Back in the olden days, I could never have fathomed a day in which Spurs fans complained about the team only having four championships.
I'm a fan of Spurs since the '80s and I always hoped that one day my favourite team would have won one le...It happended four times till now.
I'm incredibly happy it happened...but, in any case, I'll always hope for the better...winning has a good taste!
Did you fathom the team getting the best PF to ever play the game and him playing his entire career with the Spurs back then?
No phun intended, BTW. Honest question.
Well the spurs did get squeeze 4 championships out of the player of the decade and probably a top 10 player of all time when all is said and done.Back in the olden days, I could never have fathomed a day in which Spurs fans complained about the team only having four championships.
Not bad, but many would say a champion is not a true champion until they defend their le. And I happen to agree with this, and the spurs had plenty of opportunities to defend les, but the F.O. was always complacent and inactive, only becoming proactive once they failed to defend their le.
The Spurs rarely failed to have star players. Historically, the Spurs have enjoyed an incredible amount of talent. But, as longtime Spurs fans can tell you, talent does not mean championships.
Spoiled azz Spurs fans.
I am incredibly happy that we have won 4 les, but as every good fan I am never satisfied. Boston and LA want more too. Its the nature of sports.Back in the olden days, I could never have fathomed a day in which Spurs fans complained about the team only having four championships.
I think those people are confusing the word "true" with the word "repeat". I'm not sure why this happens, perhaps it's a translation issue... Anyway, people who aren't morons would say a true Champion is one who wins a Championship.
Going forward, obviously championships are the goal. I'm for any move that increases championship odds. But to be a Spurs fan and be disappointed with "only four championships" is comical.
Well said.
Thanks... just looking for another perspective.
I'm very thankful for what we have. I'm actually thrilled I was alive to witness it all. There's fans out there that cheer for their teams and never got rewarded (ahem, Mavfan).
When you have a top 10 player of all time I think that is par for the course actually.
5-6 championships with a few back to backs were defenitely easily attainable in the Duncan era with a little more support from the F.O.
To be a fan of any team in any sport and be disappointed with "only four championships" is to be truly spoiled. There are so many fans who would give up a favorite appendage just to see one championship from their favorite team in their lifetime.
Maybe if more teams could win championships then maybe they would seem to mean more for those who have already won. It often looks like it is just a big frat club headed by Boston and LA followed by SA, Chicago, Detroit, Houston and pup Miami. I think we often find ourselves comparing our team with the other frat members and ignoring the rest of the NBA. So, from that persepctive 4 is not enough.
The previous two "best power forwards of all time" had zero championship rings in 34 seasons. And you think par for Duncan's career is 5 or 6 championships in 12 seasons?
GTFO of here.
And if they happened to luck into drafting a top 10 player of all time do you think they would be satisfied with 1 championship in the 15 years of that players' career?
Jazz fan would sacrifice an appendage for one championship trophy ... and they arguably had the best PF and best PG of all-time playing at the same time.
I said 4 was par for the course. 5-6 with a back to back "repeat" le would have been the home run ball for me.The previous two "best power forwards of all time" had zero championship rings in 34 seasons. And you think par for Duncan's career is 5 or 6 championships in 12 seasons?
GTFO of here.
Can you honestly say you feel "good" about being par for the course?
Given their success thus far, the troubles putting together a complete team, and the truth of the NBA business including free agency, do you think Cavs fans would be happy with one championship in LeBron's career there?
I'm going with yes.
Lord..this gets more hilarious by the minute.
Do I feel good about four championships? Uh, yes, very much so.
Duncan has more championships than Karl Malone, Kevin Garnett, Charles Barkley, Dirk Nowitzki, Elvin Hayes and Bob Pet combined ... and those are very likely the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh best power forwards of all-time.
Perspective, get some.
Four championships in an exceptional achievement. To say its not is simply ridiculous. To say that spending more money during the Duncan era would have garnered more championships is equally stupid. Spending money does not equate to winning. Who is to say acquiring a big name player wouldn't have hindered our chances (similar to Jefferson right now) to win.
No doubt I will always want to have more les, but having four within Duncans career is not "par for the course". There are tons of phenomenal players with less or NO championships.
RJ is unproven, unpredictable and a headcase?
A little perspective here.
We can all wonder and we can all speculate, but all of us should be most appreciative of the stability and success the Spurs organization has had.
I've been a fan since Day 1 inception and I can tell you the Spurs have not always been this model of consistency. Of course this was back in the dark days. I never thought I'd ever see even one le in my lifetime.
Even if there are indeed some lean times are ahead, let's take a pause for the cause and give credit to the organization for 20-year run of perennial success that has produced 4 championships.
true words!A little perspective here.
We can all wonder and we can all speculate, but all of us should be most appreciative of the stability and success the Spurs organization has had.
I've been a fan since Day 1 inception and I can tell you the Spurs have not always been this model of consistency. Of course this was back in the dark days. I never thought I'd ever see even one le in my lifetime.
Even if there are indeed some lean times are ahead, let's take a pause for the cause and give credit to the organization for 20-year run of perennial success that has produced 4 championships.
I'm prepared for darker times...especially with an organisation like ours!
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