The Little General that could

[ptp39]

"Robert Horry has shattered more dreams than a drunk trucker slamming into a school bus."

thats the most disgusting sig I've ever seen. Too bad it wasn't one of your kids on the bus.

[pache100]

I will root for the Spurs to spank that a%#.

Me, too, of course! Just because I like, respect, and admire Avery (and am proud of him), does not mean that I feel the same way about the Mavericks.

Stop Hatin'.

[Solid D]

I love AJ and I am happy for his accomplishments. I'm not sure he deserves a number hanging in the rafters but he was the floor general for the 1999 Championship team (9.7 ppg., 7.4 apg that year). He holds a special place in the hearts of San Antonians, where he and his wife enjoyed a great relationship with the people. My heart still goes out to him for the time he got fired (cut) at Christmas in one of his stints with the Spurs. He spent some less than notorious years in Seattle, Denver, Houston, and Oakland.

AJ moved on to Denver and Dallas and Oakland again in his twilight years because they were willing to pay. He's not a traitor. Once he enters the coaching community, an NBA job is a dream opportunity, particularly with the talent arranged there and the Metroplex fan support.

(My Holting Pattern comment was not a jab at AJ, BTW)

[pache100]

Once he enters the coaching community, an NBA job is a dream opportunity, particularly with the talent arranged there and the Metroplex fan support.

I agree. And I think when you enter the coaching realm, you have a clean slate (the main thing you bring to coaching as a player is what you learned from your former coaches about playing and coaching; your players don't particularly CARE what you did as a player, except how those experiences can help THEM)...what Avery's done with his slate thus far is pretty impressive.

[Despot]

Why?

The Spurs organization has acted like it's a given that AJ's number is next.

For the record, I am undecided on if he should have his number retired, just seems like the newfound rivalry with Dallas might have hurt the support he had from some fans, considering people here were upset about an Avery article was being posted in here.

[Peter]

Spurs fans love to bite the hand that fed them in no small way their 1st NBA championship. In addition, Spurs fans are a bit nearsighted because Pop isn't going to coach forever and AJ's not under contract with the Mavs for that long.