Random Thoughts After Game 6

[RD2191]

Bench Manu! Fuk man! Fuk Pop. Geez. It was right there! Right fukin there!

[edgar]

You guys have given me the strenght when Ive been down before so here's my way of returning the favor.

Listen if the heat needed to do all of that to win the game, you saw good win and we'll see you next time.

They made lucky plays and with their backs against the walls thats what teams do. Now the Spurs have their backs against the walls and will play like never before. Whoever wins Thursday deserves to win! Like Tim Duncan said, we get the foul call at the end, we are talking about a different topic tonight.

I have zero doubt the Spurs will come back with the same focus and determination to win... we might actually get Ginobili to join Tim and Tony in having one monster game.

Neither team should feel confident going into Thursday, no one!

We will see a champion Thursday. However to crown the winner of game 6 champion is the same as saying let's crown the winner of game 5.

All im saying is that this loss sucks, but the Spurs are blessed to have a second chance to redeem themselves. Plus if history repeats itself, Spurs rebound and win game 7.

[SouthernFried]

You know, everyone talks about MIAMI not losing a game in this series...after they lost the previous one. They always bounce back and win the next one.

What nobody ever talks about...is the SPURS haven't lost back to back in this series either.

Cya in game 7

[Capt Bringdown]

Spurs have certainly had more than their share of these kinds of dramatic playoff loses. Love these guys but it's kinda hard to chalk it all up to bad luck. We brought this on ourselves.
Wow, Miami must be absolutely ski high now.

[Budkin]

It's really sinking in now and it hurts. It hurts bad...

[024]

Uh, this team was a good bounce, a made free throw, literally anything away from winning a championship.

You can't get closer to a championship and not win it than what we just witnessed.

The Spurs are very fortunate to be in this position in the first place. Parker's miracle shot in game 1 plus only having 4 TOs, Green's miracle 3 point shooting all series, the Heat missing most of their jumpers, and Ginobili's corpse being reanimated in game 5. Everything fell into place to give the Spurs a chance against almost impossible odds. Obviously since they are so close, you just want them to grab it. But it was a lot of luck that put them in this position in the first place. It's like hitting all but one number in the lottery in an all or nothing draw. Are you upset you didn't win? Yes probably. Is it worth losing sleep over? Not really.

Although in this case, its more like the Spurs hit the lottery and Ginobili came over and tore up the ticket.

[Keepin' it real]

Jesus Christ. I've never seen Tim look that devastated (postgame conference). Even someone as unflappable as Tim can't help but show the pain from this loss.

[Shabazz]

Did Pop miss crucial free throws?

He kept Tim Duncan on the bench on two late possessions where the Heat used offensive rebounding to score 6 points. That is pretty terrible coaching right there to have your best rebounder out of the game in a situation where even one defensive rebound is the difference between winning and overtime.

There were plenty of other questionable decisions by Pop late.

[SpurSpurSpurs]

That last 4 mins in the regulation almost had me break down. No sleep, no eat and with that fvckin game. I was ready to collapse. On to game 7!!!

[MarCowMar]

I'm shocked at how down everyone is after this game. We proved we can hang with the Heat in their own arena. LeBron, Wade, and Bosh all looked completely rattled and numb for 9/10ths of the game. Our defense is forcing them into all sorts of tough, contested shots.

We were a few plays from winning. We can close this out in game seven. Hang in there. Sheesh!

[ElNono]

They made a lot of from downtown too, and we sucked from 3 tonight... The only silver-lining I see is that we played really good defense for 3 quarters... when you play D like that you give yourself a shot... While I doubt we're going to get another night from Duncan like tonight, if we can hustle on D like that, we'll have a shot.

[timtonymanu]

Ehh... I picked Miami to win the series. Obviously, we still have one more game to play, but damn that was just an inch away from winning it all.

[DJ Mbenga]

spurs did not have a ton of assists. basically went to striaght up post isolations. milked that cow dry, and had no answers after that once lebron shut down parker's screen and rolls. they tried to go to ginobli pick and rolls and he was in total tired old bag status.

[DPG21920]

You have to go down with who got you there and right now, unfortunately it includes Manu. However, they have earned it. Deal with what happens later.

[Capt Bringdown]

It's really sinking in now and it hurts. It hurts bad...

I couldn't watch the end of the game and I'm wondering now if I want to watch game 7. I'm in shock.
Worst feeling as a Spurs fan, ever.
Worse than Billy Paultz's moving screen call ffs.

[dbreiden83080]

I'm shocked at how down everyone is after this game. We proved we can hang with the Heat in their own arena. LeBron, Wade, and Bosh all looked completely rattled and numb for 9/10ths of the game. Our defense is forcing them into all sorts of tough, contested shots.

We were a few plays from winning. We can close this out in game seven. Hang in there. Sheesh!

You don't lose a game like that and bounce back... Tim, Tony and Manu looked like they wanted to puke at the presser..

This is over...

[EIC]

-Well, what is there to say? I'm numb right now. It's an hour-plus after the game and I'm numb. There aren't words to describe what we just witnessed as Spurs fans. The 0.4 game was bad. The 2006 Mavs Game 7 was bad. This is like every Spurs loss in the history of my life wrapped into one bad.

-I never did let myself get too excited. Even with the ball up by 4 with 20-something seconds left, I wasn't comfortable. I've seen too much as a Spurs fan to get excited in that moment. In a way, thank God for 0.4 and that Mavs series or else going from celebrating a championship to losing probably would have been enough to break a man. Hopefully none of you out there experienced the rollercoaster.

