Wasn't this supposed to be gravy?

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

Actually they did. I don't recall which team and when exactly, but it was 30 and something years ago. I'm too lazy to check it out.

Washington Bullets I think, 1978.

[soxxx]

Sports is amazing, remember in 08, game 5, Rays on the verge of going to the world series, up 7-0 in the 7th inning. They choke game 5, they lose game 6, but then pull game 7 out instead of completely collapsing.

Lets be like the Rays rather the 86 Red Sox.

[4down]

It's just that when a dog gets THAT close to having a taste, he REALLY wants that effin gravy, man.

But getting it taken away doesn't ever stop him from going for it again.

GSG

[EVAY]

It is gravy. Everyone is disappointed that we didn't win last night, but here's the good news. We didn't lose the Championship.

We lost one game. There is another one. We will see just how mentally tough and resilient the team can be. In 2006, they were not mentally tough enough to overcome the setbacks...but they could have. In the .4 series, they were not mentally tough enough to come back from the disappointment to take back the series.

It is time to see if we can do it this time.

Even IF we don't...this was all gravy, guys...all gravy.

[ezau]

Pretty much this.

I was at first simply happy with a Finals berth and the fact the Spurs competed with the Heat. If tonight's game wasn't lost in tragic fashion and simply a result of the Heat imposing their will from wire-to-wire (and then following up game 7 with a blowout), I'd be content. It's clearly evident now that the Spurs are just as good as the Heat, maybe even a bit better, so to be so close and just give it away like that is a big stream of piss shot right into that bowl of gravy.

Spurs fans should tell themselves this can be the price of rooting for a team that is always in the thick of things. Tragic losses and chokejobs are bound to happen. Pretty much every fan of a perennially contending team has had to eat a sandwich like this one time or another. The only heartbreaking losses in our team's franchise history we're .4 and the Manu foul, which were rather tame (I know .4 still stings like a , but you have to remember that was only in the West Semis and the Spurs didn't really to deserve to win that game, since they fell behind by 18 at home) when you compare those to like the '86 World Series, 18-1, Jose Mesa, Bartman, game 3 of the '06 Finals, Lakers blowing a 26 point lead at home in the '08 Finals, Scott Norwood, the list goes on.

Look at it this way, Spurs fans, we grew up tonight and finally experienced true heartbreak for the first times as fans.

It was simply our turn.

Well said.

[Jenks]

No you can't make this wound heal faster by saying "This was supposed to be gravy" If we got killed in the series yes but not like this. You don't downplay being 28 seconds away from a ring with a 5 point lead..

You absolutely downplay it, by winning tomorrow night.

[Spurs and Mavs fan]

Pretty much this.

I was at first simply happy with a Finals berth and the fact the Spurs competed with the Heat. If tonight's game wasn't lost in tragic fashion and simply a result of the Heat imposing their will from wire-to-wire (and then following up game 7 with a blowout), I'd be content. It's clearly evident now that the Spurs are just as good as the Heat, maybe even a bit better, so to be so close and just give it away like that is a big stream of piss shot right into that bowl of gravy.

Spurs fans should tell themselves this can be the price of rooting for a team that is always in the thick of things. Tragic losses and chokejobs are bound to happen. Pretty much every fan of a perennially contending team has had to eat a sandwich like this one time or another. The only heartbreaking losses in our team's franchise history we're .4 and the Manu foul, which were rather tame (I know .4 still stings like a , but you have to remember that was only in the West Semis and the Spurs didn't really to deserve to win that game, since they fell behind by 18 at home) when you compare those to like the '86 World Series, 18-1, Jose Mesa, Bartman, game 3 of the '06 Finals, Lakers blowing a 26 point lead at home in the '08 Finals, Scott Norwood, the list goes on.

Look at it this way, Spurs fans, we grew up tonight and finally experienced true heartbreak for the first times as fans.

It was simply our turn.

Excellently put.

[pgardn]

Gravy tastes so much better after you have gulped sour milk.

This is painful, but it gives the opportunity to make game 7 so much more important. We will really get to experience the mental for ude of this team. Some people are unable to wipe extreme disappointment away, it stays with them, and is deleterious to future performance. We really get tested on toughness now. Lets see if the Spurs melt like some on this board.

There are posters on this board I would never ever want to be in a tough situation with... Pure pussification. Panic, run to Momma. Mom is dead. Move on.

[TDomination]

Gravy tastes so much better after you have gulped sour milk.

This is painful, but it gives the opportunity to make game 7 so much more important. We will really get to experience the mental for ude of this team. Some people are unable to wipe extreme disappointment away, it stays with them, and is deleterious to future performance. We really get tested on toughness now. Lets see if the Spurs melt like some on this board.

There are posters on this board I would never ever want to be in a tough situation with... Pure pussification. Panic, run to Momma. Mom is dead. Move on.

Amen brother

Everyone is handing the trophy to Miami when they hasn't won . It's 3-3, we win Thursday and my goodness the heat fans and players hearts will be broken. They think they have this in the bag, but spurs have surprised us a lot this year, I think they will surprise us again on Thursday.

It's when everyone doubts them that they seem to excel.

[ElNono]

No you can't make this wound heal faster by saying "This was supposed to be gravy" If we got killed in the series yes but not like this. You don't downplay being 28 seconds away from a ring with a 5 point lead..

ehhh... it's not about healing faster or downplaying it... just saying, before you cut yourself over that loss, give the team a chance Thursday... if we lose then, feel free to use the razor, tbh...

[SouthernFried]

What do you lose by being positive?

Only the negativity.

Much has been made about Miami always coming back from a loss. Little has been made...that the SPURS always come back from a loss too.

Everything is going according to plan. Win 1 in Miami, Win 2 in San Antonio, Win 1 in Miami.

Cya Thursday