Barkley and the rest of nba fans saying the Spurs are the most overrated team even with a better team and record than Jordan's Bulls team proves that.
I told you Lakers are a ty team a month ago so are Dallas, the Celtics...
I totally agree that the Spurs get no love league wise. I was watching sportscenter highlights the day after we beat the Mavs and the whole "coverage" of the game was highlights of Dallas scoring on us, then they show the final score...Seriously, how manyhave we won? I sure feel like were some expansion team getting our heads patted, telling us "good job now go run off and play some more" what else do we need to do? Put in a call to Rodney Dangerfield? (RIP)
because we go against everything that ESPN stands for. we are the anti-yankees, anti-cowboys and anti-lakers(now anti-heat).
when the giants won the world series. quickly BSPN started talking yankees and derek jeter. can anyone even remember that the giants won?
because the giants are not a peranniel power. BSPN can quickly get off talking about them and move on to the yankees..
but since the spurs are always in the hunt and have won championships they are forced to talk about this small market team in south texas and BSPN can't stand it. They really wish the spurs would go away.
.............but we don't.. makes me proud to be a spurs fan.....the ultimate underdog status..............
ESPN.
Why do some spurs fans have the oh god they're not recognizing our team so we'll about it thing? It's getting annoying tbh. Your team is 28-4, on top of the NBA and you're like attention es dying for camera time
Lakers fan is the voice of reason? You people should be ashamed of yourselves.
sez the laker fan with lebron on his avatar..
man.. when your team gets no coverage.. u'd know what we're goin' thru..
but considering how long i've been a spurs fan.. it's now something i'm very accustomed to.. and when i think of it.. it should help our team and players focus without being distracted by news stories or bein' put out there in the limelight.. so yea we don't get publicity compared to what any other team would get if they had our record.. yes.. even if it was the twolves..
. . . and the fail continues . . .
Media mileage is a distraction. It creates big issues out of small things that can be fixed internally. Do you think we're happy when Artest shoots bricks and then it's reported to the media that he wants more playing time/a bigger role? naw
I'm not even happy with Odom's super-public marriage
I thought the Spurs fans were about winning. Now some complain of the unrelated things like the lack of media time
LOL, your avatar.
I lost in an avatar bet. You can shut up about my avatar now.LOL, your avatar.
lol it's not so much about negative publicity outside the nba.. we definitely don't want that kind of publicity neither but what gets me is how little we're mentioned and dismissed immediately during nba discussion on national television compared to other teams..
aside from barkley yelling 'GINOBIIILIII!!!' i really can't think of any other time our team or players are mentioned in a positive light during discussion.. i mean yea they'll say spurs won here n there.. duncan had x amount of points and rebounds and bla bla bla but they would spend such little time talking about us then start talkin' about the bostons and the los angeleses and miamis..
it's true those teams have more topics to discuss about and more allstars on their teams.. but lets be honest.. for a team who's been as successful as san antonio for the past decade.. there are sure a lot of nba fans out there that probably can't even name our starting 5.. there's something wrong with that picture to me..
I could care less what any talking head says about the Spurs, Venti is right, the Spurs are winning, the best league record, if you would told me over the summer teh Spurs would be where they are now I would have said you were crazy.
Finally, a Spurs fan with some sense.
I'll take wins and championships over media any day.
Although I do wish that more people would recognize the Spurs due to more media coverage, I prefer it the way it is.
I find it hilarious when you have someone who is forcefed large markets thinking that the Spurs aren't a good team, shows up to the ATT Center talking mad trash, then their team gets completely destroyed, and the look of utter shock and disbelief as reality sets in, is something that I enjoy to the fullest. The questions that follow are always a joy to answer too. Questions such as...
1. Are the Spurs really that good?
2. Their record is WHAT!?!
3. Who is that guy who wears #14? He is pretty good.
4. How come my team can't stop the Spurs from scoring? They are HUGE!
(All of these questions came from LAL fans from LA visiting family in SA. They sat right in front of me. Talk about fun!!!!)
It is all about shock and awe. I love it.
