Phenomanul
05-23-2006, 03:39 PM
I've been down all day even though I thought I had prepared myself for whatever outcome the series would have....
It sucks... :depressed oh well. No excuses here; we lost because we couldn't execute on the final two plays of the game.
An assortment of thoughts has crossed my mind since the final buzzer sounded last night.
1. All is not lost... We saw vintage Duncan return from the netherworld of the regular season to show that he is still a Top-3 player in this league. Duncan showed tremendous resilience during both series this year. Major props to him. Sadly BSPN and the rest of the media world don't appreciate his greatness.
2. Spurs players and staff have been classy in defeat. Enough said.
3. I can no longer respect Avery Johnson. Not because he beat us but because he complained to the media every chance he had... Seems to me he didn't learn Pop's best attribute. He instead has opted to emulate his annoying owner.
4. Finley will earn his ring before both Nowitzki and Nash. Go Pistons.
5. Manu finally will know what defeat 'tastes' like... he's never lost as a major player on a team.... in 2004 he was still an up and coming player on the Spurs team when we lost the the 0.4 Lakers... but he still managed to carry his team to an Olympic Gold that year. This will be his first year without a 'title' and as a major contributor.
2001 Euroleague Title
2002 Euroleague Title
2003 NBA Title
2004 Olympic Gold
2005 NBA Title
2006 :depressed
As the old adage goes, "You can't win 'em all".... This will only make Manu stronger. That should be a scary thought for the rest of the league. Manu, get some rest and get healthy...
6. A motivated Tony Parker this off-season plus one more year with Chip Engelland will spell trouble for the league... Also the taste of defeat will make him stronger. Parker will be the best point guard in the league by the age of 26.
7. Having lost to the Lakers in 2004 made us see the error of our ways with regards to the Turkish 'Mangina' otherwise known as Hedo Turkoglu... This off-season will mark the year we created an unbeatable dynasty... book it.
Goodbye Nazr, goodbye Van-Exel, later Beno. Nocioni's blog has hinted he would consider playing alongside Manu and the Spurs... that's a scary thought... Rebounding/hustle and intangibles is all housed in a plausible 'Nowitzki stopper'.... And even if Chapu were unattainable, Scola, Javtokas and our other bigs overseas spell a promising future... Not to mention we will probably hit the free agency market harder than we would have had we ended up winning the whole thing.
8. Michael Finley is a keeper... we can give him a specialist role and he will still have a good 2-3 years left in his tank... Luring Finley to San Antonio is the one good thing Van-Exel did for the Spurs... I'm still undecided about Horry... problem is, if we give him away we will motivate him to destroy us.... from an opposing bench.
9. I will liken this year to the year the Lakers lost to the Rockets on that famous tip-in by Ralph Samson? The Lakers came back to win two in a row in '87 and '88... Duncan+Manu+Parker is still a perenial contending trio... we just have to get younger and more athletic at our '5' and find a replacement to be groomed by Bowen...
10. I'm still convinced the Spurs can attain another two championships in the Duncan Era... He is the one player whose 'prime' we can't let slip away.
11. Holt better pony up some more money to keep guys like Presti around. We can't afford to lose him. This off-season will be memorable for so many reasons... let's not let our defeat at the hands of the Mavericks throw us off course. We still have more championships to win. I believe.
It sucks... :depressed oh well. No excuses here; we lost because we couldn't execute on the final two plays of the game.
An assortment of thoughts has crossed my mind since the final buzzer sounded last night.
1. All is not lost... We saw vintage Duncan return from the netherworld of the regular season to show that he is still a Top-3 player in this league. Duncan showed tremendous resilience during both series this year. Major props to him. Sadly BSPN and the rest of the media world don't appreciate his greatness.
2. Spurs players and staff have been classy in defeat. Enough said.
3. I can no longer respect Avery Johnson. Not because he beat us but because he complained to the media every chance he had... Seems to me he didn't learn Pop's best attribute. He instead has opted to emulate his annoying owner.
4. Finley will earn his ring before both Nowitzki and Nash. Go Pistons.
5. Manu finally will know what defeat 'tastes' like... he's never lost as a major player on a team.... in 2004 he was still an up and coming player on the Spurs team when we lost the the 0.4 Lakers... but he still managed to carry his team to an Olympic Gold that year. This will be his first year without a 'title' and as a major contributor.
2001 Euroleague Title
2002 Euroleague Title
2003 NBA Title
2004 Olympic Gold
2005 NBA Title
2006 :depressed
As the old adage goes, "You can't win 'em all".... This will only make Manu stronger. That should be a scary thought for the rest of the league. Manu, get some rest and get healthy...
6. A motivated Tony Parker this off-season plus one more year with Chip Engelland will spell trouble for the league... Also the taste of defeat will make him stronger. Parker will be the best point guard in the league by the age of 26.
7. Having lost to the Lakers in 2004 made us see the error of our ways with regards to the Turkish 'Mangina' otherwise known as Hedo Turkoglu... This off-season will mark the year we created an unbeatable dynasty... book it.
Goodbye Nazr, goodbye Van-Exel, later Beno. Nocioni's blog has hinted he would consider playing alongside Manu and the Spurs... that's a scary thought... Rebounding/hustle and intangibles is all housed in a plausible 'Nowitzki stopper'.... And even if Chapu were unattainable, Scola, Javtokas and our other bigs overseas spell a promising future... Not to mention we will probably hit the free agency market harder than we would have had we ended up winning the whole thing.
8. Michael Finley is a keeper... we can give him a specialist role and he will still have a good 2-3 years left in his tank... Luring Finley to San Antonio is the one good thing Van-Exel did for the Spurs... I'm still undecided about Horry... problem is, if we give him away we will motivate him to destroy us.... from an opposing bench.
9. I will liken this year to the year the Lakers lost to the Rockets on that famous tip-in by Ralph Samson? The Lakers came back to win two in a row in '87 and '88... Duncan+Manu+Parker is still a perenial contending trio... we just have to get younger and more athletic at our '5' and find a replacement to be groomed by Bowen...
10. I'm still convinced the Spurs can attain another two championships in the Duncan Era... He is the one player whose 'prime' we can't let slip away.
11. Holt better pony up some more money to keep guys like Presti around. We can't afford to lose him. This off-season will be memorable for so many reasons... let's not let our defeat at the hands of the Mavericks throw us off course. We still have more championships to win. I believe.