Top 5 Things I Look Forward To/Don't Look Forward To

[monosylab1k]

SpursDynasty vs. da_suns_fan.



CRIPPLE FIGHT!

SpursDynasty brandishes his special engraved Josh Daniels Band drumsticks for this fight.

da_suns_fan makes a baton out of rolled up Eva posters and Sun fan bitterness.

LET'S GET IT ON!

[SpursDynasty]

News Flash: I'm not the drummer for Josh Daniels.

I'd hate to ruin all the fun though, but I'm just not him.

[monosylab1k]

why deny it? why not use your celebrity status at SpursTalk to promote your gigs? You guys could be doing Austin Kiddie Limits next year. After that, the sky's the limit.

[da_suns_fan__]

WORST game of the season last year:

http://www.nba.com/games/20070612/SASCLE/gameinfo.html

And Spurs fans say that their team USED to be boring, but not NOW!!!!

[da_suns_fan__]

Honorable mentions:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=270305012

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=261129026

[Findog]

As usual, we are more or less on the same page. I have two other "Not Looking Forward to..." items:

4. The continuing disintegration of the mighty Pacers franchise.

5. Self-aggrandizing masturbation on AOL NBA Fanhouse (same offenders as Freedarko).


I really wanted to help drumsdynasty out, but I can barely tell a Zildjian from a Paiste. (Actually, I just read the cymbal, but you get my drift.)

Yeah, somebody asked Mark Stein about freedarko, and he was like "yeah, I checked it out. Half the time I can't tell what they're talking about." They and AOLFanhouse really screwed things up with their "Cornerstone" series. Don't know if you had a chance to see it.

I like Jim O'Brien, he will make them play hard. As good as I think I have it as a Mavs fan right now, Indiana is the cautionary tale that it can all fall apart rather quickly.

[da_suns_fan__]

From the Associated Press report the San Antonio/Cleveland Stink bomb:

Substance over style. That's the San Antonio way.

The grind-it-out game tied for the second-fewest points in NBA finals history, matching San Antonio's 80-67 win over the New York Knicks in 1999.

Here's where Spurs fans claim the AP is biased against the Spurs.

[Findog]

News Flash: I'm not the drummer for Josh Daniels.

I'd hate to ruin all the fun though, but I'm just not him.

And by "I'm not the drummer for the Josh Daniels Band," what SpursDynasty really means is "Am I the drummer for the JDB? Absolutely I am."

[Findog]

From the Associated Press report the San Antonio/Cleveland Stink bomb:



Here's where Spurs fans claim the AP is biased against the Spurs.

Awesome, we didn't even have to wait until November for such sharp and incisive commentary. You've played us all for fools, da_suns_fan, and I salute you. All this time we thought you were a resident of that parched desert and you bleed purple and orange, and as it turns out, you're a Spurs fan that loves the black and silver and gets his jollies satirizing bitter Suns trolls. Kudos, you had us fooled!

[FromWayDowntown]

I really think that the NBA should go to American Idol format -- have judges decide which 16 teams should qualify for the playoffs, based primarily on the excitement of the games played, and then have fans vote on which teams they'd most like to see play each other in the successive rounds. That way, da_suns_fan's dream of having excitement count for anything could be accomplished while simultaneously ensuring that substance will virtually never beat out style. It would be ratings gold -- and the Suns might actually have a chance to win something (at least until the Chinese and the Argentines start voting for the Rockets).

[Findog]

I really think that the NBA should go to American Idol format -- have judges decide which 16 teams should qualify for the playoffs, based primarily on the excitement of the games played, and then have fans vote on which teams they'd most like to see play each other in the successive rounds. That way, da_suns_fan's dream of having excitement count for anything could be accomplished while simultaneously ensuring that substance will virtually never beat out style. It would be ratings gold -- and the Suns might actually have a chance to win something (at least until the Chinese and the Argentines start voting for the Rockets).

The Spurs would win that one too, because da_closet_spurs_fan would vote for the silver and black.

[da_suns_fan__]

I really think that the NBA should go to American Idol format -- have judges decide which 16 teams should qualify for the playoffs, based primarily on the excitement of the games played, and then have fans vote on which teams they'd most like to see play each other in the successive rounds. That way, da_suns_fan's dream of having excitement count for anything could be accomplished while simultaneously ensuring that substance will virtually never beat out style. It would be ratings gold -- and the Suns might actually have a chance to win something (at least until the Chinese and the Argentines start voting for the Rockets).

Say what you will...but the Bulls weren't boring. The Showtime Lakers weren't boring. The Celtics weren't boring. The Kobe/Shaq Lakers werent' boring. The Heat weren't boring.

Did any of those teams lack "substance"?

Are we to believe that our only options are Spurs or "And 1" basketball?

Its up to the Suns to save our league.

[SpursDynasty]

If you ask me, I think the Suns and Mavs are boring.

