BigShotBob
06-22-2005, 11:03 PM
I feel like the Spurs are the Rodney Dangerfield of the NBA - they can't get any respect!
The Admiral was one of the greatest players ever and he was given a soft label.
The Spurs win their first Finals in dominating fashion and are given an asterisk.
Tim Duncan has already won two NBA Finals MVPs and made several game winning shots in his career, but we know he'll forever be stuck with the same label that David Robinson had if he doesn't score more than 30 in game seven. Duncan has already done more than Ewing, Barkley, Malone and other greats did in their playoff careers, yet he's the one in danger of being "soft." :rolleyes
The media always wanted the Lakers to win.
The Suns were the darling this year.
Even other small market teams get more respect than the Spurs. The Kings were everyone's favorite for a few years, and the overrated Chris Webber was a poster boy.
The nat'l media is always more than happy to point out low ratings in any Spurs series. :depressed
Am I so much of a Spurs fan, that I can't see the perspective from another fan's view, or does it seem like we are constantly disrespected in the nat'l media no matter what kind of accomplishments the team or players achieve?
The Admiral was one of the greatest players ever and he was given a soft label.
The Spurs win their first Finals in dominating fashion and are given an asterisk.
Tim Duncan has already won two NBA Finals MVPs and made several game winning shots in his career, but we know he'll forever be stuck with the same label that David Robinson had if he doesn't score more than 30 in game seven. Duncan has already done more than Ewing, Barkley, Malone and other greats did in their playoff careers, yet he's the one in danger of being "soft." :rolleyes
The media always wanted the Lakers to win.
The Suns were the darling this year.
Even other small market teams get more respect than the Spurs. The Kings were everyone's favorite for a few years, and the overrated Chris Webber was a poster boy.
The nat'l media is always more than happy to point out low ratings in any Spurs series. :depressed
Am I so much of a Spurs fan, that I can't see the perspective from another fan's view, or does it seem like we are constantly disrespected in the nat'l media no matter what kind of accomplishments the team or players achieve?