Why The Spurs Will Not Win This Series

[Say-Townbball]

I was trying to be positive going in to the series, but let's face it... the League and the network wants Lakers vs. Celtics.

If you do not believe this, I point to the final 3 minutes of the 4th quarter last night.

I am not one to make excuses or blame the refs, but that was probably the worst span of officiating that I have seen in my 31 years on Pop's green Earth.


I'm not saying that our Spurs will not try to win, but in order to be successful, they will have to overcome the Lakers and the officials.

Scratch that--only a bootleg fan believes that pile of crap.

The Spurs have to overcome themselves in order to be successful. We pretty much handed the 20 point lead to the Lakers due to our multiple mistakes on the court and with the coaching staff.

[peskypesky]

I was trying to be positive going in to the series, but let's face it... the League and the network wants Lakers vs. Celtics.

If you do not believe this, I point to the final 3 minutes of the 4th quarter last night.

I am not one to make excuses or blame the refs, but that was probably the worst span of officiating that I have seen in my 31 years on Pop's green Earth.


I'm not saying that our Spurs will not try to win, but in order to be successful, they will have to overcome the Lakers and the officials.

so you won't be watching any more of the games or posting here anymore. thank god. now right off and go crawl in yer hole.

[temujin]

Yeah, you're right.

The tremendous Spurs 'D' forced Odom to blow all those layups. And Fisher to blow those wide-open threes.

But if Kobe decides that Manu is going to play like that again, then Manu is going to play like that again.

I'm sticking with my prediction: Spurs out in 6.

Not your prediction.

Stern's "prediction".

Celtics-Fakers.

Booked since the Gasolio trade.

[Ghost Writer]

I never said that the league and TV stations would rather have the Spurs advance than the Lakers. I know the league, TNT, & ESPN, will make more money if L.A advances. No doubt. However, its pretty dumb to think the refs cost the Spurs the game when the Spurs had opportunity after opportunity to make a basket to stop the Lakers from climbing back into the game.

What's "dumb" is thinking that when the game got close, the refs did not ensure the Lakers would prevail.

[som3on3_10]

What's "dumb" is thinking that when the game got close, the refs did not ensure the Lakers would prevail.

No, what's "dumb" is blaming the refs after you were up 20 points with a quarter and a half to go. If the Spurs make some shots in the 4th, the refs are irrelevant. Oh wait, the refs somehow made the Spurs miss those shots too right? You are starting to sound like a Sacramento/Utah fan with all of your crying and in.

[LakerLanny]

There were at least 8 non calls on the Lakers in the last 8 minutes of the ing game. And then on the other side, the Spurs were called for bs touch fouls. The refs had alot to do with it...

On one particular play Kobe had already made his two step move and then stopped and took another two steps in the paint.

Tim Duncan was clearly hacked across the elbows in the paint on one possession.

Tony Parker was repeatedly pushed at the top of the key without one ing call, but yet, Derrick Fischer gets sent to the line for much less.

This is almost unwatchable...

Some of you obviously don't know about basketball nor have ever played the game. There are alot of things that you can get away with to give yourself the advantage and it's up to the officials to open their ing eyes and see it.

BS

Jim Clark did not make one call in favor of the Lakers the entire game, he might have to get added to the Circle of 7 list.

There were numerous bad calls against the Lakers, LO was hacked repeatedly driving to the basket without a call, when Gasol missed that dunk and chased the ball to the sideline late in the game, it was CLEARLY off the *purs yet the refs gave you guys the ball.

Parker seemingly falls to the floor on little or no contact and gets EVERY ING CALL

Enough about the refs already, they weren't calling which completely plays into the hands of a slower, hacking team like the *purs. Lakers should have shot 20 more FTs than they did, minimum.

[Zero Point Four]

Hey, Lanny.

Logic doesn't work on him.

Even other spurs fans are beating him with the stupid stick, and he persists.

Apparently, his conspiracy theory is the only thing that keeps him going. Because it is obvious that reality doesn't.

[Say-Townbball]

What's "dumb" is thinking that when the game got close, the refs did not ensure the Lakers would prevail.

I don't understand why you're even watchin any games if you think it's all rigged.

there's mad on tv, yo.

[nfg3]

Ummm Spews won 3 championships. Strike season does not count.(Get over it). Every year a Spew fans says what the topic strter says.....Again 3 championships(Get over it)

Periodically someone always comes on board with the SOS (Same Old ) " Strike season LB trophy doesn't count...blah...blah...blah. Any season regardless of a strike or not is a valid season if the league sanctions the regular season, the playoffs and the subsequent championship. This is not open to debate. If the league says it is so then that is final. No owner, GM, coach (The Zen master) , players, media or fans can dispute it. PERIOD. It's in the books and recoreded for history. Poeple who dispute this are the ones who need to get over it. their logic, arguments or what not are totally irrelevant.

In other words and not neccessarily in that order.

[som3on3_10]

Periodically someone always comes on board with the SOS (Same Old ) " Strike season LB trophy doesn't count...blah...blah...blah. Any season regardless of a strike or not is a valid season if the league sanctions the regular season, the playoffs and the subsequent championship. This is not open to debate. If the league says it is so then that is final. No owner, GM, coach (The Zen master) , players, media or fans can dispute it. PERIOD. It's in the books and recoreded for history. Poeple who dispute this are the ones who need to get over it. their logic, arguments or what not are totally irrelevant.

In other words and not neccessarily in that order.

With that being said, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens will go down as the greatest hitter and pitcher that EVER lived...

