Future of Dallas/SA Rivalry

[TxJudsonRocketTx]

I was thinking, and after the choke job to GS last night, will anyone here ever take the Mavs seriously again? Say the first game we play them next year, even if the Spurs lose do we care? Will Mav fans still take trash during the regular season? I know a Dallas-SA matchup anytime not in the playoffs will just be another game from now on because I dont think their time will be the same as 06 ever again after what they just suffered through.

[Suck My Blurr]

The SPURS and their so called Rivalries.

According to SPUR Folklore

The Lakers Rivalry
The Mavs Rivalry

And now The SUNS Rivalry


The spurs will be remembered for being BORING, SOFT and the ½ Title (*) :lol

http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/QH4oBlj%24trSvLBldI2BoRw%3D%3D17064

[smackdaddy11]

Actually, the opponent must have won against the Spurs and vice versa to be considered a rival. Remove the Suns from above said list. :spin

[midgetonadonkey]

The SPURS and their so called Rivalries.

According to SPUR Folklore

The Lakers Rivalry
The Mavs Rivalry

And now The SUNS Rivalry


The spurs will be remembered for being BORING, SOFT and the ½ Title (*) :lol

http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/QH4oBlj%24trSvLBldI2BoRw%3D%3D17064

The Suns don't even have half a title.

[confined]

of course there would still be a rivalry as long as both the teams are from texas and from the 06 playoffs...same thing if the spurs lost in the first round to the nuggets...i still wouldnt disreguard them as an elite team...and i know any smart spurs fan would say the same about dallas

[tmtcsc]

The SPURS and their so called Rivalries.

According to SPUR Folklore

The Lakers Rivalry
The Mavs Rivalry

And now The SUNS Rivalry


The spurs will be remembered for being BORING, SOFT and the ½ Title (*) :lol

http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/QH4oBlj%24trSvLBldI2BoRw%3D%3D17064

Rivalry ? Let's compare jewelry. Be afraid.

Legend has it, we almost swept your asses 2 years ago when we eventually won our 3rd Championship.

"I aint gonna lie, we're just hoping to get one win so we don't get swept."
-- Amare Stoudemire quote before Game 4.

[Obstructed_View]

*insert weak shit here*
Fixed. Seriously, dude. At least the Mavs trolls brought a little something. You're making them look insightful by comparison.

[BUMP]

I was thinking, and after the choke job to GS last night, will anyone here ever take the Mavs seriously again?


we beat yall in the playoffs, yall beat us in the playoffs a couple of years before. yes its still a rivalry. we've shown either one of us can knock each other out, either one of us can win a division title.

we just cant win a championship :lol

[confined]

Fixed. Seriously, dude. At least the Mavs trolls brought a little something. You're making them look insightful by comparison.
still not a mavs troll...seeing as how this is the nba forum...or whatever its called nowadays

[Despot]

Actually, the opponent must have won against the Spurs and vice versa to be considered a rival. Remove the Suns from above said list. :spin

ACtually they have beat us in a playoff series.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

The SPURS and their so called Rivalries.

According to SPUR Folklore

The Lakers Rivalry
The Mavs Rivalry

And now The SUNS Rivalry


The spurs will be remembered for being BORING, SOFT and the ½ Title (*) :lol




How many times have the Suns lost in the NBA Finals? Twice? Remind me again how many times they've won it? I can't tell from this stat sheet I'm looking at. You see, sometimes it's hard for me to read about other teams' histories what with all the glare from those three championship trophies shining in my eyes.

[DarrinS]

The SPURS and their so called Rivalries.

According to SPUR Folklore

The Lakers Rivalry
The Mavs Rivalry

And now The SUNS Rivalry


The spurs will be remembered for being BORING, SOFT and the ½ Title (*) :lol

http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/QH4oBlj%24trSvLBldI2BoRw%3D%3D17064


I've never considered the Suns a rival. Speedbump, maybe, but rival? No.

[Despot]

The SPURS and their so called Rivalries.

According to SPUR Folklore

The Lakers Rivalry
The Mavs Rivalry

And now The SUNS Rivalry


The spurs will be remembered for being BORING, SOFT and the ½ Title (*) :lol

http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/QH4oBlj%24trSvLBldI2BoRw%3D%3D17064

I don't get it, is that picture intended to diss Tim? I actually think it looks pretty cool.

[samikeyp]

I think this could intensify the rivalry....Dallas will be even more intent on winning next year.

[dknights411]

The SPURS and their so called Rivalries.

