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RIP Spurs dynasty (1999-2009)
It's been a great run. The championships were awesome. Sadly this Spurs team doesnt have it anymore. Our two acquisitions have been in the background just taking this team for granted. Spurs fans were hoping there would be one more title this year with all the moves the FO made. This Spurs team just lacks too much intensity to be considered a championship contender. But I'm thankful for the run they have had and if they show their pride after the all-star break maybe they will have a chance but there are just too many problems. If you still believe in this year's Spurs I give you props. If the Spurs do end up winning this year, by all means pink me. I dont care. Now don't think I'm giving up on the Spurs for life. I just think the door has closed. Still a Spurs fan and the reality is that this team is part of the past.
Thanks to Tim, Manu, Tony, DRob, Bruce, Horry, Barry, Fab, Avery, Sean, Mario, SJax and Malik Rose for the title runs.
GO SPURS GO!!!
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Re: RIP Spurs dynasty (1999-2009)
Actually, if the Spurs' run on championships is over, I think you can peg 2007 as the end of the run, maybe 2008 since SAS at least got to the Western Conference Finals.
Getting bounced out of the first round 4-1 by Dallas is not Dynasty-defining, so I definitely wouldn't consider 2009 as part of the Spurs dynasty.
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It's just like seeing an old dog die. You know it's going to happen sooner or later, but you just can't leave your old pal alone. Still, it was hell of a ride and I'm thankful for experiencing it
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Jeff and Dice were supposed to get us over.
Instead they've been a non-factor
Will still watch every game and root for them win or lose.
:flag:
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:lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2:
:shootme
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Re: RIP Spurs dynasty (1999-2009)
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Originally Posted by
superjames1992
Actually, if the Spurs' run on championships is over, I think you can peg 2007 as the end of the run, maybe 2008 since SAS at least got to the Western Conference Finals.
Getting bounced out of the first round 4-1 by Dallas is not Dynasty-defining, so I definitely wouldn't consider 2009 as part of the Spurs dynasty.
Even last year, the Spurs played with intensity and did well through stretch of games when healthy. I liked their chances last year if they were healthy. This year everyone just seems too lazy except a few.
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Thanks for the memories. The Spurs' greatness is over.
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The biggest problem with this team is they don't have enough players that excel on both ends of the court. Not enough versatility; it's essentially a bunch of specialists. You can't win that way. Overrated as I maintain they are, look at the Lakers, their best players are multi-faceted, they don't have to play ten guys and constantly sub and react to what the other team is doing as opposed to dictating and playing to their strengths. Unless this team pulls of a trade that changes this (long shot, but I'm thinking along the lines of Iguodala and Dalembert for Jefferson, Splitter, 1st round pick and other minor assets), they're not going anywhere. It's too bad, because Duncan is still good enough to lead a team to a championship.
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Some of these guys are just cashing checks now. They don't have the fight in them anymore.
55% from the field for Houston. 52 points in the paint or whatever.
The Spurs are finshed as a contender.
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Re: RIP Spurs dynasty (1999-2009)
This is hands down the MOST disappointing season I've seen out of this team since Timmy has been here... such a fucking letdown.
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2008 it was over, last year was not part of that DYNASTY RUN! THE WCF in 08 it ended, still a great LONG RUN!
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Reeko_Htown
Can we take your place?
Truthishly:king... I think the rockets are one big time player away. One that won't break his foot every year.
Other than that Rockets have a solid team.
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Wow, a loss to Houston makes y'all break out the Paxil?
Calm down, Houston is a decent team with excellent PGs that can give alot of teams fits and it's only the first half of the season......alot can change from now until the playoffs start. By then hopefully your team will be gelled. Calm down the season is not over.
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This team will never be good enough to be more than a first round playoff team at best. Accept it Pop. Time to make changes.
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honestly im not throwing in the towel yet not until tim duncan hangs them up but yes its has been one helluva ride :lobt2::lobt::lobt2::lobt:
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Until Duncan retires, the Spurs dynasty is not over.
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Houston is an above average team, like the Spurs, so none of us mean it as disrespect to Houston..
This Spurs team is just missing a lot, especially defensively..the coach has also forgotten how to do it like he used to..
I've completely lost hope for the current group of players, so hopefully they make a trade..I don't think a trade will get us a title, but it'll give us some fight and a good run to at least entertain the fans for past the 1st round IMO..I usually wouldn't think so, but the West outside of the Lakers is full of above average, inconsistent teams too..
