Who was primarily responsible for tonight's loss?

[Boomersgold]

Which player deserves to be blamed for tonight's game 7 loss to the Heat? Which player robbed Duncan of his fifth championship ring?

[dg7md]

Duncan missing his 5 footer to tie to the game.

Manu turnover when we needed a quick 3.

Truthfully, nobody is really to blame. They all did their best.

Green was sloppy and we could have used Diaw more, but Pop used his 5 best players in the heat of the moment. Can't argue with that.

[Richie]

Nobody. The Heat just had that bit extra tonight.

[blackfire12]

Manu, not even close

[BadOne]

Manu

[dbreiden83080]

Duncan missing his 5 footer to tie to the game.

Shoot yourself in the head..

Or I will...

[HarlemHeat37]

Popovich, Parker, Green and Neal..

If anybody blames Duncan or Leonard for anything, they should be murdered immediately..

[dbreiden83080]

Manu and Tony..

[$pursDynasty]

It's Manu's fault b/c w/o him we don't even play tonight. Obviously the team put everything into game 6 and Manu screwed that up. Tonight Tony was a shell, and while solid Timmy wasn't as awesome as he was then .

[rascal]

Manu again with costly turnovers.

[oski1000]

Parker was MIA...

[Capt Bringdown]

Manu's 8 turnovers will live in infamy: they cost us a title.

[dbreiden83080]

Duncan missing his 5 footer to tie to the game.




Shoot yourself in the head..

Or I will...


Popovich, Parker, Green and Neal.

If anybody blames Duncan or Leonard for anything, they should be murdered immediately..



.....

[dg7md]

Shoot yourself in the head..

Or I will...

Don't even. You know when he missed it it was over. That was a gimme.

[MANUNG-Ginobili]

Miami Heat

[dg7md]

I'm voting Tiago Splitter for this, just because.

Fuck that guy.

[Trifecta]

Miami supporting cast showed up tonight (Chalmers and Battier) and we could not cool their hot shooting.

Spurs had their chances!!!
So hard to get back to this position!!!!!

[EIC]

Pop for Game 6. Manu is a close second.

[dbreiden83080]

Don't even. You know when he missed it it was over. That was a gimme.

Yeah I will... Tim played like a warrior you want him to be flawless. Tony sucked so did Manu and the bench blew ass..

[ElNono]

Not gonna play this game... All of our guys went down swinging... love them all... OP can go fuck himself.

[perfectdark]

Green by far
getting trapped inside double teams
turnovers
and generally useless
then again pop took him out after he made his first 3!!?? then uses him too much afterwards?!!?!

[Arc]

tony parker. he didn't bring it at all. if you don't have anything at least have the decency to gtfo of the game.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Blair

[dunkman]

The Heat played just little better.

[superjames1992]

Idiots blaming Manu's 18 points for tonight's loss? Are you serious?

No single player is to blame. Danny Green and Tony Parker had awful games, but it is what it is.

[dg7md]

Yeah I will... Tim played like a warrior you want him to be flawless. Tony sucked so did Manu and the bench blew ass..

Duncan was by no means flawless tonight tbh

Not asking for that. Asking for dunks or more aggression. He lacked his usual poise.

[Dingle Barry]

why in Sam Fuck is Parker not an option

[Josepatches_]

Parker. He was responsible today. Awful defense and no show on offense

[stephen jackson]

parker. we know manu is done....

[chapnis]

Manu kept us close for a lot of the game. Tony and Danny.

[TheProfessor]

I'm voting Tiago Splitter for this, just because.

Fuck that guy.
I'm already sick of that goddamn block and we're going to be seeing it for years to come.

[Splits]

Manu's 8 turnovers will live in infamy: they cost us a title.

[TDomination]

Pop, why was diaw not playing at the end..ugh

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

LeBron

[tlongII]

LeBron James

[noles1983]

manu with green close second

[ErnestLynch]

Parker was spent. He had nothing physically. Green and of course, Manu making his costly turnovers at ...just....the ....wrong....time. If there ever is a right time but those last two, three really, were just horrendous. No one was moving around. They just watched whoever had the ball. Zero ball movement.

[TheGreatYacht]

I voted someone else. Heat were just skyrocketing in confidence. Everyone stepped up and hit their shots. LBJ had a Jordan performance. Too much to overcome for the Spurs. They went out like champs. Not enough. I'm happy for Manu that he gets to walk out with a decent game before he retires; the time is NOW. Khawi Leonard and TD deserved a ring. Game 6 will haunt us Spurs fans for the rest of our life.

[dg7md]

LeBron James

You mean Shane Battier.

[Boomersgold]

I wish Pop would have played Diaw down the stretch. We needed his size and passing.

