Not enough meltdown...

[ElNono]

I don't recognize this place...

[100%duncan]

Because there's not enough turnovers from Manu

[baseline bum]

I don't recognize this place...

Niggas saving those threads for Sunday afternoon

[ElNono]

Niggas saving those threads for Sunday afternoon

makes sense... I mean, not even a gutless worms bump... just weird.

[Oh, Gee!!]

OMG!! WE ARE GONNA LOSE!!! 1st ROUND ELIMINATION!!!!!

[dallasmaverickslose]

There will be when we lose game 7.

[Oh, Gee!!]

TRADE MANU!!!

[Oh, Gee!!]

FIRE POP!!!!

[Malik Hairston]

Ya, if the Spurs lose on Sunday, this place is finished, tbh:lol..

[dg7md]

There will be if we lose game 7.

Ohhh yeah. But, fify.

[hater]

Because there's not enough turnovers from Manu

[hater]

Only thing left for spursfan after a game 7 loss... the viability of suicide

[Darius Bieber]

This place will suffer a catastrophic nuclear meltdown Sunday afternoon tbh

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[dallasmaverickslose]

This place will suffer a catastrophic nuclear meltdown Sunday afternoon tbh




Oh boy radiation sickness

[Mugen]

Sunday will be a site-wide ELE tbh.

[Ditty]

I'm thinking about going to game seven just in case this is it. These guys have gave us some great memories, and some of the worse heartbreaks. It's been fun...

[Darius Bieber]

Oh boy radiation sickness

Yep, radiation sickness will show symptoms all the way until the next season starts.

[Baam]

People are just stunned, this was supposed to be a sweep...

[Mugen]

I'm thinking about going to game seven just in case this is it. These guys have gave us some great memories, and some of the worse heartbreaks. It's been fun...

It might take you hours to wade through thousands of mexican bodies if the Spurs lose that game tho.

[spurs10]

Any idea how the Blazers/Rox game will affect the start time on Sunday?

[TheGoldStandard]

Pop: But they'll be well rested..

[Darius Bieber]

Any idea how the Blazers/Rox game will affect the start time on Sunday?

If I recall correctly: If Rockets push to a game 7, then Spurs at noon and Rockets/Blazers at 2:30 with Nets/Raps at 5.

If Blazer win, Nets/Raps at noon and Spurs at 2:30.

[spurs10]

If I recall correctly: If Rockets push to a game 7, then Spurs at noon and Rockets/Blazers at 2:30 with Nets/Raps at 5.

If Blazer win, Nets/Raps at noon and Spurs at 2:30. Thanks!

[Robz4000]

I'm thinking about going to game seven just in case this is it. These guys have gave us some great memories, and some of the worse heartbreaks. It's been fun...

Same. Just thinking that this could be it leaves me feeling dead inside.

[Sean Cagney]

Oh boy radiation sickness

Yep, that was smart huh? So close near land too TBH! Smart move there.

[Darius Bieber]

Thanks!

No prob. I could be wrong, someone else on Spurstalk said Spurs play at noon either way.. But this is what I heard from the TNT broadcast of Blazers vs. Rockets.

[RD2191]

I'm excited for the future. Last year was just the final push by an all time great to show us that he once was one of the world's greatest. I think it's time. Sure we may win but what's the prize? A date with Portland/Roxs. Spurs are liable to get swept in the next round. I'd much rather see Tim lose to an old rival than bitch made Howard or a just as annoying Blazers team.

[tim_duncan_fan]

Fuck I wish we hadn't made the playoffs. It's gonna be a bloody end at some point, whether we beat the Mavs or not.

Just don't want this era to end with a loss.

[wildchild]

Because -even if I want to kill Pop with my own hands right now- the Spurs'll be fine and we know they'll win next game. :flag:



Pop: But they'll be well rested..
Rest Duncan and we not rebounding...Rest Green and we not defense on Ellis...Rest Ayres and we...win.

