The Spurs are Fine

[LEONARD]

believe!
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[Evan]

[Findog]

Go Spurs Go!
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[monosylab1k]

Being a Spurs fan is a stroke of good fortune, as is being a fan of the New England Patriots.

not always

[Obstructed_View]

because other than the big 3 nobody really seems to step up this year.

The plus minus numbers from last night would disagree. All - for the starters, all + for the bench.

[monosylab1k]

Mavs fans shouldn't take whottt so seriously. He's a funny guy.

[duncan228]

not always

Poor mono...

That was harsh for a fan to go through.

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

Poor mono...

That was harsh for a fan to go through.

There are much harsher things than watching a multiple championship team lose out on a perfect season in the last game.

Trust me.

[monosylab1k]

There are much harsher things than watching a multiple championship team lose out on a perfect season in the last game.

easy to say when you've never gone through it.

I've suffered with a team that was the epitome of suckage. They were called the Mavericks in the 90's. Watching the Super Bowl was 10000000000000000x worse than watching the Mavs suck for a decade.

[duncan228]

There are much harsher things than watching a multiple championship team lose out on a perfect season in the last game.

Trust me.

I'm sure there are.
Fans are known to get emotional with their teams.

I said it was harsh, not the harshest.

[ShoogarBear]

easy to say when you've never gone through it.

Nobody's gone through it until this year.

I guess UNLV came closest.

[mexicanjunior]

I picked the wrong year to buy league pass. I think we should pull a '97 and try to land Beasley at this point...

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

easy to say when you've never gone through it.

I've suffered with a team that was the epitome of suckage. They were called the Mavericks in the 90's. Watching the Super Bowl was 10000000000000000x worse than watching the Mavs suck for a decade.

Fair enough.

But you've also never gone through the suckage that is one playoff win in 50 years.

One.

At least it came at the expense of the Cowboys.

[Budkin]

Couldn't agree more LJ. As long as we are in the playoffs, we are the team to beat. !

[Mr. Body]

I picked the wrong year to buy league pass. I think we should pull a '97 and try to land Beasley at this point...

Sad thing is, Beasley's not their guy. He's not a Spurs player, at ude and effort-wise. If they dropped out of the POs (3 losses away) and by miracle got a top pick, they should trade down for multiple ones to fill more slots.

[Bruno]

I like Mavs fans/trolls making fun of Spurs and acting like arrogant assholes.
I guess last year lesson wasn't enough.

[Indazone]

Couldn't agree more LJ. As long as we are in the playoffs, we are the team to beat. !

If you make the playoffs. Spurs are tanking right now and only 3 games ahead of the Nuggest who are streaking since they got back Anthony Carter.

[Budkin]

If you make the playoffs. Spurs are tanking right now and only 3 games ahead of the Nuggest who are streaking since they got back Anthony Carter.

As I replied to you in the other thread, we're done with this brutal stretch now, and our 11 game streak provided just the cushion we needed to make sure we make it in.

[tav1]

I stopped reading on page 3, but I'll echo what others have surely said. The Spurs are in a tough spot this season. But there is a bright and shiny silver lining. First, the Spurs could still win this year, despite recent play. Beyond this, the Spurs are in a good position to make necessary off season adjustments to their roster. This will include a slightly higher draft than in year's past. Next year, we'll have Splitter in the front court, and, with an outside chance, Mahinmi. The full MLE can be used all in one or split between a couple of players. We might be able to get something for our Beno trade exception. We have the inside track on resigning Thomas. And Bonner could fetch something of use on the trade market.

All this to say, I'd rather be in a position to compete every season for the foreseeable future (which we are) than be a one or two season phenom. It's more difficult to compete over a decade than season.

I'll conclude by saying that Brent Barry is by no means a high impact player. That is, under most cir stances. Under current cir stances, however, he might be what we need to improve our offense and supplant some of Finley's minutes. Finley is nearly done, but perhaps with a little rest over the next few weeks he can scrape just enough off the bottom of the barrel to give positive post season production. Not having Barry this last month has reminded me that Barry is invaluable in his ability to move the ball within the offense. A little more offensive efficiency these past 7 games might have seen us go 3-4 or 4-3. I'm happy that we'll have Barry next season at a discounted price.

