Spurs To Raise 5th Banner Against Mavs

Bitch of a schedule to end the season.

Poetic justice.

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Originally Posted by TheyCallMePro

I agree 100% with what Jason Whitlock just said on PTI, which was that the Spurs and Pop needed to check their ego and just go play @Cavs for the NBA season opener. Ratings would have been through the roof, and the NBA would have been better off for it. It would have caused controversy, bad blood, and created a fierce rivalry between the best 2 teams in the NBA right off the bat. What more could you ask for?

Instead it looks like the Spurs said "NO!", and the NBA said "Okay..." What a shame. Sometimes this franchise is just too strict. No wonder nobody likes us.

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All the things you listed that would result from SA opening @Cavs (controversy, bad blood, fierce rivalry, etc. etc.) is the very antithesis of Spurs Basketball.

The nation LOVED watching the Spurs Team ball last year. THAT is what makes the NBA better off. And that is what those of us that are basketball fans (as opposed to WWF matches) ask for all the time.

The Spurs play a 'beautiful game". That is what the Spurs sell. What more could you ask for?

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Originally Posted by illusioNtEk

CP3 and his quest to get a ring. With a banner raised in front of his eyes will further his hunger

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At this point ol' sport's quest is trying to get past the second round

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Originally Posted by TheyCallMePro

I agree 100% with what Jason Whitlock just said on PTI, which was that the Spurs and Pop needed to check their ego and just go play @Cavs for the NBA season opener. Ratings would have been through the roof, and the NBA would have been better off for it. It would have caused controversy, bad blood, and created a fierce rivalry between the best 2 teams in the NBA right off the bat. What more could you ask for?

Instead it looks like the Spurs said "NO!", and the NBA said "Okay..." What a shame. Sometimes this franchise is just too strict. No wonder nobody likes us.

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The Spurs don't care about ratings. When have they ever cared about ratings? If you and Whitlock want to create bad blood between the Spurs and the Cavs then the Spurs should have opened up at home against the Cavs. The Spurs getting their rings and raising their championship banner would better fuel the fire of a "rivalry" than the Spurs going to Cleveland. The Spurs wouldn't have cared. Only the fans would have cared.

Appropiate. A texas affair.

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Originally Posted by TheyCallMePro

I agree 100% with what Jason Whitlock just said on PTI, which was that the Spurs and Pop needed to check their ego and just go play @Cavs for the NBA season opener. Ratings would have been through the roof, and the NBA would have been better off for it. It would have caused controversy, bad blood, and created a fierce rivalry between the best 2 teams in the NBA right off the bat. What more could you ask for?

Instead it looks like the Spurs said "NO!", and the NBA said "Okay..." What a shame. Sometimes this franchise is just too strict. No wonder nobody likes us.

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Running for dat worst poster award?

James is probably the one who told the NBA no to playing the Spurs on banner night

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Originally Posted by TampaDude

Getting ready to book those flights...San Antonio, here I come! :toast

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You're going? Sweet my buddy is flying in from Chicago and I'm going as well (I live in Austin).

Wouldn't be surprised if not a good game worth seeing. Spurs play best ball at end of season. Not like us to reveal new strategies first game. Pop will be experimenting with line ups vs new mavs

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Originally Posted by Budkin

You're going? Sweet my buddy is flying in from Chicago and I'm going as well (I live in Austin).

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Oh hell yeah! I want to see them get their rings and raise that fifth banner in person!

Also gonna see if my friend from Dallas can make it down for the game. He's a big Mavs fan, so it should be a good time.

Does anyone know when tickets go on sale?

WCF preview tbh

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Originally Posted by TheyCallMePro

I agree 100% with what Jason Whitlock just said on PTI, which was that the Spurs and Pop needed to check their ego and just go play @Cavs for the NBA season opener. Ratings would have been through the roof, and the NBA would have been better off for it. It would have caused controversy, bad blood, and created a fierce rivalry between the best 2 teams in the NBA right off the bat. What more could you ask for?

