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, your right, he only went for 31 in game 6...
Honestly, the biggest reason for my sadness in this year's Spurs season was that we couldn't get Dice a ring. Since the beginning of the season, that's what I wanted. That's why he came to San Antonio, but it turned out as a disaster in the end. More than the decline of Timmy, more than the loss of defensive iden y of the team, I just wanted Dice to get a ring. Sorry, Dice. You're an ultimate class act. Thank you for putting it all on the line. Thanks for everything.
THANK YOU DICE FOR 2 GREAT SEASONS...much well respected dude around the league...he was a great player minus injuries and was a great act and a great ball player in his Denver and Detroit days...Much Love...
Thanks man. For stealing minutes from players that could have helped us and creating a HUMAN C-BLOCK with BONNER. I loved the way you disrupted the best season in SA history by starting after 65 games and taking BLAIR'S place in the starting lineup. And even though Blair was statistically our best Big man in reference to minutes played I loved the way you came in with a worse rating than Bonner and just gobbled up those minutes.
More importantly I love how we wasted two years on you so that you could prove to everyone just how you could shot uncontested from the elbow and connect 2 or 3 times a game. Your 6 points per game was just what we needed when we went from scoring over 100 running to scoring 80-something in POPS BS halfcourt system.
I loved watching Hill collect more rebounds than you in less minutes. And I loved watching the subs come in and how my hopes got really high when I thought you were injured and done for. But no, you continued to log minutes and be the plague that you always have been on the offensive side of the ball. It is impressive to me how you are so tall and "athletic" that you literally cannot score in the post or catch a pass cutting through the lane.
Yes McDyess, I truly thank you for being on Offense what Matt Bonner is to defense. Your contract was excellent. You did everything the smartest coach in the world wanted you to. You held down the post and made it very difficult for people to score in the paint.... I also liked the crucial TOs in momentum building moments.
McDyess. I thank you. For I have never seen a player besides matt bonner single handedly destroy momentum, as well as team chemistry like you. Yes I thank you for being the only big man to never draw a defensive foul in the paint.
Great work. The Spurs should just give you every ring that any Spur has ever received.
You're a . You analysis is is pretty much incorrect in all aspects.
Wait a minute, were these game against the Grizzlies your first Spur's games you've seen? Ah, nevermind. Even then you ing blew it with most everything you said. But you wrote this at nearly 9:00 yesterday and grade school can be pretty tough so you were probably tuckered out with it being so late.
Keep trollin.
wish we had him around the time denver got rid of him up until now, we would have definitely got him some rings and he would of helped us get some too! loved his compe iveness this season one of the very few spurs with balls and what a great person again it pisses me opff we didnt have this gentlemen alot longer
So you are telling me we had a better win % during McDyess starting?
Or are you saying that McDyess helped us win the series?
Or are you saying he scored a lot of paint points?
Or are you saying we didnt change tempo from games 66-67 through the playoffs?
Or are you saying that McDyess played great D on Gasol/Randolph?
Or are you saying that McD didnt turn the ball over DURING OUTLET SITUATIONS that led to momentum busts?
Its not trolling when you speak the truth and watch the games. Great thought though. Instead of trying to refute the ideas with logic you use foul language and no facts....
Keep name calling, it proves that you cant logically argue.
McDyess did nothing for us but prevent people from getting minutes. You know how I know? Randolph Gasol looked better than Duncan in his prime AND we dont have any more rings since his signing.... FAIL
So, of all the threads you chose to express your displeasure for Antonio Mcdeyess, it's the "farewell thank you" thread...wow.
Reading your idiotic post makes it seem like it was all Antonio's fault for the losses...you make it seem as if you - yourself, are perfect and sports players are sub-human.
Have you seen Antonio play before he was hurt? The fact he is still playing shows how much of a warrior this man is. You will never, EVER amount to even a fraction of what Antonio is. San Antonio is blessed to even have this guy however late in his career. A real class act and a true "Spur."
Now take a look in the mirror tough guy, who the are you?
Thank you for playing and retiring when you should - you did your best always. Class act.
Great response. And I did take a look at him before he came. I stated that he was a horrible signing and wasteful because he was old and couldnt STOP any of the YOUNG STARS. Additionally I said that we needed a post scorer, which he isnt. He scores 6ppg and was an ALL STAR 20 years ago. Not what we needed.
To answer your question I am a logical fan who doesnt jump on the bandwagon any time a move is made. He isnt a warrior, or even a good ball player. He got ate up by Memphis and was highly overrated. Maybe a nice guy, but thats not really what I care about.
Thanks for giving ZERO valid points. And yes. Losing the season was virtually his fault. See previous post for explanation.
Thanks
Not McDyess' fault Popovich had him playing a bigger role than he should've. McDyess was very good coming off the bench for 15 minutes a game, esp when paired with his little pupil, Blair. And he had some great moments (ie last second putback against the lakers).
Really not his fault Pop wouldn't use Splitter in the starting lineup and had to have his ginger playing 20+ minutes a game. IMO that totally screwed his role on the team (and screwed Blair's too).
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THIS SENTIMENT TJ.... McDyess, like Bonner are effective in tiny increments. But once we see they are ineffective they should be back on the bench because both are liabilities on both sides of the ball.
And I guess maybe the point does come back to that. McDyess, no matter how good of a character, was not in any way a benefit to our team in terms of WINNING basketball games.
This, in fact, was my main point 2 years ago.