[KaiRMD1]

The meltdown happened during the series. Now, you just got those same meltdown niggas going "Told you so, Mavs gonna win, Spurs suck, blow up the team, fire pop"

[peacemaker885]

Because there is quiet confidence that the Spurs have this.

[xtremesteven33]

Supreised by the lack of meltdown as well. Maybe its a sign that Spurs fans are starting to see this once great trio no longer able to win close games like they used to. The great role players of Bruce Bowen and Robert Horry are a thing of the past. Gotdamnit, this loss hurts. Makes me feel like this team isnt what they used to be and most likely never will.

Hurts to say but even if we win on Sunday, the chances of us making it back to the Finals look grim.

[EIC]

I don't recognize this place...

We're numb to it by now, tbh.

After the past four years, most Spurs fans expect to be disappointed in the playoffs. The only variable is when.

[ElNono]

We're numb to it by now, tbh.

After the past four years, most Spurs fans expect to be disappointed in the playoffs. The only variable is when.

:depressed

[Sean Cagney]

We're numb to it by now, tbh.

After the past four years, most Spurs fans expect to be disappointed in the playoffs. The only variable is when.

This could be said of alot of fans in various sports TBH! Not just us Spurs fans! BUT YES I would not be shocked if they blew it again and were out earlier than we thought! That would be our SPURS! I hope not but you never know.

[Robz4000]

We're numb to it by now, tbh.

After the past four years, most Spurs fans expect to be disappointed in the playoffs. The only variable is when.

Fucking truth nuke

[Robz4000]

:lol it fucking sucks being a fan of teams who've been choking massively as of late

:depressed Spurs/Niners/Rangers/Sun Devils

[timtonymanu]

Yeah, I know other fans will say :cry spoiled fanbase, but damn the last few years as a Spurs fan have been tough.

[EIC]

Yeah, I know other fans will say :cry spoiled fanbase, but damn the last few years as a Spurs fan have been tough.

Yup. Did not sleep at all after Game 6 last year. Chest pains after Game 3 this year, for real.

[HI-FI]

:lol it fucking sucks being a fan of teams who've been choking massively as of late

:depressed Spurs/Niners/Rangers/Sun Devils
I'd still take the Niners last few years over the decade or so before it. I miss Eddie D, though least Jed York has brought back some vision.
Spurs, it's been tougher because I hate seeing Duncan's remaining time be squandered. I never liked the idea of the Enrique Experiment, but might as well ride it out.

Yup. Did not sleep at all after Game 6 last year. Chest pains after Game 3 this year, for real.
:lol
this sounds exactly like me.

[ElNono]

:lol
this sounds exactly like me.

:lol chill, it's just sports

[Robz4000]

I'd still take the Niners last few years over the decade or so before it. I miss Eddie D, though least Jed York has brought back some vision.
Spurs, it's been tougher because I hate seeing Duncan's remaining time be squandered. I never liked the idea of the Enrique Experiment, but might as well ride it out.

:lol
this sounds exactly like me.

Agreed tbh, tho I'm extremely iffy with Kraep at the helm. They had the talent, coaching, and luck/breaks to win at least one Superbowl but shat the bed three years in a row. Should've stuck with Alex or tried out Colt Jesus McCoy.

[HI-FI]

Agreed tbh, tho I'm extremely iffy with Kraep at the helm. They had the talent, coaching, and luck/breaks to win at least one Superbowl but shat the bed three years in a row. Should've stuck with Alex or tried out Colt Jesus McCoy.
definitely. my gut feeling was to not screw over Alex like that, especially after the season he was having. my gut instinct was to not pull Duncan in game 6. who knows, it's possible things would've worked out the same way regardless of what happened, but a lot of what ifs in the past few years.

[EIC]

:lol
this sounds exactly like me.

I take an aspirin before every game, JIC.

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[Budkin]

We've all been through 6 is why.

[Kidd K]

This forum will implode if we lose and many fans will jump ship for good imo. We have to at least make the WCF to save face for next year.



