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No Spur cried, though.
I agree that we had a good roster but other than that I don't see how a championship team can fall 1-3 and still be an 'if champion'. Suns I can understand we would have beaten them,but it would have been a tought finals agains the Heat.
Besides the roster was that much more good that this year's: Our big were Mohamed, Rasho and Oberto, other than Horry I don't see an improvement. Finley played a subpar series agains Dallas. NVE was non existent. Manu most of game 7 was very slow for some reason. He had a good game 6 though.
No Spur cried, though.
I think what hurts so much is that Pop went away from what worked. If he had continued playing how we won in the playoffs through game 2 we would have been fine. Second he should never have given away game 3. That kind of stupid thing has to stop.
I think 2006 hurt the most because I was there. 2004 ended in LA and this one ended in OKC. Watching it end in person is the worst.
this one hurts the most, partly because it's the most recent and I felt this was our last chance at glory (for the foreseeable future). In previous failures, I still had hope that we could come back strong the next year. it's possible we might have another run in us, i won't discredit the hearts of champions, but this felt like it could have been a storybook ending.
2004 and 2006 were probably more painful at the time, but remembering how the Lakers and Mavs choked in the Finals still brings a warm smile to my face.
I suppose if the Thunder get beat in the Finals i might be able to get over this as well, sorry i'm a hater.
as much as I hate to see the Big 3 retire, I would love to see what Pop would do if he had a roster like the Thunder, with their youth and energy.
I still haven't gotten over this one. After we went up 2-0 I really thought we'd win in 5. We were playing so well it seemed like we couldn't be beaten. And then the wheels fell off the bus and now we're all sitting here stunned.
This one stings pretty bad. Just as bad as losing to the Lakers in 2004 behind Fisher's .4 shot. That was a potential three peat. But I really felt we were going to win it all this year. More confident in this team than I have been for any Spurs team in the Duncan era. We were so dominant and deep.
I've tuned out everything NBA since the Spurs loss.
TRUE Spurs fans sure do have to be able to handle major poundings through years and years, that's for sure.
the one thing i'll always appreciate about this team and organization is that we were able to win 4 championships in a league/era that is notorious for ty parity and officiating.
when you look back at how some teams like the Lakers spent their cash on all star teams, or how officiating ruined so many great series, the Spurs still have accomplished some incredible things. Yes we could have had more but our 4 championships absolutely defied the odds.
I started getting over it when I saw Bonner still with the team. I saw that we had the best regular season record in the West, like last year, and saw that we had the easiest path to the WCF, and knew this season would be emotionally worse than last, just because of the false hope.
The + though: We shed RJ's contract. Picking up Jax and Diaw are temporary things, but getting rid of that sack contract was monumental factored in with Tim's contract ending. The Spurs have a name and a reputation as a winning franchise, so they might attract a big name, might. They've had a big contract guy for 25 years at least, next year that will end.
That's pretty much exactly how I feel.Immediately after Game 6, some of the pain was dulled by the fact that the Spurs put up a good fight in a hostile environment. The opposition did what they set out to do and the Thunder played well too. The Spurs did all they could given the cir stances, IMO.
But, damn, this one hurts. Bad. I never allowed myself to get too high even as the Spurs were on their historic run. I've seen too many harsh U-turns occur in the NBA playoffs to get too caught up in any hot streak. And I know it's just a game, blah, blah ... but this morning, after soaking everything in, I can honestly say that was the most painful end to a season I've ever experience.
The Spurs weren't a perfect team. Despite the hype, if they won it all, I would have maintained it was the fifth best of their championship teams. But, man, they were right there. One more win in their last four games and their chance at a championship is pretty damn good. If they would have won it all, it probably would have been the sweetest of the five just because the ride was so enjoyable due to the low expectations at the outset of the season.
And then you add in the fact that this was very likely their last chance to get it done, and the pain is magnified. The Spurs needed a miracle just to stay this healthy for this long. Duncan was able to somehow turn back the hands of time for one final glorious run. Ginobili, despite declining physical skills, was able to remain relatively close to his best level. But add another year to those two and we probably see a huge drop in play by next season's playoffs. With that, San Antonio's chances go from slim to none.
I've been a hardcore fan since David Robinson's rookie season. In that time, the most painful defeats I've experienced in order:
1. 2012
2. 2006
3. 1995
4. 2001
5. 2004
Ugh.
For me it's
2012 (I just feel so sad that these guys couldn't sneak one more unexpected ring before the end of the Dynasty - they were playing so damned well! How did this happen!?)
2006 (why, Manu, whyyyyy? We would've slaughtered the Heat)
2004 (Pistons probably would've beaten us that year, but losing that way was a gut-punch)
1995 (Hakeem had the better team - if David had his supporting cast he would've -slapped Hakeem)
2001 and 2002 (although those two made 2003 all the sweeter)
Spurs supporter for life.
I'll always be the biggest Manu fan.
