The worst Moments in Spurs History

[TDomination]

1.) .4 - that was the most pain i had felt. I didn't sleep that night, I remember thinking after the Duncan shot that was his moment, this was the shot that everybody will remember him by. And we go on to beat the lakers in 6. NOPE, heart ripped out in .4 seconds.

2.) Game 7 vs Mavs - we saw our team fight back from the brink of elimination not once but twice. Now we had homecourt again. All we had to do is win a home game. Then Mavs went up by 15 or 20 right away. But as we clawed our way back, memories of Memorial Day Miracle would come back. Then Manu hit the 3 to give us our FIRST lead of the game with 30 seconds remaining, I KNEW it was meant to be. I KNEW that was our year, and I KNEW we would finally repeat. But what I really only knew was that my heart would take a while to recover after the pain of seeing the spurs get knocked out in OT.

3.) Series vs Lakers 2001 - We had a solid team. We were old but we were still really good. The Derek Anderson injury sucked but I thought we had enough defensive pieces to slow down the Lakers. We had won the season series against them that year so in my head i was thinking we have this in the bag. Wow I was wrong. The first 2 games were somewhat compe ive, though we were at home. Losing those 2 at home was very deflating. The fans felt it, and you could tell that the players felt it as well. But hope was still there, remember Spurs coming back in 95 against the rockets after losing the first 2 at home. So we were down but far from out. But then game 3 tipped off and it was the beginning of an annihilation. THAT was as low as I felt. That game right there. Sick feeling to my stomach, I thought I was having a nightmare but it was all too real. (But that feeling right there made 2003 oh so glorious)

4.) 2nd half of Game 4 vs Grizzlies - i had back to back nightmares this past weekend of spurs losing game 4 and being blown out at home in game 5 to lose the series. I woke up happy it was just a nightmare but spurs were down 2-1 at the time and it left me with a sick feeling. Now while watching yesterdays first half, it left me thinking thats its going to be a 50/50 game, whoever makes the plays at the end will win it. Then as the 3rd quarter started and they hit the 1st shot, then another, then we miss again, then they get ft's, then we turn it over, then they get more ft's, then another turnover. Then the play that made me feel sinking 2001 vs Lakers feeling was parker penetrating and shoots, gets blocked, grizzlies on fast break and they throw an alley oop to arthur I believe. It was falling apart. And I still feel the pain now. My nightmare is coming to reality. FORTUNATELY, our next game IS at home. Thats the only hope I can hold on to right now, that we will win because we are at home. And yes, a comeback to win this series would be all that much sweeter (even if we didn't win the championship) but i just want this pain to go away.

[TE]

Can't believe none of you all are including last years sweep.

[Spurs Brazil]

I'm a fan since 94 so

1 - .4
2 - Dallas game 7
3 - 1995 Houston
4 - 2001 Lakers

[Chomag]

Re-signing of Bonner and RJ this last off-season takes the cake for me. I still can't believe the FO had a chance to get rid of both in one stroke, but instead they give them long term and high priced contracts. Oh well...

[crc21209]

11) Trading Bruce Bowen and change for Richard Jefferson.
12) Letting Scola go to sign Matt Bonner.
13) Re-signing Matt Bonner.

Bowen was gonna retire anyway....

[tdb]

can't believe none of you all are including last years sweep.

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[spurs_fan_in_exile]

For as annoying as the "I smell skunk" stupidity that sweep spawned, it's tough for me to take that Suns loss too hard. I didn't hold any illusions of a championship run that year and it came after taking down the Mavericks, which is always a treat.

[tdb]

1. Losing to the Lakers in 2004 second round (Fish 0.4)
2. Losing to the Mavs in 2006 second round (Manu foul on Dirk)
3. Losing to the Lakers in 2001 West finals (sweep)
4. Losing to the Lakers in 2008 West finals (No foul called on Bones getting knocked in the head)
5. Losing to the Mavs in 2009 first round (4-1)
6. Losing to the Suns in 2010 first round (sweep)
7. Losing to the Lakers in 2002 second round (4-1)
8. Losing to the Suns in 2000 first round (3-1)
9. Losing to the Jazz in 1998 second round (4-1)

If we end up losing this series to Memphis, it will easily slide into the top three.

[DeadlyDynasty]

1. Losing to the Lakers in 2004 second round (Fish 0.4)
2. Losing to the Mavs in 2006 second round (Manu foul on Dirk)
3. Losing to the Lakers in 2001 finals (sweep)
4. Losing to the Lakers in 2008 semis (No foul called on Bones getting knocked in the head)
5. Losing to the Mavs in 2009 first round (4-1)
6. Losing to the Suns in 2010 first round (sweep)
7. Losing to the Lakers in 2002 second round (4-1)
8. Losing to the Suns in 2000 first round (3-1)
9. Losing to the Jazz in 1998 second round (4-1)

If we end up losing this series to Memphis, it will easily slide into the top three.

Yeah, that's the reason you lost. The epic chokejobs in Games 1 and 5 would have nothing to do with it, right?

[Doctor J]

I guess that Manu's foul on Dirk cost us a championship, maybe a repeat, even a Three-peat.

The 06 Suns and the Heat were no match for the 06 Spurs.

But without Manu, I don't think the Spurs would have won the les in 2005 and 2007, let alone coming back from 1-3 deficit in that series against Mavs.

So it was a kind of give-and-take... which turned out to be more of take for the Spurs.

[purist]

1979 losing game 7 in the ecf to washington has to be on that list

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