Oh boy radiation sickness

Fuck that. Did you see Vice last night with those Kazakhstan people born from radiation sickness? That one dude literally looked like a Super Mutant from Fallout 3.

[Mal]

I am gonna get drunk way before this game. This will be sad.

[dallasmaverickslose]

This forum will implode if we lose and many fans will jump ship for good imo. We have to at least make the WCF to save face for next year.




Fuck that. Did you see Vice last night with those Kazakhstan people born from radiation sickness? That one dude literally looked like a Super Mutant from Fallout 3.

Yeah, the effects of even a moderate amount of radiation exposure are horrendous. Probably one of the worst things a person could ever go through.

[Skull-1]

After we lose Game 7 I predict a relative ghost town. Manu has gut punched us so many times we don't even have air left to gasp.

[dallasmaverickslose]

After we lose Game 7 I predict a relative ghost town. Manu has gut punched us so many times we don't even have air left to gasp.
:deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse :deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse :deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse :deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse :deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse :deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse:deadhorse

[Mugen]

I think everybody is tired. Spurs and Spurs fans. let's face it I know Spurs fans don't go out on the court and play but this long running of ass kicking takes an emotional toll. I don't even sleep good when spurs lose. Our boys are spent and so is Pop. I think they don't gaf anymore and ready to book those vacations and spend some time with their family,tbh tbh. Not to mention the time people invest on this board.

This is my feeling as well. Manu and TP each having kids recently, Duncan with his divorce, just some off the court stuff for guys that have already accomplished everthing they have in their profession. Just gotta question how badly the Spurs want to advance as they really haven't played that hungry in a month. I don't think they much left in the tank even if they somehow win this series.

Also, some reports came out that Jeff's dad asked him to change his name back to Pendergraph. Just that kind of ending tbh....

[ElNono]

This is my feeling as well. Manu and TP each having kids recently, Duncan with his divorce, just some off the court stuff for guys that have already accomplished everthing they have in their profession. Just gotta question how badly the Spurs want to advance as they really haven't played that hungry in a month. I don't think they much left in the tank even if they somehow win this series.

Also, some reports came out that Jeff's dad asked him to change his name back to Pendergraph. Just that kind of ending tbh....

:lol

you better not get lost in the offseason again, tbh... take some time off, but stop by once in a while...

[Mugen]

:lol

you better not get lost in the offseason again, tbh... take some time off, but stop by once in a while...

:lol I'll probably be MIA again but will check in once in a while to make sure my nigga robdiaz is keeping up with his studies and staying in school tbh....

Only to reappear in November and convince myself that a team featuring Enrique and Kawhi can win the West tbh....

[ElNono]

:lol I'll probably be MIA again but will check in once in a while to make sure my nigga robdiaz is keeping up with his studies and staying in school tbh....

Only to reappear in November and convince myself that a team featuring Enrique and Kawhi can win the West tbh....

I'll probably be lurking in the soccer forum with the FIFA World Cup going on and what not, tbh...

[Mugen]

I'll probably be lurking in the soccer forum with the FIFA World Cup going on and what not, tbh...

Damn, completely forgot about that. The one time every 4 years I care about soccer tbh.....

How's Team USA looking this year? :lol

[ElNono]

Damn, completely forgot about that. The one time every 4 years I care about soccer tbh.....

How's Team USA looking this year? :lol

haven't kept up with em, but I thought they were doing pretty good lately...

Anyways, this is in Brazil, so I'm hoping they show some of that nice carioca ass :lol

[Mugen]

:tu

[vander]

back in the day, spurfan believed in ginobili, and melted down when ginobili played like a scrub or got injured. now spurfan is used to it

[ElNono]

back in the day, spurfan believed in ginobili, and melted down when ginobili played like a scrub or got injured. now spurfan is used to it

back in the day, ginobili wasn't 37 years old... he's been awesome this series overall though... one of the reasons we haven't lost the series yet...

[HI-FI]

:lol I'll probably be MIA again but will check in once in a while to make sure my nigga robdiaz is keeping up with his studies and staying in school tbh....