I think I'll stay away from NBA games a little while, while the wounds are still fresh.
I'm focused on boxing now, will watch Pacquiao vs Bradley tomorrow.
The Spurs reminded me of an aging, technically gifted, boxer-puncher ex-champ, with a strong second wind in the twilight of his career, winning a string of KO victories.
Faced an up and coming, hot prospect, brash and talented and strong, for a le eliminator. In the young boxer's hometown.
Fight night. Old champ hangs punch for punch with the young buck, winning in the early to middle rounds, busting up the youngster's face and buckling his knees with stinging counters and body shots, but slowly fading during the final stretches.
Close final rounds, but still losing on the scorecards. And also getting some not so favorable referee calls.
Old champ losing by referee TKO, but never going down.
Beaten but unbowed.
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B Hop v Dawson
At what point do you decide that the wheels have come off?
This has gone as far as it will go. Spurs have become what we used to mock in teams like the Mavericks: regular season trick artists who get savagely exposed in the post season.
Defense wins championships. Start the rebuilding from there.
4-0, 4-0, 2-0 isn't "savagely exposed". This team would have won it all in most other years, just happened to run into another team playing at an astounding level with the best closer in the game as hot as he can be. C'est la sports.
I favoured rebuilding 2 years ago but now freely admit I was wrong - we should ride the Big 3 until the end (another 2 years). There's plenty of time in the future to be garbage and go through the pain of rebuilding.
One key signing can make all the difference when you have a system like the Spurs do (see: Diaw, Boris, Jax, Stephen), and I think the FO can find the guys we need to give us a real chance until Timmy and Manu retire.
We should be celebrating the Western Conference championship right now...
Yeah, we should...We should be celebrating the Western Conference championship right now...
I ing hate this feeling. Had it in 1995, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006. Ugh. But then again, if you never feel like this you don't feel as good when your team wins, and 1999, 03, 05, 07 were all sooooo sweet.
This one honestly still hurts. Even until now.
Most days, this doesn't even occur to me, and I'm able to get on with my life. But some days, I think about how seemingly invincible we were, about how we were destined to finally bring back a championship to the Alamo city after one final glorious run, about how the conversation among pundits wasn't even whether we would win it all, but whether we were one of the best teams of all time.
Then that epic collapse after a 20-game winning streak. We were so close. And to think that was probably our last shot at winning it all. It really, really hurts just thinking about it.
I'm sure you thought about ending it all. If that is the case once again, acting on those thoughts wouldn't be a bad idea.
They dominated that entire decade, except for the 5 Laker les and 7 overall Finals appearances
2006 was the worst for me. Suns and Heat to win the championship - chance for a 3 peat. After that 2004, maybe Spurs wouldn't have beaten DET since Parker was a year younger and Manu wasn't at his peak 05 form. But 2012, was like a dream year - very surprised at the level they were playing at during the regular season but never really thought they'd win because of the defense. Besides IMO, Lebron wanted it too much.Immediately after Game 6, some of the pain was dulled by the fact that the Spurs put up a good fight in a hostile environment. The opposition did what they set out to do and the Thunder played well too. The Spurs did all they could given the cir stances, IMO.
But, damn, this one hurts. Bad. I never allowed myself to get too high even as the Spurs were on their historic run. I've seen too many harsh U-turns occur in the NBA playoffs to get too caught up in any hot streak. And I know it's just a game, blah, blah ... but this morning, after soaking everything in, I can honestly say that was the most painful end to a season I've ever experience.
The Spurs weren't a perfect team. Despite the hype, if they won it all, I would have maintained it was the fifth best of their championship teams. But, man, they were right there. One more win in their last four games and their chance at a championship is pretty damn good. If they would have won it all, it probably would have been the sweetest of the five just because the ride was so enjoyable due to the low expectations at the outset of the season.
And then you add in the fact that this was very likely their last chance to get it done, and the pain is magnified. The Spurs needed a miracle just to stay this healthy for this long. Duncan was able to somehow turn back the hands of time for one final glorious run. Ginobili, despite declining physical skills, was able to remain relatively close to his best level. But add another year to those two and we probably see a huge drop in play by next season's playoffs. With that, San Antonio's chances go from slim to none.
I've been a hardcore fan since David Robinson's rookie season. In that time, the most painful defeats I've experienced in order:
1. 2012
2. 2006
3. 1995
4. 2001
5. 2004
Ugh.
'kaaaaaaaay.
hmm...let's compare:
5 NBA les and 7 WC les
or...
4 NBA les?
Lakers didn't suck in 2004 and 2008, so way lose credibility on det one.
Oh, and where were you?
It certainly hurts considering how the team performed at its peak...but really, the pain isn't as bad when one comes to terms with reality. OKC is just a better team. Now add the Lakers to that upper tier of teams in the league. It's gonna take some injuries to contending teams along with lady luck for this Spurs team to get that far into the postseason.
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