2010-11 San Antonio Spurs are not contenders

[history2b]

I agree. Spurs have way too many boo-boo's that won't be fixed any time this season. They have too many holes and won't be finding the multiple cogs to fill those holes any time soon.

They are the true definition of a 'Pretender' and definitely not a dark horse.

Agreed.

What I don't understand the level of unfounded arrogance Spurs fans continue to have despite this reality though.

[ChumpDumper]

Why is this such an obsession with you?

[z0sa]

lol @ this obsession with the Spurs

[history2b]

Why is this such an obsession with you?

I'm a truth teller. I can't stand people who live in a disillusioned state.

[z0sa]

I'm a truth teller. I can't stand people who live in a disillusioned state.

Considering how disillusioned you are, you must live your life in an extremely butthurt state.

[ChumpDumper]

I'm a truth teller. I can't stand people who live in a disillusioned state.

You can't stand yourself then.

You need to give yourself a stern talking to.

[history2b]

Considering how disillusioned you are, you must live your life in an extremely butthurt state.

Says the fish that just can't get the hook out of his mouth.

[history2b]

You can't stand yourself then.

You need to give yourself a stern talking to.

[z0sa]

Says the fish that just can't get the hook out of his mouth.

This thread is about making people face their fears and discussing important basketball stuff.

[history2b]

This thread is about making people face their fears and discussing important basketball stuff.

No the other thread was.

[z0sa]

No the other thread was.

So this thread is not an important basketball discussion.

You say so yourself.

I agree and ask you to stop wasting your time on such irrelevancy.

BTW, you need to take a debate course. One can never prove a negative; as hard you try, you can never succeed.

[SomeCallMeTim]

I'm a truth teller. I can't stand people who live in a disillusioned state.

That word, I do not think it means what you think it means.

[SomeCallMeTim]

I've been saying it for a while: I think the Spurs will sneak up on people this year. They're supposed to be "done." Could be. I don't think so. Duncan's decline is overblown... he's still a force. So's Manu. I agree that they are both relatively high risk for injury but trust that Pop will manage them wisely to mitigate that. Blair is a big help already. I think Parker is due to bounce back a bit and even if he doesn't he's not a black hole, just average. Splitter looks to me like he could offer substantial help, too.

Would not be surprised at all for them to be pushing the Lakers for #1 seed much of the season. I expect LA to win it in the end but I don't think SA just gets left in the dust.

[O.J Mayo]

LMAO hisdildo2b can't start threads.

[NRHector]

LMAO hisdildo2b can't start threads.

[Leonard Curse]

Do coaches observe their team when coaching or do they go into the stat room looking a statisitical efficiency ratings while the game is going on?

The measurement is on court success, lol. And again you completely ignore the vast majority of the game if you're waiting for "factual evidence" of things that cannot be measured in the first place.

How is Bruce Bowen the best defender of the 2000s? Was it just magic?

so you believe kobes in better off shape then manu ginobili ??? dude couldnt even dunk the ball poor corpse ok so kobe coming in with his 3rd? knee surgery? is better than manus full season of health? youre a bum with a low IQ.

pau gasol carried the lakers, and even at 34 duncan is averaging the same rebound stats as gasol, thats pretty pathetic and let me guess this isnt weak rebounding but when splitter comes in and avrg's the same amount hes soft am i correct?

so lets see parker & tiago have weak D, well then you guys are definitely F'd because the way he man hanled " the NBA's most versatile Pf" in odom is bad news for the lakers and thats because tiago was playing injured. odom pretty much bent over and didnt even challenge tiago. so again ill say parkers D isnt great but for you to open your mouth when you have 36yrold pg!!! lmao by the way isnt odom going to be your starting PF? its clear that you follow the spurs everymove everyday!?!?! the big three are healthy history 2b and kobe is fading faster than you think, if hes not able to make those clutch shots this season your seeding will be very different from last year think about that.

i agree our weakness is our defense and if that doesnt change neither does our story. your ball club doesnt do too hot when they have bad starts and so i hope your "star" can reach the rim soon, i hope bynum will be healthy at least half a season (hasnt happened yet)lol i hope derek fisher can hang with an uninjured tony parker this year lol.

btw i watched a total of 20hrs/real film on tiago splitter and without a doubt i can tell you the spurs wont be afraid to take on the lakers this year. hes a great defender w/out getting in foul trbl and hes able to guard the 3 pt threat/ PF and come back in time to guard a driving Sg/or pick and roll .

many league scouts have said he could very well be the best at it once he plays in the nba!!! thats everyday euroball where he comes from and we can now leave timmy down low and have our twin towers back. you know damn well the spurs are going to match up well w/u!!
may the best big men win you dumb

[ezau]

Good thing the NBA season is about to start so we won't have to deal with these stupid threads again.

