The Official Meltdown Thread

[mexicanjunior]

What the does it matter if Ratliff gets 0mpg or 30mpg?? If Manu and Parker aren't healthy then it won't matter if Ratliff swats 5 shots and Hairston drops 8 points every game.

It matters if Ratliff's defense and Hairtson's scoring helps the Spurs at least stay above .500 while they wait for the core to attempt to get healthy. Getting Manu and Tony back and healthy won't matter if we are 15 games under .500 and out of the playoff race.

[Zero_Twilight]

It matters if Ratliff's defense and Hairtson's scoring helps the Spurs at least stay above .500 while they wait for the core to attempt to get healthy. Getting Manu and Tony back and healthy won't matter if we are 15 games under .500 and out of the playoff race.

Man, don't even mention .500 untill at least 40 games into the season....

[SequSpur]

The MIDDLE! WTF? How can you not have bigs to play alongside Duncan?

Why are the Spurs signing Wings and Tweeners like RJ and McDice?

Why is Finley still on this team and getting minutes? Why is Bonner playing?

Why is Bogans on this team?

This team can't play against LA, Boston, Orlando, Utah!, Denver, Dallas!, Phoenix, Atlanta, etc. etc...

Come on man... I ing bought tickets for this ...



I was in fooled.

[marini martini]

This is the low point (hopefully... *gulp*).

It really feels today as if the window has slammed shut, but that's not fair to the team. I'll start to worry if we're 10-20 after 30 games.

Agreed!!!

[mexicanjunior]

That's fine that you're tired of it, but i assure you that being irrational and bringing bad takes doesn't bode well for your credibility.

Is he trying to win some credibility award? This forum is for expressing your views about the Spurs...both positive and negative. Just because you don't agree with his perspective about a team that is obviously not playing well doesn't mean he should be condemned to "poor credibility" for his opinions. The elitist at ude on this forum is silly...

[jag]

It matters if Ratliff's defense and Hairtson's scoring helps the Spurs at least stay above .500 while they wait for the core to attempt to get healthy. Getting Manu and Tony back and healthy won't matter if we are 15 games under .500 and out of the playoff race.

If you are honestly hinging a Spurs playoff berth (with an unhealthy Manu and Parker) on Theo Ratliff's corpse...then I've got some bad news for you.

[mexicanjunior]

Man, don't even mention .500 untill at least 40 games into the season....

Quite the leash you got there...

We aren't 40 games in, we are 10 and we are only commenting on what we are seeing now...

[jag]

Is he trying to win some credibility award? This forum is for expressing your views about the Spurs...both positive and negative. Just because you don't agree with his perspective about a team that is obviously not playing well doesn't mean he should be condemned to "poor credibility" for his opinions. The elitist at ude on this forum is silly...

As much as he posts, i can only assume he would like people to take him seriously.

However, considering the quality of his posts, i may be incorrect.

[Chieflion]

That's fine that you're tired of it, but i assure you that being irrational and bringing bad takes doesn't bode well for your credibility.

Look who is the homer. If you want to make excuses for piss poor play, poor execution, and brain farts by Pop, please go ahead. Who cares about credibility? This is the internet and spurstalk.com

[marini martini]

Spurs always start out !!! They got to get their together!!! Start getting nervous after January, sons!!!

[alchemist]

Quite the leash you got there...

We aren't 40 games in, we are 10 and we are only commenting on what we are seeing now...

well honestly if you're going by what the Spurs are now you might as well go on about your buisness and not follow the Spurs because they won't be squat without Parker and Ginobili

[mexicanjunior]

If you are honestly hinging a Spurs playoff berth (with an unhealthy Manu and Parker) on Theo Ratliff's corpse...then I've got some bad news for you.

I'm hinging being at least in contention for a playoff birth on players that can help with the team's current problems...at least until the cavalry can attempt to pull them out of the ditch.

[Zero_Twilight]

Quite the leash you got there...

We aren't 40 games in, we are 10 and we are only commenting on what we are seeing now...

Damn, my brain hurts from trying to understand you dude.

[SequSpur]

Spurs always start out !!! They got to get their together!!! Start getting nervous after January, sons!!!

watch a game and put down the bottle.

[FkLA]

08-09: 5-5

07-08: 8-2

06-07 : 8-2 - won championship

05-06: 8-2

04-05 : 8-2 - won championship

03-04 : 5-5

We hovered around .500 twice in the last 6 years. The teams that won les started strong and ended strong...

