Why are spurs fans so negative?

[baseline bum]

bbum with the goods

And yes, Duncan was still great in 2007. Best player in the league? Yeah, I'd say so. The 2007 Playoff Duncan was better than the 2005 Playoff Duncan. In order, I'd say it goes:

2003 Playoff Duncan
2007 Playoff Duncan
1999 Playoff Duncan
2005 Playoff Duncan

The 2005 version wasn't bad, he just had two sprained ankles. Hmmm ... I might switch 1999 and 2005 in that order just because 2005 Playoff Duncan was such a better passer and defender. Though when it comes to straight up scoring talent, the only one that challenge 1999 Playoff Duncan is the 2003 version.

02 Playoff Duncan belongs right there with 03 Playoff Duncan too. It's just that 02 Playoff Ginobili was Steve Smith.

[baseline bum]

How come your boy Goebbels doesn't post here?

[ElNono]

02 Playoff Duncan belongs right there with 03 Playoff Duncan too. It's just that 02 Playoff Ginobili was Steve Smith.

[baseline bum]

you rang?

Saw you at the symphony the other day; just making sure you got out ok tbh.

[purist]

To quote Moe Greene from the Godfather. (P.s. the Godfather is a movie classic from the1970s), "I was making my bones when you were still dating cheerleaders."

My point: I suspect many of the regulars on this forum have been Spurs "fans" since 2000 or so. They see 50-win seasons and early exits from playoffs as armagedon. On the other hand, some of us more "mature" fans have a broader perspective. We see the le runs for what they are/were: special. We remember being the also-rans, never champions, always the after thought. We remember a less sophisticated-yet-more passionate fan base that threw guacamole on future hall of famers, yelled obscenities at visiting teams, and generally didn't give a crap about image or perception. We were happy to have a team and hope sprung eternal every season, even though there really wasn't any logical reason to think so.

Now? we act as spoiled, knee-jerk reacting, has beens who have lost all sense of perspective within the context of Spurs history, even NBA history. We have a coach who embodies the spirit of the old fan base, the old baseline bums. he doesn't give a about what anybody thinks. he just cares about his team. And yet, we whine. We have four les, and we cry and we cry and we cry some more like spoiled little es that have never had to work for anything in their lives. We have been witness to one of the most impressive runs in NBA history thorugh the Pop-Duncan era, and all we can do is berate the coach for not starting the next "big" so-called star in favor of the system - the same system that won four rings. After all, we know better. our time behind the valero cash register, or HEB checkout, or whatever mundane job we have has somehow given us keen insight into the inner workings of the NBA and analytical skills that far exceed that of a future hall of fame coach and front office.

We are spoiled and ungrateful. Instead of appreciating the last days of Duncan, we're too blinded by our own bitterness to give an aging legend his due. Soon, these days will be gone and when they are they wont' be viewed in de able way they are viewed now; no, they will be viewed with nostalgia and probably regret. Regret that we didn't enjoy the end of the ride; only lamented that the end was near.

But I know better. I have endured the retirement of Roger Staubach, the firing of Tom Landry, the trading of George Gervin. And some of you? Well, you've had to endure the most successul decade in Spurs history. boo hoo. you don't know hard times; you don't know heartbreak; you're perspective of success has been jaded by a team that has delivered more than some of us could hav eever imagined. But you act as though they're slouches that suck.

I ask who really sucks? your team? or you as a fan?

[Cow Eye]

I ask who really sucks? your team? or you as a fan?

I pick option #3. Bonner.

[TDMVPDPOY]

02 Playoff Duncan belongs right there with 03 Playoff Duncan too. It's just that 02 Playoff Ginobili was Steve Smith.

00/01 wouldve been fun to watch had derek anderson didnt get injury and spurs gettin sweep by the lakers

[baseline bum]

00/01 wouldve been fun to watch had derek anderson didnt get injury and spurs gettin sweep by the lakers

DA might have put up more points than AD, but he would have gotten destroyed every bit as badly as Daniels was. Bryant averaged 37 a game against Anderson in their 3 regular season matchups, and DA was frankly an awful defensive player. Every guard in the league would take turns lighting this guy up when the Spurs came to town. The only starter in recent memory who was anywhere close to as bad defensively was Finley, and even he didn't seem to get destroyed every single night. That 01 sweep turned into a massive blessing for the Spurs, since DA got butthurt to the media about the sweep and talked his way out of tow. Plus Pop was forced to sign Bowen so the team wouldn't get cornholed by any guard with a pulse every night.

