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I'm a kiwi so Sean Marks
, I don't know. Grew up in the Rio Grande Valley when all we had was Dallas Cowboys football and seriously crappy minor league baseball. San Antonio was the closest big city. We always loved the Spurs.
Spent my summers as a kid in the Hill Country at summer camp. Sean Elliott came to visit as a rookie. Was a super nice guy and gave me his autograph even though I had no idea who he was other than a Spur.
I still have that napkin.....it isn't even white any more....faded yellow....but there he is....
Finally went to college.... Worked my summers in the same area. Read the San Antonio Express News about David Robinson...... Suffered through bad teams....
I even remember liking a guy called Brickowski........... Some white dude that played kinda' hard.....
Any way.....
Flight instructed in SA.... Came and went many times. Even remember when Timmeh was going to leave to go to Orlando or some such........and at the time was like, "Who cares? Let the idiot leave! Can't even wear real shoes to a press conference. What a jerkoff!"
Well..... I was wrong.
Was there for the last three rings.
Watched the Finals in SA at the SBC Center with my wife..........................
Parades on the River Walk...............
My kids are on the DVD from the 2007 Championship right before the credits.....
Also flew Tracy McGrady and Greg Popovich on charter flights.............................
My wife met Robert Horry at a club she worked at. She said, "You're really tall. Do you play basketball?" He said, "Something like that." We had been to several games. You can't spot Robert Horry???? SERIOUSLY?
WOOT.
Whatever. I am a GNSF who hates Manu. Rolling my eyes.
Last edited by Skull-1; 08-15-2013 at 01:10 PM.
I'm a kiwi so Sean Marks
bandwagon/t-shirt fan arguments because you don't live close. Dumbest takes in sports history tbh.
Man...didn't realize you were that young. Guess your posting style suggested to me that you were older.
I've been a Spurs fan since I was a kid in 1981. The Spurs are like family now. I can talk about them when they deserve it but get I defensive when non-fans do.
I guess I'm a bandwaggoner because I knew nothing about the Spurs before they took Portland to seven games in 1990. I kind of rooted for them at that point and I happened to move to San Antonio about a year later. My name comes from the first NBA game I went to against the Rockets at Hemisfair. I won them off a radio station.
Raised here since I was 4, went to Thousand Oaks elem, Bradley Middle, Mac high school. Have a good paying job here, and its cheap to live. I'd like to move near a beach soon though, maybe Florida.
Watched ABA games as a kid listened to them on the radio as well.
Suffered through the biggest choke in Spurs playoff history, up 3-1 to the Bullets for a chance at the finals.
People who think Pop is bad never experienced the Shark or Cottonball.
Our fan base is spoiled imo after the 99 ship.
I totally agree with you!
Fans who continue to cry, whine, and about this last series have no earthly idea about heart breaks with the Spurs if they never experienced the Bullets series! Now that was truly heart breaking and makes this last one pale in significance. I just have to laugh when I think about it.
And I am thankful the Spurs even had a chance in this last one when they were not even supposed to be there by all accounts before hand.
Moved here for work in 1992. Started getting season tickets when they were still at the Alamadome. Continued at the AT&T Center until 2008. Still watch every single game on tv. No misses. Only been living here part time since 1999, but still catch all the games wherever I am. First game I ever saw was at the Hemisfair Arena when Jerry Tarkanian was coach. Remember watching him eat his towel. Weird guy.
Jeez why did you have to do that..
I was just getting over this finals and you go and bring up the Bullets series.
Next someones going to bring up the time Erving knocked the ball out of Ice's hand while standing out of bounds....
I've been saying that whenever we talk about the first NBA player that was younger than us. Rubio is mine, and he's born in late 1990. Now that's a guy you'd think would be older than he actually is right there.
Man...didn't realize you were that young. Guess your posting style suggested to me that you were older.
raised in SA
Castle Hills Elem (beats me)
Jackson Middle School (89-92)
Robert E Lee High School. (92-96)
Left state for college, etc..
The first time I saw the Spurs play, they were playing with a red, white and blue basketball and Dr J was playing for the NY Nets. I don't have a second favorite team, never have, never will.
Hope that's good enough?
My surname family came to this country in 1630 and I am a 14th generation American. You're all a heavy load but I still claim you. I own this place!!!
My friend is a promoter so he's always partying with ball players. Met Danny Green 2 nights in a row last summer.
Been a Spurs fan since I learned the game of basketball back when i was 7 or 8.
Ed Cody Elem
Adams Hill Elem
Pease Middle School
Jay HS (c/o 2001)
St. Marys Univ
US Air Force (2004 - present currently stationed in Hawaii)
Love reading where everyone went to school.
Locke Hill Elementary
Hobby Middle School
Clark High School (94)
University of Kansas
Got my ass back to San Antonio
GSG!
Schulze Elementary/Kingsborough Middle School/ McCollum High School ('06) Palo Alto College/Career Point College Work in and live in the City Base Area on the Southeast of San Antonio. Been a Spurs fan since I was able to comprehend the game of Basketball 95-96 or so.
Born and raised here and still reside here.
Valley Hi Nazarene
Village Parkway Christian
Castle Hills 1st Baptist til HS
South San - WC HS
St. Philips College
UTSA in 2009
First Spurs game attended was mid-70s. Moved away in early 80s to Lincoln NE and recall a Spurs playoff loss to Lakers and not much else other than A-Train. Sold out Memorial Stadium in Lincoln was my main interest. Came back in 1985 and started following the team more closely. When we won the Admiral's draft rights started following much more closely and bought partial season ticket (all I could afford) when he came in. Pretty much a die hard since then. All I truly care about in sports are the Spurs, my Huskers and my NFL Fantasy league. I don't have a favorite NFL team and I don't like baseball, soccer or hockey. I hate when those scores clog the ESPN ticker the first part of football season, they need a customizeable ticker!
I've been a Spurs fan since I was 8. Those would be my ties.
I also own a crappy plot of land in El Paso, but that probably doesn't mean anything.
Yeah, I didn't understand that about the thread le. You don't have to live in or have lived there to be a Spurs fan and not be a bandwagoner.
Bandwagoners aren't people who watch and support a team in a city they don't live in, they're fans who cheer for the "popular"/"hot" team who has the highest or one of the highest chances to win in a given year. Like if someone is a Mavs fan, and their ty team didn't make the playoffs so they cheer for the Heat to win. Then they'd be a bandwagoner.
F you if you aren't a townie.
I am a direct descendant of the man who designed and created the spur itself. No, not the logo, I mean the actual spur. I have rights.
Talons?
Knew a few of the rookie DR, TC and Elliott team players personally including David, Sean and Chill. Knew David's little brother as well. My cousin drilled Willie in the rib cage with a fast pitch on a tennis court with a tennis ball when we were playing (what Willie called) strikeout. Willie used to come by my apartment and pick me up to hang out. Cool dude, really low speed.
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