[LakerLanny]

Periodically someone always comes on board with the SOS (Same Old ) " Strike season LB trophy doesn't count...blah...blah...blah. Any season regardless of a strike or not is a valid season if the league sanctions the regular season, the playoffs and the subsequent championship. This is not open to debate. If the league says it is so then that is final. No owner, GM, coach (The Zen master) , players, media or fans can dispute it. PERIOD. It's in the books and recoreded for history. Poeple who dispute this are the ones who need to get over it. their logic, arguments or what not are totally irrelevant.

In other words and not neccessarily in that order.

No one says it doesn't count, just that it should have an asterisk on it for the unbalanced and shortened schedule and ridiculous missing months in the season.

[Discoflux]

Ginobili had a chance to win it at the end.. lol...
If he hit that shot it would have been legendary.
It would have killed the Lakers before they even got started. I'm glad his choking didn't come to a halt with that shot.

[nfg3]

No one says it doesn't count, just that it should have an asterisk on it for the unbalanced and shortened schedule and ridiculous missing months in the season.

I disagree - he stated that it didn't count and for Spurs fans to get over it. This is nothing new around here. Like I stated periodically this comes up and it is tiring to continually read total BS. I wish it would just die and go away since I believe it to be totally irrelevant. But it won't and never will IMO.

If you wanted to agrue that it should have had an asterisk then that is another subject. If you want it to have an asterisk then I really don't have a problem with that. All the asterisk would mean is that the season was shortened due to labor issues. I don't think it deminishes the le in any way but I'm sure others would disagree with that. To each his own.

By the way how does the NFL view their Super Bowl champions from strike shortened seasons? '82 comes to mind and wasn't '87 a strike shortened season, too? Both SBs won by the Redskins.

[slayermin]

The Spurs fans who have given up should be ashamed of yourselves.

What else does this team have to do to prove they are different from past years?

Win this series? Give them some time.

Championships aren't supposed to be easy. If Stern does steal this series, it will be so blatant, no one will be able to refute it.

[Tyler_Durden]

Ghost Writer only shows up for trade talks and the Spurs being down in a playoff series.

[Ghost Writer]

so you won't be watching any more of the games or posting here anymore. thank god. now right off and go crawl in yer hole.

Wow. Pure class.


I am surprised that many of you are naive enough to think that it would not be in the League's best interests for the Lakers to advance.



I got news for you:


Officials manipulate games all the time.

[Ghost Writer]

Ghost Writer only shows up for trade talks and the Spurs being down in a playoff series.

False.



And if you take the time to read my posts, I am not bashing the Spurs or saying that they are done.

I am simply pointing out that beating the Lakers bias is not going to be easy.

[GrandeDavid]

The officiating was dog .

[Discoflux]

How about the play where Ginobili CLEARLY shoved Gasol into Duncan on the rebound and the foul was called on Gasol. Oh wait, you only see the missed calls against the Spurs not the ones that favor them right? You guys had a 20 POINT LEAD for crying out loud...so stop in about officiating. For fans of the defending champs, you guys are starting to sound like Sacramento/Utah fans.

Good points.
I wonder if the Spurs haters will let it sink in.

[Russ]

The thing that bothers me more than any alleged NBA-inspired ref bias is this "Champions Air" connection.

Did I read correctly that from the NBA assigned that "chartered" non-plane to pick up the Spurs and take them to LA?

That's troubling.

[Zero Point Four]

The thing that bothers me more than any alleged NBA-inspired ref bias is this "Champions Air" connection.

Did I read correctly that from the NBA assigned that "chartered" non-plane to pick up the Spurs and take them to LA?

That's troubling.

You are pathetic.

This is a classy hotel. Room service on the spot. Bathrooms close by. Stereo headseats that plug into your armrest.

People pay many thousands of dollars for first class airfare - and the Spurs didn't even have to bother with engine noise.

Sheesh.

Since they didn't go anywhere, I guess you should be complaining about the lack of frequent flyer miles.

Probably David Stern screwed 'em out of that mileage.

Bas .

[cash459]

Yeah, that's why the refs swallowed their whistles when Ginobili knocked Gasol off the ball and out of bounds late in the 4th. DUMB!

its a loose ball...each player has just as much right to get to an area to try to get the ball...if gasol is bigger than manu & STILL got pushed out of the way...tell him to man-up!

[Russ]

You are pathetic.

People pay many thousands of dollars for first class airfare - and the Spurs didn't even have to bother with engine noise.

I think they would have traded "engine noise" for a plane that worked. (In fact, engine noise is a dead giveaway of a plane that works.)

You are pathetic.

This is a classy hotel. Room service on the spot. Bathrooms close by. Stereo headseats that plug into your armrest.

People pay many thousands of dollars for first class airfare - and the Spurs didn't even have to bother with engine noise.

Sheesh.

Since they didn't go anywhere, I guess you should be complaining about the lack of frequent flyer miles.

Probably David Stern screwed 'em out of that mileage.

Bas .

I know I'm pathetic -- but it has nothing to do with the rather simple point I was making.

[Tyler_Durden]

False.



And if you take the time to read my posts, I am not bashing the Spurs or saying that they are done.

I am simply pointing out that beating the Lakers bias is not going to be easy.

Um, excuse me Casper, but your thread le is "Why the Spurs Will NOT win the series."

Sounds pretty ing final to me. You should have just called the thread "The Spurs are Done" and it would hold the same exact meaning.

You like it when the Spurs are losing because it makes it look like you know what you are talking about.

[Kamala]

No one says it doesn't count, just that it should have an asterisk on it for the unbalanced and shortened schedule and ridiculous missing months in the season.

It was also the year the Spurs shut down the Forum by whipping the Lakers.