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Dynastically Unsound: Part I
Written by Jordan Rivas
Thursday, 18 March 2010 08:56
Today Project Spurs will be looking back at the Spurs' le run beginning in 1999 and ending in 2007.
Many say the Spurs' championship run places them among the great NBA dynasties, while others say the Spurs' championship run should not be considered a dynasty. To discuss this topic, Jordan Rivas and Lance Fell will present you their reasons the Spurs should be considered a dynasty and why they shouldn't.
First will be Jordan Rivas to state the reasons why the Spurs winning the NBA le in 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2007 does not place the franchise among the great NBA dynasties.
The sports world has co-opted a term it doesn't understand. Talk radio and sports columnists have independently elected to riddle themselves in conjecture. They are content – some are even enamored with the idea – to subs ute logic and definition for bias and subjectivity. Not satisfied with holding command over issues of sound opinion, they have opted to ascend to lofty Adamic proportions, naming whatever they choose, however they like. With pedantic demeanor and resolve amusingly, albeit obnoxiously, built of ignorance, they have re-purposed and brazenly redefined words plucked seemingly at random from the English language, with little regard for reality in their defining process.
The odd adoption, and ridiculous re-imagining, of the word 'dynasty' within the sports world holds no more validity than if I chose to select the noun 'cupcake', and assert that its definition is someone who wears a funny hat, but only on Sundays.
Sports media and clever marketing have led us to believe that the term "dynasty" is a malleable thing, that its definition is subject to debate and susceptible to change at the whim of whichever ESPN commentator holds the most clout or whichever blogger has the highest view count.
As the Zhou dynasty clearly demonstrates, a true dynasty, historically speaking, leaves itself no room to be questioned.
Read this article:
http://projectspurs.com/2010-article...y-unsound.html
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A Dynasty in San Antonio: Part II
Written by Lance Fell
Thursday, 18 March 2010 12:35
Earlier today, Jordan Rivas, presented his reasons why the Spurs le run in 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2007 does not place the franchise among the great NBA dynasties.
Next is Lance Fell who will give his reasons why the Spurs should be considered a dynasty after winning the le four times since 1999.
Throughout time, there have been great dynasties all over the world. From 1550 thru 1292 B.C. the 18th Dynastyof Egypt helped usher in a new era of economic prosperity for the Egyptian people. Perhaps the most famous of all Egyptian Pharaohs, Tutankhamen became ruler of Egypt during the 18thdyansty at the age of nine, and died before his twentieth birthday. The Argead Dynasty was another great dynasty that ruled all of the Greek Empire from 700 to 310 B.C. Lead by none other then Alexander the Great, The Argead Dynasty was able to expand all the way from Greece to India, and conquer one of the greatest empires of all time, The Persian Empire. The last great Chinese Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, lasted from 1644 all the way till 1912.
But what is a dynasty?
Read this article:
http://projectspurs.com/2010-article...n-antonio.html
Probably not the best of seasons to fire up the dynasty talk......................
cool.
ok.
Who gives a what that chode blaster says?
Dude...............................really!
Cool story, bro
So.....who is this guy again?
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spurfanSo.....who is this guy again?
Seems to be a whos who list of writers i've never hear of. I value the opinions of most veteran posters in this forum more.
rofl who is dis fool?
1st of all, thanks biba for posting that and thank everyone for positive comments. We appreciate it.
But wow, lots of hate in here. You may not like his opinion but is the name calling really necessary? Can't we leave that for the kids. If you are a kid, my apologies, but I've known several of the posters here at ST and they've been able to be fanatics without resulting to name-calling and hating.
This is going to sound very Rodney King-ish, but I've never understood the need to tear other Spurs fans down. Aren't we all Spurs fans? Don't we all share that passion? Why don't we spend our time and efforts trashing Mavs and Lakers fans instead of our own.
It's funny because people will ask me from time to time if I hate 48MOH and PTR because they are "compe ors" and the answer is no. I know most of the writers at both sites very well and they are good people and we also share the same passions, spurs basketball and blogging, so it would be a shame if something as silly as compe ion, when the internet is big enough for us all would be something that keeps us from being friendly.
For anyone who wants to know who Jordan Rivas is, he's been a professional freelance writer for the last six years, he's written for Hoopsworld and several gaming magazines and I'm proud to have him on my staff. He was also asked to take this POV for this series so don't beat him up too much.
@dbestpro I'm sure you never heard of several writers before they started writing for their sites/publications. I don't blame you for valuing the opinions of the veteran posters here. I value the opinions of several posters here as well, especially LJ's, but I'm also very proud of my staff and the work they produce on a consistent basis.
Anyway, I apologize if this comes across as spam. Feel free to delete in that case. And again, thanks for reading, whether you like or dislike it.
Who cares if it is called a dynasty or not? The facts are that the Spurs won it all in 1999, 2003, 2005, and 2007
What if he said the spurs were the greatest team ever. Would you value his opinion then?
Who cares one way or another. I get a laugh out of the sensitive fans that get upset about this enough to post negative things about the writer.
This is my first response to anyone who talks about the Spurs not being a dynasty or not winning back to back les. Tim Duncan and company put four trophies in the case that will always be there...no matter how long it took to get them. Many die hard fans would sacrifice their soul just to have the feeling that Spurs fans have had four times.
Is this the got?
http://jordanrivas.com/
Last edited by FeZZy; 03-18-2010 at 09:06 PM.
I've already disproved his theory on physics and dynasties. It was easy as pie
Frf
Who the fukk is he? Why do I care what he says?
Didn't these kind of articles peter out about 2 years ago? Someone is a little late to the dance.
lolhe's written for Hoopsworld
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