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I am so butthurt.
you OKC, couldn't you have just waited 1 more year to assert your dominance on the league and let the old boys ride out into the sunset in the best way imaginable?!?!?!!?
People were laughing when I ranked OKC as the #1 foe to the Spurs (ok, I had the Mavs at #2, and that was terrible) with LAL and MEM at 3 and 4. OKC was on a tear throughout the season and beasting teams left and right. And this was the team with the youngest stars in the West.
You can't hate on OKC, they're extremely good. I thought outside of Game 3, the Spurs competed. I still think this was the real NBA Finals. OKC should deal with whoever comes out of the East no problem.
I am so butthurt.
you OKC, couldn't you have just waited 1 more year to assert your dominance on the league and let the old boys ride out into the sunset in the best way imaginable?!?!?!!?
Now it's beyond funny LJ
Your predictions were bit different if I remember correctly.
nvm
It does not matter then most of our bench was unproductive huh?
Baseline Bum, you are a tool. The Spurs made mistakes. When they make the right decions they deserve credit and when they don't they deserve criticism.
So on them every year but 4?
I'm a bit harsh on everything
But I'm so upset it's crazy...
Duncan, Parker, Manu, Jack and Leonard showed some ing heart out there.
Everyone else can gtfo. Seriously.
Sad that our 20 year old rookie has bigger balls than 3/4 of our ing roster. After typing that last sentence, I realized that's exactly why we lost this in series.
I'm not accusing the team of "not caring" or "not trying." It was obvious all series that they care and they played their hearts out.
At the same time, I think there is just a hunger they are lacking.
To use an apt sports comparison, Roger Federer used to hate losing. He used to cry every time he lost and when they gave him a second-place trophy, he hated it. He was upset and he did not want to be second. He would come back and beat the out of everyone for the next three majors. As his career progressed and he matured and became more proven, he became less emotional when he lost. Every one has commended him for being gracious in defeat, but as he became more gracious he began to lose more and more. He has a family. He has the records. His legacy is cemented. If he comes in third at Wimbledon and loses to Nadal again, so what in his world?
I feel like it is a same thing with the Spurs. The Big 3 lack a hunger. You can tell by their faces that they don't like losing....but I don't think they hate it as much as the Thunder or a lot of the young teams out there. Again, they were giving it their all and trying their best....but I just don't think they wanted it/needed it as much as the Thunder. The Thunder are looking to begin a dynasty. Our dynasty is in the past and these years are the Big 3's "farewell tour."
We need the hunger from younger guys or fiery vets who haven't had a ring in a long time. As stupid as it was that Jackson did it, it was refreshing to see him drain that three and turn around and bark at the OKC bench. Two images stand out in my mind:
-Russell Westbrook making Danny Green look like a punk by blocking his shot after the buzzer at the end of the first half. Green doesn't say anything and just walks away expressionless--like he was all series. I hoped that would piss Green off and light a fire under him. Nope.
-Westbrook coasting for an easy throw down tonight. It looked like Leonard could have hacked him for going up and sent a message "No easy baskets." If not, he shouldn't have stood next to Duncan away from Westbrook flinching as that crazy son of a hammered down a a dunk. Westbrook screams at Leonard/Duncan and runs back down. Again, he's trying to make you look bad. Don't do anything stupid, but get fired up. Take things personally.
I spent all series watching a Thunder team trying to posterize/punk/embarrass our players. I watched all of our guys, though cerebral, look emotionless. TAKE THINGS PERSONALLY.
No . Jack and Leonard were the only role players who didn't completely disappear. The strength of this year's team was it's deep, consistent bench. They didn't rely on the big 3 as much, they clearly didn't need Manu to have big games to dominate teams, because they dominated a ton of teams while Manu was hurt and while Manu was playing poorly. Many guys stepped up off the bench every night, and it continued in the first 2 rounds. In the WCF, they totally disappeared. Diaw made a few good plays but other than that he was bad this series, or subpar, maybe I'm harsh. Green was ice cold and Neal was just as bad as Green, only difference is Neal played more minutes because he has more Spurs experience and is more trusted by Pop.
To be honest though, I would take every single player back except Blair and Bonner. Splitter can go to if we find a replacement tall, physical big man. The Spurs have a good team, they simply didn't play their best basketball when it mattered, after hit the fan. They aren't gonna build a better team with the cap space they have by getting rid of everyone outside the big 3, Jackson, and Leonard.
It was a great run, sad to see us go like that. Thunder deserve it, but at the same time the refs for giving the Thunder all the calls in the 2nd half. Let's see what type of young additions can be made for next season.
Danny Green tweeted pretty much saying he ain't going anywhere, he can continue to improve this summer and that would be good. Kawhi is only getting better. Duncan needs some help and neither Bonner, nor Blair, nor Splitter are capable of providing that right now so I can see a few of them being traded for another big man. Gotta re-sign Diaw and let him become better with the system.
this series was not especially satisfying, and i don't feel 'good' about game 6, but still, overall, a great season that was a lot of fun.
and damn, Cpt. Jack is one bad ass mother er. and he's a Spur.
We, me and my kids, have enjoyed this season immensely.
The kids realized what a treat it is to have witnessed basketball the way basketball is supposed to be played.
Day in day out for 3 long months.
I taught them from day one of their lives to recognize greatness.
Few teams have ever caught the essence of teamness like the 2012 Spurs.
