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Russ
10-14-2018, 12:01 AM
Was there ever a less loved Spurs player than RJ?

He did all the things to enrage a fan base.

He performed well as an opponent.

Then disappointed as a Spur.

Then won a title with yet another rival adversary.

He was the bridge to nowhere in a lull between two Spurs dynasties, both residing within the overall ecstacy of the Tim Duncan era.

RJ and the Spurs were just oil and water, star-crossed from the get go.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/24975669/move-basketball-17-seasons
cool cat
10-14-2018, 12:15 AM
http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/ABA/Spurs/Spurs%2076-77%20Home%20Mike%20D'Antoni.jpg
Fuck-Kawhi
10-14-2018, 12:21 AM
Never liked D West
baseline bum
10-14-2018, 12:24 AM
Agreed with everything but this:



He performed well as an opponent.


My two biggest memories of his career were missing those two free throws with Golden State in Game 1 of the 2013 Second Round and getting picked badly by Manu in the 4th quarter of Game 6 of the 2003 Finals.
baseline bum
10-14-2018, 12:27 AM
Still my least favorite Spurs player ever was Steve Smith. I was dying laughing in 2001 when he was on a max contract and threatened to hold out unless he could get a new contract from Pop. GTFO HITA.
playbonner15
10-14-2018, 12:40 AM
He should be picked up by TNT alongside Sir Charles, Kenny, etc
DJR210
10-14-2018, 01:33 AM
Still my least favorite Spurs player ever was Steve Smith. I was dying laughing in 2001 when he was on a max contract and threatened to hold out unless he could get a new contract from Pop. GTFO HITA.

But he had that half a spin move fake.. if that's not deserving of a max deal I don't know what was
spursparker9
10-14-2018, 03:31 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulg9n8ou1Dw
spursparker9
10-14-2018, 03:32 AM
At least we know RJ still give his all compared to Nephew
offset formation
10-14-2018, 07:26 AM
At least we know RJ still give his all compared to Nephew
Spurtacular
10-14-2018, 07:40 AM
RJ did finally have a good run in the 2016 Finals. Without that, Golden Showers may be sitting on four in a row and counting.
Das Texan
10-14-2018, 10:59 AM
Still my least favorite Spurs player ever was Steve Smith. I was dying laughing in 2001 when he was on a max contract and threatened to hold out unless he could get a new contract from Pop. GTFO HITA.


What's semi sad is that I sorta liked him before he was a Spur. But fuck he was God Awful as a Spur.
exstatic
10-14-2018, 03:41 PM
What's semi sad is that I sorta liked him before he was a Spur. But fuck he was God Awful as a Spur.
He mailed it in, because they wouldn’t do a new contract. An engaged SS gets us past LA one year earlier. We stole a game in LA, but couldn’t finish.
sananspursfan21
10-14-2018, 08:00 PM
http://www.nasljerseys.com/images/ABA/Spurs/Spurs%2076-77%20Home%20Mike%20D'Antoni.jpg

Adam Morrison?
SpurPadre
10-14-2018, 08:20 PM
I place him above Bonner because at least he was a legitimate NBA player.
cool cat
10-15-2018, 01:29 AM
Adam Morrison?

Mike D'antoni
tbdog
10-15-2018, 06:43 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulg9n8ou1Dw

There must have been personality issues for that to happen. Not just bad performance.
Fireball
10-15-2018, 06:51 AM
There must have been personality issues for that to happen. Not just bad performance.

that could just be Timmy having fun while having his Poker Face on ...
spursparker9
10-15-2018, 07:48 AM
There must have been personality issues for that to happen. Not just bad performance.

Seem like Timmy just messing around. (playfully)
John B
10-15-2018, 07:51 AM
that could just be Timmy having fun while having his Poker Face on ...
RJ was on Spurs mat, CoJo was goong yo use so first Manu pushed him and then Timmy. Could be saying hey be serious, no fooling around stare.
Ed Helicopter Jones
10-15-2018, 10:26 AM
The funny part is I know RJ and Timmy were decent friends off the court. On RJ's podcast he had Tim on there the year TD retired and you could tell they had a good relationship. I think the Spurs players liked RJ just fine, it was the fans that had issues with him. I think Timmy's shove was a brotherly move that I've done with my sibs 100 times on the court.


I'm not sure he was ever that consistent of a player, I think his weaknesses were more exposed on a team like the Spurs.
Strike
10-15-2018, 04:55 PM
I place him above Bonner because at least he was a legitimate NBA player.

This
sananspursfan21
10-15-2018, 07:31 PM
Mike D'antoni

You’re not fooling me. That’s the Stache Mamba
Ed Helicopter Jones
10-16-2018, 06:29 AM
Ever notice Gregg literally ruins careers? Jefferson played a fairly important role on a championship Cavs team, years after his debacle with the Spurs. Beno played well after he ripped loose from Gregg's reigns. Dwest played A MILLION times better under Kerr than Gregg. I'm sure there are lots of other players I'm forgetting as well. Didn't Nando tear up the Euroleague after he escaped Gregg, too?

I know you’re a troll, but you’re forgetting all of the players whose careers were resurrected in San Antonio. Pop is famous for taking fringe players and making them successful. That’s how the Spurs have maintained their success all these years...by maximizing the potential of their role players.

Troll takes just lessen the collective IQ of Spurstalk. I hate trolls.