Congratulations Spurs - Thanks for a Great Series.

[jalbre6]

I hope some of you guys stick around. As an added incentive, a whole load of us need to learn how to hate Ohio State football in a couple of months and I'm guessing you'd be great at assisting!

Great teams, great series. I look forward to our newfound rivalry.

[WayDowntownBang]

I was wrong and I apologize for being a .

LOL, much appreciated but no need for apologies.

It's part of being a fan.

When it's game on, it's game on. The team, the city, the fans, everything.. it's a part of the ride.

I figure we'll have a few days of lovefest for the champs, because it's well deserved, but then we need to start talking Draft, Rookie Camps, is Darko going to play, should Manu have gotten the MVP, where did Parker go, should Rasheed give up the belts (I think that was be a funny thing to do, but not expected), etc...

For now, great job Spurs. I guess I just don't know what else to say. I went to bed around 1:30am, and did exactly what I thought I would do.. tossed and turned until around 4am, actually found a way to fall asleep, and then the good old alarm went off at 6am... and off to work I go.

It's going to be an incredibly tough day. 8am-7pm at work, working with some of the biggest dip s that He ever created.

I always wanted to ask, are WayDowntownBang and FromWayDowntown like, related?

Brothas from different mothas.

That does confuse me every once in a while.. I'll read one of his posts and think.. "what the , I didn't write that"...

I hope some of you guys stick around. As an added incentive, a whole load of us need to learn how to hate Ohio State football in a couple of months and I'm guessing you'd be great at assisting!

You've come to the right place, my friend.

[JustSpurs]

Stick around the board WDB, you have style.

[NallhOnesTy]

i can respect the spurs

ohio state on the other hand can rot in

[DASports]

WDB,

Way to represent WDB.

I mirror the sentiment as well. I am hurting the Boys lost, but I cannot think of another team that derserved it more then the Spurs.

I keep saying it over and over - what agreat team. Just like the Pistons. Never relying on a single player, they have the quintesential team. Someone always steps up because these guys really care about each other. They have their brother's back and vice versa. They battle to the end and let stats be damned. The "experts" say it's not sexy for the league. Well, all I can say is these marketing "guru's" need to look at the cities of SA and Det cause they have some of the most dedicated and rabid fans out there.

I just joined this forum this morning cause I wanted to give the Spurs fans a shout out about how good the Spurs are. I agree with WDB in that it woulda been easier to stay away, but I repsect the Spurs a ton and had to let you guys know it.

BTW: The Buckeyes suck!

[bigbendbruisebrother]

I saw a few other Pistons congratulating Spurs threads, but I wanted to create my own.

I came onto this board from the beginning of the series, and met a lot of great people, argued with a lot of people, and debated enough to cross the 300 post mark in a mere 7 games.

Amazing game, amazing series. I said before the game that whoever won game 7 deserved to be champs. Well, the Spurs won, and they beat my Pistons flat out. Great work.. and enjoy the parade that you earned. Enjoy the summer of celebration, and always remember where you were when Tim Duncan dished out those two passes for three pointers that sealed your win.

The Spurs are class. The Spurs are what every team in the NBA should be.

I echo Pistons>Spurs. I've been looking forward to this series all year. No Lakers, no Timberwolves, not even the Utah freaking Jazz.

"In order to be the man, you have to BEAT the man", says Rick Flair.

Well, Spurs. You're the man.

Awesome series. As much as my stomach hurts, and I'm completely devestated tonight, I wanted to come onto this board and congratulate you personally.

San Antonio Spurs, 2005 Champions. Well deserved.

Nice! You guys rock and your team is scary as .

See you next finals, Detroit.

PS Look at my vBookie! I'm virtually rich! Now if I can just find somewhere to virtually spend my virtual money.

[WayDowntownBang]

Nice! You guys rock and your team is scary as .

See you next finals, Detroit.

PS Look at my vBookie! I'm virtually rich! Now if I can just find somewhere to virtually spend my virtual money.

LOL, I'll take some of it. I'm virtually broke.

Ah, how real life imitates art.

[ObiwanGinobili]

big time Props WDB, you and a few others have been super classy. I've really enjoyed your posts and can appreciate your love of your team - cause truth be told , the Pistons are a great team.
So glad your staying around for the post season... let teh draft/trade/rumors season begin!!!

[WayDowntownBang]

big time Props WDB, you and a few others have been super classy. I've really enjoyed your posts and can appreciate your love of your team - cause truth be told , the Pistons are a great team.
So glad your staying around for the post season... let teh draft/trade/rumors season begin!!!

Definitely will be around. The drafts/trade/rumors season is almost exciting as the actual season.

By the way, did you hear we're trading Darko for Tim Duncan? You heard it here first!

[Shelly]

Forget about Darko playing. I want to talk about his highlights!

[WayDowntownBang]

Forget about Darko playing. I want to talk about his highlights!

LOL.. I'll leave that for the ladies.

