NBA: :lol NBA..

[rogues]

Spurs
Pacers
Bulls
Brooklyn
Thunder
Clippers
Lakers
Rockets
Grizzlies
Warriors

Nobody stopping this three-peat..

[Trainwreck2100]

Spurs
Pacers
Bulls
Brooklyn
Thunder
Clippers
Lakers
Rockets
Grizzlies
Warriors

Nobody stopping this three-peat..

the league will if they start that hgh testing

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

Lol you got lucky last year. Ole hairless won't win against Timmy this year.

[rogues]

It's been approximately 162,000 minutes since it happened . . . and, honestly, it hurts. It's a pain deep in the soul that I probably won't ever shake. To be that close to such a great moment -- only to see it slip through the fingers -- is still devastating. Somehow, it seems to have hurt more and more as the summer progressed as the realization set in regarding what exactly was at stake.


Sure, in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't mean much. It's not something real. It's not a death or some other sort of real life tragedy. But given that following the Spurs is my only hobby in life, it's painful. I'm not going to even try to lie. It hurts.


I've tried getting away from it all to try to forget about it. But there I was, in the middle of the Pacific on a cruise ship in a pitch black room trying to fall asleep, and all that I can see are those 28 seconds replaying again and again.


Logically, I know the pain doesn't make a whole lot of sense. It's just a basketball game. And the Spurs already have four championships. And going into last season, a trip to the Finals would have been seen as a great success. , going into the playoffs, I thought getting to the Western Conference Finals was a success.


Logically, what the Spurs did last year was a great accomplishment. A year ago, if you told me the Spurs would be 28 seconds from a championship, I would have been thrilled.


But damn.


This pain doesn't compare to anything else I've experienced in my Spurs fandom. Yeah, .4 sucked. The foul was tough to swallow. The no-look pass was unpleasant. The backdoor sweeps weren't fun. The frontdoor sweeps weren't enjoyable. But all of those don't even register compared to this.


I've had an extremely busy summer. Life is great -- never better. But it continues to haunt me.






Hopefully going to the game tonight will provide some sort of relief. The great thing about sports is there is always tomorrow. For now, at least, the pain of yesterday outweighs the excitement of tomorrow. I'm hoping that changes. Starting tonight.

I would have been better had the Spurs just got outplayed the whole game in Game 6 like they were in Game 7. I don't think I'd sweat losing to Miami at all had it gone down like that. But to be 28.2 seconds away from at worst the second greatest upset in Finals history...

timvp, back from his abode in the banana republics, taking care of business, exposing his soul and not giving a damn about e-reps....




but yeah that loss threw me for a loop, i'm not even as hardcore a Spurs fan as some, but i've invested long enough to eat several sandwiches, and this was the ultimate one. I stand by what I said originally, the worst pains are the self inflicted ones and this was us ultimately fumbling something beautiful. That's tough even typing tbh. Just gotta hope to get things fixed, play our best and receive a miracle or two.

Ur not alone brotha. I was clinically depressed for at least 2 weeks. Romo of course doesn't make it better.


Can we forward to playoffs already?

We also have to deal with this every effin game. They're going to bring up how close we were and this and that. And when we play the Heat? Forget about it, the replays will be unbearable to watch.

Yeah. Sometimes when I'm alone (as always lol), I'm still hearing the sounds from that game. It's really devastating. Maybe if the Spurs losses like about 10 points in Game 6/7, it's not really that hurt but losing like you're 28 seconds away, a free-throw away (even 2) and a rebound away (even 2 also), it's really depressing. You keep questioning yourself how come that all lucky break goes to Heat.


Even Parker said that:


With the Euro coming, is the NBA finals over in your head?
It will never be over. It's the biggest loss of my career. When I will be 90, I will die saying "argh, game 6". That's how it is. It's the beauty of sports. Sometimes, it's wonderful, sometimes it's cruel. This time, it was cruel for us. I will never be able to get over this loss.


http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...interview+game


Damn.

Just when I think I'm out you drag me back in. Damn bro I feel you. This summer has SUCKED.

It was the cruelest loss I can remember in any sport. It took me months to wear my Spurs gear and check out updates on the team. The good thing is the Spurs have another shot this year, and they look hungrier and perhaps a little better. Looking back at that game, I'm still proud of the team reaching that far and going that close to a ring. It was the Heat's turn really, and we happen to be at the receiving end of a huge kick to the balls.

I locked myself in my bedroom, following game 6...just starting to get out n about now. It's been a long 4 months.

Yeah, it hurt, especially after game 6.
By game 7, I expected what happened, so I was prepared for it.
I healed quickly, within a couple of days.

..

[RD2191]

What's so funny? A team of oldies just about beat your superteam full of beta males who had to join together in order to win.

[NickiRasgo]

My Team: Miami Heat
Join Date: 07-25-12

[ace3g]

Getting to 4 straight Finals is hard enough, and the East has improved enough in my opinion where I don't see that happening.

[rogues]

We fight, we fight..the best game I've ever witnessed, tbh..