You have to remember that the media doesn't just cater to the fans of the team or even of the game. It caters to everyone. It's trying to increase it's market share by dumbing down the material.I totally agree that the Spurs get no love league wise. I was watching sportscenter highlights the day after we beat the Mavs and the whole "coverage" of the game was highlights of Dallas scoring on us, then they show the final score...Seriously, how many
The casual observer watching highlights doesn't care that Gary Neal hit 5 three point shots. They want to see that JR Smith dunk over Neal. They don't care that Manu took a charge in the final seconds to secure the win in Denver. They want to see someone dunk over someone else.
It's easier to find a slow chicken in Ethiopia than to find the Spurs in any of the "NBA Classics" that play on NBA TV. Instead, it's always the Lakers or the Celtics. That's because they have more fans. The Spurs don't have that many fans, therefore they are almost always treated by national media as a local media would treat the visiting team.
Please let me clarify this:
I'm not disappointed that the Spurs don't get 24 hour press. It's understandable because 1) SA is a small market and 2) the team doesn't have any media- s. I think we should all come to accept that, because winning les is the most important
What does disappoint me is how the Spurs are portrayed when they are covered. The media takes every opportunity to belittle what they've accomplished or give them backhanded compliments. For example, no one (besides Barkley) says, "Tim Duncan is the greatest power forward of all time." Instead, it's always "Tim Duncan is ARGUABLY one of the greatest power forwards of all time." When asked if the Spurs are considered a dynasty, every talking head says they've never repeated as champions. Funny, because those 80's Celtic teams didn't repeat and yet they are held in such higher regard!
Read the headlines on NBA.com, especially during a winning streak. If it's a Spurs victory, I guarantee they'll run with a headline similar to this: "Spurs win...again." Could they be any more enthusiastic? Now if it's the Lakers or Celtics on a streak, you'll read something along the lines of "Lakers dominate! Extend streak to 5!"
As fans, I think we have a right to be pissed off about it. Winners deserve respect. When the media downplays what SA has accomplished it's like they are also downplaying us as fans too. To see our beloved Silver and Black crew get pissed on when they do nothing but stay in contention year in and year out does warrant some criticism.
Lakers fans, Heat fans, Celtics fans...they've never had to endure this bull .
I'd also be very happy if zero Spurs make the all-star team. Especially Parker and Duncan. They'll be able to get some rest chilling at home. In fact I am going to go vote for whoever is just ahead of them.
Unfortunately Pop is going to have to coach but that's ok he can handle it.
My only issue about this is...It's by design and the NBA allows this to happen. Even they downplay the Spurs until the Spurs make it a point that they cannot be downplayed.
The consequence of these actions, while seemingly unassuming, are that the Spurs get hosed during the playoff schedule times as evidenced by the past. Remember the 2008 Western Conference Finals that had them play a game 7 against New Orleans and sleep on the plane due to mechanical issue and no hotel rooms that evening before leaving to go play game 1 in LA? Now the mech issue or the hotel room wasn't a problem but there were OTHER teams that could have been scheduled to play because of the delays.
What about this:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playof...ory?id=2438250
NBA commissioner David Stern acknowledged that it was a mistake to schedule the San Antonio Spurs to open the Western Conference semifinals with an early game Sunday.
"If we had it to do over again, we wouldn't have acceded to the network's request on that one," Stern said on Monday night.
"We could lay it off on the network, but that's our responsibility, and we have the ability to say no. And we should have."
ABC representatives were not available for comment.
San Antonio wrapped up its first-round series in Sacramento so late Friday night that it was after midnight in Texas. The Spurs spent the night in Sacramento and didn't arrive back in San Antonio until about 3 p.m. Saturday.
They tipped off their series with Dallas at noon local time on Sunday because ABC wanted to show the Cleveland-Detroit game in the more attractive later time slot. The Cleveland-Detroit game got a rating of 3.7 -- 19 percent higher than a game in the same timeslot a year ago. ABC Sports' ratings are up 19 percent over a year ago.
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http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/40858518/ns/sports-nba/Lakers still more compelling than Spurs, Mavs
It's not that no one respects the accomplishments of San Antonio and Dallas; it's that it may be an end of an era in L.A.