[ObiwanGinobili]

poor poor Darko..... .

[GrandeDavid]

Great contributions from Pistons fans all around. Even the sh!t talk was fun, mainly because San Antonio ended up winning.

But great series and you guys are cool in my book.

[spur219]

Thanks. You have represented the Pistons fans in great class and spoke true basketball throught this series.

[MainEvent]

Congrats to the Spurs. They played tough down the stretch and beat the Pistons at their own game, execution in the 4th quarter. Hopefully, we'll see these two teams right back here next year, to with everybody else.

[WayDowntownBang]

Great contributions from Pistons fans all around. Even the sh!t talk was fun, mainly because San Antonio ended up winning.

But great series and you guys are cool in my book.

Exactly what I said earlier. Whott and I had it OUT (along with I think another 40 Spurs fans) all during the series, but it's good to have a day to pass Kudos around. Trash talk is part of sports, and without it.. it's just not the same. At the end of the day, we're all here as fans, and should be expected to act accordingly. At the end, the props are out, the respect is there.. especially between these two teams, and we can all be friends again.

The Spurs fans that hated me during the series had a good point, though. You have to draw a line in the sand at some point. You have to talk smack, it's part of the game.

[DASports]

It's going to be interesting to see what Joe D does about the coaching position and antsy teen Darko. He's been a bust so far in that he hasn't been able to crack the lineup (even in a reserve role) on a team that contains solid, but no true superstars.

[wildbill2u]

I saw a few other Pistons congratulating Spurs threads, but I wanted to create my own.

I came onto this board from the beginning of the series, and met a lot of great people, argued with a lot of people, and debated enough to cross the 300 post mark in a mere 7 games.

"In order to be the man, you have to BEAT the man", says Rick Flair.

Well, Spurs. You're the man.

Awesome series. As much as my stomach hurts, and I'm completely devestated tonight, I wanted to come onto this board and congratulate you personally.

San Antonio Spurs, 2005 Champions. Well deserved.

Dude, you and your team also have class. We expect to see you and the Pistones back here next year in the finals again. This is gonna be a terrific rivalry for the decade.

[WayDowntownBang]

It's going to be interesting to see what Joe D does about the coaching position and antsy teen Darko. He's been a bust so far in that he hasn't been able to crack the lineup (even in a reserve role) on a team that contains solid, but no true superstars.

Well, the rumor around town is that Darko is going to soak up a lot of minutes this time around. Unbelievably, this will be the FIRST SUMMER that he's going to participate in the Summer Leagues, which is way overdue. I think this will open a lot of eyes to what this kid can or can not do. It may not be NBA calibre play, but it's actual game-time action, which is what the guy needs. If he can actually play to the ability that Joe and Larry brought him in with expectations, it'll be another great year. That remains to be seen though.

[Samurai Jane]

That was an awesome series and you guys have been great!

[caspian]

Cuz you know the Pistons will.

[Dex]

All year long, I've been telling people that Detroit was the team to worry about. That they could push back against us better than any team in the league, and they proved me right. Two seasons came down to a matter of one quarter, of 12 simple minutes last night. When you're dealing with two such extraordinary organizations in such historic cir stances (on both sides), then it's really tough to see either of them walk away empty handed. Regardless, your Pistons represented themselves marvelously and held serve until the very end, paving the way for a rivalry that could leave a stamp on the new millenium. I'm sure the ache will take a while to subside, but Detroit fans have no reason to feel bad about the effort made by their team.

WDB, you've been nothing but honor and respect since you've been here, and this forum (and the world) would be absolutely improved if all people could conduct themselves with half the amount of class that you characteristically display. of a show by you and the Pistons fans, especially in the face of defeat, and I look forward to having you all around to debate through the offseason.

See you guys in the Finals next year. Lord knows your team deserves to get back there.

[WayDowntownBang]

WDB, you've been nothing but honor and respect since you've been here, and this forum (and the world) would be absolutely improved if all people could conduct themselves with half the amount of class that you characteristically display.

Wow, nice. Tell my wife that. She still gets pissed that I leave the toilet seat up.

[Rematch+Repeat=Revenge]

Wow, nice. Tell my wife that. She still gets pissed that I leave the toilet seat up.

FZC wants the real WDTB to please stand up...................

[wsdp]

I almost hate that somebody had to lose this series.

I was cheering for the Pistons like they were the Spurs last year, it felt weird to root against them. To be honest, when you took that lead in the 3rd quarter, I was already rehearsing my "Congrats to Pistons" post.

Great job by the Spurs and Pistons. Hope this shows how other teams should act.

Ditto to you MadDog - amidst the cancers (a.k.a., violentkitty, whott) who had nothing else to offer than "I'm a Spurs Fan, all you Detroit People", etc... you and most of your spurstalk.com family have been very generous and well thought out.

I completely agree with all in this thread, great series and can only hope we get to give it a shot again next year...

Congratz and enjoy your celebration guys...