Why are spurs fans so negative?

[antarescrane]

I just think it's weird that people are attaching so much significance to a regular season game. Last year, when the Lakers had that insane stretch after the all star break, the whole fan base talked about how they were going to three-peat. Then they barely squeezed by the terrible hornets and got swept by the Mavs.

[TampaDude]

After you see the same script for a couple of years it get's hard to not be pessimistic. The team doesn't even try to change the script. They do the same thing over and over.

Doing the same thing over and over, yet expecting different results, is the very definition of insanity.

[antarescrane]

Team defenitely seems to have lost its mojo after that blazers forfeit romp that all the resident boldname "experts" of ST claim was the right move by Pop.

I guess resting the players was sort of a questionable move, but I mean, the winning streak was gonna come to an end eventually anyways. Also, most of the people who played in that game are not that important to the team's success anyways. Today was definitely a game they probably should have won, but it is not they got destroyed by the bulls or anything. We could have easily won that game.

[angelbelow]

Its not complicated, just the nature of being a sports fan. You don't have to look that far (in any sport) to find another group of pessimistic sports fans.

[TampaDude]

I guess resting the players was sort of a questionable move, but I mean, the winning streak was gonna come to an end eventually anyways. Also, most of the people who played in that game are not that important to the team's success anyways. Today was definitely a game they probably should have won, but it is not they got destroyed by the bulls or anything. We could have easily won that game.

The Bulls game was rust. Tonight was just almost total lack of defense. You can't let a team shoot 80 freakin' percent against you and claim that you're playing any defense.

[TampaDude]

Its not complicated, just the nature of being a sports fan. You don't have to look that far (in any sport) to find another group of pessimistic sports fans.

WERD...you think Spurs fans are bad? Try being a Redskins fan.

[antarescrane]

Doing the same thing over and over, yet expecting different results, is the very definition of insanity.

It's pretty stupid that RC wasn't aggressive about signing a big, but I wouldn't trade any of the big three for some mediocre center or something like that. Maybe they could have drafted Vucevic instead of Kawhi, but that probably wouldn't have made much of a difference anyway. If only holt wasn't so cheap.

[antarescrane]

WERD...you think Spurs fans are bad? Try being a Redskins fan.

Yeah, but the redskins suck :P

[TJastal]

I guess resting the players was sort of a questionable move, but I mean, the winning streak was gonna come to an end eventually anyways. Also, most of the people who played in that game are not that important to the team's success anyways. Today was definitely a game they probably should have won, but it is not they got destroyed by the bulls or anything. We could have easily won that game.

I understand it's only a game, but mojo, chemistry, whatever you want to call it, isn't something you want to mess up especially when you got it going in spades.

Remember a few years back when the spurs were riding a huge winning streak and Pop all of a sudden decides to rest Duncan against a hot raptors squad? Long story short, spurs go down by 20 Pop in a panic ends up subbing Timmy into that game halfway into the 2nd quarter (colder and stiffer than frozen brick mind you) and Timmy breaks his back trying to bring the spurs back yet falls just short. Team never really looked the same again after that game, both in confidence and chemistry.

[therealtruth]

I understand it's only a game, but mojo, chemistry, whatever you want to call it, isn't something you want to mess up especially when you got it going in spades.

Remember a few years back when the spurs were riding a huge winning streak and Pop all of a sudden decides to rest Duncan against a hot raptors squad? Long story short, spurs go down by 20 Pop in a panic ends up subbing Timmy into that game halfway into the 2nd quarter (colder and stiffer than frozen brick mind you) and Timmy breaks his back trying to bring the spurs back yet falls just short. Team never really looked the same again after that game, both in confidence and chemistry.

The funny thing is that Pop blames losing in the first round partly on losing chemistry with the TD and Manu injuries.

[AidanNelson2009]

I'm not negative, i just know that the Spurs aren't going anywhere this season. We are one of the top teams in the West, but teams like the Lakers, Dallas, Memphis, who are behind us, are more likely to do better in the play-offs. We just lack a star player, that's my opinion. We've got Manu, who is great, but he is getting injured a lot lately and is getting older, no one knows how much he has left in the tank and whether or not he can carry this team for the rest of the season. Duncan is not the player he was, due to age, still very good but needs another quality big man alongside him. Parker is good, but fails to shine against the good teams. Then the rest of the team is average imo.