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If you watched the games this season and think that McDyess didn't help this team win then you're a , plain and simple. BTW I use the foul language because I don't appreciate some jackoff kid who probably can't even dribble a ball coming in here and trolling a thread dedicated to thanking a player for his effort. Thus the name calling. .
You only joined a year ago. Who were you talking to 2 years ago? Your fifth grade lunch table? Once again the people that watched the games know how McDyess affected this team. See the first 4 pages of posts. Oh, and who was it that tipped in that game winner against the Lakers? Was that McDyess?? Well then I guess he helped win ONE game at least.
Now tell me that the Spurs would have been up by 20 in all the games McDyess contributed had Tiago been in there instead.
Come at me brah.
McDyess played his ass off in that Memphis series. Hands down had the most heart out there. Thanks for everything Dice, sorry we couldnt get a ring for you.
McDyess is an awful player. He was a decent defender 10 years ago. He never gained an offensive game. If you call 4 elbow shots a game, with ZERO post moves effective then maybe you should re-evaluate what a basketball player should do.
So in 2 years McDyess helped us win 1 regular season game, and nose-dive 2 playoff series. GREAT PICKUP.
The point is "brah" we will never know what we could have done with Splitter and Blair because McDyess took their minutes and didnt perform. So in reality Dyess should be apologizing to Duncan for ruining his last couple years. Actually we do know how we would have done with him coming off the bench playing SPARINGLY.... WE HAD THE BEST RECORD IN THE LEAGUE UNTIL HE STARTED
ADDITIONALLY it doesnt matter how nice he is or how hard he tried. HE GOT ABUSED. Just like Bonner. He tries hard too, but he is AWFUL.
Good riddance.
Did you even watch any of the games? McDyess did not get abused, he continually forced Randolph into difficult shots which Randolph pulled out of his fat asshole (which I guarantee ain't gonna happen again against OKC).
If anyone got "abused" it was Bonner who tried to front him all series long and was held at arm's length like a rag doll while Randolph's teammates fed him cake entry passes in the paint. And if Bonner's man wasn't scoring directly, it was somebody else's man who was wide open after having to come to provide help defense which it seemed the grizz recognized immediately and made the spurs pay every time with an extra pass or two.
Im set with you on the Bonner thing. But Randolph was on fire a whole series. It wasn't a single game thing. And yes, if Randolph sucks that much (as we agree) and he looks like DA MAN against our "defender-o-year"
PS you should look at the reg season stats. BLAIR blew McDyess away in ALL the categories. They were even in shooting %
Obvious troll job.
McDyess took minutes away from Splitter and Blair and that's what ruined the last two seasons?
McDyess was awesome this season and provided a toughness and the hustle plays that help US win games. He was one of the best players in the series against Dallas last year and was one of better players on the floor against Memphis. You must not get to stay up late enough to see the games-just the box score.
Do me a favor and make a list of all the games lost this year because of McDyess.I'll give you a few days, you know, because it'll take you so long to compile such a list.
I'd bet there are a lot of teams that would love to have him coming off their bench next season.
McDyess rules. He has lots of friends and is very popular. He's a good bowler too. He's got lots of money and a solid jumper.
You jelly?
So you are telling me that this statement is not true:
We had the best record easily and were playing terrific up-tempo ball with McDyess coming off the bench.
Look at what happens when McDyess gets put in for Blair. WE LOSE.
If you would actually go to games and know what to watch for you would understand.
THIS GREAT DEFENSE THEORY of yours is not true. You hang on what the front office says, and if you would pay attention to his close out or help skills you would know that HES TOO OLD, SLOW, and NONATHLETIC.
Its fine for you to have a favorite player. But AT LEAST USE COMMON SENSE. You named one tip-in that justifies 2 years and MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
He got ATE UP by Randolph AND GASOL. It was hilarious. You know why I liked it? Because now hes done.
Please name these teams that would LOVE to have him....... And I'll give you the 4 games that he killed us single-handedly.
MEMPHIS SERIES.
If being "on fire" is making easy put-backs, going to the foul line repeatedly, and driving in for uncontested layups then sure, I'll agree he was on fire all series long.
Difference is, McDyess continually muscled him away from the paint (just like he did to Dirk in last year's playoffs) and made him take tough contested fallaway jumpers and difficult running hook shots. When he did foul, he prevented the AND-1 (Bonner's calling card).
Pankcakepunk
The reason Blair in the starting lineup worked better was not because Blair > McDyess you , it was because Blair's defensive shortcomings were covered up by Tim Duncan and Bonner's defensive shortcomings were covered up by McDyess.
TJ:
ULTIMATE FAIL. BLAIR WAS OUR BEST BIG STATISTICALLY BEHIND TIM.
ADDITIONALLY if you think all Randolph did was "putback" you didnt watch a game this series. I dont care if McDyess "muscled" him up. Thats fine. But Randolph created SPACE between himself and MCDYESS every time he was defended. THAT IS WHY McDyess is awful. Sure he can bang. But it doesnt matter if THEY CATCH THE BALL AND THEN CREATE SPACE.
I would appreciate you leaving the analysis to people who played, watched, and coach. But you're right. McDyess was awesome he really showed Zach who was boss. Im really glad we are playing the Thunder.... OH WAIT....
So instead of accepting the fact that you have no point and the FACTS dispute almost everything you previously posted you respond with childish internet lingo. How very adult of you.
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