Grizz were just better

[Cane]

The Grizz are one of a ballclub especially Zbo. They're also bigger, more athletic, stronger, and played like they were in another gear.

Damn shame the Spurs weren't able to finish with a healthier season but its not like the Grizz weren't missing Rudy Gay anyway.

Fun times nonetheless :

[BlackSwordsMan]

werd
cya duncan RIP salutations I love you

[DMX7]

The #8 Seed was just better, that pretty much concludes this era of Spurs Basketball.

[DPG21920]

Memphis was not better. They played better, but if both played their best, spurs win. Memphis while tough are no where near as talented.

Wouldnt have wanted it any other way? How about winning, I'd rather that.

[tlongII]

The Grizz are going to give OKC all they can handle. They beat them 3 out of 4 in the season series.

[ShoogarBear]

I would pay $50 cash if someone in the presser would ask Pop if the Spurs learned anything from this experience.

[Ginobilly]

Cant blame pop for trying this model out cause I think he came to conclusion last season that there defense was not a strong pt anymore..

it's his fault because he got that type of personnel! We shouldn't of never of signed Bonner and that get Jefferson.

[bluefoot]

This isn't about Pop. Not about choking. Not about Manu injury. Memphis was better. They had an answer at every turn, no matter what the Spurs did. Spurs gave their best shot when they went up 1 late in the fourth but Memphis would not fall.

Valiant, valiant effort by the Spurs. That's the type of effort I love to see. If you're going to lose, leave nothing behind and they didn't.

[jag]

The Grizz defense was incredible to watch. I miss seeing that kind of D.

[BlackSwordsMan]

Memphis was not better. They played better, but if both played their best, spurs win. Memphis while tough are no where near as talented.

Wouldnt have wanted it any other way? How about winning, I'd rather that.

coulda woulda shoulda
memphis > spurs

[romsho]

Well, Grizz were just lest worst. They sucks and will be destroyed by Thunder.

It's unreal how awful Spurs were in the playoffs.

Disagree. They play tough, aggressive defense and that will always keep them in games. Kind of like a team I remember...

[InTheCrust]

Reality hits hard. Can't cheat death forever.

But on the flip side, how the are we gonna deal with RJ's contract???

[InTheCrust]

Reality hits hard. Can't cheat death forever.

But on the flip side, how the are we gonna deal with RJ's contract???

[CharlieMac]

We just saw the Spurs Dynasty get died tonight.

Great season guys. Best season since the 67 win Mavs.

Oops.

[BoricuaCJA]

They were. I just hope we fix our team b/c like most people have said, 3 pt shooting teams don't win. I want them to go after some defensive type players. I hope all of our role players try to improve on an area in their game.

[Roxsfan]

Spurs had a bad ass motherfukin run with TD!

[jag]

I'll always love Pop. And I know TD isnt the same guy he was in '99.. and i know McDyess is no DRob, but Pop isn't the same guy, either. His stubbornness has remained but his focus has shifted. It's tough to watch.

[ShoogarBear]

Memphis was not better. They played better, but if both played their best, spurs win. Memphis while tough are no where near as talented.

Wouldnt have wanted it any other way? How about winning, I'd rather that.

I bet you could find almost nearly the same quotes on Suns boards at the end of every year in the mid 2000s.

When you rely on outscoring the other guy, you always end up looking for excuses.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Hard to beat a team bigger, stronger, faster, younger than you at every position.

Yup.

Spurs were just a joke all year long! you Pop, you , and you Holt too for listening to POP!

Wrong! The team looked incredible for 75% of the season and forgetting that is revisionism.

Well, Grizz were just lest worst. They sucks and will be destroyed by Thunder.

It's unreal how awful Spurs were in the playoffs.

I'd actually argue that it's unreal how bad we were post-ASB. You could see this coming in mid-March when SPAM was well and truly dead and then we lost those 6 games in a row. Inexplicably, the chemistry and poise we had displayed so much of in games 1 to 60 simply evaporated at the business end of the season. Depressing to watch.

[Kori Ellis]

Memphis was not better. They played better, but if both played their best, spurs win. Memphis while tough are no where near as talented.

Wouldnt have wanted it any other way? How about winning, I'd rather that.

That's the problem, they're not. The Spurs didn't play their best this entire series with the exception of the overtime period in game 5. A John Wooden quote comes to mind "As long as you try your best, you are never a failure." the Spurs failed this series.

In this series, Memphis was better. That's the point. You can argue semantics all you want, but the Spurs weren't strong enough, quick enough, athletic enough, relentless enough, and certainly, not good enough on D to beat the Grizzlies.

And the Spurs did try...they just couldn't get it done.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Memphis was not better. They played better, but if both played their best, spurs win. Memphis while tough are no where near as talented.

Wouldnt have wanted it any other way? How about winning, I'd rather that.

This will always be a misconception about this series.

Memphis playing their best = Spurs not playing their best, by definition. Because Memphis is a defensive team, that comes out of every strategic timeout playing and executing their best.

[Brazil]

Pop interview : I'm going to drink a gatorade

[ElNono]

They were. Too many weak spots on this Spurs team... especially on D...
Thanks to TD/Tony/Manu for the last two games though... they tried to tough it out, but it wasn't enough...

[baseline bum]

Time to do a complete rebuild. Offer Tim the option of either staying for the rebuild or a buyout if he wants to be on a contender. Trade Manu for someone who can be a good piece for the future, see what you can get for Tony but don't pull the trigger unless it's a nice package, and then give Bonner and Jefferson all the minutes they want to lead the team to a 30 win season and the chance to draft one of the great crop of forwards coming out in the 2012 draft. I really hope this is a 20-win (or equivalent in the case of a shortened season) team next year; there is no reason to screw around and procrastinate with rebuilding this team.

[Ginobilly]

In this series, Memphis was better. That's the point. You can argue semantics all you want, but the Spurs weren't strong enough, quick enough, athletic enough, relentless enough, and certainly, not good enough on D to beat the Grizzlies.

And the Spurs did try...they just couldn't get it done.

I agree 100% of what you just said, but whose fault is this?? Certainly the front office and Pop's fault that they never got the help that this team desperately needed after 08. All these reloaded with young talent and free agents and all the Spurs mustered up was Jefferson's get ass, and Hill Country Fair Bonner's cheap ass. Tim Duncan deserved better than this !