My bad, yea game 7...the guy was clearly injured and we were teetering in the first quarter and most of the second... Then Pop just said it and went to Duncan everytime... Got their whole front line in foul trouble... Put us back in control of the game to where ginobili could do his thing in the 4th with all the attention on Duncan... Completely dominant performance given how hurt he was
The student has become the master.
Duncan making the shot over Shaq and Malone in '04. It was like he activated God Mode.
Good thread Manny!
So many great memories...a lot of which you all did a great job capturing here. '99 will always stand out for me because we finally rose to the summit after working to get there for all those years. AJ's late jumper and Spree's miss with David and Tim in his face are etched in my mind. Vindication. Every other championship after that was gravy. Witnessing the rise of the Spurs dynasty, and the respect the franchise gets around the league is incredibly satisfying.
I can't separate the good from the bad....
I didn't even watch the 2012 Finals after the refs stole them from the Spurs. I knew OKC would have no chance against the Heat while the Spurs would've creamed the Heat.
River parades have been pretty cool tbh. Only Spurs Talkers can say ‘gas up the riverboats’ and it means something significant tbh.
CoJo in Ibaka's face.
I have two odd ones form the 99 season, although seeing Robinson go off the court in 03 game 6 and 2014 are probably my favorites.
First was late regular season and the Spurs where starting to look like a contender. Game 41 of 50 at Utah and the second half the Spurs just shut down Utah. After all those years you started thinking maybe this is real.
The second was game 3 WCF at Portland- up 2-0, 3rd quarter Spurs with a 2 point lead and Duncan on the bench with fouls and DRob leads them on a run and an eventual 18 point lead.
Which is why I never was on the "Poor Seattle" train when they lost their team. Justice served.
Championship seasons:
Game 6 of the 2nd round series vs Lakers and ending that dynasty with Kobe and Fisher crying from the bench.
Duncan's almost quadruple double in Game 6 of the Finals and D-Rob going out a champion.
Horry's 3 against Detroit in Game 5
Spurs/Thunder Game 6 2014 - Still my favorite Spurs playoff game of all time. Not a lot of people believed we could beat that team. Nephew's strip on Westbrook/Duncan making the game winning shot and calling the le after that. Sending that got Fisher into retirement.
Games 3-5 of the 2014 NBA Finals - Absolutely beautiful team basketball that can't be replicated again, considering the Spurs weren't a top heavy team like the Warriors. Sending that got Battier into retirement.
Years we lost:
Beating the 2 seed Mavs in 2010 after the Spurs lost two consecutive playoff series to them was one of the more underrated moments for me. Only time RJ did anything of note for the team (other than his 2 missed FTs when he played for the Warriors). Plus Jason Terry claiming before that season that the Mavs were better than the Spurs.
Tim Duncan's 3 against Phoenix
Sweeping Dwert's Lakers with Kobe quitting from the bench and Dwert getting outworked by virtually every Spurs big that series including Baynes and Blair
Spurs/Warriors Game 1 2013
Sweeping the Grizzlies in the WCF after the 2011 upset
Danny going off in the 2013 Finals, Parker's game winning shot in Game 1 and Parker's 3 pointer/layup to put the Spurs up 2 in Game 6 (even with the ty result that followed)
Duncan's spectacular series against the Clippers in 2015. Such a shame the rest of the team and Pop's coaching let him down and considering Tim was pretty much done as a player the following season.
Not as big as playoff moments, but as a kid they’re vivid:
1) Robinson’s ejection at Houston for yelling at the official. Went ballistic. Think is was 94.
2) Sean’s inbound game winner at the Cavs in 95. Slipped the pick for a backdoor lob, game winning layup. That was the first time feeling like we had an actual chance in the playoffs.
2014 Finals. Beating the piss out of the Heat in games 3 and 4 was SOOOOOO Satisfying after the debacle in Miami in 2013 game 6. I relished it, and re-watched those beatdowns so many times..
Duncan 16/25 for 37 PTS, 16 Reb, 4 Assists, 2 Blocks.. ing Godlike in a close out game..
That was damn great moment. Not sure if the same stretch but when Spurs went up 2-0 on the road vs Phx ...in the conference finals I think. Manu with the clutch behind the back then layup.Manu dropping 48 in Phoenix. I had to work late that night so taped it and watched through the third quarter when they were down 17 or something. Then I came here to about the loss only to see Manu carried the Spurs all the way back to an OT win.
- '97 lottery (close to most excited I have ever been about anything spurs related)
- finishing run to close out the '98-'99 season. We were clobbering all the clubs that had given us fits for the last 8 years, so I knew that year it would happen as long as Tim and David stayed healthy
- Sean Elliot taking Kobe to the torture chamber in the '99 playoffs. Kobe got pissed and wasted the Lakers possessions trying to save face. Sean's game shined in that series.
- David's last game (bitter sweet)
- Manu's rookie year and every year after getting to watch him play
- Duncan's bank shot
- Duncan's quadruple double (in my book)
- Kobe and Fisher crying
- Horry's dunk and clutch three in '05 finals
- The beautiful game
For me the greatest memory is game 6 of the OKC series in 2014. I legit expected the spurs to fold again like they did in 2012 so it was chilling to see the spurs step up and dismantle the thunder. The Boris Diaw 3 pointers as well as Ginobili's late game 3 was unforgettable. I honestly believe the Manu 3 was just as clutch as Kawhi's strip
Would've been like that in 2012. NBA robbed us.
LOLOLOLOL The announcers even sucked him off when he pulled up his shorts like "Uhoh here comes the all nba defensive team kobe mode, here we go lakers"
Good
Ain't nothing like your first time, ala '99.
But after that, beating PJ's Shaq and Kobe still gives me a stiffie.
And my, how we miss Bill Walton:
"How many players have played this well ever?...What Tim Ducan is doing right now?"
"Phil Jackson is in Kobe Bryant's face, saying 'What about some defense down there?'
"Penetration and dish, championship style. Take it at the big man."
"Duncan and Willis bump heads, that's impressive." (After Willis' rebound dunk.)
"This is going to go down as the greatest victory in the history of the Spurs organization."
In many ways, 2003 was more satisfying than 99. Got to shove that little punctuation mark up Phil's asterisk...
Damn roach Reggie Jackson trying to injure Diaw but hurt himself
-Porky getting hurt at halftime
-Crazy run to end the 3rd
-In typical RefKC fashion, Ibaka's goaltend on Ginobili is missed but Nephew makes one of the all-time defensive plays in playoff history
-Westbrook almost stealing it from Duncan, Westbrook almost blocking Duncan
-Old man Timmy with the dagger and the great contest on Domino's 3pt attempt
-Duncan guaranteeing a Finals victory in the postgame interview
Edit: I almost forgot....sending that got Fisher into retirement
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