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    who gives a . let this bum go. most have been waiting for this day for some time now. glad he isnt in the locker room ing to other players now.

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    mike went to other players and questioned the boss
    in the real world when you do that you boss finds out
    you get chewed out or fired
    chemistry is important in nba
    when you question your boss and not man enough to question your boss in person

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    mike went to other players and questioned the boss
    in the real world when you do that you boss finds out
    you get chewed out or fired
    chemistry is important in nba
    when you question your boss and not man enough to question your boss in person
    In the real world, if you talk about the boss and the boss finds out, you have rats among your co-workers. I think that hardly ever happens.

    Do you live in the real world, amigo?

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    We're still waiting T_Park, anakha, Aglowko, Humpy etc all the Pop sniffing Apologists.
    What are you waiting for?

    He wanted out.

    He's gone.

    I'm glad it didn't drag out and didn't hit the press until it happened. Anyone trying to make anything more out of is pushing an agenda.

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    Anyone trying to make anything more out of is pushing an agenda.

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    I think it's called being a fan and having an opinion.

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    Someone on the team should have told Mike Finely he was done. I don't understand all this "behind closed doors" ing with other players. Man the F' up, sit down, cash your check and just wait for your number to be called.

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    Someone on the team should have told Mike Finely he was done. I don't understand all this "behind closed doors" ing with other players. Man the F' up, sit down, cash your check and just wait for your number to be called.
    Amen.

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    Tony:
    “He started talking about it about two weeks ago,” point guard Tony Parker said. “We had back-and-forth conversations about it after he told me. He wasn’t playing, and he wished he could be playing.”

    Manu:
    “We know how this works. He wasn’t playing, and a player wants to play. He still thinks he can contribute, and we all understand that, so no problems.”

    Tim:
    “He’ll be missed, but trying to be a player and be on the court and get out there, he just wasn’t getting the time here. I wish him well, and I hope that he finds what he wants and everything works out great for him, because he’s the best. He’s awesome.”
    How is that whining? Every player who is not playing talks to his friends and teammates about how he wishes he was playing more. EVERYONE of them.

    The need for the Spurs organization to bad mouth just about every player after he is gone is what makes me dislike the organization. The Spurs tried to trade him. They were not playing him. He is gone, and it saved them money.

    I choose to remember Spur Michael Finley who I watched play his heart out in Dallas in 2006.

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    How is that whining? Every player who is not playing talks to his friends and teammates about how he wishes he was playing more. EVERYONE of them.

    The need for the Spurs organization to bad mouth just about every player after he is gone is what makes me dislike the organization. The Spurs tried to trade him. They were not playing him. He is gone, and it saved them money.

    I choose to remember Spur Michael Finley who I watched play his heart out in Dallas in 2006.


    Nice editing of my post.

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    Nice editing of my post.
    My comments were directed at the quotes you posted- not at your comments; hence, it makes proper sense for me to quote only the part to which I am referring. Many people are saying in this thread that he was whining, but those quotes, to me, do not indicate that.

    If I were commenting on your comments, I would have quoted them.

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    My comments were directed at the quotes you posted- not at your comments; hence, it makes proper sense for me to quote only the part to which I am referring. Many people are saying in this thread that he was whining, but those quotes, to me, do not indicate that.

    If I were commenting on your comments, I would have quoted them.
    Then just post from the original article. The link was in my post

    If you quote my post, alter it, and comment on it, expect a response.

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    everyone here is a ing joke. who cares that michael finley wanted out because he wanted more PT. if ppl are gonna get butt hurt about that then u guys are emo and stoopid. of course finely wanted out of SA. the spurs suck, he wasn't getting playing time, so there was no point in being there. he wanted PT so talked to some players about it to make it known, he still didn't get it and got his ass out of SA before they missed the playoffs or lost in the 1st round. big deal quit crying /rant

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    Then just post from the original article. The link was in my post.
    As if I have the time to mess with all of that... You posted the quotes-- I quoted your post of the quotes. I fail to see your problem.

    I actually hate when people quote a long post when they only want to comment on one part of it. I always quote only the part to which I am referring. It makes more sense.

    I did not edit your comments at all. I excluded them completely.

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    Finley's estimation that he can't get another championship on the Spurs and wants to go toa contender is more interesting than his wanting more minutes.

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    When I first heard of Michael Finley being released, I thought it was a good move by both sides. Finley gets to go play for a championship contender and possibly get more minutes, while the Spurs cull the swingman herd and open up an opportunity for Malik Hairston. I posted my thanks to Finley and gave him props for being a model teammate over the years.

