San Antonio Standing Strong As Western Conference Favorites

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Originally Posted by mookie2001

i never said he was 100%, no center, well into his thirties with chronic ailments, after 82 games is


hey why not 50% then?

dont make excuses
its bad enough we have to apologize for manus fragile ass now we're making excuses for tim and saying he was 60%

however bad or good manu or tim plays next playoffs i guarantee you one will be less than "100%"

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Maybe he was 50%, unlikely but unless you talked with Tim or to the trainers you really don't know, do you? Sensitive Susy, it's no excuse, the Spurs and their track record over the last 10 years or so don't need excuses from fans the likes of me. But was a reason, factor whatever you want to call it, but don't say it was an excuse.

I don't think I've ever seen a Spurs fan apoligize for Manu being hurt. We've lamented, cursed the basketball Gods and a host of other little idiosyncrasies but to the best of my knowledge I've never seen one fan or thread to opposing teams, fans or the league in general where we apoligized for Manu being hurt. Maybe I missed.

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Originally Posted by mookie2001

he looks more like 28-35% in that video


did i just teach you a new word "twat"?

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Nah, I just figured you'd been called weeping vagina and sphincter boy once too often and I just wanted to mix it up. And to me it looks more like 42%-68% in the video but that's just me.

apologize
1. to offer an apology
2. to make a formal defense in speech or writing.






yes you must have missed it

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Originally Posted by Sobe_Kucks

+1

SI echoes everything posted on this board so far. We looked like crap in the playoffs due to a not 100% Timmy and banged up Manu (plus our bench was shite). We filled the gaps during the offseason but ultimatley we need our boys to be healthy and we've got a @#%^ing good shot. If Crazy Ron shows up in LA instead of Well Behaved Ron... then the door is wide open. We can write the same thing over and over about 30 ways. October can't get here soon enough.

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totally agree but to shut these morons up about us not even being near l.a as a rival, or champ contenders i had to throw up the link. i know we can possibly be doomed if any of our guys go down, but l.a has a shot of getting injured also they've dodged big injuries on major players for some time now. this season is taking forever to start:smchode:

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Originally Posted by 2Cleva

So a team can lose in the first round in 5 with HCA to a team that got killed the next round yet with a couple additions they vault to the top of the conference?

Yeah, the Spurs are contenders but you gotta be one of the biggest Homers to put a team at the top of a conference considering their last 2 seasons.

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Just remember, it was but 2 years ago that the Spurs were NBA champions. Last year they made the Western Conference Finals. And looking at the history of their big three, I tend to think the first round ouster is more of a blip on the radar than an indication that they're no longer relevant.

What's your point? The Celtics were absolutely terrible entering the summer of '08, made two big moves and the rest is history. They immediately were looked at as a title contender, picked by some to win it and were generally ranked amongst the East's top 3 teams entering the year.

Your very own Lakers were complete afterthoughts as contenders from '05-the very beginning of '08. Then they pulled off a heist and were instantly proclaimed co-favorites in the West. As the playoffs were set to begin, they entered as the favorites.

Nobody waited to give those two teams acclaim and to proclaim them as conference or league favorites for the championship, so why should they with the Spurs? A team and a core FAR MORE PROVEN AND SUCCESSFUL than that of the Celtics or Lakers. It's not like we don't know what their three best player are capable of, or whether their coaching is questionable. Just look at it this way: they were a contender or favorite (winning 3 championships) every year with the big three and that was with clearly inferior talent around them then compared to now.

Calamity magnet is awesome.

Good read!! Might be a bit bias but non the less a good read...

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Originally Posted by 2Cleva

So a team can lose in the first round in 5 with HCA to a team that got killed the next round yet with a couple additions they vault to the top of the conference?

Yeah, the Spurs are contenders but you gotta be one of the biggest Homers to put a team at the top of a conference considering their last 2 seasons.

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The additions are Manu Ginobili, Tim Duncan (x1/2), Richard Jefferson, Antonio McDyess, and De Juan Blair

As usual you're speaking our of your ass.

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Originally Posted by 2Cleva

So a team can lose in the first round in 5 with HCA to a team that got killed the next round yet with a couple additions they vault to the top of the conference?

Yeah, the Spurs are contenders but you gotta be one of the biggest Homers to put a team at the top of a conference considering their last 2 seasons.

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Where else would a contender be? Again, speaking out of your ass.