Hopefully, one day, years and years and years from now, when their kids will ask questions about great teams of the past,
their grandpa will show them the Yugoslavias of the 70s with Cosic (RIP) and Dalipagic, and early 90s with Divac and Petrovic (RIP), the 80s Lakers and Celtics with Bird and Magic.
Dad, and mom, will show the Spurs, including the 2012 version that did not win anything, other than the hearts of those that know about this sport.
This was a terrible ending. It sucks beyond words.
But I can't help but look forward to the future - Kawhi Leonard is going to be something else.
Last year the Spurs proved that the best record in the league didn't mean anything.
This year the best record, plus a 20 game winning streak, plus a 2 -0 lead...all for naught?
I get smelling the roses and all that jazz, but this team built up some very high expectations for itself and the fanbase. And this is the Spurs we're talking about and not the Denver Nuggets or some other trash. High expectations are a given.
They let everyone down, including themselves.
You get swept 4-0, and it's black and white that you were beaten by the better team.
You've got the best record in the league, 100% health, a 20-game winning streak, a proven record of domination against your opponent and a 2-game lead, and you can't even close out the series? Lose 4 straight and look pitiful doing it? Something in the mental toughness dept is missing from this team.
ing and moaning, perhaps. My loyalty never wavers, but I wonder how can one ever "believe" this squad again?
Seriously, nobody's ever blown a 3-0 lead before in NBA history, but I reckon Pop and this crew would give it a good shot.
That's the sad story of the whole deal with the spurs. And really how can you believe this squad again?
Even if there are going 82-0 in reg and then 15-0 in the playoffs I still would not be positive about their chances of winning it all...
This was a great season. It didn't end the way that I hoped it would in the end but I had so much fun watching this team play and the 20 game win streak really fired me up!
San Antonio Spurs, B2B Regular Season Champions!
San Antonio Spurs, B2B Playoff Deadbeats!
Exactly my sentiments. We got beat by a very good, very hot team. No shame.The 2011-2012 San Antonio Spurs gave it all they had. They played with every ounce of their souls in this Game 6. It was their best game of the series and one of their best games of the season. Unfortunately, the Spurs just didn't have enough. Our Spurs didn't lose it; the Thunder went out and won the game.
The Thunder are a great, great team. One of the best teams I've ever seen the Spurs play. Perhaps they performed over their heads -- only time can tell that tale -- but if they didn't, that is a team that will win multiple championships. Congrats to you, Oklahoma City.
But I'm so god damn proud of the Spurs. You gave it everything you had. As a fan, that's all I can ever ask for.
Thank you Spurs for a wonderful season. Thank you SpursTalk for making this an even more memorable ride. It was fun. I'm sorry this road didn't reach the ultimate destination.
But I'm so very proud.
And thanks to all who contributed positive criticism about the team and players. This site is a great read even if one does not agree with all the assessments.
I personally will be popping in every now and then to keep up with possible acquisitions. Thanks to all who do their homework and contribute so much more thoroughly on the Spurs than any other medium.
cheers, Great Season and a most enjoyable viewing experience.
Timvp u have always had my respect but u lost it with ur 2% prediction!!! You are everything wrong with true spurs fans and your board gives a forum to all these laker s that call us out!!!! Congrats you bandwagoning piece of over Righteousness !!!! Sucks your lady had to call out the board and bribe em w a 200$ gift card to muster up some balls from u and the rest of these jokers that post here!!!!
Spurs fan for life!!!
You can't tell me that bad calls don't change the flow and momentum of games.
Now I understamd why my brother hates David Stern's gy face and the NBA in general.
Again can't let it go.... Maybe I'm being childish by redirecting my anger your way but you and everyone else that doesn't stand by this team win or lose sucks big donkey !!!! This is our team and always will be!!! BELIEVE!!!!! We always compete!!!!!
I dont see how people can be mad at my boy DPG or Beatdown. They are the true believers here. They are upset, because they truly felt that the Spurs were the better team. And who can blame him? How many teams in NBA history have compiled a better win % over a two year period and NOT won the NBA le? The Mavs perhaps? How are these 2 seasons any different then the Mavs team that flamed out in the middle of the last decade? Only difference is the Spurs choked AFTER already proving that the core could win a le. (Not trolling I know the Lakers especially Kobe choked this year too).
Last year the spurs got beat by a Grizz team that called them out, tanked to play them and upset them in the first round (sounds familiar to G-state in 2007). This year the spurs blew a 2-0 lead and a chance to win a third game by blowing a huge lead on the road (sounds like the mavs in their first NBA finals). All I am saying, is many on here killed the Mavs, their fans and Cuban labeled them chokers for doing the EXACT same thing that the Spurs have done the past two seasons.
I see nothing wrong in the brutal honesty of DPG's or Capt's assessment of THIS series. Before this sPurs were playing some of the best ball on offense I had seen in almost 20 years. They followed it with one of the bigger chokejobs in recent memory. I have been saying the Lakers are noncontenders since we got swept by the Mavs LAST season. You need some fans to be brutally honest to balance out all the homers. But the truth is, the reason why they are being so harsh is because they expected more out of this team than most of you.
Since you basically never say anything positive about the Spurs, I reckon it's about time you found a team that is worthy of you.
The Spurs have a history of blowing big leads in the playoffs. Even when Duncan was in his prime, the Spurs would do this. To do it again, in the most embarrassing fashion -- blowing an 18-point lead against a much younger and inexperienced team -- is NOTHING to be proud of.
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