Now hear me out.
I love this forum. It's a terrific site to visit when you want to see the agony of fans (SA or otherwise) waiting to see if their teams win or not. But judging by the venom of Spurs fans' tirades (for whatever reason, be it Cuban or last year's Game 7 loss), I feel that it really shows one thing... we don't want to face them in the next round (if we get there).
I'm not trying to insult all of you die hard supporters, because I too am one. Early on in the season I was confident that SA would end up with the best record, and that the Mavs (with their depth and recent postseason success) would be close. It didn't turn out that way (no biggie), but I was greatly surprised by how the Mavs dominated throughout the season. Yes the Spurs are older and probably wiser due to more playoff success. But when the Mavs had to win their games this season, they did so (can you say the same for SA?), with or without Dirk. It really reminded me of the way Chicago dominated in the late 90s. It kind of scared me actually, to think that this could be their time.
We don't feel this way about the Pistons and their ilk, because hey, they pummelled the hated Lakers in 2004 (who we always believe are the lowest species of life on the planet other than Cuban), they play with the same no nonsense at ude, and because the Spurs beat them in 05. Hence quietly, but maybe not consciously, we like the Pistons and their fans, because we believe they're like us, but not as good.
It's not the same with Dallas obviously. I haven't been a fan long enough to know the long history between both teams. But we all love to hate Mark Cuban for his stupidity and arrogance. For some reason most Spurs fans hate Avery Johnson, calling him a traitor (though I believe the Spurs organization still treats him like family off the court). But the main reason why it has reached its climax now (with most of us rooting for the Warriors all of a sudden), is because we lost to them last year. Yeah, yeah, it was due to a dumb Manu foul. But Dirk delivered regardless. And in OT Dallas settled it. Not SA. No biggie. It was their time. And please please please, don't start with the refs.
I know the vitriol won't stop dripping. This forum is for fans (fanatics). Let your passions continue. But I'd like every other non-SA fans to know that most of the foul-spewing filth that arises out of these recently heated moments are not shared by all Spurs fans.
Dallas deserves respect (though I'm shocked and admittedly pleased they're not dominating the way I expected to). A part of me wants them to lose out of fear that they just might pull off beating SA again. But another part is rooting for them too. Why? Because they're not as evil as we make them out to be (Most Mavs fans view us in exactly the same way we do them). And because I'd like to see who the best team really is.
You can dump on me now. Let the best team(s) keep on winning.
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The hate runs deep in this one