Only to reappear in November and convince myself that a team featuring Enrique and Kawhi can win the West tbh....
I noticed you disappearing as well, buying your face in that So. Cal. blow IIRC. actually disappearing not a bad idea, I think this site is going to be a troll bukkake eventually. I'll probably be taking more breaks as well. damn I don't look forward to the Enrique Experiment without Duncan.

[vander]

back in the day, ginobili wasn't 37 years old... he's been awesome this series overall though... one of the reasons we haven't lost the series yet...

open your eyes, ginobili has been 37 years old since 2008 or thereabouts

[ElNono]

open your eyes, ginobili has been 37 years old since 2007 or thereabouts

:lol that's pretty convenient... he's been here since 2003... Spurs are lucky they have a 37 year old that can still carry them through games...

It's not sustainable, but this is obviously not Manu's team anymore... or shouldn't be.

[Mugen]

I noticed you disappearing as well, buying your face in that So. Cal. blow IIRC. actually disappearing not a bad idea, I think this site is going to be a troll bukkake eventually. I'll probably be taking more breaks as well. damn I don't look forward to the Enrique Experiment without Duncan.

Yeah, this place is pretty terrible in the offseason with the "How can the Spurs get LeBron?" threads but I'm always back the next season regardless of how terribly the Spurs were bounced the year before. But you can only do some many "tbhs" tbh.....

Time off is always a good thing. it always helps to remember that all these guys are millionaires that are set for life, so you really shouldn't get too down if they lose...

[vander]

:lol that's pretty convenient... he's been here since 2003... Spurs are lucky they have a 37 year old that can still carry them through games...

It's not sustainable, but this is obviously not Manu's team anymore... or shouldn't be.

i'm just explaining the lack of meltdown. but wait, when was this ever Manu's team?

[ElNono]

i'm just explaining the lack of meltdown. but wait, when was this ever Manu's team?

Pretty much between 2005 to circa 2009... alongside Tim, he was doing a lot of the heavy lifting, closing games, winning championships... not sure you remember that, because IIRC, you gave up on the team around 2006?

[HI-FI]

Yeah, this place is pretty terrible in the offseason with the "How can the Spurs get LeBron?" threads but I'm always back the next season regardless of how terribly the Spurs were bounced the year before. But you can only do some many "tbhs" tbh.....

Time off is always a good thing. it always helps to remember that all these guys are millionaires that are set for life, so you really shouldn't get too down if they lose...
i thought this place would pick up with the postseason, per hte par, but it only seems slightly more active. it's nowhere what it used to be, I guess 6 and the lunatics taking over the asylum has that effect.

you're right about taking time off. I seemed to enjoy the NBA more when I'd just take breaks, focus in after All Star and not get caught up in the WWE nature of it all.

[vander]

Pretty much between 2005 to circa 2009... alongside Tim, he was doing a lot of the heavy lifting, closing games, winning championships... not sure you remember that, because IIRC, you gave up on the team around 2006?

he stepped up (at times) to TD's #1 sidekick maybe. but come on, are you going to say this was 'Manu's team' in any year?

[Mugen]

i thought this place would pick up with the postseason, per hte par, but it only seems slightly more active. it's nowhere what it used to be, I guess 6 and the lunatics taking over the asylum has that effect.

you're right about taking time off. I seemed to enjoy the NBA more when I'd just take breaks, focus in after All Star and not get caught up in the WWE nature of it all.

I second that my brotha. But Spurs ain't out yet so hopefully we can delay the emo a couple of weeks.

[HI-FI]

I second that my brotha. But Spurs ain't out yet so hopefully we can delay the emo a couple of weeks.
true that. I knew this postseason was going to be an emotional rollercoaster, but it ain't over yet. hopefully Spurs have some more shekelstein help or miracles in them.

[ElNono]

he stepped up (at times) to TD's #1 sidekick maybe. but come on, are you going to say this was 'Manu's team' in any year?