I don't think they're going to make a trade though, and I think we'll be eliminated in the 1st round..hopefully they prove me wrong..there's no possible way they don't believe we need a trade..
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Originally Posted by
HarlemHeat37
Houston is an above average team, like the Spurs, so none of us mean it as disrespect to Houston..
This Spurs team is just missing a lot, especially defensively..the coach has also forgotten how to do it like he used to..
Y'all never really replaced Bruce Bowen. You know Morey might be willing to part with Battier as he builds a younger roster. I'm sure for the right price he'd be willing to listen.
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Originally Posted by
Tmac&Luther
Wow, a loss to Houston makes y'all break out the Paxil?
Calm down, Houston is a decent team with excellent PGs that can give alot of teams fits and it's only the first half of the season......alot can change from now until the playoffs start. By then hopefully your team will be gelled. Calm down the season is not over.
it's not the Rockets. Utah swept the Spurs. The Spurs are probably the worst team in keeping leads. Everyone is lazy on the team except Tim, Blair, and Hill. And the hard schedule hasnt even started that much yet. What you see is what you get with the Spurs.
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I hope the FO realise that and starts NOW to rebuild and not the end of the season...
They should try to get ANYTHING for Jefferson, get rid of the expiring contratct (Mason, Fin, Bonner..) and build with TD, TP, Hill and Blair!
They have to have a lot of humility to recognize that they fucked up and move forward...
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I have to agree, this is the most frustrating season to watch in a long time, and it's the first time I spent mega $$$ on season tickets, so you can imagine my added frustration.
Oh by the way, get ready for a bunch of dolts to tell you that you're not "real" fans for seeing the writing on the wall.
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Originally Posted by
mookie2001
why did it end in 09?
Did you miss last year? :lol
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Based on the load he's carried over the years and his injury situation, I thought Duncan might be the first to fade. But sadly, were facing the inevitable decline with a pretty much intact Duncan.
If that's not heartbreaking I don't know what is. Who'd have thunk it?
It's a complex situation, but the two biggies that immediately spring to my mind are the Scola disaster and Manu & TP's NT fiascos. Those are the two biggest factors in turning the page on the championship era IMO.
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why didnt it end in 07 or 08?
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Originally Posted by
mookie2001
why didnt it end in 07 or 08?
08 - the team managed to make the conference finals and had a chance to win.
09 - the team clearly wasnt winning a title, but they still tried their best. Once Bruce left, the dynasty ended.
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Originally Posted by
Tmac&Luther
Wow, a loss to Houston makes y'all break out the Paxil?
Calm down, Houston is a decent team with excellent PGs that can give alot of teams fits and it's only the first half of the season......alot can change from now until the playoffs start. By then hopefully your team will be gelled. Calm down the season is not over.
It has nothing to do with losing to the Rockets...ever heard the expression the straw that broke the camel's back? With each passing lost it becomes more and more clear that this team is finished as a contender. Not even when they're desperate (which they should have been, considering the importance of this home stand before going out on the road for an extended period and the fact that they have a disappointing record to begin with), not even when they're at home, not even when they're semi-rested, not even when they have their full compliment of players (minus Finley), not even then can they look like something resembling that of a contender, despite playing an undersized, average team?
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Originally Posted by
timtonymanu
08 - the team managed to make the conference finals and had a chance to win.
09 - the team clearly wasnt winning a title, but they still tried their best. Once Bruce left, the dynasty ended.
got it
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I'm surprised at the ineptitude of the Spurs... I thought they were a little overhyped in teh offseason but still a solid #2 behind the Lakers.
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I have not given up on the Spurs Dynasty, I still believe...but I do think the Big 3 are finished. A change is going to come because a change needs to come.
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Originally Posted by
Ghazi
I'm surprised at the ineptitude of the Spurs... I thought they were a little overhyped in teh offseason but still a solid #2 behind the Lakers.
They are bad, really bad........ They are still a playoff team, but no more than a first round exit to a higher seeded Lakers or Denver team (Maybe even Dallas too if they meet). If they face the #3 seed they might even get waxed.
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Let the rebuild years begin :flag:
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They can't look to get a 25-30 point offensive game from either Manu or Tony on a consistent basis.
Duncan is still a heck of a player, but the Spurs as a team just can't D up anymore (this is a based on effort).
NBA basketball is a young man's game, and two of our top players are on the wrong side of 30. You can't cheat Father Time, and the Spurs are now officially a slightly above average team with no chance to be a factor in the playoffs. At best this team is a one and done playoff also ran.