-Fvck it. I still love this team. Thank you. No matter what happens in Game 7, thank you.

-Thank you to Tim Duncan for playing his azz off in that first half. That was almost enough to get the fifth ring. You did your part, bro.

-I can't even start the blame game. I can't. It's pointless at this moment.

-Boris Diaw thanks for the big time play.

-Kawhi Leonard you played your azz off as well.

-TP and Manu … the effort was there.

-Tiago you hit some big shots.

-Neal you hit a big shot.

-Green you played hard.

-I can't even.

-Wow.

-.....

-Wow.

-.................................

You hit the nail on the head.

It was 0:04 and 2006 Game 7 vs. Mavs all rolled into one, then multiplied by 10. We were 1 of 2 free throws OR 1 of 2 (3?) free throws OR 1 foul away from #5. A team can literally not come closer than that and still lose it. It's mind blowing. I am still in shock.

Also, like you, I never bought in. Maybe for a second. But I had a terrible, terrible feeling that something was going to happen. It's hard to explain.

This game felt like a Game 7 to me. I had to keep reminding myself it was Game 6. But the truth is, it was a must win for the Spurs. And as hard as a Game 7 in Miami would have been, it is now magnified by (1) the way the Spurs lost Game 6, and (2) the fact that they are physically spent. I knew this at the end of regulation. "If Spurs lose, the series is over. If Spurs lose, the series is over. If Spurs lose, the series is over." I thought for a second we had it. I really did. But those missed free throws were a killer. And when James hit the first three, I knew something bad was going to happen.

The combination of emotions -- coming so close to a championship, knowing the Spurs would have nothing in the tank for Game 7, and knowing this was the end of an era I grew up with and that I'd never really see again -- is just too much. It truly is hard to imagine a worse way to close the book on what was an amazing dynasty. Man, those were some good times . . . .

[2centsworth]

Did Pop miss crucial free throws?

I agree a 6 pt lead with 28 seconds was not enough for Pop since he planned on giving up 4 offensive rebounds to Miami. Definitely could have used an 8 pt lead with that type of coaching

[Rapper]

timvp I am with you, it hurts it really hurts it really really fuvking hurts I know you understand that losing the Game 6 means losing this series

Heat in 7

[Salty]

We'll have plenty of time to sulk over this loss if the Spurs lose Game 7.

[TheGoldStandard]

I think everyone is dejected because the Spurs are dejected, did you see the press conferences? They look defeated.. they look like they don't know what else to do.. Pop was the only one with a snarky at ude like he deserved to be that way? Really Pop, you get to stand on your soapbox and dismiss any of the medias questions? him, but the media for not having the balls to call him on his stupid coaching. This loss is on him and his belief in Manu despite him playing so poorly, I doubt Gary Neal would have sucked it up worse.

[Guajalote]

Gotta be a "glass half full guy" at this point. Here's why the Spurs win Thursday. Not because of the pattern of alternating wins, or because we finally get "good" officiating. We win because everybody expects the Spurs to lose now. No one can tell me that that group of men have gone through as much as they have (including .4, Dallas in '06, 95 WCF, etc) and not have a huge chip on their shoulders. We win Thursday because nobody expects us to. Pop makes adjustments, Tim and Manu coax one more good game out of their bodies, and Tony takes his turn with his own "big game." LeBron and Wade were gassed tonight. Bosh was lost until he made three good defensive plays tonight right at the very end. Keep Allen and Chalmers from going off, repeat the exact same formula as Game 6 and the Spurs are champs. Add one more Spurs free throw, take away Battier's bank shot three pointer, take away Miller's one shoe three pointer, and we're celebrating right now. Woulda coulda shoulda. Plain and simple-WE BEAT OURSELVES TONIGHT. And no matter how crappy we all are feeling right now, that doesn't happen very often, especially in pressure situations. Just do what they did tonight for game 7 and they've got it.

[BackHome]

Bench Manu! Fuk man! Fuk Pop. Geez. It was right there! Right fukin there!

+100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

[edgar]

Everyone forgets, Dwayne is hurting more tonight than ever before with the play that may have injured his left knee. How will that affect him. The heat are also gassed. No team should feel confident about winning Thursday. The Heat didn't blow us out of the arena. It's anyone's game Thursday.

[SpurPadre]

You guys have given me the strenght when Ive been down before so here's my way of returning the favor.

Listen if the heat needed to do all of that to win the game, you saw good win and we'll see you next time.

They made lucky plays and with their backs against the walls thats what teams do. Now the Spurs have their backs against the walls and will play like never before. Whoever wins Thursday deserves to win! Like Tim Duncan said, we get the foul call at the end, we are talking about a different topic tonight.

I have zero doubt the Spurs will come back with the same focus and determination to win... we might actually get Ginobili to join Tim and Tony in having one monster game.

Neither team should feel confident going into Thursday, no one!

We will see a champion Thursday. However to crown the winner of game 6 champion is the same as saying let's crown the winner of game 5.

All im saying is that this loss sucks, but the Spurs are blessed to have a second chance to redeem themselves. Plus if history repeats itself, Spurs rebound and win game 7.

Thanks for the optimism but if we lose Game 7, the Heat do not deserve to win the championship because of this game tonight, which even non Spurs fan believe we pissed away.