If the Spurs were a musical group...

[GhostofAlfrederickHughes]

...who would they be? My vote is they're The Band. Remember them?
Probably not. Best group of the late 60s/early 70s. String of hits ("The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek", "The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down" etc.).
Just five solid musicians that played awesome, no-frills music at a time when everyone was looking for psychedelic guitar solos and crazy personalities.

As drummer Levon Helm said: "The rock star stuff never came up for us. The Band was never attacked by groupies before, during or after any show that we ever played."

Just like the Spurs---no hype, no frills, no nonsense. Just pure, unadulterated hoops.

(Hopefully the Duncan-Parker relationship won't break down into a Helm-Robbie Robertson feud....)

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[Kermit]

great analogy. does that make the 2000-2002 laker "dynasty" hall & oates? and if it does, who is john oates?

[TampaDude]

Yup...the Spurs are all business...they just get it done. :toast

[beirmeistr]

yea, I remember the Band. Their album Music from Big Pink was awesome.

[SRJ]

My favorite band, Quadro Nuevo.

This hugely talented quartet of virtuoso musicians play a variety of styles and has a highly individual style, with an old-world feel. They obviously dodn't have a huge following, but if you've heard them you'd realize that they're as good as it gets.

[Spurminator]

I think you pretty much nailed it. The Band didn't generate high sales, they didn't appeal to a wide audience, but those who appreciated them were passionate about them. And people in the business knew what they were about and wanted to play with them.

[Spurminator]

great analogy. does that make the 2000-2002 laker "dynasty" hall & oates?


Fleetwood Mac. :lol

The in-fighting, the short-term dominance, the oversaturation, the overratedness....

[zrinkill]

DethKloK

[ShoogarBear]

The Spurs would be a be-bop jazz band.

Old school, fundamentals, no modern hype, appealing only to the hard core aficionados.

[mathbzh]

Toto
The best "studio sharks" (do you say that in english?) united in the same band.

[Russ]

Eva has been compared to Yoko Ono. So that means the Spurs must be the . . . .

[41times]

something like David Gates and Bread.

[wildbill2u]

Foreigner?

[gino>yourlife]

Slayer

take a good guess why..

[Vito Corleone]

If the Spurs were a band they would be Run DMC, their game has changed the face of basketball and crossed new boundries. That is what Run DMC did in the Music industry.

[tlongII]

The Spurs would be a be-bop jazz band.

Old school, fundamentals, no modern hype, appealing only to the hard core aficionados.

Nah. Couldn't be. I like be-bop.

[ChumpDumper]

Nah. Couldn't be. I like be-bop."Tears of Rage"

[Borosai]

ABBA

Most people hate them, but their fans adore them. :lol

[L.I.T]

Jazz vocalist: Johnny Hartman.

Smooth, distinctive, brilliant...completely overlooked.

[marini martini]

I remember & love "The Band" but.

My pick would be The Best Little Band in Texas .......ZZ Top!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[word]

Percy Faith and his Orchestra

My bad ...