    But after hearing more details surrounding Finley's release, I've changed my tune. From various accounts, Finley had been whining privately for a while before telling Pop he wanted out.

    I can understand wanting more playing time but in this situation it was a very weak move on Finley's part. First of all, the Spurs needed him to be a veteran leader this season and help out the new players -- not whining behind the scenes about playing time.

    Secondly, how the heck can Finley complain about minutes? He's been a pretty damn bad basketball player for years now and has gotten way more minutes than he deserved. Pop basically ended Bruce Bowen's career just so Finley could play more. There hasn't been a Spurs player in recent history who has gotten so many unwarranted minutes. Even this season, he inexplicably began the season as a starter. If he didn't miss a couple months due to a mild sprained ankle, he probably would still be playing too many minutes.

    Third of all, how can Finley bail on a team that was so good to him during the 2007 championship run? Everyone said that winning for Fin was a big motivation. They treated him as he if wasn't the easily replaceable bit player he was at the time.

    The Spurs give him a champion, give him an abundance of minutes, showered him with praise and he repays the team by asking out of his contract? That is just lame. The least he could have done is be the positive locker room influence who would be willing to go down with the ship if he couldn't help steady it.

    Hopefully Fin signs with a contending team and gets plenty of unwarranted minutes. That would create one less contender.

    As far as the Spurs are concerned, it's a glorious day that the Finley reign is finally over. He can take his bandwagoning ways and hit the road. I'll remember him as a coat-tailing ex-Sun Maverick who wanted out when the going got tough.

    Good riddance.
    What did he steal your lunch or what? Are you even a spurs fan? Dude hit some big shots over the years to help this team get where they got... Appreciate it, accept it, move on....

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    Whether any of this cons utes complaining is in the eye of the reader, but these quotes from Tim, Tony, and Manu are from Monroe's article:

    Tony:
    “He started talking about it about two weeks ago,” point guard Tony Parker said. “We had back-and-forth conversations about it after he told me. He wasn’t playing, and he wished he could be playing.”

    Manu:
    “We know how this works. He wasn’t playing, and a player wants to play. He still thinks he can contribute, and we all understand that, so no problems.”

    Tim:
    “He’ll be missed, but trying to be a player and be on the court and get out there, he just wasn’t getting the time here. I wish him well, and I hope that he finds what he wants and everything works out great for him, because he’s the best. He’s awesome.”

    http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/s...part_ways.html

    Enough said.
    If the captain says he's the best or he's awesome and players like Manu says they'll miss him I don't know why we have to write that about him.

    Good luck Fin.

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    As if I have the time to mess with all of that... You posted the quotes-- I quoted your post of the quotes. I fail to see your problem.

    I actually hate when people quote a long post when they only want to comment on one part of it. I always quote only the part to which I am referring. It makes more sense.

    I did not edit your comments at all. I excluded them completely.
    I didn't say you edited my comments. You edited my post and altered the portion you quoted.

    If you didn't want to go to the great trouble of using the original article, you could have simply copied the words you wanted to use to make your point without quoting my post or using my name. The time required to do either would not have been more than the time required to quote my post, delete portions of it, and alter other parts. Please.

    You quoted my post and launched into your commentary. To another reader, it appears you were taking a position contrary to the point of my post.

    I fail to see how you cannot comprehend that I would find that objectionable.

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    Who gives a flying ?

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    Finley

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    can we all acknowledge how this whole situation makes popovich look like a complete moron. his girl just pimpslapped him. i wish finley was taking popo with him.

    good riddance.

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    So any chance of the team chemistry picking up now that Finley is gone? One less distraction.. or is it too late??! The players looked pretty peppy and happy in the NO game.

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    Regardless how Finley left the team, Im just glad he is gone. He was sucking it up big time after his injury.

    Sorry, Im a Spurs fan first. Even if Tim Duncan was sucking it up as bad as Finley and left, I would thank him for the rings and never look back.

    Team first, players a distant second.

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    Regardless how Finley left the team, Im just glad he is gone. He was sucking it up big time after his injury.

    Sorry, Im a Spurs fan first. Even if Tim Duncan was sucking it up as bad as Finley and left, I would thank him for the rings and never look back.

    Team first, players a distant second.
    A rare stance these days.

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    To another reader, it appears you were taking a position contrary to the point of my post.
    Who cares?

    See-- How I just quoted only the sentence to which I am referring and highlighted the word that applies most clearly. I could care less how something appears. I have no problem with you quoting only part of my post or highlighting the part to which you are replying. People here can read.

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