IMHO......Spurs stayed same......rest of West got better.

[Fabbs]

in 2008 Finals he was.
Doc had a better team, but still Phil was downright Poppedlike at times.

[Russ]

The Spurs' best moves are under the radar. They are best viewed in retrospect.

This could be one of those off-seasons.

[21_Blessings]

Isn't this the same said last season? Everyone else got better. Yet the Spurs ended up in the WCF with an old ass team. Funny huh?

And they were curbstomped in 5 games by a team that was missing their starting center and 2nd best perimeter defender. The Spurs did nothing to improve and got older. Things are looking up in SA.

[ambchang]

When Rivers beats Jackson, the makeup of the team matters, but when Jackson beats Popovich, it doesn't.

[Fabbs]

I twist things around like a dumbass, and the pic of my avatar is me

[ambchang]

People are dumbasses for making me look like a fool. I don't care that I explicitedly said that Jackson > Pop because of 1-3 with no mention of team makeup, but team makeup DOES matter when I am talking about Rivers vs. Jackson.

Also, I enjoy telling the world that I am having trouble arguing with a person I believe to be a gorilla.

[Fabbs]

Jackson > Pop because of 1-3, i also smell and add like a gorilla.

2001...Conference Final...Lakers.....4-0
2002...Second round ......Lakers.....4-1
2003...Second round .......Spurs ....4-2
2004...Second round.......Lakers.....4-2
2008...Conference Final....Lakers ...4-1

[SpursDynasty]

I don't know why everyone is so worried about the Spurs.

We lost to our easiest compe ion in the playoffs last year. We were just emotionally and physically drained from the Phoenix and New Orleans' series.

Funny how we go from making the WCF's to being 8th place in everyone's minds.

[SpursDynasty]

And they were curbstomped in 5 games by a team that was missing their starting center and 2nd best perimeter defender. The Spurs did nothing to improve and got older. Things are looking up in SA.

Actually we let go of Barry and Horry isn't coming back. So much for "getting older".

[mrspurs]

I hope you weren't one of the people ing that this team needed to get younger 3 months ago.

They basically do what the majority of the board has been asking them to, and people are still pissed off - maybe even more than they were.

yeah like the FO comes here and does what most of yall want....wake up, its true the spurs as of yet have only gotten worse while the west has by far become better...now ill put another crybaby on ignore guess who that is

[mrspurs]

Isn't this the same said last season? Everyone else got better. Yet the Spurs ended up in the WCF with an old ass team. Funny huh?

What's even more funny is how people neglect the fact that the Spurs have TIM DUNCAN, TONY PARKER and MANU GINOBILI on the team.

your another one with no clue......the only player that still can play like he did yesterday is tony...timmy and manu ankles are not gonna get better, timmy cant even shoot the ball like he used to, cos he always doubled, and signing kurt thomas will only make us worse

[mrspurs]

is the sky falling again?

its people like you that make the world a dummer place to live

[mrspurs]

Are the PollyAnnas singing again?

you and vaspurs must be related....they say ignorance comes from family, yet another dumb ignore

[mrspurs]

I can't wait until the season starts to end all the speculation. The off season isn't even over yet and we are a lottery team already? F that! Moves are still being made everywhere. For all we know T-Mac goes to Detroit and everything gets busted up (just an example I don't really think that will happen) The bandwagoners are already admitting defeat before the season has begun. We aren't even close to PRE-season yet

who said anything about lottery........are you sure you can read?

[manufor3]

And they were curbstomped in 5 games by a team that was missing their starting center and 2nd best perimeter defender. The Spurs did nothing to improve and got older. Things are looking up in SA.

no trade for gasol=first round exit.

[mrspurs]

Yeah, can't keep idiots happy.

sounds like your an idiot who can spell idiot.......which makes you quailified as an idiot with nothing else to say

[anakha]

your another one with no clue......the only player that still can play like he did yesterday is tony...timmy and manu ankles are not gonna get better, timmy cant even shoot the ball like he used to, cos he always doubled, and signing kurt thomas will only make us worse

Chicken Little strikes again.

[mrspurs]

Maybe Artest will go a whole season without blowing up and ruining his team, like he did with a championship-caliber Indiana Pacers. Maybe giving more minutes to the volatile Artest and fewer to the ultimate glue guy Battier will actually hurt the team.

Maybe Andrew Bynum, who at a very young age has already had 3 knee surgeries, with stay healthy for an extended period.

Maybe Boston's Big 3, who are older than San Antonio's Big 3, will all stay healthy.

Maybe we should give the Front Office of the most successful team in the NBA for the past decade the benefit of the doubt. If only two of the new five (Mason, Mahinmi, Hill, Gist, and Tolliver) play well, the Spurs could be much better than they were last year. If Finley re-signs, he will probably go from starter last year to 3rd string this year. It's very likely that Thomas, Mahinmi, Tolliver, and Gist combined will put up better numbers than Horry and Elson, which will mean the Spurs start this season off in a better position than last year.

maybe you should wake up and stop living in the past

[mrspurs]

Does it really make a difference? Is it really that big of an inconvinience to see a new thread le on this forum? Perspective.

agreed....some of the people in here remind me of running a daycare center

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Damn, mrspurs is re ed.

[anakha]

maybe you should wake up and stop living in the past

Maybe you should give up and stop spamming the board.

We know you don't like the Spurs chances already. No need to keep repeating yourself ad nauseam.

[anakha]

agreed....some of the people in here remind me of running a daycare center

Nannies are needed for crybabies like you.

[mrspurs]

I'm all for trying to stay upbeat about the season, but this statement just made me laugh out loud

agreed, ive been watching ian since the spurs made him their personal project....ian still sucks

[mrspurs]

ur right.

as long as the BIG 3 are healthy. we will be at the Finals.

and when you wake up and we lose again.....then i bet you blame it on a ref, or use manus ankle as an excuse....your dead wrong, manu isnt as good as he used tobe, neither is timmy

[VaSpursFan]

Damn, mrspurs is re ed.

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