Are the SPURS the anti-HEAT?

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Originally Posted by TJastal

I'm sorry, but saying the spurs are 12 deep in a comparison sense is overstating this teams capabilities.

This team still has plenty of weaknesses. Duncan's knees, Ginobili's ankles, Parker's psyche, Bonner, Gary Neal, lack of athleticism and height in the frontcourt (Blair), Pop's stubborness (to play Tiago). We don't know how Anderson is gonna be when he returns, either. Plus he's a rookie.

The new up tempo style is lookin' good right now and has the spurs scoring a ton of points, but in playoff basketball teams will start busting their left nut getting back on defense and then those easy points are no longer that easy and the games become more half court oriented.

Right now the most you could say the spurs have is "the big 5" (TD, TP, MG, RJ, GH) and valuable roleplayers around those 5.

Just my 2 pennies.

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best record in the league- how weak do we have to be!

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Originally Posted by JR3

best record in the league- how weak do we have to be!

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My point is simply that it's only a quarter of the way through the season and the spurs have yet to face the best teams in the league. Relax. Have a beer. Don't get excited and prematurely ejaculate all over spurstalk. That's all.

you should have said that at first cause thats different than how youve been bashing our team for your last few posts. prematurely ejaculate haha

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Originally Posted by greyforest

lets see...

coach in control of the team
no egomaniacal players
no media whores
no extreme hype
small market
humility in victory


yeah, lots of stark contrasts.

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Perfectly stated!
Captures the Spurs spirit!

Go Spurs go! Bring on Dallas and LA!


Ginobillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliiiiiiiii iiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by wunderkindepiphany

you should have said that at first cause thats different than how youve been bashing our team for your last few posts. prematurely ejaculate haha

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I'm sorry your parents pampered you as a child.

my parents and myself could prolly all single-handedly whup your ass tough guy. lol. I like how you get called out and then resort to making fun of my family as a comeback. nice.

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Originally Posted by wunderkindepiphany

my parents and myself could prolly all single-handedly whup your ass tough guy. lol. I like how you get called out and then resort to making fun of my family as a comeback. nice.

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I'm sorry, I shouldn't make fun of family.

If it makes you feel better I found a baby pic of jjktkk and you, and u guys are just adorable!

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/7227/27tg.gif

lol thats good

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Originally Posted by chuckd

my bad. :lol one guy, one time, to our three guys at least three times each.

and you don't prefer guarded optimism. You prefer pessimism. Not really the same thing at all.

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Originally Posted by DMC

Why the Heat? Sounds like you are making the Heat the team to beat. Here's a news flash: There's still a team that wears yellow that has two rings with recent sequential dates on them. That's who matters. The Heat have their own row to hoe.

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Pretty much what I was thinking. I am not really seeing these "brassy venerations" you spoke of TJ. I mean we should all have a healthy dose of respect for our teams, but it seems we are arguing points that have not truly been brought up yet. The Heat are not the team to be compared to & there is nothing wrong with the optimism we fans have, considering our record thus far. But some will argue just for the hell of it.

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Originally Posted by UnWantedTheory

Pretty much what I was thinking. I am not really seeing these "brassy venerations" you spoke of TJ. I mean we should all have a healthy dose of respect for our teams, but it seems we are arguing points that have not truly been brought up yet. The Heat are not the team to be compared to & there is nothing wrong with the optimism we fans have, considering our record thus far. But some will argue just for the hell of it.

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Well that's funny you say that since I'd say 75% of the spurs fans picked the heat to win the title before the season.

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Originally Posted by TJastal

Well that's funny you say that since I'd say 75% of the spurs fans picked the heat to win the title before the season.

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And?

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Originally Posted by UnWantedTheory

And?

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And your point is diminished to nothing.

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Originally Posted by TJastal

And your point is diminished to nothing.

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Im not even sure you know what your point was. Because people picked the Heat before the season, means nothing as to why we should be comparing them. Why do you persist on knocking down the Spurs? Also, it seems you are trying to validate the Heat. Where exactly do you stand?
Oh, btw, I understand your point of not getting too excited, Im just not sure why that applys to a comparison with the Heat.

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Originally Posted by TJastal

Well that's funny you say that since I'd say 75% of the spurs fans picked the heat to win the title before the season.

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Curious...how does one EXACTLY back up the assertion that says 75% I Spurs Fans picked the heat to win the title?

Was there an official poll? Did someone take a census of Spurs fans the World over? Or is this just an ASSUMPTION.

I can happily say that I'm one of the guys that isn't in the 75% you talked about. I got 15-1 odds that say the Spurs will win the title in Vegas. If it happens, I'm ecstatic, if it doesn't, I'm not but I believe in the organization and team enough to know they'll be playing more than 82 games this season...AREN'T YOU?
I'm just asking.

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Originally Posted by Man In Black

Curious...how does one EXACTLY back up the assertion that says 75% I Spurs Fans picked the heat to win the title?

Was there an official poll? Did someone take a census of Spurs fans the World over? Or is this just an ASSUMPTION.

I can happily say that I'm one of the guys that isn't in the 75% you talked about. I got 15-1 odds that say the Spurs will win the title in Vegas. If it happens, I'm ecstatic, if it doesn't, I'm not but I believe in the organization and team enough to know they'll be playing more than 82 games this season...AREN'T YOU?
I'm just asking.

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http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...diction&page=3
From this thread, I vaguely recalled 75%. It was actually closer to 50%. Whatever. I'm sure "unwantedtheory" will give me a 5 page lecture on being wrong. :rolleyes

Anyway, glad you picked the spurs, alot of people didn't, myself included. I might start believing once we get to the all star break and the team is still doing well. You see, I don't like to get all yippy-skippy only a quarter of the way into a season. Anything can happen, and often does. Just look at the case of the hornets for proof of that. And that has been my precisely my point in a nutshell in this entire thread.