[rogues]

[rogues]

Lol you got lucky last year. Ole hairless won't win against Timmy this year.

"getting lucky"..

[rogues]

the league will if they start that hgh testing

..

[rogues]

What's so funny? A team of oldies just about beat your superteam full of beta males who had to join together in order to win.

"just about"..you just about came up short, Spur fan..

[rogues]

Getting to 4 straight Finals is hard enough, and the East has improved enough in my opinion where I don't see that happening.

I hope you bet money away, tbh..

[TIMMYtoZO]

The Haters out in full force again. Miami is set to three-peat. Another offseason that nobody did anything significant to attempt to take down the NBA's current dynasty, tbh.

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

So tell me 10 Heat players previous to 10'. I'll give you time to look it up

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

"getting lucky"..

Yea lucky. If Duncan was in the game he would have got the rebound. Basing this off the other 20 he got over Chris "I look like and have T-Rex arms" Bosh

[elmanutres]

You think its over heat fans. But it is far from over. We will meet at the same stage soon. Until then enjoy this championship heat fans.

[Arnold Toht]

Oh my god

[Rogue]

heat stacked = NBA ed

The only possibility of Heat not repeating is if Lebron tore his achilles and missed some crucial matches. Otherwise I don't see no living chance for any other team to cool the Heat down tbh.

[ace3g]

I honestly think letting go of Mike Miller will be the big miss. They had Allen, Battier, and Miller throughout the past 2 years who have come through in the playoffs when 1 or 2 of those 3 have gone on a cold streak.

[Trainwreck2100]

heat stacked = NBA ed

The only possibility of Heat not repeating is if Lebron tore his achilles and missed some crucial matches. Otherwise I don't see no living chance for any other team to cool the Heat down tbh.

they weren't far and away a dominant team this last postseason. And by winning they didn't make the roster changes needed to become dominant. (shipping out Bosh) Last second shots won't always fall and that's exactly the reason why LA didn't make it to the Finals 4 straight times.

[spurraider21]

they weren't far and away a dominant team this last postseason. And by winning they didn't make the roster changes needed to become dominant. (shipping out Bosh) Last second shots won't always fall and that's exactly the reason why LA didn't make it to the Finals 4 straight times.

didn't they have a 27 game win streak? they were the best team most of the year, and tbh wade breaking down during the playoffs is why they looked so beatable

[Rogue]

you always need a bit of luck to win games imho. Spurs would've possibly stopped in the 2nd round in the west but for the ephemeral return of the supermanu, though their conference finals victory was more convincing than the Heat beating Indiana which took 7 games

The fact is you can never reverse what's already happened. I could've fallen into a 's trap in my junior or senior year of college, kept flirting with me, begging me to accept her love and making me feel guilty of declining her... but I still fled away from it anyway, fortunately and thankfully, and I'm still living a happy life as a badass celibate in my parents' home with everything being similar to what they were back in my childhood, except that I have 3 computers now and our TV's screen has become twice its original size. I always think what you are now is the result of a series of certainties and uncertainties, and you shall be content with what you already have got.

Sometimes I also feel I should've done better in the past, I should've studied harder in my highschool years so i would've entered a better college, or I should've choosen a badass major like my m>s did. But I can't reverse the past, so instead of regretting, i'd rather just look forward to the future optimistically, making use of every possible resource that I'm fortunate enough to receive and hoping for the best results.

[Trainwreck2100]

didn't they have a 27 game win streak? they were the best team most of the year, and tbh wade breaking down during the playoffs is why they looked so beatable

Wade's been breaking down for the last couple years, a trend that will most likely continue due to their short offseason. And a trend that is guaranteed if he can't take his happy juice anymore.

[Trainwreck2100]

you always need a bit of luck to win games imho. Spurs would've possibly stopped in the 2nd round in the west but for the ephemeral return of the supermanu, though their conference finals victory was more convincing than the Heat beating Indiana which took 7 games

The fact is you can never reverse what's already happened. I could've fallen into a 's trap in my junior or senior year of college, kept flirting with me, begging me to accept her love and making me feel guilty of declining her... but I still fled away from it anyway, fortunately and thankfully, and I'm still living a happy life as a badass celibate in my parents' home with everything being similar to what they were back in my childhood, except that I have 3 computers now and our TV's screen has become twice its original size. I always think what you are now is the result of a series of certainties and uncertainties, and you shall be content with what you already have got.

Sometimes I also feel I should've done better in the past, I should've studied harder in my highschool years so i would've entered a better college, or I should've choosen a badass major like my m>s did. But I can't reverse the past, so instead of regretting, i'd rather just looking forward to the future optimistically, making use of every possible resource that I'm fortunate enough to receive and hoping for the best results.

I'm not discounting their run cause of luck but the coin ain't going to land on heads forever. They haven't really made any adjustments in their lineup besides adding Oden which was a low risk high reward move. Four straight finals appearances haven't been done in awhile for a reason. They've also avoided major injuries to Lebron over these 4 years.