Was there ever a less loved Spurs player than RJ?
He did all the things to enrage a fan base.
He performed well as an opponent.
Then disappointed as a Spur.
Then won a le with yet another rival adversary.
He was the bridge to nowhere in a lull between two Spurs dynasties, both residing within the overall ecstacy of the Tim Duncan era.
RJ and the Spurs were just oil and water, star-crossed from the get go.
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2...all-17-seasons
Never liked D West
Agreed with everything but this:
My two biggest memories of his career were missing those two free throws with Golden State in Game 1 of the 2013 Second Round and getting picked badly by Manu in the 4th quarter of Game 6 of the 2003 Finals.
Still my least favorite Spurs player ever was Steve Smith. I was dying laughing in 2001 when he was on a max contract and threatened to hold out unless he could get a new contract from Pop. GTFO HITA.
He should be picked up by TNT alongside Sir Charles, Kenny, etc
But he had that half a spin move fake.. if that's not deserving of a max deal I don't know what was
At least we know RJ still give his all compared to Nephew
RJ did finally have a good run in the 2016 Finals. Without that, Golden Showers may be sitting on four in a row and counting.
What's semi sad is that I sorta liked him before he was a Spur. But he was God Awful as a Spur.
He mailed it in, because they wouldn’t do a new contract. An engaged SS gets us past LA one year earlier. We stole a game in LA, but couldn’t finish.
Adam Morrison?
I place him above Bonner because at least he was a legitimate NBA player.
Mike D'antoni
There must have been personality issues for that to happen. Not just bad performance.
that could just be Timmy having fun while having his Poker Face on ...
Seem like Timmy just messing around. (playfully)
RJ was on Spurs mat, CoJo was goong yo use so first Manu pushed him and then Timmy. Could be saying hey be serious, no fooling around stare.
The funny part is I know RJ and Timmy were decent friends off the court. On RJ's podcast he had Tim on there the year TD retired and you could tell they had a good relationship. I think the Spurs players liked RJ just fine, it was the fans that had issues with him. I think Timmy's shove was a brotherly move that I've done with my sibs 100 times on the court.
I'm not sure he was ever that consistent of a player, I think his weaknesses were more exposed on a team like the Spurs.
You’re not fooling me. That’s the Stache Mamba
I know you’re a troll, but you’re forgetting all of the players whose careers were resurrected in San Antonio. Pop is famous for taking fringe players and making them successful. That’s how the Spurs have maintained their success all these years...by maximizing the potential of their role players.
Troll takes just lessen the collective IQ of Spurstalk. I hate trolls.
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