[monosylab1k]

If you ask me, I think the Suns and Mavs are boring.

Nothing is as exciting as the blues-flavored rock of JDB.

[da_suns_fan__]

If you ask me, I think the Suns and Mavs are boring.

That would explain why you followed the Lakers/Suns Christmas Day game with "Zzzzzz".

This is even after those two teams gave one of the most memorable playoff series of all time in 2006.

SpursDynasty, what else do you enjoy?

[monosylab1k]

SpursDynasty, what else do you enjoy?

the drums, a nice glass of scotch, and of course....Baxter.

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The spurs are flukes. The le belonged to Dallas last year. The reasoning is explained fully in this thread.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75958

Prepare for a repeat by Dallas (of course with some fluky losses that are really wins).

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the drums, a nice glass of scotch, and of course....Baxter.

Can't we keep this discussion basketball related?

Drummers are flukes.

[FromWayDowntown]

Its up to the Suns to save our league.

They might start by winning a meaningful playoff series first. Of course, until they do that, they'll always be labeled style over substance.

Frankly, I'm content with enjoying the quiet dominance of Tim Duncan and watching the boring Spurs continuing to be the dominant force in the league during this era. And since the league isn't on the verge of collapse -- particularly given the ever-growing TV contract that the league recently entered into with ABC/ESPN/TNT and the monsterous jumps in merchandising revenue that the league realizes annually -- I'm sure that the Spurs aren't going to be the end of basketball, despite the Chicken Little rantings of Suns fans.

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I see Tim Duncan possibly being a big factor for the Spurs this year. Look for him average double digits in points this year.

you. You are a fluke. Tim Duncan is a fluke too. He just got fluky wins with guys like Avery Johnson and Steve Kerr carrying him.

[Findog]

That would explain why you followed the Lakers/Suns Christmas Day game with "Zzzzzz".

This is even after those two teams gave one of the most memorable playoff series of all time in 2006.

SpursDynasty, what else do you enjoy?

Spurs/Mavs was far more exciting and entertaining than Suns/Mavs. For one thing, the Spurs were a much better team and put up more of a fight than the Suns. Overtime in Game 7 versus a home team getting eliminated on its own floor in Game 6. You make the call.

SpursDynasty enjoys laying it down with the JDB, if you must know.

[Findog]

the drums, a nice glass of scotch, and of course....Baxter.

I have a feeling this thread is about to escalate, I mean really get out of hand.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Looking forward to:
1. Spurs vs. Phoenix- The games are usually pretty good ones. High stakes, contrast in styles, etc.
2. Spurs vs. Dallas- Less of a contrast in styles, but two very good teams with a lot of recent history.
3. Watching the bandwagon fans of Houston try to figure out which wagon they should be on in a few months. Texans or Rockets? Rockets or Texans? And then watching them jump off both of them when they lose.
4. The circus that is the New York Knicks.
5. TNT NBA coverage.

Not Looking Forward To:
1. Media and Troll Coverage of Spurs vs. Phoenix- I'll put my rough estimate on the amount of times the terms "controversial", "unfair suspension", "Donaghy", and "Scandal" will come up at 3 million.
2. Media and Troll Coverage of Spurs vs. Dallas- I'm really more worried about certain Spurs clowns making this one harder to enjoy. Though I'm sure there will be no shortage of folks reminding us that the last team to beat the Spurs in a 7 game series was the Mavs.
3. Kobe's Drama-It will happen. A lot. And we'll have to hear it all over every friggin' day. When he says something whiny we'll hear about it. On days where he isn't whiny he'll drop 40 and ESPN will cover the game for 5 seconds and spend 45 more talking about the last thing he got whiny about.
4. The Eastern Conference- Do we really need this thing anymore? Give them a year off.
5. The All Star Weekend-Every year brings the hope that it will be the last.

[SpursDynasty]

Suns and Lakers series (which the Lakers should have won, by the way) was a great series in 2006. By 2007, it was the most horrible thing on the face of the earth to watch.

Here are my new standings predictions for the West:

1. Spurs 65-17
2. Jazz 59-23
3. Mavericks 55-27
4. Suns 50-32
5. Warriors 50-32 (hold tiebreaker over Phoenix)
6. Lakers 47-35
7. Nuggets 45-37
8. Rockets 44-38

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Suns and Lakers series (which the Lakers should have won, by the way) was a great series in 2006. By 2007, it was the most horrible thing on the face of the earth to watch.

Here are my new standings predictions for the West:

1. Spurs 65-17
2. Jazz 59-23
3. Mavericks 55-27
4. Suns 50-32
5. Warriors 50-32 (hold tiebreaker over Phoenix)
6. Lakers 47-35
7. Nuggets 45-37
8. Rockets 44-38

Wow. Previously you didn't even have the Mavs or Suns in the playoffs. I guess they fluked their way in this time, eh?