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Maybe I don't have high enough aspirations for my team. Maybe I should be cursing at Pop and demanding his head on a platter. Perhaps I should disown the team and claim free agency to the last team standing. I don't know.
I do know that I am very happy about the Spurs season this year. I wasn't disappointed at the loss to Memphis because of the cir stances. We raced an older, less expensive car and got into the money. I didn't expect us to do this well after how we finished last year. , I was even glad we got out of the 1st round last year. I don't expect my team to win every year because I know they do not have the pieces to win and don't have the buying power to get them. Sure we could wholesale anyone I care about on the team for some rogue mercenaries to on the Spurs image and still lose, but I prefer how we are doing it now. I like it that Timmy stuck around and will likely retire a Spur. I like it that his 21 will grace our rafters. I like it that the young guns got to play alongside him for a few years to learn what humility in the face of defeat means, and how to win without popping jerseys and acting a fool.
Maybe it's just me though. I am older and realize time keeps moving along. I like the moderate pace of the Spurs franchise, hammering the rock, not hiring contractors to come haul it away.
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Only small market team to ever achieve dynasty status
A model franchise not just in the NBA, but in all of sports
Do it the right way, reject greedy selfish talent in favor of character
Steady hand, make the most of what you have, identify and develop global talent before anybody else sees it
Only 3 teams in the history of the NBA with more chips, all of them big markets. For s sake, even NEW YORK has only half the chips the Spurs own
I don't care if the Spurs don't make the playoffs for the next 2 decades. I am grateful for their accomplishments, and the glory they have spread over our city
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Last edited by Splits; 05-13-2011 at 12:25 AM.
spurs=class
minuselleventybillion go yourself bandwagon fan
No one could've foretold that Manu would forget how to go around a Duncan screen in the last game of the season.
In other words....
I am a loser and accept losing because I can't bear the thought of change...
in' moron.
2,224 posts. All which can be reduced to:
- Fire Pop
- Splitter is God
- Bonner is Devil
- the previous poster
Well done worst poster in the history of ST
I teach my children to strive to do their best, to dream, to reach for the stars. This country is the land of opportunity, where if you dare to dream and work hard, the sky's the limit. Your kind of at ude - to rest on their laurels - is sooo defeatist. What's wrong with trying to improve and holding players/coach accountable?
There is nothing wrong with holding players and coaches to account. I will root for and criticize the team every single season, regardless of their chances. But the simple fact is that there are 30 NBA teams, most of them with much greater resources at their disposal than the Spurs, and for what this franchise has accomplished compared to the rest of their counterparts, I will never forget or let those accomplishments be minimized. They are the only small-market team to ever achieve a dynasty. They are admired by all other professional sports franchises as a way to model an organization. And that is a model I hope my kids follow: to strive for excellence, yet be humble and proud of your achievements and don't forget your past.
I'm curious as to how you think the Spur's were resting on their laurels? They reupped both Parker and Ginoboli, which was vital. They found a all rookie in Neal. The RJ signing is looking horrible, but at the time of his signing I thought the Spurs finally found a athletic sf who could be a solid scoring option, but the Spurs aren't the 1st team to miss on a player. Pop can definitely be criticized, but I haven't seen any evidence from Pop, RC, or the Spur's ownership, that they were resting on their laurels.
I think most of us are grateful for what the spurs organization as a whole has stood for and done for over the last decade, that's why its so upsetting to see the team going in the direction it has been for the past 4 years. Pop had a nice run, but I think the stress of trying to do two jobs at the same time and wear so many hats has finally taken its toll over the years... the man is finished and the sooner people realize that (and especially Peter Holt) the quicker a replacement can be found. This was confirmed to me when somebody posted Pop's casual remark to Peter Holt before the season that he could be a "consultant" for the spurs and Holt basically blew him off and told him to forget it. So even Pop has realized his best coaching days are behind him. The longer this situation is allowed to go on, the more obvious it is going to get IMO.
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I am normally in hibernation for the first month after the Spurs get eliminated, but had to comment on this thread.
I have always been a proud Spurs fan. They win and lose with class. They are small market and anti-hype. First David and now Tim have steered this ship with a very steady hand on the wheel.
Only one team can win it all, but every season for the past 12 years, we have been in the mix. I am hoping for at least one more good year from TD and Manu and really just hope there is not a season ending lock-out. After that, I will enjoy watching the younger Spurs carry on the tradition until the next star is born on the hardwood.
Agreed with OP.
Most of the nation had effectively closed the window LAST YEAR. the fact that the team played so well for 8 months that the grizz loss served as such a disappointment is a testament to how they were able to (temporarily) rebuild on the fly.
the funny thing is, most of the posters who would accuse the team of resting on its laurels or standing pat are recommending moves that wouldn't make the team closer to a contender, but farther from one.
- Scola
- RJ resigning
- Bonner signing
- waste of Splitter's 1st year
those things should have never happened.
You gotta go Back-2-Back to register a dynasty. And, daddy-O, you failed chronologically there.
I'll give ya credit though:::you closed down The Forum.
This is the most important question for a fan to ask of a true great team. It is the question the Steelers and Patriot fans ask every year regardless of market size.
What have you done for me lately?
No doubt the Spurs have a classy franchise with some stand up guys in the past but dude........your so full of hate man.....eaaasssssyy.....
you forgot one guideline,
end up with two number one picks in the NBA draft in years where there the hands down best player (and incidentally a big man) was available.
I'm sure Splitman 4evah was gonna mention that, he just forgot
Larry Bird -Part of the Celtics Dynasty. NEVER Went Back-to-Back. Try again OLD MAN.
Yeah, what Tony Parker did was the epitome of class. As what Gary Neal was accused of doing.
I'm tired of people pulling the "class" card. The only true player who deserved that kind of recognition was 5-0. So, unless the 12 man roster was filled with D-rob clones, I'd rather actually...i don't know, WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS, as opposed to losing with "character."
The San Antonio Spurs compete for NBA championships, not beauty pageants. Give me Kobe, Lebron, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, and Andrew Bynum in the silver and black with Phil jackson coaching on the sidelines, and i don't think any of you would be pulling the character card.
I, for the life of me, do not understand why everything has to be one extreme opinion or the other. I appreciate all the Spurs have accomplished under Pop but I just don't understand some of the decisions made while you have an awesome core of players under your leadership. It's precisely the reason people scratch their head concerning some of Pop's decisions while Duncan's career is winding down and Parker & Ginobli are getting older.
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