SpursTalk's Top 50 Spurs
1. Tim Duncan
2. David Robinson
3. George Gervin
4. Gregg Popovich
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To pass the time until the start of preseason, let's see how SpursTalk.com ranks the Top 50 Spurs. Those eligible for the list include all players, coaches and owners. I don't want to define "top" too narrowly, but I think the best way to do it would be to think of the list as a list of the 50 most influential people who have helped make the Spurs one of the most successful franchises in the history of sport.
For more information on what we are doing, check out this thread.
In this thread, we will vote for spot number five. Please place your vote. If you will, also explain in this thread why you voted how you did.
Thanks.
P.S.
Poll options listed in alphabetical order. If you want to vote for someone not on the list, post in the thread and I'll add the person.
Voting will end 2AM CST Thursday morning. Please vote only once.
Founder/creator of the San Antonio Spurs, Angelo Drossos. Don't know much about him other than he gave up ownership in 1988 and died in 1997 from some form of palsy.
You have to tip your hat to this guy, he is the one that turned over the money even when he was hardly making any to keep this franchise alive and going. Without him there is no Gervin, Robinson, and Duncan making history.
Ginobili......... Then after him Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Lu ck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_Luck_The_Fakers_.
LMAO this cracks me up everytime.
Elliott.
I missed something. What's funny about that ^ ?
Happens when someone spells Elliott's name with only one t.
Silas doesn't stand a chance until after 10 probably.
He has my vote based on that.
F all of you people voting for Ginobili with AJ still on the board. Post-2005 Spurs fan rears his ugly head once again.
LOL @ AJ going higher than Manu. that.
Drossos has to take this spot...
This is one I don't have to sleep on. Drossos could have easily gone ahead of Pop and I think this is a more than fair spot for him. Here are some of his accomplishments:
1. Original owner of the Spurs
2. Brought Spurs to San Antonio
3. Masterminded trade for George Gervin
4. Fought for Gervin's rights when the ABA tried to rescind the trade
5. Refused to be bought out and insisted the Spurs enter the NBA
6. Kept the Spurs afloat financially despite limited revenues
7. Helped usher in the salary cap era to keep the Spurs compe ive
8. Convinced the NBA to add the three-point line
9. Instrumental in getting David Robinson to sign with the Spurs
10. Didn't sell the team until he got Robinson's signature
Drossos owned the team from 1973 to 1988. Those 15 years he willed the Spurs into continued existence. A case could be made for him as number one on this list. Number five is definitely warranted.
If Manu wins this I'm not voting on a future poll. Ridiculous.
yeah Manu should prolly be 6th...
but not 5th
Manu!!!
Well looking at who voted it appears to be a couple trolls who voted Manu.
This one looks like it may go down to the wire. Ginobili is the most popular current Spur and 95% of Spurs fans couldn't pick Drossos out of a photo lineup, so it's an interesting battle.
BTW, who should be added to the poll next (I try to list ten at a time)? I'm thinking either Alvin Robertson, Mike Mitc , Bob Bass or Bruce Bowen. Leaning toward Bowen but it's close . . .
the credit to whom it belongs.. Drossos
Alvin or Bruce in my books.
Zero way Manu, as a Spur, should be ahead of Parker. Just because you like him more doesn't make him better.
*cut 'n' paste from Number 4 thread*
Timvp - ask, and ye shall recieve...
Manu Ginobili injected an element of random, swash-buckling excitement into Spurs basketball that I have never seen before*. With his daredevil style he has become the best European slasher the NBA has seen, and added to that he has will to win on the level of the greats (dare I say Jordanesque?). He was a large part of the transformation from the dour defensive juggernaut that won in 2003 to the multi-flavoured basketball machine of 2005, and the steam-roller of 2007. Moreover, Manu has added to his game over time by first improving his D (less gambling), and then his 3pt shooting and midrange game (although the latter is still a little streaky...). That he is flawed and human, as revealed by the foul heard around the world in 2006, only makes him greater because, unlike Dirk and countless others, he bounced back from that bitter play to win again.
I would have said Pop for all he has done since finally learning to coach in 2003 (kidding - he has always managed egos well, and run his team like a family, which I appreciate), but for me the great players come first - without them there is no game, and no need for a coach. And Manu is a truly unique talent, a rare combination of flare, guts and jedi, and a champion at all levels who plays only to win.
Manu for 5.
*Note: I am too young to judge the Gervin era, which also rules out Silas and Drossos. As a Spurs fan from 1989, I don't claim to understand the intimate early history of the Spurs but utterly respect those who do, and it is great to read about each of your opinions on guys like Drossos. As for Holt and McComb, once again, it's all about the players for me on this kind of list.
Manu.
drossos
Angelo, RIP.
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