Gut Check For Suns Fans (True Hoop)

[FromWayDowntown]

The Suns are categorically superior to the Spurs in every way, and their 3-10 playoff record against San Antonio these past four years is simply a function of several highly improbable coincidences.

I'm thinking league-wide conspiracies involving both on-court officials and New York-based executives are something other than "improbable coincidences."

[DarrinS]

Don't feel sorry for Suns fans. Just because your team is good doesn't mean they are en led to an NBA championship. Their fans should be thankful that they have such a talented basketball team that frequently makes the NBA playoffs.


Just imagine being an Arizona Cardinals fan.


, that didn't help, did it?

[ForeignFan]

Since the Spurs had to hit multiple improbable and incredible clutch shots to pull out the win, Sun fan just decides to count that game as a hypothetical win for the Suns. So, in the race for the Suns to defend their le as the Would-shoulda-coulda Excuse Champions, this series is "really" 1-1.
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Yeah right, but when the series will "really" or "essentially" be 3-3 in the mind of Suns fans, they will wonder why the Spurs move on to the semis while they can go fishing !

The only thing I liked in this B/S paper is the comparison between Michael Jordan and Tim Duncan.

[td4mvp21]

The Suns have played better than us for three quarters this series. The Spurs played better than them or at their level: 3rd, 4th, overtimes in Game 1 & 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in Game 2. The Suns, in both games, were only up because they played significantly better than the Spurs in the quarters they outplayed us. I don't see how they have played better than us.

[BonnerDynasty]

It's not like these are a massive 2 games out of 7.

No need to get down after two losses. Who won the regular season battles, The Suns, the Suns are better.

At worst, the Suns are tied with the Spurs 3-3. But one of those Suns game Shaq wasn't here. So count that as a Suns win. And Game 1 of the Playoffs was pratically a Suns win. So if you think about it, this year the Suns lead 5-1. The Suns are the better team.

[Brutalis]

these stories... Every true Suns fan has been on the brink of complete fandom anarchy since last year's playoffs. There's no effin' gut-check time. Most every true Suns fan tore his/hers out at some point this past year. Lord knows I did after Game 6. Others after the Marion trade. Still more after the Suns drew the Spurs in the first round. Those who didn't anticipate this being another trauma-causing series were either dead, blind or naive.

LINK: http://spurstalk.com/forums/showpost...2&postcount=52

And, yes, to all those "Registration is closed" walled off homers who parade around under the le of fan, how's (once again) taking the Spurs for granted working out for ya? Hiding in your opinion-protected forums, isolated from common sense, stroking each other's "fandom" to the point where only pro-Suns goo is splattered in post after post, mocking those who think different and the forums who give them a platform to post.

Spurstalk afraid? More like PHXsuns.net is afraid to venture beyond the paths littered with broken pair after broken pair of rose-tinted glasses.

Most would say you post in security. I'll say that from this "security" the only bother your keeping out is smarts.

[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

Good.
Spurs fans shouldn't feel sorry for the Suns fans if we end up winning the series.

I want the Spurs to be ruthless.

[Elraptor]

Yup...the Suns "feel" like they won the past two games, right?

To bad they didn't.

[O-Factor]

I almost feel like the Patriots with all the anti "Evil Empire" talk...feels nice...

Yeah, but the difference is we don't cheat.

[Avitus1]

I love how the Suns just cant get over any losses. It seems each loss they get they have some hair brained theory for.

[YODA]

Darth Vader was also my favorite character in Starwars.. bad guys are badass.

So are the good guys

[Rydia]

I had a hard time reading past that. The Spurs made shots and stops in crunch time, and the Suns didn't make as many. It's not like the Suns accidentally tipped the ball into the Spurs' basket to win the game. I'm tired of this bull about how the Suns "essentially" won.

I guess we "essentially" beat them by 20 in game one, if you don't count the many uncharacteristic mistakes we made in the first half. What a load of crap.

I Completely Agree!
WoW
Essentially...I find this really rude...


The only thing that makes me feel better is that the Suns think they are the "Better Team"

[Spurs Dynasty 21]

knowing that Suns fans are sad makes me happy

[ShoogarBear]

Has Henry Abbott always been this much of a complete tool? He's essentially parroting the D'Antoni party line.

[Amare_32]

Only thing I know is if they lose Game 3 its over. D"antoni is on thin ice with his support in the front office is dwindling.

[Man Mountain]

Say you play Game 1 over ten times, then Phoenix probably wins eight of them. So, in effect, Phoenix has only really been beaten once.

What. The. .

The Spurs and Suns did play Game 1 over again. It was called Game 2. And the SPURS won.

Abbott needs to stick to linking to bull articles and making bulleted lists. Dumb ass!

[MI21]

Did Abbott really write this? I usually like what he has to say, but this is just ridiculous.

[timvp]

The Spurs and Suns did play Game 1 over again. It was called Game 2.

ROFL.

[ShoogarBear]

The Spurs and Suns did play Game 1 over again. It was called Game 2.

You have GOT to send that to Abbott.

Moron.

[boutons_]

"this team has been built to last for years to come"

Shaq? Skinner? Steve? last for years?

[brettn]

knowing that Suns fans are sad makes me happy

+1

[bugmenot]

What. The. .

The Spurs and Suns did play Game 1 over again. It was called Game 2. And the SPURS won.

Abbott needs to stick to linking to bull articles and making bulleted lists. Dumb ass!

[itzsoweezee]

what kind of spurs fan says this: "I really believe Phoenix ought to win this series"?

what a ing jackass.

[itzsoweezee]

Did Abbott really write this? I usually like what he has to say, but this is just ridiculous.

abbott loves the suns. i hate that er.

[remingtonbo2001]

It feels great to be hated so much. Having a team as the "evil Empire" is pretty damn fun.

I have to imagine this is what Microsoft and Bill gates feel like.