I wish I could be more optimistic, but I just don't see this thing getting markedly better.
The Spurs should invest minutes in some of the younger, hungrier guys and jettison the high priced guys who don't have enough left in the tank.
I hate to be so down on this team, but the season is more than half over, and their play is getting progressively worse.
TP needs to shut it down (he won't). Manu is on his last legs - he can't bring it anymore. Color me depressed.
The Tony Parker of last year won so many games with his relentless offensive pressure on the opponents. He is a shell of himself this year. He is still just 27 years old, so he may be able to recapture his game. On the other hand, he has so many miles on him he may be breaking down like Manu did.
I am really POd at the current state of the team. I know what a contender looks like, and this team is not a contender right now.
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Re: RIP Spurs dynasty (1999-2009)
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Originally Posted by
mexicanjunior
It's only January...
:lol
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I agree withthe ROX fans come on how can you throw in the towell?
Pop threw out the soft card ... but Wait till he really lights in to 'em the Spurs will respond ...
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ɥɐ1q ɥɐ1q ɥɐ1q:blah:blah:blah
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Re: RIP Spurs dynasty (1999-2009)
Yall should of traded for SJAX ... I agree withthe guys that say he is WAYYYY better than RJ ...
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Re: RIP Spurs dynasty (1999-2009)
With the improvement of some of the other WC teams, there are fewer cupcakes out there to get easy wins against. Memphis, OKC, Utah. These guys are punking the Spurs now.
It will be very difficult for the Spurs is something doesn't turn around very quickly.
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Re: RIP Spurs dynasty (1999-2009)
killed by Pops affection for small ball.
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if i am going to throw in the towel , i will say lets start by getting rid of the Coach !!!!:toast:downspin::hat
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Re: RIP Spurs dynasty (1999-2009)
It was a great run but, like they say, all good things must come to an end and we are now there. Kind of sad watching this Spurs group. There are local Junior High teams that look better than the Spurs. Especially that girls Junior High team form The Blessed Little Sisters of Mercy Catholic School. They are hell on wheels! They'd have a 20 point lead on this Spurs team by halftime!
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spurs run is over, get ready for 10 yrs of not being relevant, maybe 12 yrs. The only negative on the run is not repeating, that's it.
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:lmao
It is just the 425th time that the end of Spurs has been declared.
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Well, atleast the bandwagoners are gone now.
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this is still a playoff team imho what seed and what happens in round 1 well just have to c
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Originally Posted by
Bruno
:lmao
It is just the 425th time that the end of Spurs has been declared.
That"s all?
Oh!, you mean this season.
Got it!
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They can't get stops anymore. When they resign to playing small ball the Spurs get manhandled down low when Timmy has to rotate to help. No one else left to guard the rim. The only thing that keeps this team in games is hustle. Everything has to be going for the Spurs for them to win. I remember the days when they could have bad shooting nights and still win. Those days are long gone. This team has to rely on their offense and that's not how Championship teams are made.
Anyways yeah good run. I will always root for the Spurs regardless of how poor they are playing (I just won't be in denial or delusional). A bit of luck and you never know they could at least make things interesting. It's not that they can't win games, they just hardly look like a team that could be considered a favorite this year.
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I just want to see how this team performs when EVERYONE is healthy. I refuse to make any kind of premature declarations of any kind since I'm not a fan of anything premature except for premie babies, since I was one...but that's the lone exception.
When healthy, then I hope to see more balance and cohesion. It seems as if Pop's offensive team has lulls and his defensive team isn't. That's a crappy combo and despite that this team is still top 4 in the West even with the loss.
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At this point of the season they are not a good team. They've shown flashes, but they struggle more than what we are used to seeing. And Tim's numbers may be good but let's face it the guy is not the same monster he was even 2 years ago. Start looking at his feet and how off balance he looks especially agianst smaller quicker opponents who can move with him. Tim's footwork was a thing of beauty, he looks awkward and he takes too many off balance shots where he doesn't have his feet under him. The old Tim would have dominated any guy on that roster. Remember the days when Boozer would get ofers against Tim, and Tim would easily get double doubles he can't anymore, he will have a good game once in a while and he'll score but once they body him and get physical he struggles. Sean was raving on Tony tonight but the truth is that Tony stymies the offense, and Manu still plays hard but after the half he's done, and that's been like that now for most of the season. Even Blair, man I love the guy but when is he going to finish a layup, he would be averaging 10 pts. a game if he could hit his layups. Dice and RJ are just there, I'd rather have Bogans, Mason and Bonner than those guys. I do't care how much money Jefferson makes Pop needs to sit him and dyess down and let the guys who want to play play.
