Bill Simmons describes the AT&T Center perfectly.

[Buddy Holly]

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[DJR210]

Who the fuck is this guy anyway?

[crc21209]

Good take by Simmons for once in this series. I think our crowd is extremely underrated. The media likes to focus on the "awesome" crowds of Golden State and Memphis instead...

[Floyd Pacquiao]

pretty dissapointed in the spurs fans tbh, they handed out free towels at the game and most didn't even wave them...typical fat lazy spurfan tbh busy stuffing their faces with nachos and beer....

also does anyone else notice that are crowd sounds more girlish than other crowds?

[GSH]

"More hockey crowd than NBA crowd"? WTF does that even mean? We're loud in a different way than, say, Golden State? We throw shit on the ice? Even when he's forced to acknowledge something about San Antonio, it has to be some backhanded bullshit. I wish he could see the "old school" fans he's talking about. The old Bums would have thrown beers on him, and had him begging for a security detail on the way out.

[Trainwreck2100]

sound is shit in the ATT center when it comes to hearing it on TV

[Buddy Holly]

"More hockey crowd than NBA crowd"? WTF does that even mean? We're loud in a different way than, say, Golden State? We throw shit on the ice? Even when he's forced to acknowledge something about San Antonio, it has to be some backhanded bullshit. I wish he could see the "old school" fans he's talking about. The old Bums would have thrown beers on him, and had him begging for a security detail on the way out.

Cool your jets brah. It's not backhanded. It means the crowd isn't loud while the game is in progress and the ball is motion but very loud when they're celebrating something.

[SA210]

How do you embed the tweets?

[Buddy Holly]

How do you embed the tweets?

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[GSH]

Cool your jets brah. It's not backhanded. It means the crowd isn't loud while the game is in progress and the ball is motion but very loud when they're celebrating something.


I put it into Google's "Asshole to English translation", and it didn't say that. But if you say so, I guess I'll believe you.

[Obstructed_View]

Highlight: Hearing crowd chanting MVP when Duncan was on the line after that defensive sequence. I chanted it to the TV when he started walking down the court after getting that shove from Allen.

Lowlight: Hearing crowd chanting Ref You Suck for the first time ever. Wasn't very raucous, but still a bit disappointing. Sort of can't blame them with the way the game turned out. That was a legendarily bad crew.

[Trainwreck2100]

Highlight: Hearing crowd chanting MVP when Duncan was on the line after that defensive sequence. I chanted it to the TV when he started walking down the court after getting that shove from Allen.

Lowlight: Hearing crowd chanting Ref You Suck for the first time ever. Wasn't very raucous, but still a bit disappointing. Sort of can't blame them with the way the game turned out. That was a legendarily bad crew.
that "bullshit" chant was the bees knees though

[Buddy Holly]

Lowlight: Hearing crowd chanting Ref You Suck for the first time ever. Wasn't very raucous, but still a bit disappointing. Sort of can't blame them with the way the game turned out. That was a legendarily bad crew.

They've chanted "refs you suck" before.

[Dingle Barry]

also does anyone else notice that are crowd sounds more girlish than other crowds?
I've thought this for years and I thought it was just me. Not sure when this happened but it's definitely just been in the ATT Center.

[ShoogarBear]

Rooty-toot-toot
Rooty-toot-toot
Who's that ass in the referee's suit?

[Cry Havoc]

Just like everything else, our home crowd is underrated. How fitting. :lol

[chapnis]

The refs you suck chant is gay, but I loved the spontaneous-ish 'buuuulshiiiit' chant.

[Spur|n|Austin]

sound is shit in the ATT center when it comes to hearing it on TV

The sound on last night's broadcast does no justice to the sound of being there.

I was digging the MVP chant for Duncan last night.

[Maddog]

Rooty-toot-toot
Rooty-toot-toot
Who's that ass in the referee's suit?
I almost died laughing the first time I heard the bums do that cheer.
I miss the old Bums-

[FromWayDowntown]

They've chanted "refs you suck" before.

I remember it as far back as Game 2 of the Dallas series in 2006. Either "ref you suck" or something very similar.

In any event, I thought the crowd got taken out of the game (or allowed itself to be taken out of the game) for parts of the second half when Memphis made its run (or was it a walk, given the 20-4 FTA disparity (and the 16-7 disparity in total fouls called) in the second half?) and was actually kind of disappointing for a bit there. The building was definitely roaring for most of the first 3 quarters and got good and loud in OT.

[ehz33satx]

I was at the game. EVERYONE WAS WAVING THEIR TOWELS! Where the hell were your seats? Outside? It was a passionate crowd last night!

[senorglory]

I good and reliable nba writer for espn.

[Keepin' it real]

I good and reliable nba writer for espn.

I San Antonio Spurs fan.

[UZER]

I haven't heard the crowd that rowdy in a long time! The noise level was coming through the tv.
Everyone wants payback on the Grizz, plus i think everyone realizes this is more than likely the last run with these guys at the core.

[bigfan]

Simmons is a Spur hater of the highest order, fuck him.

[barakz21]

sound is shit in the ATT center when it comes to hearing it on TV

Agree with you dude, it sounded like the whole crowd was quiet. It was like they weren't cheering. Good thing I was wrong.

[trypldubl]

Simmons is a Spur hater of the highest order, fuck him.

No he's not...he always has respect for the way the Spurs run the organization and puts Duncan as the best player this generation. He may have not picked the Spurs to win this series but it's probably because he picked them to win last year but they ended getting back door swept by the thunder right after he put this long spurs appreciation article on Grantland.

[Drachen]

Damn, I am going to have to sell something to get to a game.

[spursfan09]

Damn, I am going to have to sell something to get to a game.

Well hopefully it will be a finals game!

[Drachen]

Damn, I am going to have to sell something to get to a game.

Where is BR Hornet with his "this is how much spurs tix cost" threads

[BobaFett1]

Simmons is a Spur hater of the highest order, fuck him.

Simmons is such a east coast hack. Screw him. Guy is not credible.

[ThaBigFundamental21]

Holy shit, it's about time our fans pulled their heads out of their asses and fuckin backed the Spurs. That officiating was some of the WORST I have ever seen. I know that's cliche, but that was so fuckin bad. I can't believe what I saw.

Our crowd has been amazing for over a week now. Where did this come from??? I love it. We have to keep this up.

[davidbowie]

"More hockey crowd than NBA crowd"? WTF does that even mean? We're loud in a different way than, say, Golden State? We throw shit on the ice? Even when he's forced to acknowledge something about San Antonio, it has to be some backhanded bullshit. I wish he could see the "old school" fans he's talking about. The old Bums would have thrown beers on him, and had him begging for a security detail on the way out.

jesus quit being such a pansy. it was a compliment.

[Obstructed_View]

They've chanted "refs you suck" before.

I didn't say it was the first time they did it. I said it was the first time I heard it. I'm glad they don't do it as loud or as often as Denver or New York, because it's embarrassing.

[T Park]

Rooty-toot-toot
Rooty-toot-toot
Who's that ass in the referee's suit?

Wave around a pennant that says Rah!

[CosmicCowboy]

Back to the OP on Simmons...The guy makes it clear he is a Celtics fan to the bone and some of the stuff he writes is truly humorous. That being said, he is HORRIBLE on TV.