Looking forward to you guys beating Suns

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Originally Posted by J.T.

I don't remember much about the Game 7 from last year, mostly due to several blackouts due to alcohol in the days following the game, depression from the loss and the 500 dollars I spent on tickets that I may as well have wiped my ass with, and the Mav fans here who thought beating the Spurs meant they could start planning a parade for June. I didn't really get over it until the Super Bowl this year, because, as a Colts fan we finally beat New England after years of being pwned by them in the playoffs. All I could think about was that even though the Mavs did the same thing, they didn't win when it counted, and I was scared the same thing could happen.

But when the Colts won, I realized that winning a championship feels so much better when it comes after a few heartbreaking playoffs losses. On any given night, the Spurs can roll with any team in the league. There are a few teams that have uncharacteristically beaten us this season, but it just reminds me of the 04 playoffs when, even though we lost, the Grizzlies swept us in the regular season but we swept them in the playoffs (which became the first part of the Memphis Grizzlies First Round Bye Trilogy).

But anyway, think about this Spurs fans. 1999 was a weird championship because we dominated that run, but would it have been as sweet without all the previous playoff failures, especially 95? Would 2003 have meant as much without us dethroning the LA Dynasty that had pushed us around before, or the Steve Kerr Show in Dallas? Would 2005 have meant as much if .4 didn't happen and Horry didn't hit the Fathers Day Dagger? It's intangibles like this that make the playoffs exciting, and winning sweeter. Yeah, I'd still have gotten crunk for all of those titles anyway, but knowing that we finally got over some humps or bounced back from some heartbreak made it a lot more special for me. Dallas broke our hearts last year. Let's bounce back again.

As for this talk about playoff matchups. If current seeding holds, Dallas plays the Clippers which I'll say Mavs take in 5. But GS could sneak in, and probably will. I don't want to compare the Mavs to the Pistons of last year, but if seeding stays remotely close to what it is now, their western conference opponents have the possibility to be Warriors, Jazz, and then us. That's three incredibly tough opponents for a one seed. Yeah, maybe the Spurs don't have the same record they had last year, but maybe being the underdog will give this team more to play for. I'm sure the players want to make up for last year, and I'm looking forward to April. We can roll with any team in the West. I know we've lost to a few of the playoff teams more than once already, but remember what I said about the Grizzlies. They managed to beat us every time in the season, but we swept em. The Spurs know how to take care of business and I think three titles and a franchise best record last season has spoiled the hell out of a lot of fans. I'm a little disappointed with the way the Spurs are playing some games, but they'll get it done. Believe.

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