Culture

A lot of people around here would do well to understand that it's the Spurs culture that makes this such an amazing ball club. It is our one differentiator compared to the rest of the NBA. It's a place where we reward our warriors who want to play on, and have people sign for less to remain in the team, and its the number one reason every Spur plays team first basketball. Which in turn is why we are such a winning team

balancing positive culture is far more important than balancing cap space. And will win more games than some random mle signing at the cost of trading a Manu would.

keyboard GMs need to take a deep breath.

i love this club.

T-Vag is such a warrior indeed...

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Originally Posted by benfti

A lot of people around here would do well to understand that it's the Spurs culture that makes this such an amazing ball club. It is our one differentiator compared to the rest of the NBA. It's a place where we reward our warriors who want to play on, and have people sign for less to remain in the team, and its the number one reason every Spur plays team first basketball. Which in turn is why we are such a winning team

balancing positive culture is far more important than balancing cap space. And will win more games than some random mle signing at the cost of trading a Manu would.

keyboard GMs need to take a deep breath.

i love this club.

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Spot on!

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Originally Posted by benfti

A lot of people around here would do well to understand that it's the Spurs culture that makes this such an amazing ball club. It is our one differentiator compared to the rest of the NBA. It's a place where we reward our warriors who want to play on, and have people sign for less to remain in the team, and its the number one reason every Spur plays team first basketball. Which in turn is why we are such a winning team

balancing positive culture is far more important than balancing cap space. And will win more games than some random mle signing at the cost of trading a Manu would.

keyboard GMs need to take a deep breath.

i love this club.

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Wrong thread. Nothing but Popsuckers and Manu fan boys here.

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Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht

Wrong thread. Nothing but Popsuckers and Manu fan boys here.

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not 1 mention of pop tbh. ur just a sad troll with too much time on his hands. by the way, name coaches you want the spurs to replace pop with after they fire him

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Originally Posted by spurraider21

not 1 mention of pop tbh. ur just a sad troll with too much time on his hands. by the way, name coaches you want the spurs to replace pop with after they fire him

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I won't even give a shi* by then because my favorite player Tim Duncan will be gone. They can put you as the head coach for all I care. I'll be back though whenever the Spurs win the lottery and draft another legendary championship-type of player.

who said anything about trading him? we all knew he was either gonna sign a new contract or retire and there's nothing wrong with that. However, most of us though he'd sign for 1-2 mil less per year, that's all.

if you don't have anybody you want instead of pop, quit whining about him

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Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht

I won't even give a shi* by then because my favorite player Tim Duncan will be gone. They can put you as the head coach for all I care. I'll be back though whenever the Spurs win the lottery and draft another legendary championship-type of player.

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:lol

Obvious cliff diver is obvious

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Originally Posted by benfti

A lot of people around here would do well to understand that it's the Spurs culture that makes this such an amazing ball club. It is our one differentiator compared to the rest of the NBA. It's a place where we reward our warriors who want to play on, and have people sign for less to remain in the team, and its the number one reason every Spur plays team first basketball. Which in turn is why we are such a winning team

balancing positive culture is far more important than balancing cap space. And will win more games than some random mle signing at the cost of trading a Manu would.

keyboard GMs need to take a deep breath.

i love this club.

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Thanks for the speech,lol, can we all hold hands now and chant go spurs go http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-conte...dave-claps.gif, gtfoh man, spurs aint gonna win unless we reload n that's all we are asking.

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Originally Posted by texmich

Thanks for the speech,lol, can we all hold hands now and chant go spurs go http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-conte...dave-claps.gif, gtfoh man, spurs aint gonna win unless we reload n that's all we are asking.

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Originally Posted by texmich

Thanks for the speech,lol, can we all hold hands now and chant go spurs go http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-conte...dave-claps.gif, gtfoh man, spurs aint gonna win unless we reload n that's all we are asking.

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Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht

Wrong thread. Nothing but Popsuckers and Manu fan boys here.

