Observation from listening to ESPN Sports Radio last night...

[Budkin]

Spurs are boring. /thread

[Kidd K]

This. I mean could you imagine if the Lakers or Knicks had won 50 or more games for 15 straight seasons (17 if you prorate the '99 lockout year)? That consistentcy is unrivaled in the league and one of the best in the history of all sports. This alone should make Duncan an automatic top 5 in any list and says much for Holt, Pop, RC and the organization. (And the culture first put in by Robinson.)

If a major market team had that they'd be constantly, they'd be hailed for their extended greatness. Why I have to hear all the time about Melo, who's done nothing is beyond me.

Instead, our conistentcy clearly annoys people like Stephen A. Smith, because there's no "story" to tell. So, they ignore us. When our streak finally ends they'll mention it as a "fall" rather than the end of something truly great.

Hope we make it to 20 straight seasons (could happen, probably won't). That round figure would force then to give the Spurs their due (I hope).

ESPN staff would be constantly popping lozenges for their sore throats after all the deepthroating they'd be doing to the Knicks and Lakers during their broadcasts if they actually had that level of sustained success. There'd be a fight at the scorer's table between ESPN reporters every game for who got to do it first.

In the end though, I kind of like their frustration over it. The past two years, I've been more pleased than ever with the prospect of the Spurs winning. The Spurs are basically the bad guy now, and it will disappoint a lot of -talking fans should they win again. If we won either of the last two years (or god forbid, both times), it would've completely changed the landscape of all time talks.

Duncan would've tied Kobe's rings with one le, and his body of work, accolades, and stats would've put him comfortably above Kobe on any logical all time list (he's still above anyway, but it seals the debate). Then if he got both les, he would've then tied Jordan and Kareem at 6 les, surpassing Magic too. He would've forced his way into that company. Plus LeBron would've been stifled two to three times by us, tarnishing his legacy forever. Think of how close that was to happening.

The Spurs aren't done yet (worse chance this year than the past two imo, but still a chance), so I'm still going to be excited over a le. It will really change the complextion of NBA history if they get one more. And ESPN's going to hate every second of it. All I have to say to that is "good".

[Skull-1]

Here's a hint as to why ESPN and other major sports stations and announcers don't mention the Spurs. Phil Jackson, the best "AMERICAN" NBA coach ever (in the eyes of the aforementioned stations & announcers) recently tweeted, as he was watching the Spurs completely dismantle their opponent, "... Popovich's foreign legion ... ." Let's face it, America's team "we ain't."

As a Spurs fan since they came over from Dallas, I personally love it.

The Spurs embody what made America a great nation. People united in a common cause...goal.... Teamwork. Pursuit of excellence. And they are gung ho about the military. What's not American about any of that? NBA just sucks at marketing.

[Captivus]

If the Spurs want media attention, they need to rest the starters every 2 games.
I think the problem is that the media hasn't find a way to show how great the Spurs are, so people don't want to watch the Spurs, they just don't understand it.

Its easy to see the attractiveness in a dunk, but its not easy to see it in...lets say...Ball Movement.

[Skull-1]

If the Spurs want media attention, they need to rest the starters every 2 games.
I think the problem is that the media hasn't find a way to show how great the Spurs are, so people don't want to watch the Spurs, they just don't understand it.

Its easy to see the attractiveness in a dunk, but its not easy to see it in...lets say...Ball Movement.

We do need more dunks but that's because they're worth more points than a "miss hoping for a foul we don't get"...

[Obstructed_View]

We do need more dunks but that's because they're worth more points than a "miss trying to avoid a foul that won't be called"...

[Skull-1]

^^^^ What the......??? Avoid wha'???

We do need more dunks but that's because they're worth more points than a "miss hoping for a foul we don't/won't get"...

[Obstructed_View]

^^^^ What the......??? Avoid wha'???

Yeah, that was more confusing than I intended.

Going up aggressive, getting hacked, and getting no whistle equals as many points as missing because you tried to avoid the contact.

[Skull-1]

Yeah, that was more confusing than I intended.

Going up aggressive, getting hacked, and getting no whistle equals as many points as missing because you tried to avoid the contact.

Gotcha. LoL

I just want them to forcefully dunk it like Leonard has done at least twice tonight. Put it through the hoop and forget about drawing a foul. Get the points. Put your crowd into the game and take theirs out of it.

[rascal]

Spurs are boring. Bring back the same core team every year, play boring style basketball with very few dunks and little run and attack the rim basketball, have an older core, are a top regular season team year after year so no storyline here, are in a small market and bring bad ratings. Why should ESPN push the Spurs when it has been proven the country doesn't even care to watch them?

[ducks]

because they got to the finals last year
play fundatmental basketball