Ungrateful much? Don't be.

[Kori Ellis]

I agree that some fans are very spoiled and don't get how hard it is to win a le. But the " gots" comment wasn't necessary and should be taken out.

Thanks.

[honestfool84]

Just imagine when fans of the Clippers, the Bucks, the Hawks, the Knicks, (or any team in the NBA for that matter) visit this site and read Spurs' fans saying things like "our FO in' sucks" or "Pop needs to go"... I'm sure they think it's hilarious. It's kind of like Latrell Sprewell turning down a 3 year/21 mil offer cuz he's got a family to feed... I know people like to vent, but it doesn't hurt to have a little bit of reasonable perspective. It's one thing to disagree with certain moves made by the FO-- it's an entirely different thing to say that they are incompetent. That just makes no sense.

+1

[Admiral]

Thanks for starting this thread. We really have chosen a great team to follow. I have been a Spurs fan since 1990, and have often thought about how incredibly good we've been since that time. Over the last 18 years:

-We have been a playoff team all but one of those seasons (and that one year was crazy in terms of injuries)
-We have been NBA Champions 4 times
-We have had one of the best winning percentages of any pro sports team (I bet we're #1, but am not sure)
-We have seen two of the best big men to ever play the game
-We have had multiple hall-of-famers
-We have many great plays/moments to reflect on

Seriously guys, we have had it so good. And I'm not convinced that it's over. I have faith in the front office to continue to make good decisions. Their track record has earned them the benefit of the doubt!

[honestfool84]

I agree that some fans are very spoiled and don't get how hard it is to win a le. But the " gots" comment wasn't necessary and should be taken out.

Thanks.

ok, kori.
you are always right. (no sarcasm at all)

you're the unbiased, rational voice in this community, along with timvp, and a few others.

the ' gots' comment WAS unnecessary; but i am sick and tired of rants by spoiled people about the FO sucking, and getting rid of pop and crap.


and i do realize there will always be fans who don't understand, so ill just give up.

sorry, kori.

[Tully365]

I agree that some fans are very spoiled and don't get how hard it is to win a le. But the " gots" comment wasn't necessary and should be taken out.

Thanks.

I agree. People are out of line with that stuff. If we are going to have at least reasonably civilized debates here and agree that it's inappropriate to use racial insults, religious name-calling, etc., then I think there should be rules regarding this too.

[underdawg]

That's ing stupid. Every fan of their team wants them to win, whether or not they've had past success. Only a re says "oh well everyone shouldn't try as hard this year because they won a couple of years ago". I wouldn't root for a team that I thought wasn't trying as hard as they could to win every year.

Gra ude has nothing to do with it.

I think he meant there's been a lot of negative sentiment that has no basis at all. It's one thing to have a constructive criticism of the team you root for, but it's pathetic to throw in the towel before a single regular season game has been played. If that's how you live your life, so be it but I root for a gutsy team and I'd hope in general the Spurs have gutsy fans as well. I really can't remember a single season where I've felt like we stacked up better than the rest of the teams. There's always going to be holes, but that's why the Spurs have had so much success - they have players that have stepped up and filled the holes.

[honestfool84]

I think he meant there's been a lot of negative sentiment that has no basis at all. It's one thing to have a constructive criticism of the team you root for, but it's pathetic to throw in the towel before a single regular season game has been played.

yeah, that's pretty much what i meant.


along with a few other things..

[slayermin]

Call me spoiled. But I want number five badly and hope, hope, number six with a repeat.

Just when I think I have the Spurs figured out, they usually surprise me. I am praying that some of our young guys step it up and takes us into the upper echelon of dynasties.

[tlongII]

I don't think any team's fans should just sit back and buy whatever the FO is trying to sell them. Regardless of how much success you've had in the past. The Spurs' FO has been ineffective for a number of years now imo.

[honestfool84]

I don't think any team's fans should just sit back and buy whatever the FO is trying to sell them. Regardless of how much success you've had in the past. The Spurs' FO has been ineffective for a number of years now imo.

how much more successful can you get than this?

[DPG21920]

I don't think any team's fans should just sit back and buy whatever the FO is trying to sell them. Regardless of how much success you've had in the past. The Spurs' FO has been ineffective for a number of years now imo.