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This from someone with Westbrook in their sig = douche

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Originally Posted by benfti

A lot of people around here would do well to understand that it's the Spurs culture that makes this such an amazing ball club. It is our one differentiator compared to the rest of the NBA. It's a place where we reward our warriors who want to play on, and have people sign for less to remain in the team, and its the number one reason every Spur plays team first basketball. Which in turn is why we are such a winning team

balancing positive culture is far more important than balancing cap space. And will win more games than some random mle signing at the cost of trading a Manu would.

keyboard GMs need to take a deep breath.

i love this club.

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Refreshing to read a take from someone who understands what makes the Spurs elite. :toast

The Spurs started last season with a 1% chance of making the Finals and lost them by one rebound/FT. How did that happen? By sticking to the system, sacrificing for each other and pounding the rock. CULTURE.

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Originally Posted by RuffnReadyOzStyle

Refreshing to read a take from someone who understands what makes the Spurs elite. :toast

The Spurs started last season with a 1% chance of making the Finals and lost them by one rebound/FT. How did that happen? By sticking to the system, sacrificing for each other and pounding the rock. CULTURE.

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Definitely a huge huge part, yet completely ignored by the noisy idiots on here who would love guys like Monta Ellis on the team instead.

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Originally Posted by RuffnReadyOzStyle

Refreshing to read a take from someone who understands what makes the Spurs elite. :toast

The Spurs started last season with a 1% chance of making the Finals and lost them by one rebound/FT. How did that happen? By sticking to the system, sacrificing for each other and pounding the rock. CULTURE.

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Umm no. All happened because of Tim Duncan's resurgence. Remember my thread I wrote earlier about Tim Duncan's legacy? Yeah, so get real.

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Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht

Umm no. All happened because of Tim Duncan's resurgence. Remember my thread I wrote earlier about Tim Duncan's legacy? Yeah, so get real.

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And if we disagree with you does that make us Duncan haters?

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Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht

I won't even give a shi* by then because my favorite player Tim Duncan will be gone. They can put you as the head coach for all I care. I'll be back though whenever the Spurs win the lottery and draft another legendary championship-type of player.

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Lol bandwagon fan. Pathetic.

You aren't a Spurs fan at all, tbh.

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Originally Posted by RuffnReadyOzStyle

Refreshing to read a take from someone who understands what makes the Spurs elite. :toast

The Spurs started last season with a 1% chance of making the Finals and lost them by one rebound/FT. How did that happen? By sticking to the system, sacrificing for each other and pounding the rock. CULTURE.

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I agree with you on everything you've posted, it's hard to disagree with the results the Spurs put up last year and frankly they're in the hunt every year. The fact remains that the success is predicated on Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili. In each of our title runs either Tim carried us or 2 of the 3 stepped up and were great for us to get us there. I think everyone is freaking out because they're all older and last year was a perfect storm, everything was clicking in the playoffs after a pretty mediocre March and an par April. All these cliff jumpers are thinking there will be a massive drop off and without someone who can step into these shoes at this stage of there career people are thinking it's about to hit that iceberg.

I believe the Spurs have a great chance this year but if something happens there is no backup plan, we're riding on the Big 3 and now to an extent Kawhi.

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Originally Posted by dallasmaverickslose

And if we disagree with you does that make us Duncan haters?

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Are you obsessed with me? Every time I write something you're there to defend the Spurs organization. I know you're one of the all-time greatest Spurs homer on this site but don't you think you're taking it too far? You make me feel special. No homo.

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Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht

Are you obsessed with me? Every time I write something you're there to defend the Spurs organization. I know you're one of the all-time greatest Spurs homer on this site but don't you think you're taking it too far? You make me feel special. No homo.

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Last I recall you were the one following "homers" around spewing your dictionary definitions at them. But whatever :lol

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Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht

Are you obsessed with me? Every time I write something you're there to defend the Spurs organization. I know you're one of the all-time greatest Spurs homer on this site but don't you think you're taking it too far? You make me feel special. No homo.