[Mr. Body]

And Bonner could fetch something of use on the trade market.

Like what?

[tlongII]

The Spurs are D-O-N-E. This is a cold, hard fact after reviewing their play at this late stage in the season. I had hoped that the Blazers would end their Dynasty*, but it appears they are disintegrating a little earlier than I thought they would.

[crc21209]

If you make the playoffs. Spurs are tanking right now and only 3 games ahead of the Nuggest who are streaking since they got back Anthony Carter.

Would you shut the up and mine your own damn business? The Nuggets have a tough schedule too so I'm not too sure about them.

Thats 9 tough games left for the Nuggets, not so sure they can do it.

Tue, Mar 18 @ Detroit
Wed, Mar 19 @ Philadelphia
Thu, Mar 27 Dallas
Sat, Mar 29 Golden State
Mon, Mar 31 @ Phoenix
Tue, Apr 1 Phoenix
Thu, Apr 10 @ Golden State
Sat, Apr 12 @ Utah
Sun, Apr 13 Houston

[TOP-CHERRY]

But you have owned the table in this thread and you got props for that from me.

You've got to be kidding me. How exactly has DubMcDub owned anyone? All he has done is come into this thread dismissing timivp's original post as just a Spurs fan trying to convince himself that everything's okay. Tell me what purpose he had in coming into this thread other than to slam at the few Spurs fans still believing in their team? I saw no intent on his part to bring his objectivity in the argument. If there was, he would have followed his response with logical reasons he believed timvp was wrong. I saw none of that. He made no attempt at pointing out which parts of timvp's post he disagreed with. I don't blame timvp if he thought this response:

I think the Spurs will be alright, but there is absolutely nothing about the original post here that cries, "Reason." This is a Spurs fan trying to convince himself that everything is ok.

to his post was another arrogant Mav fan bringing in no real substance to the thread. After all, this mav fan never really made an attempt at making an argument to back up why he thought timvp was wrong.

All he did was go off on how arrogant Spurs fans were, completely ignoring the original post nor bringing in any real thoughts about it.

Honestly, I don't get where this Mav fan gets off calling out timvp's post as having no reason.

Emotional loss. Four losses in a row is tough to stomach, especially late in the season when the team should be getting ready for the playoffs.

Am I worried? You have to be a little bit worried because there will come a time when the Spurs just don't have it anymore. However, I just don't think we've reached that point in time.

The Spurs are definitely struggling right now but the pieces are still there to make a championship run.

He acknowledges that the Spurs are struggling, and that it was a tough loss late in the season, but then mentions that you can't dismiss the Spurs because they haven't gotten to the point where they start fading. Then he goes on to support his assertion with reasons why he thinks they will be alright. I saw none of that in the Mav fan's response. All I saw was him crying for something unrelated to the topic.

[ThomasGranger]

it appears they are disintegrating a little earlier than I thought they would.

But not nearly as fast as Oden's body.

[SenorSpur]

I know the Spurs aren't playing well but I too also believe this team will be fine..call me delusional if you want but I personally believe Barry is our missing link.

I guarantee Finley probably knows how he is been throwing up bricks and is putting a ton of pressure on himself..so when Barry comes back and takes some of Finley's minutes then hopefully the pressure will be off Finley.

I just hope that Barry is 100% healthy, because other than the big 3 nobody really seems to step up this year.

thank goodness the Spurs don't play till Thursday and they can now get some rest and regroup, I think they will kill Chicago and have a tough time against the Kings because unfortunately it's another back to back game for them.

And Sunday will be a huge showdown against the Mavs!

I will not on your opinion because you are en led to it. I'll just say, I put more stock into what I see live. Losses against the better teams in the NBA, classic poor play and failed execution down the stretches of key ball games does not instill confidence in a championship-level team or its fan base.

I can't wait to see Barry back too, but I do not consider him anybody's missing link. He will help create some badly needed offense and hopefully take away minutes from Finley.