Tim is the franchise, the foundation, this will always be his team. Misses the point though, this team always needed a couple of extra guys to come up big, and they've been largely Manu and Tony.

Even Pop said he changed the offense to run it through Manu through those years, and did it again to run it primarily through Tony the last couple of years.

Father time catches up to everyone, it only makes sense that the heavier burden is carried by the younger legs... it's certainly nice that the old guys are still able to put up a solid fight here and there though. You just can't be dependent on the old legs to work all the time.

[ElNono]

true that. I knew this postseason was going to be an emotional rollercoaster, but it ain't over yet. hopefully Spurs have some more shekelstein help or miracles in them.

outside that year Manu broke his arm in the last game of the regular season, which postseason hasn't been a rollercoster? :lol

[ElNono]

BTW, nice edit, vander... :lol

But you should leave it at 2007, since you quit on Tim and the team before then, tbh...

[baseline bum]

outside that year Manu broke his arm in the last game of the regular season, which postseason hasn't been a rollercoster? :lol

99, 00, 01 probably

[ElNono]

99, 00, 01 probably

well, yeah... I'm saying in the big 3 era...

[baseline bum]

well, yeah... I'm saying in the big 3 era...

Yeah, 04-12 was always up and down except 09 and 11 that were all downward

[vander]

Tim is the franchise, the foundation, this will always be his team. Misses the point though, this team always needed a couple of extra guys to come up big, and they've been largely Manu and Tony.

Even Pop said he changed the offense to run it through Manu through those years, and did it again to run it primarily through Tony the last couple of years.

Father time catches up to everyone, it only makes sense that the heavier burden is carried by the younger legs... it's certainly nice that the old guys are still able to put up a solid fight here and there though. You just can't be dependent on the old legs to work all the time.

yep, and here we journey to the 'Spurs FO' thread. As always, I believe they didn't do enough to surround TD. I still think they only wanted to "appear competitive" to keep the fans forking out the cash.
Legit FO's who care about :lobt2: go out and get a Gasol or Garnet or Shaq or Lebron, etc.

c'mon Elnono, where would Manu be if he was drafted by any team other than the Tim Duncans?

TD = 4+
there is no scenario on this earth where TD doesn't get at least 4. Manu did nothing to increase that number

[ElNono]

Yeah, 04-12 was always up and down except 09 and 11 that were all downward

Yeah, 09 was the broken ankle, IIRC... but even 11 was somewhat of a trip, with Duncan looking like he was ready to hang them up... this place was basically calling for either blowing it up or going on a farewell tour...

[Mugen]

07 was the most carefree IMO. Even when the Suns tied it up in Game 4, I never seriously thought the Spurs would lose that series.

I was probably more worried after losing Game 1 to the Nuggets tbh

[ElNono]

yep, and here we journey to the 'Spurs FO' thread. As always, I believe they didn't do enough to surround TD. I still think they only wanted to "appear competitive" to keep the fans forking out the cash. legit FO's who care about :lobt2: go out and get a Gasol or Garnet or Shaq or Lebron, etc.

c'mon Elnono, where would Manu be if he was drafted by any team other than the Tim Duncans?

TD = 4+
there is no scenario on this earth where TD doesn't get at least 4. Manu did nothing to increase that number

:lol sure vander... it's so easy. Small market winning 4 ships... look at Cleveland with Lebron... or heck, look at the Knicks. But I know you'll never appreciate what the Spurs have done. That's on you.

And sure Tony and Manu had a lot to do with it. That's why they're called the big 3, not the big 1.

Every Jordan had a Pippen, every Shaq had a Kobe, every Kobe had a Gasol, every Lebron had a Wade... That's just how you win this game.

[baseline bum]

Yeah, 09 was the broken ankle, IIRC... but even 11 was somewhat of a trip, with Duncan looking like he was ready to hang them up... this place was basically calling for either blowing it up or going on a farewell tour...

I wanted to blow the team up after 2011. I can't believe just how much of a drag Jefferson was on the entire team. I didn't figure one player could completely wreck a team and make two legendary players look so shitty. You could make a pretty solid case for Dick being the worst Spurs player all-time.

