USA Today: Top 10 Worst Memories in Spurs History

[Girasuck]

I apologize if this has already been posted. I saw it while reading the USA Today at work last night and thought I'd share it here. Thank god I found the link so I don't have to type it all out.

JON SARACENO'S TOP 10 WORST MOMENTS IN SPURS HISTORY

10. Lakers sweep of 2001 West finals.

9. Hiring Jerry Tarkanian in 1992. He lasted 20 games.

8. Sean Elliott's kidney transplant coming off Spurs' first NBA title in '99.

7. Rod Strickland's goofball behind-the-back pass in Game 7 semifinal loss to Portland in '90.

6. Trading away the legendary "Iceman," George Gervin, in '85.

5. Dealing for Dennis Rodman and all of his baggage in '93.

4. Squandering a 20-point second-half lead Wednesday night and losing to Lakers in Game 1 of Western Conference finals.

3. Karl Malone's stray elbow that rendered David Robinson unconscious with concussion in '98.

2. Losing draft coin flip with Utah in '85. The Jazz drafting Karl Malone. The Spurs getting... Alfredrick Hughes!

1. 0.4 of a second. The time remaining when Derek Fisher's buzzer-beating fadeaway propelled Lakers to a pivotal Game 5 semifinal playoff victory in 2004 in San Antonio. The Spurs lost the next game and the series.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2008-05-22-west-folo_N.htm

Is this a pretty fair top 10? I admit that my knowledge of Spurs basketball is a little weak but I found the top 10 pretty interesting.

[TampaDude]

What about the Top 10 GREATEST memories in Spurs history???

[MaNuMaNiAc]

I see Manu's 2006 brain fart was so painful that people have completely erased it from memory :lol

[dougp]

How the fuck was #8 a bad memory? I'd rather have Sean alive than dead ...

[Doctor J]

What is your intention of posting this???

[pawe]

#4 still depends on the outcome of the series. If the Spurs lose this series then it will stay but if we beat the Lakers then this will be replaced with either Manu's foul on Dirk in 06 or Tmac's 13 in 35.

[Girasuck]

What is your intention of posting this???

You mean...do I have an ulterior motive? None at all. Like I said, I was reading the paper last night and saw the list. Since this is the only Spurs site I visit I figured it would be a good read.

[Budkin]

Where's Manu's foul? This list sucks.

[xtremesteven33]

yea i think game 7 of 2006 semis should be there. no doubt.

[Uncle Donnie]

Horrible list....Barkley's shot? Hakeem's dominance? Manu's foul? #4 was bad but it doesn't come close to any of those.

[FromWayDowntown]

It's a curious premise for a list and an even more curious collection of moments.

As a Spurs fan for almost 30 years, #4 isn't on my list and neither is #8.

And I'm not sure that dealing for Rodman was actually a bad thing in itself -- the Spurs were extremely successful in Rodman's 2nd year; the worse memory would be Rodman acting like a complete jackass during the spring of 1995 and likely costing the Spurs a chance at a title.

[Das Texan]

so 79 never happened?

[SouthernFried]

ref's officiating in 2006 playoffs.

This is no Spurs fan, he doesn't know shit about how Spurs fans feel.

This is another idiot sport's writer...just 1 more amongst a plethera of them.

[CubanMustGo]

so 79 never happened?

No joke. Choking away a 3-1 lead in the conference finals against the Washington Bullshits.

[Don Quixote]

It's a curious premise for a list and an even more curious collection of moments.

As a Spurs fan for almost 30 years, #4 isn't on my list and neither is #8.

And I'm not sure that dealing for Rodman was actually a bad thing in itself -- the Spurs were extremely successful in Rodman's 2nd year; the worse memory would be Rodman acting like a complete jackass during the spring of 1995 and likely costing the Spurs a chance at a title.

No kidding. 1995 was our year. It should have been our first title.

[boutons_]

An national asshole trashing the Spurs, while fellating the Lakers.

[CubanMustGo]

Top 10 Worst Memories in Utah Jazz History

1. Losing to Chicago in the 1997 NBA Finals
2. Losing to Chicago in the 1998 NBA Finals
3. Not making the 2008 Finals
4. Not making the 2007 Finals
5. Not making the 2006 Finals
6. Not making the 2005 Finals
7. Not making the 2004 Finals
8. Not making the 2003 Finals
9. Not making the 2002 Finals
10. Not making the 2001 Finals

[gameFACE]

Top 10 Worst Memories in Utah Jazz History

1. Losing to Chicago in the 1997 NBA Finals
2. Losing to Chicago in the 1998 NBA Finals
3. Not making the 2008 Finals
4. Not making the 2007 Finals
5. Not making the 2006 Finals
6. Not making the 2005 Finals
7. Not making the 2004 Finals
8. Not making the 2003 Finals
9. Not making the 2002 Finals
10. Not making the 2001 Finals

Nice! :rollin

[Spurminator]

1 - 0.4
2 - Dirk's three-point play
3 - Losing to Bullets after building 3-1 series lead in 1979
4 - Hakeem tearing Spurs up in 1995
5 - Losing Game 1 of 1996 WCSF by 20 against the Jazz at home (and Game 3 by 30)
6 - Tim Duncan unable to play in 2000 Playoffs
7 - Lakers beating Spurs 8 games out of 9 in 2001 and 2002 Playoffs
8 - Rod Strickland's errant pass in 1990
9 - Losing to 7th seeded Warriors in round 1, 1992
10 - Barkley shot FTW in 1993

Hon mention? Losing by 1 to the Lakers in Game 6 of 1983 WCF at home after winning in LA to force Game 6.