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GTFO the computer, tbh.

you play far to much 2K.

Reload???

The genius in this team is the fact that the improvement is not going to come from overpaying some tard who may be ok in a system full of iso's at the expence of clearing strong team players.

The "reloading" we will do to improve on this season is called "development"

Guys like Splitter, Joeseph, Baynes, Mills, DeColo are going to get better. KL is going to get better, Green is going to get Better.

Thats how smart teams improve.

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Originally Posted by benfti

you play far to much 2K.

Reload???

The genius in this team is the fact that the improvement is not going to come from overpaying some tard who may be ok in a system full of iso's at the expence of clearing strong team players.

The "reloading" we will do to improve on this season is called "development"

Guys like Splitter, Joeseph, Baynes, Mills, DeColo are going to get better. KL is going to get better, Green is going to get Better.

Thats how smart teams improve.

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Nah smart teams make moves, we're not where we're now without the Hill trade. T-Vag or no T-Vag doesn't change shit tbh, guy had one ok series in 3 years and the guy he was guarding was double teamed the whole time.

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Originally Posted by Baam

Nah smart teams make moves, we're not where we're now without the Hill trade. T-Vag or no T-Vag doesn't change shit tbh, guy had one ok series in 3 years and the guy he was guarding was double teamed the whole time.

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If a move is worth making it will be made. It will benefit what we have already and won't be jumping all over free agents shadows

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Originally Posted by benfti

A lot of people around here would do well to understand that it's the Spurs culture that makes this such an amazing ball club. It is our one differentiator compared to the rest of the NBA. It's a place where we reward our warriors who want to play on, and have people sign for less to remain in the team, and its the number one reason every Spur plays team first basketball. Which in turn is why we are such a winning team

balancing positive culture is far more important than balancing cap space. And will win more games than some random mle signing at the cost of trading a Manu would.

keyboard GMs need to take a deep breath.

i love this club.

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+1

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Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht

I won't even give a shi* by then because my favorite player Tim Duncan will be gone. They can put you as the head coach for all I care. I'll be back though whenever the Spurs win the lottery and draft another legendary championship-type of player.

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Like the bandwagoning, shitty fan you are...

and bam, we add a guy who will suit our culture down to a tee

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Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht

Are you obsessed with me? Every time I write something you're there to defend the Spurs organization. I know you're one of the all-time greatest Spurs homer on this site but don't you think you're taking it too far? You make me feel special. No homo.

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Texmich is your real homo fren. Always there to back up one another in every single thread.

You are in a Spurs forum, not a Tim Duncan forum. Does it surprise you that we are fans of Spurs as a whole, fans of its coach, and fans of its players, ie, Manu? Whats wrong with being fans, and wanting our players to stay on the team? Does every single thing that Spurs do arrive from Manu's fault? You seem to be able to link every single thing to Manu in every single thread you go to. Even when the thread is about Belinelli or Leonard or someone unrelated.

If you say dallas is obsessed with you, den can I say you are obsessed with Manu? You make Manu so special, every sentence that you speak you say Manu.

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How long you been waiting to drop differentiator on the unsuspecting public, bro?

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Originally Posted by benfti

and bam, we add a guy who will suit our culture down to a tee

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+1

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Originally Posted by z0sa

How long you been waiting to drop differentiator on the unsuspecting public, bro?

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:lol

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Originally Posted by hyhy

Texmich is your real homo fren. Always there to back up one another in every single thread.
You are in a Spurs forum, not a Tim Duncan forum. Does it surprise you that we are fans of Spurs as a whole, fans of its coach, and fans of its players, ie, Manu? Whats wrong with being fans, and wanting our players to stay on the team? Does every single thing that Spurs do arrive from Manu's fault? You seem to be able to link every single thing to Manu in every single thread you go to. Even when the thread is about Belinelli or Leonard or someone unrelated.
If you say dallas is obsessed with you, den can I say you are obsessed with Manu? You make Manu so special, every sentence that you speak you say Manu.