[baseline bum]

:lol sure vander... it's so easy. Small market winning 4 ships... look at Cleveland with Lebron

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[ElNono]

I wanted to blow the team up after 2011. I can't believe just how much of a drag Jefferson was on the entire team. I didn't figure one player could completely wreck a team and make two legendary players look so shitty. You could make a pretty solid case for Dick being the worst Spurs player all-time.

Just as amazing how quick the turnaround was once he was ejected... people harp on the FO a lot, and they had their shitty moments, but they put together a contender in basically 6 months... obviously, Diaw dropping in our laps was huge too, and sometimes you need to have a bit of luck, but still...

[vander]

:lol sure vander... it's so easy. Small market winning 4 ships... look at Cleveland with Lebron... or heck, look at the Knicks. But I know you'll never appreciate what the Spurs have done. That's on you.

And sure Tony and Manu had a lot to do with it. That's why they're called the big 3, not the big 1.

Every Jordan had a Pippen, every Shaq had a Kobe, every Kobe had a Gasol, every Lebron had a Wade... That's just how you win this game.

quite the prepared defeat speech tbh.
however, LA added Kobe/Shaq, did that not work?
then Gasol to Kobe, did that not work?
Miami added Shaq to Wade, did that not work?
then LeAthlet and Bosh to Wade, did that not work?
Boston added KG and etc. did that not work?

seriously, basketball is not rocket science, and being given TD makes makes it obscenely easier...

[ElNono]

quite the prepared defeat speech tbh.
however, LA added Kobe/Shaq, did that not work?
then Gasol to Kobe, did that not work?
Miami added Shaq to Wade, did that not work?
then LeAthlet and Bosh to Wade, did that not work?
Boston added KG and etc. did that not work?

seriously, basketball is not rocket science, and being given TD makes makes it obscenely easier...

Only Boston and LA has more titles than San Antonio... Miami might catch up this year if they 3-peat.

That's how good these Spurs have been. You missed it, that's your problem.

And those are all big market teams!!! :lol At least all of them are certainly much larger than San Antonio...

You're making my point for me.

[baseline bum]

Only Boston and LA has more titles than San Antonio... Miami might catch up this year if they 3-peat.

That's how good these Spurs have been. You missed it, that's your problem.

And those are all big market teams!!! :lol At least all of them are certainly much larger than San Antonio...

You're making my point for me.

You forgot to count those automatic titles we won after drafting Robinson

[ElNono]

You forgot to count those automatic titles we won after drafting Robinson

Plus he lists the 5 or so examples that worked... but there's gazillion that did not.

Heck, the Knicks are the epitome of throwing cash at the problem, piling up talent and having absolutely nothing to show for it.

Amare/Nash didn't work
Amare/Melo/Chandler didn't work
Howard/Kobe/Nash didn't work
Howard/Harden didn't work
Durant/Westbrook/Harden didn't work

you can go on for pages...

[vander]

Only Boston and LA has more titles than San Antonio... Miami might catch up this year if they 3-peat.

That's how good these Spurs have been. You missed it, that's your problem.

And those are all big market teams!!! :lol At least all of them are certainly much larger than San Antonio...

You're making my point for me.

last I checked the NBA had a salary cap and and luxury tax and whatnot...
your small market tears don't amount to shit compared to TD.

If Manu had been drafted by any other team, ANY, ANY other team he would have zero

[ElNono]

last I checked the NBA had a salary cap and and luxury tax and whatnot...
your small market tears don't amount to shit compared to TD.

If Manu had been drafted by any other team, ANY, ANY other team he would have zero

The small market is a reality Tim accepted when he decided to stick with the Spurs. I doubt he's in tears after 4 championships, but he only knows.

zero what? championships? maybe, but he was drafted by the Spurs and he was an instrumental piece in 3 championships. That we know. The rest is :blah

[vander]

Plus he lists the 5 or so examples that worked... but there's gazillion that did not.