[dg7md]

I'm already sick of that goddamn block and we're going to be seeing it for years to come.

SportsNation was trying to acclaim it to be the best block of all time.

:lmao

[DAF86]

Pop for choosing Neal over Diaw but if you have to pick a player it has to be Parker, he's suppossed to be the best player on the team and his was MIA. Injury or no injury.

[u4lakers14]

COACH SPO FOR NOT PULLING WADE AND JAMES WHEN THEY WERE UP 5 WITH 20 SECONDS LEFT!!!!!

[wut]

Look. Parker was playing injured, but even besides that Spurs were a better basketball team, but played against younger stars in Lebron and Wade. Had Manu and Duncan been 5 years younger, this wouldn't have even been a game...but age has really finally caught up with the Spurs. The sad thing is that the media will gloat and glorify Lebron when it took every ounce of in his prime Lebron to beat an end of career Duncan.

[ShoogarBear]

Uh, LeBron James?

[m33p0]

nobody else stepped up.

[m33p0]

Uh, LeBron James?

yeah, him too.

[oski1000]

Idiots blaming Manu's 18 points for tonight's loss? Are you serious?

No single player is to blame. Danny Green and Tony Parker had awful games, but it is what it is.

The whole team fight until the end, we had no luck...

[m33p0]

chalmers and battier.

[dallasmaverickslose]

Which player deserves to be blamed for tonight's game 7 loss to the Heat? Which player robbed Duncan of his fifth championship ring?

What a stupid thread. We lost as a team tonight. You're an asshole.

[Tim_duncan21]

Hero ball Parker

[Holden_Caulfield]

how about we just move on and look forward to next season. this season was great, couldve been better but still great.

[Boomersgold]

What a stupid thread. We lost as a team tonight. You're an asshole.

Yeah, and Ginobili's unforced turnovers down the stretch had nothing to do with it?

[aksyunstar]

who fucking cares?

[m33p0]

st shitting on manu as usual. hope you idiots realize without him, this game would have ended sooner.

[relic]

Blame Pop->Manu->Green in that order...

Thank you Parker/Duncan/Leonard for a great season.

[mr poop]

Parker, You guys hate on Manu all you want but he showed up tonight, Parker didn't and he is already thinking about playing for a different city. With out Manu tonight Spurs get blown out but keep hating.

[sventhedog]

why is parker not on the list? manu had 18 points but imagine if he had a better (better, not great, even being a decent player) series, spurs would have gotten the title.

regarding pop, he made mistakes but coaching can take a team only up to a certain point, the players still are the ones playing and will decide the game.

[Skull-1]

I voted someone else. Heat were just skyrocketing in confidence. Everyone stepped up and hit their shots. LBJ had a Jordan performance. Too much to overcome for the Spurs. They went out like champs. Not enough. I'm happy for Manu that he gets to walk out with a decent game before he retires; the time is NOW. Khawi Leonard and TD deserved a ring. Game 6 will haunt us Spurs fans for the rest of our life.

TGY on fire with the goods. Again.

[3 Legged Dog]

Manu, not even close
Manu show up. Green did not. Trade him. He does not have the heart of a champion

[spurtech09]

everything went right for Miami...tues. and tonight.....luck was on there side......still love my spurs....lets get em next yr....

[Skull-1]

When we get a steal or block or turnover..... If we could learn to get two instead of jacking up crappy heat check threes.... FML.

[Marcus Bryant]

You were. Fuck you.

[MannyIsGod]

Lebron James

[dallasmaverickslose]

Yeah, and Ginobili's unforced turnovers down the stretch had nothing to do with it?

How about you blame Danny Green for not showing up? Or Pop for not putting in Diaw? You are delusional!

So many Spurs fans on this site always want to blame it on ONE person only when it was really a team loss!!!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

You were. Fuck you.

[MannyIsGod]

Seriously - LJ I damn the ability to pink "fans" like this. I HAVE NEVER ASKED YOU FOR ANYTHING BEFORE BUT I DESERVE THIS.

[Sdayi135]

Parker shit the bed when it mattered.

[LeBronWillBeTheGOAT]

THE KING was to blame.

[jehawk81]

EVERY TIME Danny Green dribbled the ball was a bad possession... just one of the reasons we lost.

Oh & then there's Manu's unforced turnovers

[Slomo]

You were. Fuck you.

[Boomersgold]

You were. Fuck you.

This is a discussion. If your opinion is that we lost as a 'team', and that no one underperformed, then you're welcome to post your opinion.

[Marcus Bryant]

Fuck your "discussion."

[UnWantedTheory]

Lebron James

[EVAY]

David Stern

[Boomersgold]

Fuck your "discussion." Waste of a post, tbh.

[LA24]

Seemed like every time the spurs had a chance to tie the game or even take the lead towards the end...manu turned it over. Unbelievable.