How can an ineffective FO deliver a championship 1 year removed and be ineffective for a number of years? You could maybe say, maybe, for a year, but that is it.

[Tully365]

I don't think any team's fans should just sit back and buy whatever the FO is trying to sell them. Regardless of how much success you've had in the past. The Spurs' FO has been ineffective for a number of years now imo.

Ineffective for a number of years? They won the NBA championship the year before last!

One of their best under-the-radar moves was signing Udoka. Even Brandon Roy said the Blazers missed his toughness on defense last year. I bet Udoka plays 25 minutes a game next year, while Bowen logs fewer minutes. Smart signing by the FO!

[tlongII]

How can an ineffective FO deliver a championship 1 year removed and be ineffective for a number of years? You could maybe say, maybe, for a year, but that is it.

Because they have Tim Duncan, Ginobili, and Parker. Duh.

[honestfool84]

Because they have Tim Duncan, Ginobili, and Parker. Duh.

and tim duncan, ginobili, and parker couldn't win a championship all alone.

they need the FO to surround them with quality role players.

[Spurtacus]

Personally, I am grateful of our past accomplishments. That doesn't mean I should be grateful for what the Spurs FO is doing this offseason. We need some changes and I don't feel like our needs were addressed enough to help us win another championship.

[DPG21920]

Because they have Tim Duncan, Ginobili, and Parker. Duh.

Did the front office not draft all of those players?

[wijayas]

you get my point. stop dodging the subject.
expect the spurs FO to be perfect each and every year; you're the one that'll be let down when they don't win it all.

i WANT them to win it each and every year, but im not going to and whine about the FO each off season if they don't win.

[weebo]

the front office sure has been sucking a lot this offseason

[wijayas]

I don't think any team's fans should just sit back and buy whatever the FO is trying to sell them. Regardless of how much success you've had in the past. The Spurs' FO has been ineffective for a number of years now imo.

How do you judge effectiveness?

If effectiveness = signing Kobe, LeBron, Dwayne, one after another, then the Spurs FO really sucks!

If effectiveness = bringing a group of professional ballers that know their roles to achieve the greater good of the team, then count the rings!

[manufor3]

Just imagine when fans of the Clippers, the Bucks, the Hawks, the Knicks, (or any team in the NBA for that matter) visit this site and read Spurs' fans saying things like "our FO in' sucks" or "Pop needs to go"... I'm sure they think it's hilarious. It's kind of like Latrell Sprewell turning down a 3 year/21 mil offer cuz he's got a family to feed... I know people like to vent, but it doesn't hurt to have a little bit of reasonable perspective. It's one thing to disagree with certain moves made by the FO-- it's an entirely different thing to say that they are incompetent. That just makes no sense.

+1

[wijayas]

I think he meant there's been a lot of negative sentiment that has no basis at all. It's one thing to have a constructive criticism of the team you root for, but it's pathetic to throw in the towel before a single regular season game has been played. If that's how you live your life, so be it but I root for a gutsy team and I'd hope in general the Spurs have gutsy fans as well. I really can't remember a single season where I've felt like we stacked up better than the rest of the teams. There's always going to be holes, but that's why the Spurs have had so much success - they have players that have stepped up and filled the holes.

Couldn't have said it better myself...

[honestfool84]

How do you judge effectiveness?

If effectiveness = signing Kobe, LeBron, Dwayne, one after another, then the Spurs FO really sucks!

If effectiveness = bringing a group of professional ballers that know their roles to achieve the greater good of the team, then count the rings!

the thing is, people expect them to win it each and every year, and complain when they don't.

there can only be ONE nba champion, and the spurs have been really blessed to have been it four times already.

let me reiterate - i want the spurs to win so bad, but i understand that they can't every time.

and it frustrates me when people complain about the FO when obviously, the FO has been doing its job - which is giving the team as a whole an opportunity to be be at the top.

its not the FO's fault ginobili played like crap, or we didn't score enough.
obviously we scored enough if we got to the western conference; we just met a better opponent.

[Marcus Bryant]

Spurs fans are spoiled. No doubt.

[honestfool84]

Spurs fans are spoiled. No doubt.

if mr marcus bryant agrees with me, then i know im right.

[Marcus Bryant]

Or maybe I'm drunk.