[100%duncan]

We've been spoiled by excellence from our favorite basketball team that has spanned for more than a decade. Are you really going to go as far as to ask such a stupid question?

[100%duncan]

To quote Moe Greene from the Godfather. (P.s. the Godfather is a movie classic from the1970s), "I was making my bones when you were still dating cheerleaders."

My point: I suspect many of the regulars on this forum have been Spurs "fans" since 2000 or so. They see 50-win seasons and early exits from playoffs as armagedon. On the other hand, some of us more "mature" fans have a broader perspective. We see the le runs for what they are/were: special. We remember being the also-rans, never champions, always the after thought. We remember a less sophisticated-yet-more passionate fan base that threw guacamole on future hall of famers, yelled obscenities at visiting teams, and generally didn't give a crap about image or perception. We were happy to have a team and hope sprung eternal every season, even though there really wasn't any logical reason to think so.

Now? we act as spoiled, knee-jerk reacting, has beens who have lost all sense of perspective within the context of Spurs history, even NBA history. We have a coach who embodies the spirit of the old fan base, the old baseline bums. he doesn't give a about what anybody thinks. he just cares about his team. And yet, we whine. We have four les, and we cry and we cry and we cry some more like spoiled little es that have never had to work for anything in their lives. We have been witness to one of the most impressive runs in NBA history thorugh the Pop-Duncan era, and all we can do is berate the coach for not starting the next "big" so-called star in favor of the system - the same system that won four rings. After all, we know better. our time behind the valero cash register, or HEB checkout, or whatever mundane job we have has somehow given us keen insight into the inner workings of the NBA and analytical skills that far exceed that of a future hall of fame coach and front office.

We are spoiled and ungrateful. Instead of appreciating the last days of Duncan, we're too blinded by our own bitterness to give an aging legend his due. Soon, these days will be gone and when they are they wont' be viewed in de able way they are viewed now; no, they will be viewed with nostalgia and probably regret. Regret that we didn't enjoy the end of the ride; only lamented that the end was near.

But I know better. I have endured the retirement of Roger Staubach, the firing of Tom Landry, the trading of George Gervin. And some of you? Well, you've had to endure the most successul decade in Spurs history. boo hoo. you don't know hard times; you don't know heartbreak; you're perspective of success has been jaded by a team that has delivered more than some of us could hav eever imagined. But you act as though they're slouches that suck.

I ask who really sucks? your team? or you as a fan?

yep you know better grey spurs fan

[TDMVPDPOY]

DA might have put up more points than AD, but he would have gotten destroyed every bit as badly as Daniels was. Bryant averaged 37 a game against Anderson in their 3 regular season matchups, and DA was frankly an awful defensive player. Every guard in the league would take turns lighting this guy up when the Spurs came to town. The only starter in recent memory who was anywhere close to as bad defensively was Finley, and even he didn't seem to get destroyed every single night. That 01 sweep turned into a massive blessing for the Spurs, since DA got butthurt to the media about the sweep and talked his way out of tow. Plus Pop was forced to sign Bowen so the team wouldn't get cornholed by any guard with a pulse every night.

with DA, at leasts there was a 2nd option on the floor to keep the lakers denfense honest instead of it was duncan vs lakers.....

[purist]

yep you know better grey spurs fan

not better; just perspective

[cheguevara]

being destroyed by an 8th seed does that to a fanbase. Just look at mavfans

[TDMVPDPOY]

reminencing about the 4 rings, in the next decade of suckness...

[TDMVPDPOY]

reminencing about the 4 rings, in the next decade of suckness...

[G-Dawgg]

Spursfans arent all negative...just Spurstalk fans.......