Which loss hurts more?

[SilverSpur]

I am a huge Spurs fan, and I watch ever game. I knew we were going to lose when you see Duncan complaining about every missed shot and how there was a foul. He tick me off more than any other freaking player on the team because he doesnt finish. He gets near the basket and he takes that sissy ass finger roll shot or he tries to baby it in. He need to dunk that ball with passion and he would get the call everytime.
I love the Spurs more than anyone here but I am sick of this soft method of playing basketball in San Antonio. Duncan and Nazi have more ball taken away or knocked out of their hands than any other players in the NBA.
I am also tired of the Spurs giving up last second shots at the end of quarters, halftime and the end of games. Everytime, Everytime, Everytime. I am sick of it.

[DarrinS]

I am a huge Spurs fan, and I watch ever game. I knew we were going to lose when you see Duncan complaining about every missed shot and how there was a foul. He tick me off more than any other freaking player on the team because he doesnt finish. He gets near the basket and he takes that sissy ass finger roll shot or he tries to baby it in. He need to dunk that ball with passion and he would get the call everytime.
I love the Spurs more than anyone here but I am sick of this soft method of playing basketball in San Antonio. Duncan and Nazi have more ball taken away or knocked out of their hands than any other players in the NBA.
I am also tired of the Spurs giving up last second shots at the end of quarters, halftime and the end of games. Everytime, Everytime, Everytime. I am sick of it.

Mavs poser.

Tim was the best player in that series -- PERIOD. He was better than Stephi Graff, I mean Dork, I mean Dirk.

[MadDog73]

The Fisher shot hurt more, because Tim had just hit a fantastic shot himself.

The Mavs just squeaked by. The 2000-2002 Lakers were a FAR SUPERIOR team than this 06 Mavs bunch.

And yet, Mavs have a better chance of beating the Pistons than those Lakers did.

[DarrinS]

And yet, Mavs have a better chance of beating the Pistons than those Lakers did.

The way the Pistons are playing right now? Maybe.

[Nikos]

.4 hurt more. Minesotta had Cassell injured anyway. No one way Minnesotta beats the Spurs with an injured Cassell.

The Pistons were very good, but the Spurs matched up well that year. Hedo/Prince etc....

This loss was frustrating in a different way. The Spurs showed their weaknesses early on, and you never got the sense they could shake the Mavs. But when they were down 3-1 it didn't look good. Yeah they came back, but it was far from a lock for them to win Game 7. Going down 20 early on just revealed the s in their armor. Dallas exposed them. I still don't really consider Dallas to be any better of a team, especially when the Spurs won 63 games with key players hurt (not key role players, key CORE players).

Maybe this loss will hurt more in the future if the Spurs can't remain healthy next season come playoff time. But right now I don't feel quite as crushed as .4.

But the more I think about it.......

[baseline bum]

0.4. I felt like the Spurs just gave that series away. The team was red-hot, and playing great basketball until Tony Parker just became worthless out of nowhere.

I never felt like the Spurs gave this series with Dallas away. They showed a lot of nut, but this time I felt like they were beaten by the better team. We overcame a lot of injuries to get 63, but Dallas had even more and put up 60. Dallas disrupted the Spurs defense way more than any team I've ever seen, 2001 Lakers included. I can't really be hurt by this loss like I was the others, because I don't feel like there was a lot more the Spurs could have done. There was no questioning the effort, the team never had their heads down, and they fought to the death. There's nothing more I could have asked out of the Spurs.

[Brutalis]

the loss the other night.