[pawe]

ref's officiating in 2006 playoffs.

This is no Spurs fan, he doesn't know shit about how Spurs fans feel.

This is another idiot sport's writer...just 1 more amongst a plethera of them.

Specially the Duncan foul when Dirk clearly stepped on him. fuck that year!

[lefty]

Tarkanian > Isiah thomas

[CosmicCowboy]

As far as gutwrenching, I need to hurl moments, Tim going down on the floor writhing in pain holding his knee in 2000 ranks pretty high on my list.

[lefty]

As far as gutwrenching, I need to hurl moments, Tim going down on the floor writhing in pain holding his knee in 2000 ranks pretty high on my list.

We should have repeated that year

[Biggems]

No kidding. 1995 was our year. It should have been our first title.


Our 2nd title.....

we were up 3-1 in the Conference Finals in 79 and lost the series.....we win one game and we are in the Finals

[Biggems]

1 - 0.4
2 - Dirk's three-point play
3 - Losing to Bullets after building 3-1 series lead in 1979
4 - Hakeem tearing Spurs up in 1995
5 - Losing Game 1 of 1996 WCSF by 20 against the Jazz at home (and Game 3 by 30)
6 - Tim Duncan unable to play in 2000 Playoffs
7 - Lakers beating Spurs 8 games out of 9 in 2001 and 2002 Playoffs
8 - Rod Strickland's errant pass in 1990
9 - Losing to 7th seeded Warriors in round 1, 1992
10 - Barkley shot FTW in 1993

Hon mention? Losing by 1 to the Lakers in Game 6 of 1983 WCF at home after winning in LA to force Game 6.

I would put #3 at #1......only because that was the closest we came to making the Finals without making it.

[O-Factor]

What about the Top 10 GREATEST memories in Spurs history???

That would be tough to come up with! So many to choose from

[Biggems]

What about the Top 10 GREATEST memories in Spurs history???



ABA Dallas Chaparrals relocate and become the San Antonio Spurs

Being merged into the NBA from the ABA

Winning the David Robinson Lottery

Gregg Popovich makes himself coach in 1996

Winning the Tim Duncan Lottery

Memorial Day Miracle

1999 NBA Championship

2003 NBA Championship

2005 NBA Championship

2007 NBA Championship

[lefty]

No kidding. 1995 was our year. It should have been our first title.

We couldn't have beaten the Rockets the way Olajuwon played.

No fucking way.

Plus, Horry and Cassell were clutch

[jag]

Top 10 Worst Memories in Utah Jazz History

1. Losing to Chicago in the 1997 NBA Finals
2. Losing to Chicago in the 1998 NBA Finals
3. Not making the 2008 Finals
4. Not making the 2007 Finals
5. Not making the 2006 Finals
6. Not making the 2005 Finals
7. Not making the 2004 Finals
8. Not making the 2003 Finals
9. Not making the 2002 Finals
10. Not making the 2001 Finals

:lmao

As far as the list goes...not sure about Karl Malone, cause then we would not have landed D-Rob.

And Spurminator said it best:

1 - 0.4
2 - Dirk's three-point play
3 - Losing to Bullets after building 3-1 series lead in 1979
4 - Hakeem tearing Spurs up in 1995
5 - Losing Game 1 of 1996 WCSF by 20 against the Jazz at home (and Game 3 by 30)
6 - Tim Duncan unable to play in 2000 Playoffs
7 - Lakers beating Spurs 8 games out of 9 in 2001 and 2002 Playoffs
8 - Rod Strickland's errant pass in 1990
9 - Losing to 7th seeded Warriors in round 1, 1992
10 - Barkley shot FTW in 1993

[cherylsteele]

No phantom foul in '79?

[ShoogarBear]

1 - 0.4
2 - Dirk's three-point play
3 - Losing to Bullets after building 3-1 series lead in 1979
4 - Hakeem tearing Spurs up in 1995
5 - Losing Game 1 of 1996 WCSF by 20 against the Jazz at home (and Game 3 by 30)
6 - Tim Duncan unable to play in 2000 Playoffs
7 - Lakers beating Spurs 8 games out of 9 in 2001 and 2002 Playoffs
8 - Rod Strickland's errant pass in 1990
9 - Losing to 7th seeded Warriors in round 1, 1992
10 - Barkley shot FTW in 1993

Hon mention? Losing by 1 to the Lakers in Game 6 of 1983 WCF at home after winning in LA to force Game 6.

Much better list. Most Spur fans could care less that we didn't get Karl Malone.

Except everyone is forgetting what is definitely a top-3 Worst Moment for the old-timers. Two words: Brian Taylor.

In game 5 of the 1976 ABA Semifinals vs. the Nets, with the series tied 2-2 George Gervin comes down with a key late-game rebound that seems to give the Spurs the last-second shot. Only Brian Taylor reaches from behind him and bats the ball out of his arms, the Nets score and win by two points. The Spurs argue that Taylor had a foot out of bounds when he swiped the ball from Gervin, but referee Norm Drucker doesn't make the call. Later replays (this was before any kind of live TV broadcasts for pro hoops) show Taylor was definitely out of bounds.