Those teams were still a far cry from the teams they were heading into the playoffs. Perhaps they are decent starts but there were definitely up and down during the first month of practically each and every one of those years. I really cant recall any of those year where we had the injuries weve had thus far as well.

I mean honestly, do u expect the Spurs to be le contenders without Manu and Tony? Or without Tim and Tony? If you do youre re ed. And if you dont than why are u expecting so much of them? Why are you expecting them to be like 05' and 07' teams?

Didn't Parker just reaggravate his injury in the Thunder game. Manu also suffered a mild left groin injury. Manu has been injured for three straight years. Parker may have just joined his ride. The entire team looks like they don't want to play and looks like .

Its a ing sprained ankle. This is a precautionary move, Parker himself has said if it were the playoffs he would be playing. Manu's hamstring is also minor, and has nothing to do with the ankle that has bothered him the past two (not three) years.

Sit the down and quit being a drama queen.

[SequSpur]

only had 9 players and still beat your Greg Popovich owned Spurs.



Go Spurs Go!

Wait til January!!!!

[mexicanjunior]

well honestly if you're going by what the Spurs are now you might as well go on about your buisness and not follow the Spurs because they won't be squat without Parker and Ginobili

Just because I don't like how the team has performed doesn't mean I won't follow them. Other teams have injury problems and found ways to overcome them, I was hoping we were deep enough to follow that trend but so far we have disappointed.

[marini martini]

watch a game and put down the bottle.

I been watchin' with a bottle before you were the spark in your Daddy's eye, MF!!!

4 rings, short stuff!!!

[jag]

If you want to make excuses for the Spurs inability to stay healthy and develop chemistry then so be it!! I expect Keith Bogans, Theo Ratliff and Matt Bonner to lead this unhealthy Spurs team to wins, night in and night out.

Who cares about credibility?

You win.

[SequSpur]

I been watchin' with a bottle before you were the spark in your Daddy's eye, MF!!!

4 rings, short stuff!!!

good...live in the past...that will get you somewhere...

Watch a game marini....watch a game...

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

08-09: 5-5

07-08: 8-2

06-07 : 8-2 - won championship

05-06: 8-2

04-05 : 8-2 - won championship

03-04 : 5-5

We hovered around .500 twice in the last 6 years. The teams that won les started strong and ended strong...

You forgot 02-03: 6-4

And you are using too small a sample size of games to start the season. Let's try 20 games.

03: 12-8
04: 10-10
05: 16-4 (we won 59 games and steamrolled all season)
06: 16-4 (won 63 games, strong whole time)
07: 15-5 (won 58 games, blah blah blah)
08: 17-3
09: 12-8

Yeah, okay, we should be worried. It looks like age and the youth/athleticism movement in the NBA has caught up with us.

No reason to give up though. We have a bunch of great players and they will find a groove at some stage - they are too good not to.

[mexicanjunior]

I mean honestly, do u expect the Spurs to be le contenders without Manu and Tony? Or without Tim and Tony? If you do youre re ed. And if you dont than why are u expecting so much of them? Why are you expecting them to be like 05' and 07' teams?

le contenders without Manu and Parker...no.

A team above .500 after 6 games at home and a weak schedule...definitely.

[Chieflion]

Those teams were still a far cry from the teams they were heading into the playoffs. Perhaps they are decent starts but there were definitely up and down during the first month of practically each and every one of those teams. I really cant recall any of those year where we had the injuries weve had thus far as well.

I mean honestly, do u expect the Spurs to be le contenders without Manu and Tony? Or without Tim and Tony? If you do youre re ed. And if you dont than why are u expecting so much of them? Why are you expecting them to be like 05' and 07' teams?



Its a ing sprained ankle. This is a precautionary move, Parker himself has said if it were the playoffs he would be playing. Manu's hamstring is also minor, and has nothing to do with the ankle that has bothered him the past two (not three) years.

Sit the down and quit being a drama queen.

Please, even if the Spurs were in their 05 /07 form, they would lose to the Lakers in 6. No one expects the Spurs to be le contenders without Manu and Tony. You think we would at least win a home game against a team that is less than .500 . I see this team's veterans give no effort on defense.

[redzero]

But teh refs!

[slayermin]

The '02-'03 Spurs never lost three in a row. Pretty amazing.