Heck, the Knicks are the epitome of throwing cash at the problem, piling up talent and having absolutely nothing to show for it.

Amare/Nash didn't work
Amare/Melo/Chandler didn't work
Howard/Kobe/Nash didn't work
Howard/Harden didn't work
Durant/Westbrook/Harden didn't work

you can go on for pages...

pages and pages filled with hack players like Amare/Howard as if they were the same as TD

sad tbh, the dementia of a Manu homer

[ElNono]

pages and pages filled with hack players like Amare/Howard as if they were the same as TD

sad tbh, the dementia of a Manu homer

I didn't say they're the same as TD, stop making stuff up :lol

I'm pointing out that all this players you say the Spurs should've traded for to pair with TD are the same "hack players" you're talking about.

After all, neither KG or Allen had a championship until they set foot in Boston. Gasol didn't win a single playoff game before landing in LA. All "hack players".

You're capt hindsight, that's your real problem. You think it's easy, but it isn't. Again, look at the Knicks. They always had the megabucks and are easily the biggest market in the NBA. Failure after failure.

[ElNono]

Heck, outside Boston, LA, San Antonio and now Miami, every NBA team has been more or less an abject failure by vander standards :lol

[vander]

I didn't say they're the same as TD, stop making stuff up :lol

I'm pointing out that all this players you say the Spurs should've traded for to pair with TD are the same "hack players" you're talking about.

After all, neither KG or Allen had a championship until they set foot in Boston. Gasol didn't win a single playoff game before landing in LA. All "hack players".

You're capt hindsight, that's your real problem. You think it's easy, but it isn't. Again, look at the Knicks. They always had the megabucks and are easily the biggest market in the NBA. Failure after failure.

did the Shaq/Kobe/Gasol/KG/Lebron etc. acquisitions lead to championships because the cities were big markets?

or was it because they were known quantities and competent FO's ...

using NY to support your argument of randomness rather than incompetence is pretty weak

this line: "After all, neither KG or Allen had a championship until they set foot in Boston. Gasol didn't win a single playoff game before landing in LA. All "hack players"
these are examples of other front offices identifying talent, getting it, and winning with it.
something the Spurs have never done.
do you understand?
Spurs. Have. Never. Done.

other teams have done this, Spurs have not, despite drafting Tim Duncan

Spurs sucked in 1997 and so managed to drafted one of the top 10 players of all time.
after this, the Spurs were never able to identify talent on the free agent market and add it to the team in order to win championships.

[heyheymymy]

wrong thread.

[ElNono]

:lol it's ridiculous vander, you always bring this shit. The Spurs never had sugar daddy Buss to throw millions, or a mole like Jerry West to wink, wink hand them a player.

You'll never hear the NBA commish say he would love a Spurs vs Spurs finals. You're comparing apples to oranges.

Did they know when they traded for these "hack players" they were going to win? Ofcourse not. You're talking now with the score already settled. Hindsight.

Every FO makes moves that think will help them get better, and every team does it depending on their ability to make those moves. For every of those 5 you mentioned that worked out, there's thousands that do not.

Cherry picking the ones that do means absolutely nothing. It's like saying, well, the Spurs FO were geniuses for trading Malik for Nazr... hey, we won a championship so they're geniuses!

Your bar for "competence" doesn't exist. Under your premise, no FO was ever competent outside of LA, Boston, San Antonio and now Miami. It's an imaginary bar that's only in your head.

But you go through this every year, even during the time the team was actually winning a championship, and you were still sour and whining.

It really doesn't matter how many championships do you feel the Spurs should've won. Tim choose to stay in San Antonio fully aware of the limitations, and the Spurs went from nothing to third best team in NBA history.

An amazing feat for a team that always had limitations due to where it was, and just a testament on how good Tim and the FO have been.

[Skull-1]

open your eyes, ginobili has been 37 years old since 2008 or thereabouts


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[heyheymymy]

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don't worry OP, skull-1 has all the melts you could ask for right on cue.