According to SPUR Folklore

The Lakers Rivalry
The Mavs Rivalry

And now The SUNS Rivalry


The spurs will be remembered for being BORING, SOFT and the ½ Title (*) :lol

http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/QH4oBlj%24trSvLBldI2BoRw%3D%3D17064

We had a reason to hate the Lakers and the Mavs. The Suns aren't really THAT hateable. In fact, I actually like the Suns (Nash, Amare and Marion count among my favorite non-Spurs players). So there's no real rivalry here that can compare to the Mavs or the Lakers. Sorry.

[SpursDynasty]

Earlier in the year I said SA/Dallas was the top rivalry, but now at the end of the season where the truth came out again, it now seems the only real rival the Spurs have had are the Lakers:

1999: The Spurs beat the Lakers 4-0 to close out the Lakers in their final playoff series at the Forum in LA.
2001: Lakers sweep the Spurs.
2002: Lakers close out the Spurs in their final playoff game at the Alamodome.
2003: The Spurs become the first team to beat the Lakers while at their new home, the Staples Center, ending the Lakers 2000-2003 title run.
2004: The rivalry ends, With Fisher's 0.4 shot closing out the 5 year rivalry. Shaq leaves town, and the new Lakers begin.

For five NBA seasons from 1999-2003, the Lakers and Spurs were the only NBA champions, and eliminated each other whenever each team won the title except for 2000 with Duncan out. The most significant title was the 2003 elimination and end of the Lakers dynasty.

The Mavericks can't be included in any rivalry if they haven't won an NBA championship. Last year's Semifinals win over SA was a mistake, as they clearly shouldn't have advanced and were the wrong team to advance (Only a mediocre 8-10 in the playoffs since that Game 7 victory in SA)

[BUMP]

the best thing i can say is in 24 hours there have been 6 pages worth of threads in the NBA news forum after the Mavs lost last night.

you tell me if its a rivalry

[dknights411]

I don't get it, is that picture intended to diss Tim? I actually think it looks pretty cool.

Ditto

[timvp]

The future of the Spurs and who?

[WalterBenitez]

The SPURS and their so called Rivalries.

According to SPUR Folklore

The Lakers Rivalry
The Mavs Rivalry

And now The SUNS Rivalry


The spurs will be remembered for being BORING, SOFT and the ½ Title (*) :lol



Who!?

[Obstructed_View]

the best thing i can say is in 24 hours there have been 6 pages worth of threads in the NBA news forum after the Mavs lost last night.

you tell me if its a rivalry
Don't flatter yourself. You guys are dicks, and we love your pain.

[BUMP]

Don't flatter yourself. You guys are dicks, and we love your pain.




you tell me if its a rivalry

[bigfish22]

I hate to do it, but I named my dog after Barkley

http://www.nba.com/media/suns/cb_93_spursshot.jpg

[conversekid]

Dallas is a different type of rivalry, because LA always had what we wanted - or we always had what they wanted. Dallas is a rivalry, but not as heated or intense... but I still hate them.

[TxJudsonRocketTx]

The SPURS and their so called Rivalries.

According to SPUR Folklore

The Lakers Rivalry
The Mavs Rivalry

And now The SUNS Rivalry


The spurs will be remembered for being BORING, SOFT and the ½ Title (*) :lol



You wish the Suns could claim the Spurs as a rival, your team is not even worth mentioning in a discussion about rivalries. The Suns have never done anything to even threaten us in a playoff series, they're no more of a rival to us than Seattle is. :wakeup

[Johnny RIngo]

The Suns aren't really a rivalry. They're more like that annoying kid brother you have to smack around every once in a while when they start to get rowdy.

[rAm]

the best thing i can say is in 24 hours there have been 6 pages worth of threads in the NBA news forum after the Mavs lost last night.

you tell me if its a rivalry

true

[DallasFan]

I think this could intensify the rivalry....Dallas will be even more intent on winning next year.

Yeah, just like they intent on winning the title this year :oops

[cherylsteele]

Hell.....the Stockton and Malone Jazz were more of a rivalry than the Suns will ever be.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Suns will never be that same type of heated rivalry, even if they were to beat us--which I still am not all that worried about going into this series-- because there's a lot of overlap in terms of respecting players' games from fans on both sides. I love it when Spurs play the Suns, because our big 3 > their big 3.


(Except the Suns homers hate Manu, but half of them will admit vocally they want him in their jersey.)

[Dave McNulla]

The SPURS and their so called Rivalries.

