We lost GM 6&7 because a 37 year old was BY FAR our best player on the court

[xmas1997]

Basically.

Yup, I'm really looking forward to this next season, especially if we can get Oden and he remain injury free.

[kobyz]

Gervin not getting a ring doesn't matter at all. It was 30+ years ago and the league was dominated even more by superteams than it is now. Magic/Kareem, Bird's Celtics, the 76ers. etc. There was noway for Gervin/Spurs to compete in that era.

Plus, Gervin really wasn't even a transcendently great player. A great scorer, sure. But so was Alex English. Tracy McGrady.

Basically, Gervin is just nowhere near Duncan in terms of talent and production. Duncan's ring count is a lot more important, given Duncan's a contender for the five or eight greatest players of all time

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[kobyz]

Gervin not getting a ring doesn't matter at all. It was 30+ years ago and the league was dominated even more by superteams than it is now. Magic/Kareem, Bird's Celtics, the 76ers. etc. There was noway for Gervin/Spurs to compete in that era.

Plus, Gervin really wasn't even a transcendently great player. A great scorer, sure. But so was Alex English. Tracy McGrady.

Basically, Gervin is just nowhere near Duncan in terms of talent and production. Duncan's ring count is a lot more important, given Duncan's a contender for the five or eight greatest players of all time

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[HI-FI]

Parker traveled and double dribbled, honestly, on his miracle shot. It is karma in some weird way.

Lol.

some truth to that. Parker got away with a lot on that final shot. I remember feeling less confident throughout game 6 because it was obvious Duncan and Kawhi were the only ones still remaining. Parker was disappearing per par, Manu was imploding ....

whats sad is we truly faced the best, and we simply didn't have enough to put them away. The Heat are so loaded, willing to go over the cap to keep all that talent, and we almost pulled off the upset. if we would've played anyone else from the east we would've blown them out, but unfortunately Heat are too loaded compared to everyone else.

however, if Heat make it back to Finals, that will be 4 Finals in a row, and I can't imagine them being as sharp. , the wheels were starting to come off of them in this series.

[Vash StampedE]

It's been a month! Get over it!

And if you hate our GM, I don't know what else you could ask for.

[ChumpDumper]

I've done it with a few teams, but seriously -- compare the Spurs' draft history over the past 15 years with any other team in the NBA.

It's no contest.

Add to that the teams fielded while staying under the tax every season but one, damn.

[kobyz]

It can be and is both.

So I think you have a wrong interpretation, cause if that true there is no meanings for the words, in my case you can't use those words in bad connotation, I'm not coming from those places, I'm really hurt big time but I'm not those determinations

[ChumpDumper]

So I think you have a wrong interpretation, cause if that true there is no meanings for the words, in my case you can't use those words in bad connotation, I'm not coming from those places, I'm really hurt big time but I'm not those determinations

I can use those words in any connotation that fits.

This one fits.

[kobyz]

I can use those words in any connotation that fits.

This one fits.

So you have very small perspective and understanding.

[Vash StampedE]

at those still having meltdowns even a month since then
But yeah, I'll join you guys when Duncan retires not winning another championship.

[xmas1997]

lol Sorry, but I just have to laugh.
Hey, maybe that is why he is posting .................. as comic relief!

[TheGreatYacht]

at those still having meltdowns even a month since then
But yeah, I'll join you guys when Duncan retires not winning another championship.

If that happens, then you'll remember me.

[ChumpDumper]

So you have very small perspective and understanding.

On the contrary, you're being very emo about being called emo tbh.

[kobyz]

at those still having meltdowns even a month since then
But yeah, I'll join you guys when Duncan retires not winning another championship.

at those who act too cool to school and trying to refuse facing the true, if you a true fan, this is a disaster you can't recover or move on from.

[Vash StampedE]

If that happens, then you'll remember me.

Don't worry, I won't

[xmas1997]

If that happens, then you'll remember me.

Geeez, I don't know which is worse the crying sniveling of kobyz, or your baseless broken record accusations and whining name calling.
Both of you have become quite irritating! All anyone can do is laugh at your takes because your posts are just plain too ridiculous to be taken seriously.

[ChumpDumper]

at those who act too cool to school and trying to refuse facing the true, if you a true fan, this is a disaster you can't recover or move on from.

So are you just going to die over this?

[Vash StampedE]

at those who act too cool to school and trying to refuse facing the true, if you a true fan, this is a disaster you can't recover or move on from.

Meltdown, a month and counting

[kobyz]

On the contrary, you're being very emo about being called emo tbh.

Or maybe you can't accept telling you that you wrong.

[xmas1997]

So are you just going to die over this?

Chump, that is just too too funny, in a morbid sort of way, but morbidity can be quite funny too sometimes!

[ChumpDumper]

Or maybe you can't accept telling you that you wrong.

Me right.

So are you going to die over this?