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There is nothing wrong with being a Tim Duncan fan. He is a 4 time NBA champion, 3 time NBA finals MVP, GOAT Power forward, and top 10 all-time great.

Manu cost Tim Duncan his 5th championship and possibly his 4th NBA finals MVP which would have probably put Tim Duncan as a top 5 all-time great. You think I'm not gonna be pissed at Manu and Pop? I know that Tim Duncan probably doesn't care about individual accomplishments but seeing his face after Game 7 was devastating. He has worked his butt off these past two years getting in shape for one more ring only for that SOB on a wheelchair of Manu to fuc* it all up with his pathetic performance in the NBA finals.

Of course I'm gonna hate Manu and criticize him. He deserves it. I don't give a fuc* about his three championships because Tim Duncan was the main reason why those championships even happened. Without Tim Duncan, the Spurs would have ZERO championships.

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Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht

There is nothing wrong with being a Tim Duncan fan. He is a 4 time NBA champion, 3 time NBA finals MVP, GOAT Power forward, and top 10 all-time great.

Manu cost Tim Duncan his 5th championship and possibly his 4th NBA finals MVP which would have probably put Tim Duncan as a top 5 all-time great. You think I'm not gonna be pissed at Manu and Pop? I know that Tim Duncan probably doesn't care about individual accomplishments but seeing his face after Game 7 was devastating. He has worked his butt off these past two years getting in shape for one more ring only for that SOB on a wheelchair of Manu to fuc* it all up with his pathetic performance in the NBA finals.

Of course I'm gonna hate Manu and criticize him. He deserves it. I don't give a fuc* about his three championships because Tim Duncan was the main reason why those championships even happened. Without Tim Duncan, the Spurs would have ZERO championships.

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The issue I have with the way Manu played is that he hurt the team. It's one thing to not be that great but to consistently hurt the team in a big game and not make up for it. That's why I was dumbfounded when he missed the free throw at the end of game 6. That's something he hits in his sleep when we were winning championships. Especially with how bad he played I thought he would use that moment to make up for it.

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Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht

There is nothing wrong with being a Tim Duncan fan. He is a 4 time NBA champion, 3 time NBA finals MVP, GOAT Power forward, and top 10 all-time great.

Manu cost Tim Duncan his 5th championship and possibly his 4th NBA finals MVP which would have probably put Tim Duncan as a top 5 all-time great. You think I'm not gonna be pissed at Manu and Pop? I know that Tim Duncan probably doesn't care about individual accomplishments but seeing his face after Game 7 was devastating. He has worked his butt off these past two years getting in shape for one more ring only for that SOB on a wheelchair of Manu to fuc* it all up with his pathetic performance in the NBA finals.

Of course I'm gonna hate Manu and criticize him. He deserves it. I don't give a fuc* about his three championships because Tim Duncan was the main reason why those championships even happened. Without Tim Duncan, the Spurs would have ZERO championships.

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Did I say there was anything wrong with being a Tim Duncan fan? However, does being a Tim Duncan fan means that NOBODY can be a Pop/Manu fan? Must you attack every single Pop/Manu fan? All you see is what Manu did wrong, but if not for him, we wouldnt even be there. Like it or not, he helped, Pop helped. It was Duncan who missed the last layup in Game 7. Do you see any Manu fans hating on Duncan for that? No, because we are Spurs fans, and Spurs is a team-first organization. If Duncan dun hate on Pop and Manu, why should you?

Benfti with the goods!! Btw itd be awesome if somehow we bring ingles!

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Originally Posted by benfti

A lot of people around here would do well to understand that it's the Spurs culture that makes this such an amazing ball club. It is our one differentiator compared to the rest of the NBA. It's a place where we reward our warriors who want to play on, and have people sign for less to remain in the team, and its the number one reason every Spur plays team first basketball. Which in turn is why we are such a winning team

balancing positive culture is far more important than balancing cap space. And will win more games than some random mle signing at the cost of trading a Manu would.

keyboard GMs need to take a deep breath.

i love this club.

