12/23 Spurs v Blazers: Worst Spurs game ever?

[doobs]

By late January, the Spurs will be widely regarded as the second best team in the West. And then there's the Rodeo Road Trip . . .

[hsxvvd]

Portland just beat Denver, albiet at home and with Brandon Roy back, (both huge boosts) but it does make me feel just a little bit better about our loss.

[LOL@MavsFan]

having just sat and watched the game, i'll admit the hurt is fresh, but i'm struggling to think of a (non-playoff) game and result so disappointing in my 18 years of following the spurs.

I sat watching, waiting for the spurs to finally break away and sat stunned in the 3rd as it was portland that pulled away.

It wasn't a blow out loss, an upset loss, or our normal early lead, late game turn around loss that i've become so accustomed to. This was an expected easy win, that just seemed too hard.

Duncan pounded away at the rookie early on, but that just kept us in the game. Mason hit some clutch shots to get us back in the game, but as a whole, we just limped along waiting to be beaten.

I've been pissed about losing "must-win" games before, and been shatterd by playoff loses to rival teams, but never before have i watched a game and felt so disappointed.

Maybe deep down, the fact that my excuses and optimism are both running out.

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[thispego]

T-Mac 13pts to finish the game was worst but today I think it's top 5

yeah right, that was incredible performance and you coudlnt help but leave your sports bar with a smirk on your face for having just witnessed that. That game doesn't even come up n the register of dissapointing games. The Blazer game when they were missing like 7 of their best players and even their coach was on crutches against a Spurs team that was, for the most part, healthy (bonner and finley being out should never afffect the outcome of our games). Thank god i didnt watch it live and broke it up on several sessions on the dvr, otherwise i would have broken in my parents house.

[thispego]

It's definitely one of them..

I don't usually remember regular season games though, so I can't say for sure..

McGrady's 13 would be #1 if we're just counting heartbreakers, but losing to Houston isn't a big deal in general..

This was definitely top 3 worst reg. season losses since I've been a Spurs fan..

5 years?

[thispego]

I think your post was right on the mark and the people here who are criticizing you for "taking a loss in December seriously" are the ones who are "pretty sad". The Spurs were awful, they have been an utter disappointment this season, and fans who buy tickets and, ultimately, pay salaries have every right to criticize an unfinished or busted product. The Spurs are one huge disappointment thus far, no denying this fact. Fans have every right to vent and demand more. And stop with the 4 championships argument. Its all about now and tomorrow.

Is the season over? Of course not. The Spurs can and probably will pull it together and still make a nice playoff run and get back in contention. But from the head coach on down to the deepest benched reserve, the team is one great letdown. In watching this game it looked like the Spurs were for the most part looking forward to a few days off, while the Blazers earned their pay. Let's hope that there are less games like this down the road.

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[Bartleby]

Portland just beat Denver, albiet at home and with Brandon Roy back, (both huge boosts) but it does make me feel just a little bit better about our loss.

And before they played the Spurs they beat Miami and Dallas.

It doesn't make the Spurs loss much more palatable, but it's pretty apparent this injury-plagued Portland team can compete even without some of their key players.

[Ditty]

I remember also Spurs at Bulls in 01, we lost there and Chicago was worst then the short handed Blazers

yah i agree I remember this loss

i rember after that loss the pop called out his players and they started to get rolling

I remember they beat the pacers the next day pretty good and the pacers were really good that year

[hsxvvd]

Bump.