[Chinook]

Every member of the team played well enough for the Spurs to win; it's just that everyone else didn't.

That about sums up what happened.

Duncan had great numbers the last two games, but he missed the two most-important shots. Leonard showed up offensively in Game 7 and had been solid there and great defensively for the whole series, but his missed free throw led to the Heat having a chance. Green set a record for threes in the Finals, but he missed a shot that could have tied it in Game 7. Parker played heroically to bring the Spurs back in Game 6, but his selfish play in overtime led to the team blowing two great chances to take the lead. Ginobili's game 5 should have been enough to win the series, but his Game 6 got in the way. Splitter took Bosh out of the series offensively and made the Heat the Big Two. But he couldn't score enough.

They lost as a team. If any one of those players had had just a little bit more in the tank, the Spurs win. But they didn't, and to pretend like everyone let down Duncan when the person who let him down the most was himself completely misses the point.

[kobyz]

So are you just going to die over this?

One thing is for sure I'm gonna be in grief the rest of my life.

[xmas1997]

Every member of the team played well enough for the Spurs to win; it's just that everyone else didn't.

That about sums up what happened.

Duncan had great numbers the last two games, but he missed the two most-important shots. Leonard showed up offensively in Game 7 and had been solid there and great defensively for the whole series, but his missed free throw led to the Heat having a chance. Green set a record for threes in the Finals, but he missed a shot that could have tied it in Game 7. Parker played heroically to bring the Spurs back in Game 6, but his selfish play in overtime led to the team blowing two great chances to take the lead. Ginobili's game 5 should have been enough to win the series, but his Game 6 got in the way. Splitter took Bosh out of the series offensively and made the Heat the Big Two. But he couldn't score enough.

They lost as a team. If any one of those players had had just a little bit more in the tank, the Spurs win. But they didn't, and to pretend like everyone let down Duncan when the person who let him down the most was himself completely misses the point.

I've been saying this same thing the whole time, but some on here, I guess they are trolling, keep harping on it's only Manu and Pops fault, or it's the "end of the world". Either they went into the twilight zone and saw different games than we did, or they are seriously mentally deficient, or they are trolls. That's about the only thing you can infer from their "nutty" posts.

[TheGreatYacht]

Every member of the team played well enough (except for Manu) for the Spurs to win; it's just that everyone else didn't.

That about sums up what happened.

Duncan had great numbers the last two games, but he missed the two most-important shots. Leonard showed up offensively in Game 7 and had been solid there and great defensively for the whole series, but his missed free throw (so did Manu being the savvy vet that he is) led to the Heat having a chance. Green set a record for threes in the Finals, but he missed a shot that could have tied it in Game 7. Parker played heroically to bring the Spurs back in Game 6, but his selfish play in overtime led to the team blowing two great chances to take the lead. Ginobili's game 5 should have been enough to win the series, but his Game 6 got in the way. Splitter took Bosh out of the series offensively and made the Heat the Big Two. But he couldn't score enough.

They lost as a team. If any one of those players had had just a little bit more in the tank, the Spurs win. But they didn't, and to pretend like everyone let down Duncan when the person who let him down the most was himself completely misses the point.

I don't mean to sound like a broken record but here's another way to put things in perspective:

Danny Green shot the lights out for the first 5 games. He defended Lebron and on the fast break pretty well. He did what was expected of him and was a major reason why we were up 3-2 in the series.

What did Manu do? He turned the ball over 8x in Game 6.
Kawhi Leonard did a good job defending Lebron the whole series. He consolidated himself in the finals by replacing Manu as the part of the Big 3. He missed a free throw because he's young. He gets a pass.

What did Manu do? He missed a free throw despite being a good career FT shooter and being one of our most experienced guys.
Tim Duncan had monster numbers for Games 6&7 so him and Kawhi basically carried the team. Tim wasn't even supposed to play a Game 7 had it not been for Pop and Manu's choke jobs in Game 6.

What did Manu do? He turned the ball over 8 x, he missed a free throw, and committed a huge turnover in the 4th quarter of Game 7.
Tony Parker hit that huge three pointer while being guarded Lebron in the final minutes of Game 6. Without his three point shot, we wouldn't even be up by 5 points with 28 seconds to go. What did Manu do? He got in Kawhi's way of getting a rebound, 8 turnovers, and missed a huge free throw with being a veteran player.
Superstars win you games on the road. Role players tend to choke on the road. Tim Duncan, TP, and Kawhi made their contributions on the road for the most part, especially on Games 6&7. See above.

What did Manu do? He was pathetic throughout the NBA finals. He the bed.

Stop spreading the blame and using the "we win as a team, we lose as a team" bull because that' doesn't apply in Game 6. Stop being a Popsucker or Manu and accept the fact that Pop and Manu cost Timmy his 5th championship. See above.

You can spread the blame all you want but the fact is that Pop and Manu shat the bed. They pulled the biggest choke job in NBA history.