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Bullshit.

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Originally Posted by benfti

A lot of people around here would do well to understand that it's the Spurs culture that makes this such an amazing ball club. It is our one differentiator compared to the rest of the NBA. It's a place where we reward our warriors who want to play on, and have people sign for less to remain in the team, and its the number one reason every Spur plays team first basketball. Which in turn is why we are such a winning team

balancing positive culture is far more important than balancing cap space. And will win more games than some random mle signing at the cost of trading a Manu would.

keyboard GMs need to take a deep breath.

i love this club.

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Very well said. I'll take the same team, with a few adjustments in personnel (though minor as some people may view it), that got us to within 5 seconds of a 5th chanmpionship vs. the uncertainty of mild house cleaning and the potential culture damage it could bring, on top of just wins or losses. At some point it will happen (2015?) but no need right now.

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Originally Posted by benfti

you play far to much 2K.

Reload???

The genius in this team is the fact that the improvement is not going to come from overpaying some tard who may be ok in a system full of iso's at the expence of clearing strong team players.

The "reloading" we will do to improve on this season is called "development"

Guys like Splitter, Joeseph, Baynes, Mills, DeColo are going to get better. KL is going to get better, Green is going to get Better.

Thats how smart teams improve.

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I guess just because a player wears the Spurs jersey he will suddenly improve since you think every player will improve.

Teams like Miami(James, Bosh). the lakers(Gasol,Bryant, Shaq) Boston(KG), Detroit(R. Wallace), Houston(Drexler) have won titles with reloading on the fly through free agency and or trades. It works and is more reliable than depending on lottery luck to land an all time great center Duncan and you can also add Robinson as lottery luck. 2 titles in 6 years with Robinson, Duncan- that is not such a great job by the front office.

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Very well said. I'll take the same team, with a few adjustments in personnel (though minor as some people may view it), that got us to within 5 seconds of a 5th chanmpionship vs. the uncertainty of mild house cleaning and the potential culture damage it could bring, on top of just wins or losses. At some point it will happen (2015?) but no need right now.

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You are too conservative.

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Originally Posted by rascal

I guess just because a player wears the Spurs jersey he will suddenly improve since you think every player will improve.

Teams like Miami(James, Bosh). the lakers(Gasol,Bryant, Shaq) Boston(KG), Detroit(R. Wallace), Houston(Drexler) have won titles with reloading on the fly through free agency and or trades. It works and is more reliable than depending on lottery luck to land an all time great center Duncan and you can also add Robinson as lottery luck. 2 titles in 6 years with Robinson, Duncan- that is not such a great job by the front office.

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Originally Posted by hyhy

Did I say there was anything wrong with being a Tim Duncan fan? However, does being a Tim Duncan fan means that NOBODY can be a Pop/Manu fan? Must you attack every single Pop/Manu fan? All you see is what Manu did wrong, but if not for him, we wouldnt even be there. Like it or not, he helped, Pop helped. It was Duncan who missed the last layup in Game 7. Do you see any Manu fans hating on Duncan for that? No, because we are Spurs fans, and Spurs is a team-first organization. If Duncan dun hate on Pop and Manu, why should you?

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You lost all credibility when you dared to blame Tim Duncan for Manu's failures. Duncan was not even supposed to be in that situation trying to hit a clutch shot in a Game 7 when the championship was at grasp in Game 6. Manu's pathetic performance will never be forgotten except by the Spurs homers and Manu fan boys. Manu was the Heat's best PG in Game 6 with 8 assists for the Heat (8 turnovers).:rollinCan't change the facts. You can try your as* off spreading the blame on the whole team but the bottom line is that Pop and Manu handed the LOB to the Heat in Game 6.

