del Negro, Smith, J.R Reid, etc. Incredible...:lol

[Cry Havoc]

Ah yes the days of Purdue, Del Negro, Smith, J.R Reid, etc. Incredible...:lol

Don't forget Dale Ellis and Terry Cummings! Ellis was automatic from 3 on NBA Live 95.

[rayray2k8]

dude I have been a spurs fan since they drafted david robinson

Really? Yeah man, I remember when Robinson was balling in '87 man..................










:lol

[ChuckD]

What's the front page of ESPN and SI.com?

Why, the perils of an 8-7 team that has never stepped onto the court in a playoff game together.

Gotta love hype, and the total lack of it we have/want/need here in San Antonio. :toast

The Florida farce was also front page news at NBA dot com an hour ago.

[lefty]

Don't forget Dale Ellis and Terry Cummings! Ellis was automatic from 3 on NBA Live 95.
Memories memories

Robinson alley oops to Rodman :lol
All-Star Anderson
AJ from 3

:downspin:

[gospursgojas]

ESPN=Lebron Network. Just accept it and move on.

[TampaDude]

Fuck em', just let the Spurs slide under the radar like always...:tu

:toast

[rayray2k8]

Yeah, I was in middle school I think back then but I remember jumping up and down when they got 17 wins. :lol
But 95 and 96 didn't end so well.. Fucking hated the Rockets with a passion back then.. :depressed

Loved how this thread turned out. :P

[ducks]

I liked dale
I also like the turtle

[Cry Havoc]

Memories memories

Robinson alley oops to Rodman :lol
All-Star Anderson
AJ from 3

:downspin:

I remember going nuts for J.R. Reid anytime he actually made a shot on Live. He usually finished with 2 points and 8 rebounds. :lol

[spurs1990]

Ah yes the days of Purdue, Del Negro, Smith, J.R Reid, etc. Incredible...:lol

Four current head coaches on that '96 roster : Johnson, Del Negro, Rivers, Monty Williams.

[rayray2k8]

Who???? Just admit that you're lying ducks.
If you were a spurs fan back then, you should have corrected me on Robinson not coming over until 1989 to finish out his service with the NBA.

Admit you didn't become a spurs fan till 2001-2002 :lol

[spurs1990]

Btw Cummings left in '95 and Ellis in '94.

[ShoogarBear]

or 1996.

That's what ducks meant. Pay attention.

[duncan228]

“I don’t even notice it,” Popovich said of the streak. “Every game is a game and we don’t even think about it. We’ll lose our share, it will end like every other streak.”

[ducks]

Dude I am not lying

it is late
I lived in wyoming I chose the spurs
moved to florida then moved to az
I have david robinson rookie card

I posted at spursreport.com before tp was drafted

you can ask other posters if you do not believe me

I am not a bandwagoner fan and came on board when spurs got tp

[ducks]

could you imagine how many titles spurs would have had
if spurs had this much talent with david all his years

[gospursgojas]

could you imagine how many titles spurs would have had
if spurs had this much talent with david all his years

Not this again

[rayray2k8]

I'll ask sequ. He should be able to confirm that.
:lol

[ducks]

rember when towel chewer was the coach and john lucas

[ducks]

I'll ask sequ. He should be able to confirm that.
:lol
short stuff:lol:lol

[spurs1990]

could you imagine how many titles spurs would have had
if spurs had this much talent with david all his years

I seem to remember Utah being the biggest obstacle in the Spurs' path in the 90's - 94-98 in particular.

[crc21209]

I remember going nuts for J.R. Reid anytime he actually made a shot on Live. He usually finished with 2 points and 8 rebounds. :lol

Goes to show how far the Spurs have come along...I remember mocking J.R Reid when I threw down a jam in my backyard on my mini 6 foot hoop and acting like Vinny when I drained a long range shot...:lol

[rayray2k8]

It's w/e.. I became a spurs fan because of the Mr. Robinson's neighborhood program in the early 90's and got hooked immediately.
Got my heart broken many times during that time and 99 was the sweetest championship of them all.. Still is.

[Gutter92]

90% of this board labeled the Spurs done before the season started becasue they can't think for themselves and believe everything the media says. the media is no different in sports than it is in entertainment or politics. it's something people should be very skeptical of.


I label them as done every single game (since game 4 this year), and so far, we haven't lost..


we're losing to the Mavs and Hornets though...:depressed

[crc21209]

It's w/e.. I became a spurs fan because of the Mr. Robinson's neighborhood program in the early 90's and got hooked immediately.
Got my heart broken many times during that time and 99 was the sweetest championship of them all.. Still is.

The Jazz were the fucking team I hated the most as a kid....they just always took us out...always. I think I even remember crying as a kid because I wanted the Spurs to beat them so bad...:lol That's why when we took them out in 07' in the WCF's to reach the NBA Finals...It meant a little more to me (Even though it was a completely different team), it was still the Jazz.