According to SPUR Folklore

The Lakers Rivalry
The Mavs Rivalry

And now The SUNS Rivalry


The spurs will be remembered for being BORING, SOFT and the ½ Title (*) :lol

http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/QH4oBlj%24trSvLBldI2BoRw%3D%3D17064
1/2 > 0
you are really stupid, but kinda funny.

[Dave McNulla]

Rivalry ? Let's compare jewelry. Be afraid.

Legend has it, we almost swept your asses 2 years ago when we eventually won our 3rd Championship.

"I aint gonna lie, we're just hoping to get one win so we don't get swept."
-- Amare Stoudemire quote before Game 4.
that reminds me of a joke:



http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/88q4/8772.3.html

Three bulls -- a big bull, a medium sized bull, and a small bull -- were
standing by a fence one day, chewing grass and looking out over the
fields. The big one says, "See all of them cows out there? Half of
'em are mine." The medium sized one responds, "See all them cows? A
third of them are MINE." The little bull pipes up, "Hey, all the rest
of them cows are mine."

After a while the bulls notice the farmer drive up with a
truck and unload another bull -- the hugest Brahma bull these other
bulls have ever seen. The big bull stops chewing and says, with a wide-
eyed look, "He...he can have a third of my cows if he wants 'em." The
medium sized bull trembles a bit when he says "He can have HALF of my
cows if he wants them."

Then the two bigger bulls notice that the small bull is
snorting, bucking, pawing the ground, and putting on a ferocious act.
"What are you doing, fool !?" they say. The small bull replies, "I
want to make sure he knows I'm a bull!"

[florige]

I hate to do it, but I named my dog after Barkley

http://www.nba.com/media/suns/cb_93_spursshot.jpg


I think we are talking about rivalries this century dude....

[confined]

Yeah, just like they intent on winning the title this year :oops
i picture us next year playing like the spurs or pistons this year...there really isnt any pressure on us now and i think we can flourish in that situation...so much was expected of us this yearand we just couldnt handle it...
im not gonna lie tho i did wanna see dirk vs nash round 3
theres always next year :spin

[florige]

i picture us next year playing like the spurs or pistons this year...there really isnt any pressure on us now and i think we can flourish in that situation...so much was expected of us this yearand we just couldnt handle it...
im not gonna lie tho i did wanna see dirk vs nash round 3
theres always next year :spin


We went through many many years of heartbreak before we actually won our first title. So join the club. :fro

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

True dat...

[ehz33satx]

we beat yall in the playoffs, yall beat us in the playoffs a couple of years before. yes its still a rivalry. we've shown either one of us can knock each other out, either one of us can win a division title.

we just cant win a championship :lol

Last I checked, winning the division title don't mean diddly squat. I think maybe the Spurs are above and beyond that, don't you think? So no its not a rivalry.

[Buddy Holly]

Mouse (Brazilian Blurr) you so funny.

[Strike]

The SPURS and their so called Rivalries.

According to SPUR Folklore

The Lakers Rivalry
The Mavs Rivalry

And now The SUNS Rivalry


The spurs will be remembered for being BORING, SOFT and the ½ Title (*) :lol

http://attachments.wetpaintserv.us/QH4oBlj%24trSvLBldI2BoRw%3D%3D17064


Ok, let's see....

Did the Spurs play 50 games in '99 while everyone else played 82? NO!
Did the Spurs have to win less than 15 playoff games in '99 to win the title? NO!
Did the Spurs barely escape with a championship in '99? NO!

And most importantly...
Would any of the fans of the other 29 teams say "1/2 title" if it was THEIR team that won the '99 championship? NO!

Quite simply, the Spurs didn't have any special treatment or unfair advantage during the 1999 lockout shortened season. They played the same amount of games as everyone else. They also DOMINATED the competition in EVERY SINGLE ROUND of the 1999 playoffs.

San Antonio v. Minnesota: 3-1
San Antonio v. Los Angeles: 4-0
San Antonio v. Portland: 4-0
San Antonio v. New York: 4-1

10 straight playoff wins in 1999.
Championship banner in the rafters.

But feel free to play that broken record all you want, Brazilian Blurr. Even a "1/2 title" for San Antonio is still infinitely more than Phoenix has.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Brazilian Blurr sucks at backing his shit up.

