Dr. John R. Brinkley
06-05-2012, 05:06 PM
Link: http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8012411/a-spurs-fan-travels-oklahoma-city-game-4-western-conference-finals
"The atmosphere of the game met expectations, but any team that has fans with pride probably generates a similar result during a playoff game. Thunder fans give so much energy, but eventually they will turn into nuanced fans, knowing that the veterans they've grown with only need their energy during key stretches. The Thunder fans were loud, but there was a neediness to their loudness, as if they were perpetually asking for reassurance. There was also a sense of respect for San Antonio as a franchise, just because of the similarities in team construction and their shared small-market inferiority complexes. Hopefully there isn't a controversial moment that turns the rivalry hostile and bitter (unless the Spurs come out on top).
Earlier in the day, we spent about two hours at a local 'FedEx Print and Ship Center' making a giant Gregg Popovich head, attempting to escalate our level of fandom with a piece of custom stadium art. No, we didn't endorse the practice of turning all the random things that Gregg Popovich said, like "I Want Some Nasty!," into T-shirts, but the head would serve as a larger metaphor for Pop's cerebral coaching brand. The Popovich head behind the Spurs bench would give the Spurs a sense of transcendent support in a hostile territory to fuel them to victory."
"The atmosphere of the game met expectations, but any team that has fans with pride probably generates a similar result during a playoff game. Thunder fans give so much energy, but eventually they will turn into nuanced fans, knowing that the veterans they've grown with only need their energy during key stretches. The Thunder fans were loud, but there was a neediness to their loudness, as if they were perpetually asking for reassurance. There was also a sense of respect for San Antonio as a franchise, just because of the similarities in team construction and their shared small-market inferiority complexes. Hopefully there isn't a controversial moment that turns the rivalry hostile and bitter (unless the Spurs come out on top).
Earlier in the day, we spent about two hours at a local 'FedEx Print and Ship Center' making a giant Gregg Popovich head, attempting to escalate our level of fandom with a piece of custom stadium art. No, we didn't endorse the practice of turning all the random things that Gregg Popovich said, like "I Want Some Nasty!," into T-shirts, but the head would serve as a larger metaphor for Pop's cerebral coaching brand. The Popovich head behind the Spurs bench would give the Spurs a sense of transcendent support in a hostile territory to fuel them to victory."