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Originally Posted by TJastal

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...diction&page=3
From this thread, I vaguely recalled 75%. It was actually closer to 50%. Whatever. I'm sure "unwantedtheory" will give me a 5 page lecture on being wrong.

Anyway, glad you picked the spurs, alot of people didn't, myself included. I might start believing once we get to the all star break and the team is still doing well. You see, I don't like to get all yippy-skippy only a quarter of the way into a season. Anything can happen, and often does. Just look at the case of the hornets for proof of that. And that has been my precisely my point in a nutshell in this entire thread.

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Uh, Why? Do we have a history I dont know about? I dont believe I have called you out harshly & declared you wrong. I have made my statements and asked my questions. You didnt answer them. In fact, you have avoided responding to me other than to take this little strike and a short, albeit sweet, sentence declaring my point "diminished to nothing."

I salute you Sir! :toast Have a good one.

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Originally Posted by TJastal

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...diction&page=3
From this thread, I vaguely recalled 75%. It was actually closer to 50%. Whatever. I'm sure "unwantedtheory" will give me a 5 page lecture on being wrong. :rolleyes

Anyway, glad you picked the spurs, alot of people didn't, myself included. I might start believing once we get to the all star break and the team is still doing well. You see, I don't like to get all yippy-skippy only a quarter of the way into a season. Anything can happen, and often does. Just look at the case of the hornets for proof of that. And that has been my precisely my point in a nutshell in this entire thread.

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No I can tell you what your point is for your ridiculous posts. Your trying to make yourself seem smarter than you actually are. Anyone can throw around big words and make themselves sound like they have a point. Its really simple but Ill try my best to type slow so u can keep up. You put the Miami Heat on a pedestal and for what? They havent done shit! Spurs have the best record in the league. It make no sense what so ever for you to even compare the heat to the spurs. Do u even watch basketball? And as far as unwantedtheory giving you a five page lecture not so much for being wrong but for sounding like a complete moron, I can guarantee that you wont even make it to the bottom of page one without realizing that your ass doesnt even have enough breadcrumbs to make it home.

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Originally Posted by Man In Black

Curious...how does one EXACTLY back up the assertion that says 75% I Spurs Fans picked the heat to win the title?

Was there an official poll? Did someone take a census of Spurs fans the World over? Or is this just an ASSUMPTION.

I can happily say that I'm one of the guys that isn't in the 75% you talked about. I got 15-1 odds that say the Spurs will win the title in Vegas. If it happens, I'm ecstatic, if it doesn't, I'm not but I believe in the organization and team enough to know they'll be playing more than 82 games this season...AREN'T YOU?
I'm just asking.

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I was thinking the same thing. Like, just because you put up some random percentage doesn't mean its qualified. And the point was lost on me, too.

I've never understood the argument of not getting "too excited" about your team's success. Why, because they may not end up winning the title six months from now and that will be a dissappointment? Because if I'm wrong, someone on a message board might be able to say "look, you were wrong"?

Who cares? It might sound trite, but there's no garauntee any one of us will be around in June anyway. Enjoy success as it happens, and don't worry about "looking stupid" or being "too excited" about it. Anyone with half a brain should KNOW that title chances are small for ANY team. So go ahead and get excited about it when you're doing well. Talk up your team, enjoy the moments where they're good, and be happy about it.

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Originally Posted by chuckd

my bad. :lol one guy, one time, to our three guys at least three times each.

And you don't prefer guarded optimism. You prefer pessimism. Not really the same thing at all.

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+1

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Originally Posted by ajh18

I've never understood the argument of not getting "too excited" about your team's success. Why, because they may not end up winning the title six months from now and that will be a dissappointment? Because if I'm wrong, someone on a message board might be able to say "look, you were wrong"?

Who cares? It might sound trite, but there's no garauntee any one of us will be around in June anyway. Enjoy success as it happens, and don't worry about "looking stupid" or being "too excited" about it. Anyone with half a brain should KNOW that title chances are small for ANY team. So go ahead and get excited about it when you're doing well. Talk up your team, enjoy the moments where they're good, and be happy about it.

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Hey if you wanna start celebrating your title now after 23 games, by all means go for it. Do a cartwheel for all I care. Just don't start spewing random stupid threads about it.

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Originally Posted by TJastal

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...diction&page=3
From this thread, I vaguely recalled 75%. It was actually closer to 50%. Whatever. I'm sure "unwantedtheory" will give me a 5 page lecture on being wrong. :rolleyes

Anyway, glad you picked the spurs, alot of people didn't, myself included. I might start believing once we get to the all star break and the team is still doing well. You see, I don't like to get all yippy-skippy only a quarter of the way into a season. Anything can happen, and often does. Just look at the case of the hornets for proof of that. And that has been my precisely my point in a nutshell in this entire thread.

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So you will pick the Spurs once they look like they are going to win, right? Sounds like your jersey might be reversible, with a Lakers emblem on the opposing side. Art thou also a Cowboys fan or did you switch to New Orleans last year?

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Originally Posted by DMC

So you will pick the Spurs once they look like they are going to win, right? Sounds like your jersey might be reversible, with a Lakers emblem on the opposing side. Art thou also a Cowboys fan or did you switch to New Orleans last year?

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So everyone who do not pick the spurs to win the title before the season should just GTFO huh?

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Originally Posted by lotr1trekkie

Are the SPURS the anti-HEAT?

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