[TDMVPDPOY]

Don't forget Dale Ellis and Terry Cummings! Ellis was automatic from 3 on NBA Live 95.

dont forget you can break the ring with drob or rodman on live 94 :D

[Man In Black]

it's been nothing but heat for the last....well since the start of the season really (srs)
NO...since... THE DECISION :blah

[migol]

Who???? Just admit that you're lying ducks.
If you were a spurs fan back then, you should have corrected me on Robinson not coming over until 1989 to finish out his service with the NBA.

Admit you didn't become a spurs fan till 2001-2002 :lolI didn't become a Spurs fan till 2005. Is there something wrong with that?

Really, I didn't watch sports at all prior to 2005.... except the 90s cowboys. I watched them play with my dad a lot. But it was Manu Ginobili that got me into sports all over again. I won't forget it either. 2005 playoffs, Ginobili scores 39 against the Sonics in game 4. Probably his best game ever.

[KaiRMD1]

Media coverage is really the last thing on my mind. As long as the Spurs keep winning, I couldn't care less about the coverage.

[Buddy Holly]

Without looking it up I can tell you that 17 game win streak was ended by Indiana.

[migol]

Without looking it up I can tell you that 17 game win streak was ended by Indiana.doesn't make you a fan, just a basketball nerd. :D j/k

[Man In Black]

4-Letter network can be described with 4 letters...SUCK!

[LoneStarState'sPride]

'96 may have been the last regular season 17 game SA win streak, but off the top of my head the last time the Spurs strung that many wins in a row was when they won the final 11 games of the 2003-2004 regular season, then swept the Pau Gasol-led Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, and notched a 2-0 lead against the lakers in the West Semis before the roof caved in.

[Drachen]

Without looking it up I can tell you that 17 game win streak was ended by Indiana.

If you are talking about the 1996 one, it was ended by phoenix.

[Drachen]

looked it up, it WAS ended by phoenix on the second game of a home and home vs. them.

[ShoogarBear]

Without looking it up I can tell you that 17 game win streak was ended by Indiana.


If you are talking about the 1996 one, it was ended by phoenix.

He said he could tell you that; he never said he would be correct.

[SA210]

Lakers started 14-1 two years ago.

If we can match or surpass that, we'll be numero uno on every sports front page.

Then we must go at least 15-1

:ihit

[DieHardSpursFan1537]

Damn, I hate the Heat. All the hype is bullshit. ESPN never gives Spurs enough credit.

[ChuckD]

It's a shame. The networks have done such a thorough job of ignoring and tuning us out for ten years that they haven't seen how fun we are to watch this year.

[spurs1990]

'96 may have been the last regular season 17 game SA win streak, but off the top of my head the last time the Spurs strung that many wins in a row was when they won the final 11 games of the 2003-2004 regular season, then swept the Pau Gasol-led Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, and notched a 2-0 lead against the lakers in the West Semis before the roof caved in.

Wow I remember that! We got reverse swept.

Although that was the Fisher .4 shot so we can put an asterisk on the Lakers 2004 title.

[elemento]

Wow I remember that! We got reverse swept.

Although that was the Fisher .4 shot so we can put an asterisk on the Lakers 2004 title.

Lakers lost the title against the Pistons.

[jestersmash]

In their defense, they have made some changes. Check out this link -

http://espn.go.com/nba/features/best

A day or two ago, they were keeping track of the Lakers and Miami Heat to see if either can put up a comparable record to the legendary Bulls team of past.

Recently, they silently took off the Miami heat and replaced them with the Spurs.

We're not winning 72 games but nevertheless the mere fact that ESPN replaced the Heat with the Spurs says something. It's a subtle form of respect.

[Cry Havoc]

It's a shame. The networks have done such a thorough job of ignoring and tuning us out for ten years that they haven't seen how fun we are to watch this year.

We've been fun to watch every year. It's all perception. People were calling us boring back in 2005 when we were running Phoenix out of the building and scoring 120 in a game in the playoffs.

[Zelophehad]

You guys are high or retarded if you don't understand why the Heat are getting all this attention. They're teaming up a two time reigning MVP and someone in Wade who was one of the three best players in the League the last few years. Plus now they're melting down before our very eyes. Its interesting even to people who aren't fans of the Heat. It's by far the most actively talked about topic I see on various NBA message boards. Its not some conspiracy that no one non ESPN or national media message boards gives two shits about this Spurs streak and starts 900 threads about the Heat, its the way things are, stop crying about it.

[HarlemHeat37]

This fanbase is so annoying with this..

Laker fan has the title of the most insecure fan in baksetball..

Spurs fan has this title, right here..so many Spurs fans are absolutely obsessed with the media's relationship with the Spurs..there's a thread about this every week..who gives a fuck?..

[MaNuMaNiAc]

dude I have been a spurs fan since they drafted david robinson

you make it so fucking hard to believe that