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You lost all credibility when you dared to blame Tim Duncan for Manu's failures. Duncan was not even supposed to be in that situation trying to hit a clutch shot in a Game 7 when the championship was at grasp in Game 6. Manu's pathetic performance will never be forgotten except by the Spurs homers and Manu fan boys. Manu was the Heat's best PG in Game 6 with 8 assists for the Heat (8 turnovers).:rollinCan't change the facts. You can try your as* off spreading the blame on the whole team but the bottom line is that Pop and Manu handed the LOB to the Heat in Game 6.

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Apparently Tim Duncan blames himself for the missed layup. And it was NOT manu who lost it in game 6 when we were up 5. It was more of the stars aligning for the Heat that they won it. And stop looking at stats alone. The 8 turnovers most of them was actually miscommunication(2 people's fault), uncalled fouls, and heatrefs. Didnt even result in much points for the heat. and still we were up 5.

1. Great thread. I lol'd at "keyboard GM's". Ha!
2. Manu, didn't play game 6 and 7 well as he did in game 5. Part of the blame goes to him, part goes to Pop and a huge chunk to the Miami's defense over him (and Tony).
3. I am still sad that Tim didn't win his 5th. However, people who live in the past are losers. Tim, isn't a loser and so is Manu and Tony. They will have another great season, and hopefully they will win the LOB.

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Apparently Tim Duncan blames himself for the missed layup. And it was NOT manu who lost it in game 6 when we were up 5. It was more of the stars aligning for the Heat that they won it. And stop looking at stats alone. The 8 turnovers most of them was actually miscommunication(2 people's fault), uncalled fouls, and heatrefs. Didnt even result in much points for the heat. and still we were up 5.

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Of course he blames himself, he is the ultimate competitor, he's got the heart of a champion. Tim Duncan takes accountability and that's what winners do.

Would Manu ever blame himself? Fuc* no. Did Manu blame himself after Game 6? Fuc* no. He should be asking forgiveness from the fans but especially from Tim Duncan. Not only did he fail to take responsibility but that greedy bastard took a $14M contract killing any Spurs hopes of signing an impact FA. Manu should be retired by now or taking the veteran's minimum.

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Originally Posted by TheGreatYacht

Of course he blames himself, he is the ultimate competitor, he's got the heart of a champion. Tim Duncan takes accountability and that's what winners do.

Would Manu ever blame himself? Fuc* no. Did Manu blame himself after Game 6? Fuc* no. He should be asking forgiveness from the fans but especially from Tim Duncan. Not only did he fail to take responsibility but that greedy bastard took a $14M contract killing any Spurs hopes of signing an impact FA. Manu should be retired by now or taking the veteran's minimum.

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Competitors dun walk away. and Spurs wun give him that contract if they wanted to sign an impact FA. Its all in the plan, and we will get to see the same Spurs for 2 more years before a huge revamp occur. And Manu knows his own mistakes. He actually corrected himself from game to game if you watch carefully. The 8 turnovers, as I said, was just a stat, and he has already apologised for that, even though its not really his fault.

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Originally Posted by hyhy

Apparently Tim Duncan blames himself for the missed layup. And it was NOT manu who lost it in game 6 when we were up 5. It was more of the stars aligning for the Heat that they won it. And stop looking at stats alone. The 8 turnovers most of them was actually miscommunication(2 people's fault), uncalled fouls, and heatrefs. Didnt even result in much points for the heat. and still we were up 5.

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You're giving Manu too much credit. I don't know how much miscommunication it takes to jump up in the air and pass to the other team.

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Originally Posted by Thread

your dirty laundry is abundant as well= Pop threw Jackson out after he first conspired with him to quit on his former team to come there. You had to threaten Neal with expulsion to get him to act like somebody, then it turned out that Green had to be beg to get his job back after showing his ass. We only found out about that AFTER he blew up in the Finals and the network figured it was kosher.

Let us proceed...

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Do what you have to do, Cully. GO GO GO!