In, since '76
I'm in. I have been a fan since 4th grade, the 89-90 season. That was David Robinson and Sean Elliott's rookie seasons. I'll never forget going to an NBA game for the first time, the Spurs were playing in Cleveland. My grandparents took me to the game when I went to visit them.
Born and raised a Spurs fan since 1987
In since 1996
I believe
Until the organization disbands or they rename San Antonio "Los Angeles"...
In
In from the very beginning.
Being a fan before they won a le and enduring many post-season disappointments is what has made the last decade so much fun. Of course, the Spurs haven't really had a sustained losing stretch save for the mid to late eighties. Seeing Ice finish his NBA career with another franchise and the Spurs on the verge of heading out of town were low points. Still, Spurs fans have been somewhat spoiled, with the Spurs one of the winningest franchises since the merger.1974. First game was a Spurs-Pacers ABA playoff game.A four year old could learn some interesting words back then.
eisfeld said it right. Its not how long you have been a fan its that you don't desert your team in bad times. Those of us who lived through the years between Gervin and Robinson understand this all too well.
I can't really imagine hopping on the bandwagon of a team that's won championships already. Generally fake, insecure individuals do that sort of thing.
This post are stupid... every time we lose there is something similar.
in from 1996
In.
through thick and thin, baby. through thick and thin.
i think we're going to win the series.
speaking of bandwagons, i never understood the whole hatred for bandwagon fans. I love when people start liking a team i love. Especially the spurs, who aren't the most popular team around.
Im In Since 99'
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I'm in baby.
im in go spurs
Since 1995, the first full season I lived here. I've also been a season ticket holder for allthat time. I get criticized a lot for occasionally getting really frustrated with this team. I've quite literally paid my dues as a fan, and I believe, actually, that we will win tonight.
The Lakers are NOT as good as the Hornets. They are better than Phoenix. But they have a superb coach.
This will not be easy, and there is no guarantee we will win the series. But we are capable of it. It is a question of mental strength and poise. Accepting that there are 2 possible outcomes to any given game does not make you any less of a "true" or "real" fan. It may, however, reflect the fact that you have actually been paying atttention to these games over the last 13 years or so.
I will still be a fan after this season, win or not. The Spurs have been good for the city, and the city has embraced them. I don't expect that to change. I do expect the team personnel to change after this year though, don't you?
Yawn...I've read this numerous times while skimming some of these threads. Each time I read that it reeks of either wishful thinking or homerism. Please explain that comment. The Lakers are better offensively, have veteran leadership who have been there before (Kobe and Fisher), and have closed out both their opponents on the road. New Orleans is an up-and-coming, exciting squad that caught the league by surprise. They played a Dallas team that--since they acquired Jason Kidd--was worse than the Atlanta Hawks. Lastly, there is no comparison in the coaching department: PJ>Scott. So again, please explain the rationality of "the Lakers are not as good as the hornets."
In since '92.
Certified Spurs Fan ©1989
Here's to a win tonight, and to going back to -A all tied up.
And here's to the drive for five.
Spurs Fan For Life. Since before David Robinson was drafted in the 80's. What year was that?
Not a problem. Kobe is undoubtedly the best, most complete player on the planet. His combination of offensive and defensive skills are unsurpassed, and I am on record in this forum as acknowledging that he toyed with the Spurs in the first game of this series. However, AFTER Kobe, the Lakers fail the talent test vs. the Hornets.
While it is true that the Hornets beat a DISPIRITED Dallas team, they did so handily, and with as little experience as they had, quite impressively. The Hornets' talent and incredibly focused point guard ( who, IMO, should have gotten MVP this year instead of Kobe who hasn't been able to lead his team out of the first round until he got Pau Gasol next to him ) kept a young, green team in the race against the defending NBA champions for 7 games. David West, Tyson Chandler and Chris Paul will some day make mince meat out of the L.A. big three of Bryant, Gasol, and Odom.
Gasol cannot handle Duncan 1 on 1 (neither could Chandler this year, but he will be much, much better next year). Odom is good, but not great. As I indicated before, the difference for the Lakers is Jackson, and Kobe's own maturation process. BUT...remember, please, that Kobe, for all his talent, was unable to put this team on his back after Shaq left. Kobe really thought he could do that. Paul almost did it by himself this year, and he is only 23 years old and doesn't have the advantage of Jackson coaching him. Next year, everybody in the league needs to look out for N.O. (and that includes the Spurs). If N.O. had a better coach, they might have taken out the Spurs this year.
So...that's why the Lakers are not as good as the Hornets.
In since 1989
I'm a Spurs fan through thick and thin, win or lose.
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