[tim_duncan_fan]

The French bundle of sticks is most to blame, followed by Manu.


I don't want to hear shit about Danny Green. He was a role player who became a marked man over night. Not his fault.

[spurs_in_7]

age lolololololol

[oski1000]

everything went right for Miami...tues. and tonight.....luck was on there side......still love my spurs....lets get em next yr....
Spurs had a great season.....

[TampaDude]

Which player deserves to be blamed for tonight's game 7 loss to the Heat? Which player robbed Duncan of his fifth championship ring?

LeBron James

[concan1]

Pops coaching in game 6 was the difference in the series tonights game meant nothing!!!

[siraulo23]

tony didnt show up, it doesnt matter if it's injury related/other reasons, bottomline he didnt show up

manu, you expect to be bad

[sammy]

Fuck all of you Manu haters! Who the fuck came to play tonight you assholes! Manu, Timmy, Leonard. & Diaw! We had nothing from Green, Parker & Neal!

[Lerojo]

Shane Battier and LeBron James

[spurs_in_7]

Fuck all of you Manu haters! Who the fuck came to play tonight you assholes! Manu, Timmy, Leonard. & Diaw! We had nothing from Green, Parker & Neal!

the man is washed out, old and done. spurs should trade him asap

[hitmanyr2k]

How about you blame Danny Green for not showing up? Or Pop for not putting in Diaw? You are delusional!

So many Spurs fans on this site always want to blame it on ONE person only when it was really a team loss!!!!!

True. This Spurs series loss was a TEAM effort all the way to the coach. Ginobili will shoulder plenty of blame for sure but he shouldn't have been put in that position to do so much in the first place. Parker just never showed up for some reason. He's supposed to be SA's best player. Whether it was injury related or not he didn't seem to play with any urgency tonight. Green was clearly not ready for that game and got worse as it went on. Why he was still in the game I don't know. Popovich seemed to have too much faith in the guy. Where the hell was Diaw?

[RD2191]

Tony Parker tbh, MVP my ass.

[texmich]

Pop gm 6 , He robbed Duncan of his best game n told him have a seat, MAN FUCK U OLD MAN!! Arrogant ass coach. Timmy didn't deserve this shit

[Skull-1]

Seemed like every time the spurs had a chance to tie the game or even take the lead towards the end...manu turned it over. Unbelievable.

[Skull-1]

Seemed like every time the spurs had a chance to tie the game or even take the lead towards the end...manu turned it over. Unbelievable.


Except the after steal pass to Green early in the clock. Brick...

[sammy]

Blame Pop->Manu->Green in that order...

Thank you Parker/Duncan/Leonard for a great season.

Manu, Timmy, Leonard & Diaw showed up tonight! Where was our so called MVP Parker? MIA in this game! Yeah as usual another Manu hater! GTFO!:bang

[ElNono]

Battier, tbh... You expect Lebron to play great... all our Spurs fought with all they had... Battier coming out of nowhere with 5 3s just broke our backs...

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Which player deserves to be blamed for tonight's game 7 loss to the Heat? Which player robbed Duncan of his fifth championship ring?

You didn't add Parker there. He has 10 pts and 4 assists. I want to be able to pick it from the options.

[dg7md]

Except the after steal pass to Green early in the clock. Brick...

Manu should have taken it tbh

[sammy]

the man is washed out, old and done. spurs should trade him asap

Fuck you asshole! Manu was a big reason we have 3 of those championships idiot! GTFO!

[SpurOutofTownFan]

some reading comprehension would go a long way - this poll is for game 7

[Capt Bringdown]

Battier, tbh... You expect Lebron to play great... all our Spurs fought with all they had... Battier coming out of nowhere with 5 3s just broke our backs...
Check that, 6 3's.

[Skull-1]

Fuck you asshole! Manu was a big reason we have 3 of those championships idiot! GTFO!


Which doesn't negate his being done. The last of those championships was six years ago. Manu is washed up.

[spurs_in_7]

stop living in the past

[Budkin]

Th Heat couldn't miss and we were right there. Hell of an effort. But in the end Manu's TOs were too much.

[spurs_in_7]

Fuck you asshole! Manu was a big reason we have 3 of those championships idiot! GTFO!

this is not 2005. stop living in the past

[j1nsa]

Pop for not letting Bonner play! :lmao

[TrainOfThought5]

Manu's 8 turnovers will live in infamy: they cost us a title.

[poeticism707]

Pop and TP TIED FOR CHOKING IN GAME 7, Pop and Manu in game 6.

[Ibleedslvrnblk]

Whole team. Win as a team lose as a team....Everyone makes mistakes, some bigger than others, but this motto is what this organization is all about...