Big Dave played his first ever game for the Spurs, and the franchise was changed forever..
And he dissed Shaq in the locker room after the game...oh, wait, Shaq was already at LSU by November. Liar, liar, pants on fire.
I know that we are currently living in the "golden age" of this franchise, but man those were the good old days. Starting 5: big Dave(the admiral, five-0), Terry "preacher" mings, Sean "ninja" elliotte, Willy Anderson, and rod Strickland "rod-n-roll". Basketball in the nineties was fan-tastic!!!! Allot of good memories courtesy of our hometowns one professional sports franchise, and a of allot of winning. Everybody talks about how great the spurs have been during the Duncan era, but tally up all the win percentages over the last quarter of a century, and I'll bet the spurs come out on top. By the way, that year, big Dave led the spurs to the biggest single season turnaround in the history of the league at that time. Just remarkable.
Thanks!
25 years...damn...Happy anniversary!
I look back on those years differently. David Robinson initially gave fans hope that the city might one day see a Championship but after an exciting first season, things went downhill from there and it became painfully evident that he and the rest of the team were a collection of lovable losers. Five championships later and it's a lot easier to admit it now. Robinson was easily the best player on the team through those years but he had little help - especially from the front office.
Tim Duncan and to a lesser extent, Coach Pop, took this franchise to elite status and erased a lot of painful memories for me. It's one thing when you know your team sucks and can't win, but the Spurs toyed with us fans every year, saying the right things, showing flashes of what they could be, but in the end they always found new ways to lose.
Watching Golden St. and its small lineup punk the Spurs in the 1st round in 1990, Charles Barkley's 1993 game winning shot from the top of the key in DRob's face, Robert Horry's FT line jumper in WCF to end their season in 1995, embarrassing and brutal beat downs by the friggin Utah Jazz. I remember the losses more than the wins.
Ironically, those 1990 teams may have been more athletic than the current Spurs. The alley-oops from Willie Anderson and David Wingate to Robinson were fun to watch.
Last edited by tmtcsc; 11-04-2014 at 11:27 PM.
You probably remember Maurice Cheeks was the starting PG when that season began. In feb he was traded to Knicks for Rod.
23/17 in his first game
One of the most underrated players in NBA history. Love him
The Admiral is a true legend. Just imagine the Twin Towers both in their prime ...
If Dave hadn't toyed the fans to 50+ wins in the 90's, the Spurs would've relocated to St. Louis or Brooklyn tbh. He could've easily forced a trade to a big market where the front office was more wiling to spend on better talent. Dave persevered and luckily Tim fell in his lap.
BTW one of the most underated players the game has seen. The only flaw in Dave's arsenal was his low post game. San Antonio owes a lot to Big Dave. Happy Anniversary.
Last edited by scanry; 11-05-2014 at 04:27 AM.
he is criminally underrated literally because of two images
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It's easy to forget how much of a beast D-Rob was. Luckily, YouTube is there to remind us.
They went downhill because the team was owned by Red McCombs, who refused to spend the money to put a good team around Robinson. That ing got was the worst owner the Spurs have ever had. Drossos and Holt have been willing to spend money to build strong teams, but McCombs the billionaire was responsible for Del Negro, for Barkley not coming here, and for losing Strickland for nothing. What makes it all the more ridiculous is that his tenure as owner had really strong season ticket sales.
Red Wanted the consessions for the dome too....I hate that these s give him so much credit... That 1990 team was a ing awesome team
we had so much going that offseason
but that redneck sucker ed it up
Reggie Willams was wavied
David Wingate was blamed for a phony rape charge,,,,,Spurs had it out for him
Brick was traded for a ty banged up Paul Pressey
we got a old sucker David Greenwood...he had his rings so he didnt give a
we got the steal of the draft Dwayne us "that amounted to "
a ty Sean Higgins
and a washed out Bone Spurs mother er Sidney green that amounted to
Willie ed up both his shins he was recovering and he banged his other shin in his home WTF????...he was never the same after that
Stickland was getting in bar fights
on the lighter note we had Robinson, mins, and Sean who carried that team and barely won the Midwest Division Crown by one game
Then they got thier asses run by Run TMC
I hope everyone burned their WE WANT IT NOW!!!! T Shirts!!!....The tiest season promotion by the Spurs what a ing joke.....I d laugh to see it anyone would post a pic
That 1990 Team was poised for greatness too bad Rod got greedy...and the FO made changes and got washed up veteran players
Ohhhh those losses....I feel ya bro!!!!!
Thanks. When I saw what tmtcsc had written I almost starting saying exactly what you did, but decided to scroll down and see if someone else did it. And you did! Red McCombs absolutely refused to spend on the Spurs, and that fact meant that Robinson never had the right pieces around him to get all the way. All McCombs ever really wanted a pro football franchise, and the Alamodome, which he got the city to build, was built in the hopes of attracting a pro football team. And after the first championship and when Robinson retired, he made no bones about the fact that Holt's ownership really 'raised the bar' in terms of taking the franchise to a new high.
We should admit that Holt didn't WANT to spend anymore, but two things have changed that: one is that Duncan was such a strong basketball presence and would say things like "give him the money - or I'll do it - I'll give him the money myself" (which happened not to be legal so it couldn't happen, but it shamed Holt and the FO into coughing up some money to keep some real contributors here; the second is that Pop was/is a strong enough personality to say to the GM after 2011 "I don't have a damn bench - give me a damn bench".
All of which is to say that neither McCombs or Holt really want to pay people, but after Duncan and Pop got here, things got a lot more public in terms of what was necessary. Nothing more clear than when the 2011 season ending looked for all the world like the Duncan era was over because the front office had been surrounding him with cheap, end-of-career journeyman that made us incapable of competing in the playoffs in a meaningful way. That, and Pop changed his offense to accommodate Duncan's decreasing skills and incorporate the talents of Parker and Ginobili more.
But you are so right - McCombs was the worst owner ever...and the press in this town just lionize him all the time.
The SA media praises him so much it makes me sick....okay yes he got the franchise to get established in SA......but he really didnt know how to man it.....I remember when Bob Bass had to coach again
in 1992.... Im so glad Pop took the GM job he really turned things around
and lets not forget the Jerry Tarkainan fiasco.....nice work Red!!!!
Excellent take.
Pop did make the biggest changes here, got Elliott back, and eventually took over the coaching reins for the better.
he is criminally underrated literally because of two images
And people fail to remember that the only reason Robinson's numbers weren't just as good or better than Hakeem's in that series was that he was playing one on five.
Somehow people watched that series and came away thinking he was soft. People are ing re ed.
Look at this beast.
Last edited by BatManu20; 11-05-2014 at 01:20 PM.
Well said.
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