Instead it looks like the Spurs said "NO!", and the NBA said "Okay..." What a shame. Sometimes this franchise is just too strict. No wonder nobody likes us.

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:lol typical. The champs should and deserve to open at home every year, unless it's the Spurs. Then they should "check their ego" and bow to LeBron.

They could care less if they lose game 1 of 82

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Originally Posted by manufan10

The Spurs don't care about ratings. When have they ever cared about ratings? If you and Whitlock want to create bad blood between the Spurs and the Cavs then the Spurs should have opened up at home against the Cavs. The Spurs getting their rings and raising their championship banner would better fuel the fire of a "rivalry" than the Spurs going to Cleveland. The Spurs wouldn't have cared. Only the fans would have cared.

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I agree, but let's not cede the ratings point. The 2014 Finals had great ratings and exceeded last year. No bad blood necessary. Just redemption.

http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/2014...ls-last-season

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Originally Posted by TheyCallMePro

I agree 100% with what Jason Whitlock just said on PTI, which was that the Spurs and Pop needed to check their ego and just go play @Cavs for the NBA season opener. Ratings would have been through the roof, and the NBA would have been better off for it. It would have caused controversy, bad blood, and created a fierce rivalry between the best 2 teams in the NBA right off the bat. What more could you ask for?

Instead it looks like the Spurs said "NO!", and the NBA said "Okay..." What a shame. Sometimes this franchise is just too strict. No wonder nobody likes us.

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Huh? I didn't think that the Spurs actually get a say in it?

Jason Whitlock can suck a dick.

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Originally Posted by TheyCallMePro

I agree 100% with what Jason Whitlock just said on PTI, which was that the Spurs and Pop needed to check their ego and just go play @Cavs for the NBA season opener. Ratings would have been through the roof, and the NBA would have been better off for it. It would have caused controversy, bad blood, and created a fierce rivalry between the best 2 teams in the NBA right off the bat. What more could you ask for?

Instead it looks like the Spurs said "NO!", and the NBA said "Okay..." What a shame. Sometimes this franchise is just too strict. No wonder nobody likes us.

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wtf ?

Defending champ is totally entitled to raise his fucking banner at home in front of his fans for the opener

Would the Spurs have accepted that I would have considered it as a pussy move...

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Originally Posted by TampaDude

Oh hell yeah! I want to see them get their rings and raise that fifth banner in person!

Also gonna see if my friend from Dallas can make it down for the game. He's a big Mavs fan, so it should be a good time.

Does anyone know when tickets go on sale?

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I actually chatted with a ticket agent on NBA.com yesterday and he told me it would be about two weeks.

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Originally Posted by Brazil

wtf ?

Defending champ is totally entitled to raise his fucking banner at home in front of his fans for the opener

Would the Spurs have accepted that I would have considered it as a pussy move...

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I agree. It's a stupid argument. As I said earlier, if they really wanted to push the Cavs/Spurs as a rivalry and a "bad blood" angle then the Cavs should have opened up on the road against the Spurs for the ring ceremony. The other way around just doesn't make sense. Why would the Spurs care about opening on the road against the Cavs?

I would have liked to see Spurs @ Cavs on October 30 as the Cavs' season opener, with Mavs @ Spurs on October 28 (ring ceremony) as scheduled.

I wouldn't wanna c ne of those games till later in season when they really start playing and have some of the other teams video to watch n make an actual strategy

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Originally Posted by manufan10

I agree. It's a stupid argument. As I said earlier, if they really wanted to push the Cavs/Spurs as a rivalry and a "bad blood" angle then the Cavs should have opened up on the road against the Spurs for the ring ceremony. The other way around just doesn't make sense. Why would the Spurs care about opening on the road against the Cavs?

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It's basically impossible to carry a rivalry across conferences with the limited number of times the teams play each year anyways, unless each team is making the Finals every year. Spurs and Cavs both look good on paper, but its far from guaranteed that even one of them will make it this year, let alone both. Making the defending champs open on the road to try to fan a one-player rivalry would be dumb.