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The problem with the Spurs is defense.
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Originally Posted by
Gutter92
Until Duncan retires, the Spurs dynasty is not over.
Exactly my thought. We still have a shot. This is the time when Pop will be a lot harder on the guys and push them even harder. Let's hope we pull thru on the second half of the season.:toast
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Originally Posted by
Tp9gospursgo
Exactly my thought. We still have a shot. This is the time when Pop will be a lot harder on the guys and push them even harder. Let's hope we pull thru on the second half of the season.:toast
:toast
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fuk all u bandwagon fans. dont let the door hit u on the way out.
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Originally Posted by
Man In Black
I just want to see how this team performs when EVERYONE is healthy.
Doesn't Tony's plantar fasciitis guarantee that he won't EVER be healthy this season, and will only heal up with months of rest and treatment over an offseason?
If so, no one will ever see how this team performs because it will never be healthy.
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Originally Posted by
Tmac&Luther
Wow, a loss to Houston makes y'all break out the Paxil?
Calm down, Houston is a decent team with excellent PGs that can give alot of teams fits and it's only the first half of the season......alot can change from now until the playoffs start. By then hopefully your team will be gelled. Calm down the season is not over.
Damn, the overreacting jeeezzzz. And the worst thing is, a houston fan has to tell that to you? :lol
CALM DOWN, it isnt over
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Originally Posted by
Udokafan05
Well, atleast the bandwagoners are gone now.
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Originally Posted by
Bruno
:lmao
It is just the 425th time that the end of Spurs has been declared.
:lol yeah :rollin
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Re: RIP Spurs dynasty (1999-2009)
They always play better come playoffs. I don't know how far they will get this season but they will compete for the NBA title if healthy. The dynasty isn't over yet, they still have Pop, Duncan, Ginobili and Parker, will perhaps win 50 games, plus they are experienced enough to win another championship, but they may be a huge trade shy of it since this team seems to be missing something. I bet the Spurs organization regrets that Scola trade now which I never understood since having a player like that next to Duncan would help this team out.
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"But Scola only averages 14 and 5 in Euroleague so he can only average 5 and 3 in NBA"..................................
Spurs manager's arrogance and ignorance of the Spurs fans = sow what you reap
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Re: RIP Spurs dynasty (1999-2009)
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Originally Posted by
superjames1992
Actually, if the Spurs' run on championships is over, I think you can peg 2007 as the end of the run, maybe 2008 since SAS at least got to the Western Conference Finals.
Getting bounced out of the first round 4-1 by Dallas is not Dynasty-defining, so I definitely wouldn't consider 2009 as part of the Spurs dynasty.
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Originally Posted by
Sean Cagney
2008 it was over, last year was not part of that DYNASTY RUN! THE WCF in 08 it ended, still a great LONG RUN!
Agreed. If this is indeed the end, then 0:00 of the fourth quarter of Game 5 WCF was the moment where it happened. :depressed
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Sequ in 5...4...3...2...1
For emo post de jour
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I feel like I have all the expectations of a Dallas Cowboys fan... It is going to really suck for the next two years.
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Originally Posted by
Gutter92
Until Duncan retires, the Spurs dynasty is not over.
This
I didn't think the spurs would win a title this year or even last year but I don't think the spurs are done just yet. I am hoping they'll win a title in the next 2 years but it won't be with our current roster. Something major has to happen
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Re: RIP Spurs dynasty (1999-2009)
You can't win them all. On any given night, half of all NBA teams that play will lose.
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Spurs win like dozen in a row, including against the Lakers . . . OMG we're back!
Spurs lose a couple games . . . OMG the dynasty is over.
Chill the fuck out.
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Re: RIP Spurs dynasty (1999-2009)
Not yet. Splitter joins TD downlow next year and maybe a trade of RJ for some more help on defense...
add to mix. plan the parade.
we can hope can't we?
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Re: RIP Spurs dynasty (1999-2009)
Spurs fan. Don't despair.
This Rockets team can beat ANY team in this league. This is pretty much the same team that took L.A. to 7 games. I don't get why you guys are throwing the the towel just yet. You've got arguablly one the top 3 coaches in the league.
Yeah, as of late, there seems to be no method to Pop's madness but surely he's not throwing in the towel. Relief may be on the way before the trade deadline but even if it doesn't this Spurs team can make some noise.
You beat the Lakers (I know without Pau and Kobe) and were right in it with the Celtics a month ago.