[Horse]

What a bunch of whining pussies!

[Horse]

This gets old, nothing but ing every single day. Guess what we're not gonna win every single game. Maybe this game was working Manu in trying to get an idea of what the rotations gonna be. But he finally looked like himself at certain points and that's a GOOD thing.

[will_spurs]

I don't think we are negative, we are realistic. As fans of a team that won multiple championships, we know what it takes to get there, and unless every star player breaks a leg between now and the Finals, there's no way the Spurs are beating anybody with a line-up of Blair, Bonner and RJ. These guys would have to shoot 80% from the field just to cover up all the freebies they give up on D.

[mexicanjunior]

I don't think we are negative, we are realistic. As fans of a team that won multiple championships, we know what it takes to get there, and unless every star player breaks a leg between now and the Finals, there's no way the Spurs are beating anybody with a line-up of Blair, Bonner and RJ. These guys would have to shoot 80% from the field just to cover up all the freebies they give up on D.

This...

We can all see the writing on the wall, so we don't see the need to come in posting homer threads about "silver lining" losses. It's a shame because they have the pieces on the roster to be contenders but Pop refuses to use them in the best possible way to assure playoff success (Splitter and Duncan frontline). As long as Blair and Bonner are getting big minutes, plus starting the non-amnesty abortion of Jefferson ahead of Leonard...they are first round fodder.

[jgome21]

OMG! We lost to the Nuggets oh no.............!!!

[SpurNation]

I think negativity is in unrealistic bashing and complaining. And the few that fall in that category can make it seem as though the majority fall in suite.

But there have been some great points made of "issues" the Spurs face. Debate is a good thing amongst fans. It allows those who are open to a team having faults to better understand as to maybe why and what would be a hopeful solution via rotation of players, trade, draft, cir stances, etc. that would seemingly help their favorite team.

That's not to say it's all conducive or conclusive to what's best for the team in a fan's perspective...but...it most definately shows passion about a team.

Without that passion...good or bad...the reason for the team even existing in the market they reside would be unwarranted.

I take the good with the bad. The harsh uneducated criticism will always be part of any team's fan base. (Self included over the years at times in it) But I just try to ignore such reckless diatribe and focus more on the great discussions and ideas that get presented so I may learn as I grow as a fan.

[DMC]

It's we few, we happy few, we band of brothers.

http://poetry.about.com/library/week...espearewar.htm

Thank you Captain Obvious.

[timvp]

Spurs fans are pessimistic and overreactionary (is that a word?) by nature. I think that was caused by the many difficult defeats in the first ~25 years of the franchise and then extreme highs (four rings) surrounded by extreme lows (2001 massacre, .4, Manu's foul, etc). Tbh, we ain't the sanest of bunches ... and for pretty good reasons.

[ElNono]

Wait a minute LJ, you constantly rate a guy like RJ with a C or a D, he keeps getting heavy minutes including crunch time minutes, but Spursfan overreacts?

[TJastal]

Wait a minute LJ, you constantly rate a guy like RJ with a C or a D, he keeps getting heavy minutes including crunch time minutes, but Spursfan overreacts?

But he be spreaden da' floor yo

[ElNono]

I think some gripes are legitimate and some not so much. You CAN be a fan and have a critical view. The fact that everyone is here posting and discussing the team means most of us actually either watch or attend the game, despite any criticism/negativity.

[Fabbs]

Wait a minute LJ, you constantly rate a guy like RJ with a C or a D, he keeps getting heavy minutes including crunch time minutes, but Spursfan overreacts?

but but but.....
Pop coached the Spurs to a win according to advanced stats.

[timvp]

Wait a minute LJ, you constantly rate a guy like RJ with a C or a D, he keeps getting heavy minutes including crunch time minutes, but Spursfan overreacts?

Hey I didn't say there weren't legitimate reasons to be pessimistic and overreact. Pop's Nelly-esque tactics over the years haven't been good for the ol' blood pressure of Spurs fans, tbh.

[Cane]

This is like the 4chan of NBA forums, just check out downstairs

There's plenty of negativity for several reasons.

One, Spurs fans are spoiled and a lot of them demand a contender and wouldn't mind blowing it up if they can't be one (which is frankly stupid for a small market like SA to do)

Two, there are so many god damn trolls and away team fans masquerading as Spurs fans

Three, ST veterans fuel the flame

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