[ElNono]

LMAO hisdildo2b can't start threads.

He got regulated... happens to everyone on the NBA Forums at some point...

[Daddy_Of_All_Trolls]

history2B: You never replied to this post:

Since you don\'t know many of the posters here, I\'ll tell you about me. I have been watching the NBA since about 1960 and always cheer on whatever western team plays in the finals. So, I am a bandwagon fan X 10000.

21 rings, got: Lakers 11, Spurs 4, Rockets 2, Bucks, Warriors, Blazers, Sonics 1 each.

I get branded as Lakers fan and do have a soft spot for them for all their suffering in the 1960\'s. But I like the Spurs, Mavs, Rockets, Suns, etc. as well.

I think you\'re a little off base here calling the Spurs done. Yes, they are getting older but they do have a core with championship experience.

One of the reasons the Suns beat the Spurs was the revenge factor. If you didn\'t notice, the 2010 playoffs had many examples, and you can\'t ignore revenge as motif. Sometimes teams can do it, sometimes they can\'t. Here\'s the other revenge wins last season:

Celtics over Magic for 2009
Spurs over Mavs for 2009
Lakers over Suns for 2006 and 2007
Lakers over Celtics for 2008.

Looking back at 2010, the Spurs seemed done most of the season. Then later on, they gelled. They won at home against both Cleveland and Orlando, and crushed the Lakers and Celtics in their house. A lot of Spurs fans were calling for the 8th seed figuring they had to go through the Lakers at some point, get them early while they were struggling.

When the playoffs started in April, few people expected a Lakers vs. Celtics finals. Many thought neither would make it. Had San Antonio gotten to the finals, I believe they would have beaten Boston.

You can\'t call a team with championship experience done, you just can\'t. Want to know the most impressive thing about the Russell Era Celtics? It wasn\'t their first 8 les, they were expected to win those. It was their last 3, from 1966 to 1969. They weren\'t the favorite in those. They lost to Wilt\'s Sixers in 1967, but beat them twice w/o HCA in 1966 and 1968. They won all 3 playoff series in 1969 w/o HCA as well. Maybe you noticed the comparison between the 1969 and 2010 Celtics?

Even as the Showtime Lakers aged, they were contending. If Worthy doesn\'t go down in the 1991 finals, or Magic have to retire that fall, maybe they beat the Bulls. At least they would have had a shot.

You may call the Spurs non-contenders when #21 retires. San Antonio, like Boston, has gone \"All in\".

Your \"Fact\" that the \"Spurs are done\" has been refuted with historical fact; Teams with champiobship experience can\'t be written off as \"Done\" until they break up the core of their team. It is nothing more than your opinion. Maybe you should change your name to

historyneeds2BelearnedbymebeforeIshootmymouthof ainandgetownedbyeveryone.

[history2b]

history2B: You never replied to this post:



Your \"Fact\" that the \"Spurs are done\" has been refuted with historical fact; Teams with champiobship experience can\'t be written off as \"Done\" until they break up the core of their team. It is nothing more than your opinion. Maybe you should change your name to

historyneeds2BelearnedbymebeforeIshootmymouthof ainandgetownedbyeveryone.

Lol, of course they can be written off and labeled "done." If they can't beat the powerhouse of the conference, then they are "done."

And the Spurs can't beat the Lakers in a 7 game series.

[Giuseppe]

2b, showin' up, gettin' his defiant on.

Bully, 2b, bully for you.

[history2b]

2b, showin' up, gettin' his defiant on.

Bully, 2b, bully for you.

I'm just a realist who detests delusion.

[Giuseppe]

You & Ren are my heroes.

[lefty]

Spurs are done.



Close this thread

[TinTin]

You can't stand yourself then.

You need to give yourself a stern talking to.

LMAO hisdildo2b can't start threads.