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If we didn't win, nobody would hate us
I'm not asking for a pity thread, I'm just asking.
It sure seems that way.
If we didn't win, nobody would hate us
By the Suns!
Just like the Hawks!
As much as I hate your team right now, no... At least not for me. Lakers will always have top billing. You're probably #2, though.
Do you know what you call the most hated team in the country? NBA Champions!
You should le you sig..."getting a shot of beaver during the game".
Who cares?
I don't think so, I'm sure that vote goes to the LAKERS. They are like they YANKEES & COWBOYS. People really love them, or really hate them.
I think the masses are just jealous of the SPURS success and just want some "new blood" to get a ring etc.
Screw them though, I want a back to back championship to put the explanation point on our dynasty! =)
I don't say this to be offensive, but I say it because you asked the question.
Please don't call me a jealous in response and please don't resort to flaming the Jazz and Hawks.
The answer is yes. Not only are you the most hated team in the country, you are BY FAR the most hated team in the country. I actively root against you. Everyone I know who follows the NBA actively roots against you. I'll often hear the question- who do you want in the finals. The inevitable answer is always two teams followed by, "really, anyone but the Spurs."
We're not jealous. It has nothing to do with your rings other than the fact that people don't like you or your players to begin with and the fact you win championships makes it that much worse. You are just not a likable team. Bill Simmons had a podcast this week where him and Matt Berry were speculating as to why people dislike Kobe so much. Berry basically said that for whatever reason there are just people you look at and right off the bat you either like them, or don't like them. Kobe is a just a guy you don't like. The same goes for your team. Duncan is not likable. His personality and his game bore people. Ginobili is downright hatable- His flopping and unconventional play really gets under opposition skin. Parker is not likable. The way you play is very, very effective, but frankly it isn't very likable. There are very few athletic highlight in Spurs games you know. You just go out and quietly kill people- which is not likable. Your arena and court design are not likable. Your crying about fouls all the time is not likable. Texas as a whole, is not very likable. Basically, people look at you and just don't like you. It sucks for you, but based on the mundane product on the floor, the effecicacy of said product and the often en led at ude of the team, it shouldn't be very surprising.
I used to root big time for the 90's Jazz teams. Everyone hated us. It's not because they were jealous. In that case they would have hated Chicago. It's because we were a slow, effective, flopping & hard-nosed team from a small, rural market and we had unlikable players. It was effective and beautiful basketball, just like the Spurs of today, but I understand why they hated us. In other words- I don't get why you guys don't understand the same thing about your team?
Last edited by balli; 04-26-2008 at 11:28 AM.
Nope and it's not even close. You're team isn't even on the radar of hated teams, most fans view the Spurs as a classy organization. This is a good thing.
Nobody on the Spurs has an ego. It's hard to hate a team that is so selfless.
The Lakers have that le on lock.
Thanks. You made me laugh so hard.
You don't even hate them enough to actually watch them and form your own opinions. That you hate them enough to bother signing up for a Spurs message board when you are so ignorant of them is almost surprising.
"Detestation of the high is the involuntary homage of the low."
In the part of canada i live in, i can DEFINITELY tell you, THEY ARE!!!!!
What is their to hate about SAS outside of Bruce Bowen?
Parker, Ginobli, and Duncan are the most ego-less superstars the league has.
That part about Kobe was true... I think I dislike him primarily because of something about his face, his expression. Nothing concrete.
It may be useful to draw a comparison between our Spurs and the old Jazz. Tough, fundamental, successful. Although, to me Parker and Ginobili are two of the flashiest, most entertaining players around.
Nice to hear something classy coming from a fan of the Lakers. I'm sure that'll change when we beat you in a few weeks.
You don't even hate them enough to actually watch them and form your own opinions. That you hate them enough to bother signing up for a Spurs message board when you are so ignorant of them is almost surprising.
First off. I've been through this before. Don't be the guy that resorts to, well you signed up for a Spurs board. I've watched them play thousands of games by the way. Y'know what. you man. I took the time to come up with a reasonable and I thought inoffensive post that answered the original question in the thread. If you don't like it fine. Tell me what you disagree about, but don't resort to calling me ignorant of them and bashing me for signing up for this board. You're a ing asshole.
dude. the yankees. /end discussion
Parker, I just don't like. I think his success is predicated by Duncan and Ginobili. I don't like many pg's from a basketball standpoint really. I grew up with Stockton so basically It's paul, Deron and Nash for me. Besides that, it's Eva, it's his gay little rap videos, it's his french heritage, it's his y little sneer. I just don't like him.
Ginobili is a very, very exciting player. He does it though by taking huge steps and making weird shots that absolutely decimate other teams. You watch a guy flop on one end and then consistently nail some crazy ass prayer shots at the other end and you are just not going to like him. The unconventionality of his game in other words is just deflating to the opposition. It sucks getting beat by someone so untraditionally crazy. Plus, his bald patch is disgusting.
Newsflash: people STILL hate the Jazz. The target on your backs just isn't as big because you have no LOB trophies. If you were consistently knocking of the league and media faves, you'd be blasted in the press, too.I used to root big time for the 90's Jazz teams. Everyone hated us.
Good post but I disagree with the above. I really don't think my Spurs fan experience would be any better if basketball fans and the media loved us like the 90's Bulls. In fact, there are aspects of that scenario that would really annoy me... 70% of our fanbase would be bandwagon hoppers who think Spurs History began in the mid 00's.
Screw that, I'd rather have the nation actively rooting against us. I like the idea of Spurs haters having to watch something else in June because they can't stand to watch the Spurs in the Finals. What do I care about ratings? And do you know how awesome it was to see Dan Patrick have to be on the podium with the Spurs after he had thrown such a temper tantrum with David Stern on his show over the Suns suspensions? I loved it.
For the most part, I think the Spurs are very respected. As long as that's the case, I don't care who likes them.
And I'd be okay with that. Like I said, I understand why. We're a hard-nosed team from a small, rural market, with an ugly court and (in some cases) very unlikable players. Is there a Spurs fan willing to say the same about their team?
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