Hold on. :toast
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Originally Posted by
doobs
Spurs win like dozen in a row, including against the Lakers . . . OMG we're back!
Spurs lose a couple games . . . OMG the dynasty is over.
Chill the fuck out.
Only homers were thinking Spurs were back, some even still LOL. However there were some of us that were using their brains and saw Spurs record as fools gold.
This team has yet to improve on anything since day one.
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While the RJ gamble isn't paying off like it should have, you have to give it to this FO for making the right choice more often than not.
I don't know if a trade right now or in the off-season will keep this team contending, or what they have to do in the draft or if Splitter is the answer to the front-court defensive problems...but I do trust the FO to figure it out.
Even if this squad is the one the Spurs take into the playoffs, I'm STILL not going to give up on them.
Believe.
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Originally Posted by
AFBlue
While the RJ gamble isn't paying off like it should have, you have to give it to this FO for making the right choice more often than not.
I don't know if a trade right now or in the off-season will keep this team contending, or what they have to do in the draft or if Splitter is the answer to the front-court defensive problems...but I do trust the FO to figure it out.
Even if this squad is the one the Spurs take into the playoffs, I'm STILL not going to give up on them.
Believe.
I for one will support the Spurs until the final buzzer and beyond win or lose. However it would be ignorant for me to think the Spurs are currently champion contenders without any fixes.
I'll always love the Spurs organization, but that does not mean I can't be disappointed in them.
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"But at my back I always hear
Time's winged chariot hurrying near;
And yonder all before us lie
Deserts of vast eternity."
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SpursDynasty
You can't win them all. On any given night, half of all NBA teams that play will lose.
Rockets just made some shots. :lol
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Originally Posted by
Chomag
I for one will support the Spurs until the final buzzer and beyond win or lose. However it would be ignorant for me to think the Spurs are currently champion contenders without any fixes.
I'll always love the Spurs organization, but that does not mean I can't be disappointed in them.
I'm also disappointed, but pronouncing the dynasty dead when it still has Duncan, a 27yr old Parker and an FO that tends to make the right decisions is definitely premature.
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Spurs are from done. Let's see what we do against the Lakers before we start writing our dynasty eulogies. If LA destroys us in our upcoming matchups, then maybe I will agree.
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Personally, I sometimes wonder if we had still drafted blair and kept Bruce would the teams record be any worse than it is now. RJ/FO is to blame for all of this. $14million should buy you a solid star player or some nice complimentary pieces. Instead you have a guy who is not great on the defensive end and needs touches to be effective. To me the most important aspect of the RJ trade is how it affects Manu. Manu has been the heart of the team for a long while now. I hate to think we would have to ship him out for another piece ( Wing-Defender/Center )cause Dick Jefferson's contract is to big to be moved. Imagine that fellow Spurfans, We lost Bruce to Dick Jefferson and now we just might lose Manu to him. That hurts in a big way. RJ was supposed to play Solid D' ( to some degree replace Bruce's D') and also provide consistent scoring ( to replace Manu incase he went down). He has done neither. Manu and RJ are scoring nearly the same and Manu is filling up the stat sheet, while RJ cant get a steal,block or assist. And as we speak IMHO, Bruce Bowen has played better defense sitting behind a desk with a bowtie on than RJ has in the past 6months. I dont like RJ for what he is not doing on the court. I'm getting really upset however, looking at what was given (Bowen) and what still may be sacrificed (Manu) for RJ's sake/contract.
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Reigning for all those years was pretty great, actually quite amazing. There are teams still looking for their 1st championship.
This mistake ended the Spurs run in my opinion:
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The Spurs have agreed to trade center Jackie Butler and Argentine forward Luis Scola to the Houston Rockets for guard Vassilis Spanoulis, a future second-round pick and cash considerations, an NBA source said Thursday evening.
Spanoulis, who played sparingly for the Rockets last season, is expected to remain in Europe.
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Originally Posted by
Allanon
This mistake was the end of the Spurs run:
It wasnt the end, but the beggining of it. Poor choice after poor choice when it came to overseas players. We need youth and we have Ian, Gist, Splitter and to some degree Javtokas sitting either on a bench or tearing it up in another country.
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Originally Posted by
portnoy1
It wasnt the end, but the beggining of it. Poor choice after poor choice when it came to overseas players. We need youth and we have Ian, Gist, Splitter and to some degree Javtokas sitting either on a bench or tearing it up in another country.
Yes, depending on how you look at it, you can say it's the start of the end too.