[BUMP]

i picture us next year playing like the spurs or pistons this year...there really isnt any pressure on us now and i think we can flourish in that situation...so much was expected of us this yearand we just couldnt handle it...

true i was thining about the Colts. so many years of choking then they finally get a dominant defense and the best record in the league but lose the first playoff game to the Steelers. next year they fly a little under the radar and win it all.

there's not much different between this years Mavs and last year's Mavs that shouldve won the Finals. this years Mavs had the spotlight on them all year and clearly couldnt handle it

[td4mvp3]

true i was thining about the Colts. so many years of choking then they finally get a dominant defense and the best record in the league but lose the first playoff game to the Steelers. next year they fly a little under the radar and win it all.

there's not much different between this years Mavs and last year's Mavs that shouldve won the Finals. this years Mavs had the spotlight on them all year and clearly couldnt handle it
yeah, but now the pressure never goes away. regardless of what they do in the reg season, every playoff series will garner a lot of attention and worries that, regardless of the opponent, the mavs may wilt, and the players will think about it and be reminded of it.

[gaKNOW!blee]

true i was thining about the Colts. so many years of choking then they finally get a dominant defense and the best record in the league but lose the first playoff game to the Steelers. next year they fly a little under the radar and win it all.

there's not much different between this years Mavs and last year's Mavs that shouldve won the Finals. this years Mavs had the spotlight on them all year and clearly couldnt handle it


The only thing about that is.....you dont have a Peyton Manning. You have a Donovan Mcnabb....but no Peyton Manning.

[StylisticS]

Last I checked, winning the division title don't mean diddly squat. I think maybe the Spurs are above and beyond that, don't you think? So no its not a rivalry.
Very interesting comment. Now, Cowboy fans like myself look at the Eagle fans just like Spurs fans do to the Mavs. Cowboys fans will tell you who our biggest rival is and that is the foreskins and always will be those sons of bitches. But at the same time, we hate the hell out of the Philly fans because of their fans. But they have never won shit in the superbowl era. They've only won 7 division titles with 5 coming this decade. BUT Cowboy fans do love beating them and do call them a rival but behind the skins', niners', packers', and steelers. What do the aformentioned teams have in common btw.

[cherylsteele]

Very interesting comment. Now, Cowboy fans like myself look at the Eagle fans just like Spurs fans do to the Mavs. Cowboys fans will tell you who our biggest rival is and that is the foreskins and always will be those sons of bitches. But at the same time, we hate the hell out of the Philly fans because of their fans. But they have never won shit in the superbowl era. They've only won 7 division titles with 5 coming this decade. BUT Cowboy fans do love beating them and do call them a rival but behind the skins', niners', packers', and steelers. What do the aformentioned teams have in common btw.
Wouldn't the Giants be a rivalry equal to or greater than the Eagles?
What about the Redskins?

[StylisticS]

Wouldn't the Giants be a rivalry equal to or greater than the Eagles?
What about the Redskins?
Most Cowboy fans outside New York never really hated the Giants but that's starting to change a bit. But we never really had a huge dislike towards the Giants. We never faced them in the playoffs consistently nor did we have any bad blood history between them. Dallas vs Philly and Washington, on the other hand, is obviously VERY VERY different.

But let's put it like this.

Washington fans hate Dallas
Dallas fans hate Washington
Philly fans LOATHE Dallas moreso than Dallas and Washington hate each other combined
Dallas practically doesn't give a shit about Philly because of their lack of hardware

Dallas number 1 rivalry will always and forever be the Washington Redskins. In fact, here is their rivals in order.
1. foreskins
2. Niners
3. Packers
4. Steelers
5. Eagles (only because of the fans, though)
32. Texans (you're just really insignificant) :lol

Washington players and Dallas players really get into the rivalry alot. We love beating the shit out of each other. But Dallas fans and Washington fans really don't care about Philly much.

[cherylsteele]

I am not trying to start an argument here.....Hell I am a Cowboy since I was a kid, I remember rooting for and watching them in in the Super Bowl against Miami that they lost.

Just unsure why you omitted the 'Skins and Giants in your post is all.

You could probably include the 49ers in that list too if you wanted to.

[jmard5]

Rivalry? What rivalry? It is just Cuban nonsense.

[StylisticS]

I am not trying to start an argument here.....Hell I am a Cowboy since I was a kid, I remember rooting for and watching them in in the Super Bowl against Miami that they lost.

Just unsure why you omitted the 'Skins and Giants in your post is all.

You could probably include the 49ers in that list too if you wanted to.

I didn't omit them in my initial post. I said the eagles are behind the 5 teams I listed towards the end of my comment.