Spurs have been losing the interior battle and playing catch-up with Big men since then (Oberto, Bonner, Mahinmi, Splitter, Dice, Ratliff) and I probably missed some.
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Originally Posted by
Allanon
Yes, depending on how you look at it, you can say it's the start of the end too.
Spurs have been losing the interior battle and playing catch-up with Big men since then (Oberto, Bonner, Mahinmi, Splitter, Dice, Ratliff) and I probably missed some.
You make a valid point.
But I still hate the Lakers. :lol:lol:lol
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Originally Posted by
Allanon
Yes, depending on how you look at it, you can say it's the start of the end too.
Spurs have been losing the interior battle and playing catch-up with Big men since then (Oberto, Bonner, Mahinmi, Splitter, Dice, Ratliff) and I probably missed some.
Oberto I'm cool with. He did his job in the limited minutes he got. Bonner shoots and thats it. Ian wont get light and Splitter was after that cash. Dice is doin ok, but not great and Ratliff is solely situational.
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Re: RIP Spurs dynasty (1999-2009)
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pjjrfan
You make a valid point.
But I still hate the Lakers. :lol:lol:lol
Nothing wrong with hatin' Lakers and Lakerfan on a Spurs board :lol
But I am kinda sad to see the Spurs in decline too, much like it sucked when the Kings and Suns went downhill (even though I hated both teams)
Great teams make for more great games and make the NBA much more fun to watch.
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pjjrfan
You make a valid point.
But I still hate the Lakers. :lol:lol:lol
I hate them too. But now I hate them cause theirs no way we can beat them with our current lineup. They would destroy us in a 7game series. I'm talking 2001 WCF if anyone remembers that.
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I don't believe great teams don't die until the playoffs. For the Pistons it seemed for a while our team was dying down, but there was always a glimmer of hope. The actual point when I new our team was done was when we got swept by Cleveland in the first round of the playoffs last year.
If this team is done it will be obvious come playoff time. When a championship team is done it will have so much pride and will keep trying to fight, but when the run is over its over. Yeah it sucks when it happens especially to smaller market teams. Teams like the Lakers can rebuild in 2 years.
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portnoy1
Oberto I'm cool with. He did his job in the limited minutes he got. Bonner shoots and thats it. Ian wont get light and Splitter was after that cash. Dice is doin ok, but not great and Ratliff is solely situational.
I'm not dissing the players; I think they fill a role. Oberto probably did the best job of the whole lot of them.
But would you say any one of them were better than Scola?
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Allanon
Reigning for all those years was pretty great, actually quite amazing. There are teams still looking for their 1st championship.
This mistake ended the Spurs run in my opinion:
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The Spurs have agreed to trade center Jackie Butler and Argentine forward Luis Scola to the Houston Rockets for guard Vassilis Spanoulis, a future second-round pick and cash considerations, an NBA source said Thursday evening.
Spanoulis, who played sparingly for the Rockets last season, is expected to remain in Europe.
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Allanon
Yes, depending on how you look at it, you can say it's the start of the end too.
Spurs have been losing the interior battle and playing catch-up with Big men since then (Oberto, Bonner, Mahinmi, Splitter, Dice, Ratliff) and I probably missed some.
This hits the nail on the head. Nothing more to say here....
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oh dear god, ive seen my share of porn and asses in my lifetime but that first ass in your sig is like HOOOOOLYYYY SHIIIIIT!!!!!!
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oh dear god, ive seen my share of porn and asses in my lifetime but that first ass in your sig is like HOOOOOLYYYY SHIIIIIT!!!!!!
You mean, this one? > :donkey
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oh dear god, ive seen my share of porn and asses in my lifetime but that first ass in your sig is like HOOOOOLYYYY SHIIIIIT!!!!!!
:toast
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Until Duncan retires, the Spurs dynasty is not over.
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lol 2009. If we didn't get 14 it really ended in 07.
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phxspurfan
lol 2009. If we didn't get 14 it really ended in 07.
:lol that is why I bumped it.. I didn't want to make a thread to post a tweet so just looked up some thread that discussed "the end of the dynasty" and this one popped up... isn't it ironic how it seemed over at that point (whent this thread was made)?
That was exactly the point of why I bumped it. some perspective
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Re: RIP Spurs dynasty (1999-2009)
Nobody saw that post-2010 revival coming. 2011 was a great regular season, 2012 WCF, 2013 Finals, 2014 Ring.
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There was hope until TD retired, also that last OKC serie was a ref job.