ASK THE NBA EXPERT
By Ira Winderman
NBCSports.com
You ask, we (try to) answer.
Q. Why is it always about the Lakers failing, and never about the Spurs or Mavericks succeeding? And I don't even like the Spurs.
— Bryan, Frisco, Texas
A. Because that's where the focus is, especially with a team being a two-time defending champion. Plus, let's face it, San Antonio and Dallas long have been vanilla franchises, led by their vanilla stars, Tim Duncan and Dirk Nowitzki.
And the Spurs and Mavericks long have been dominant during the regular season, so it's basically another nothing-to-see-here-folks season for each.
No, these Lakers are fascinating, because just like the first crash-and-burn under Phil Jackson, when Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant no longer could coexist, there is a sense of another end of an era, so it's only natural that the focus is on a potential imploding.
While the West has not exactly lived up to its billing this season, the Lakers, Spurs and Mavericks remain the only legitimate le contenders, so the race for the top seed could be more significant than previous seasons.
Remember, the Lakers basically opened with the easiest portion of their schedule. What follows is the true heavy lifting.
Q. Why does the media hate the Spurs so much?
— Art, San Antonio
A. It's not the media, it's Bryan (see above).
Again, what the media, and, in turn, the fan base, enjoy is a solid yarn, a team with a compelling story. Yes, George Hill is showing some Bruce Bowen-like feistiness, Manu Ginobili is healthy again, DeJuan Blair is showing a decided upside. But the most compelling part of the Spurs' story is the off-the-court travails of Tony Parker. That's just the way it is.
No one hates the Spurs, because there is nothing there to hate, no true villain (Hill hasn't reached that point yet). But because the Spurs have endured for so long with such a familiar cast (even longer than the current rendition of the Lakers), it's a story that's already been told over, and over, and over.
I agree with you. I don't understand why the Spurs are so bad for the NBA. Sure they are a smaller market, but if they were marketed correctly, they could still bring in revenue. Look at the Green Bay Packers in the NFL. They have fans nation-wide. I can't see how the Spurs would be no different, especially when they have global figures like ginobili, parker, splitter, etc.
I agree the Spurs go without recognition, not so much that the Lakers, Mavs and Celts suck. Those are pretty good teams, to say the least.
Also, it's because we're led by Duncan, Parker, & Ginobili and have guys like Splitter that the Spurs aren't held up in high regard. It's a combination of factors. I've said it time and again, if the Spurs were the New York Knicks, they'd be treated like demi-gods. I've watched the Spurs since they first got into the NBA and I can tell you, when George Gervin came into town, that was the event that we'd be watching. That was a time when Larry O'Brien ruled the NBA and he had a DIFFERENT view of how to grow the league.
Actually, TP agrees with me!
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba...-that-respect/
“Where do you think the three of you should be regarded among the great trios in NBA history?
TP: ‘Yeah, that’s a GREAT question, because I’m watching the game last night (Miami’s Big Three had played its preseason opener the night before) and it shows all the best Big Threes — Chicago, Boston, the Lakers. After that, there’s a hole and it goes straight to Miami. I don’t know why they never put us on that list. It’s not like it’s gonna bother me, because I have the rings and I’ll sleep well at night. But they just don’t want to put us up there.’
TD: ‘That’s how it always is. Even in the midst of us winning championships every other year, every year we started we’d be like the No. 5 team on the list to win it. That’s the way it is in San Antonio, for whatever reason. We don’t get that respect.’
TP: ‘I always say if we did what we did in New York, we’d be gods right now.’
TD: ‘It would be crazy.’
TP: ‘I think the fact that me and Manu are international players, I don’t think we get the same respect. Because we’re not from America, I think that’s why we’re not considered up there with the Bostons, or the Lakers or Chicago.’
TD: ‘It’s a conspiracy theory.’”
Also, it's because we're led by Duncan, Parker, & Ginobili and have guys like Splitter that the Spurs aren't held up in high regard. It's a combination of factors. I've said it time and again, if the Spurs were the New York Knicks, they'd be treated like demi-gods. I've watched the Spurs since they first got into the NBA and I can tell you, when George Gervin came into town, that was the event that we'd be watching. That was a time when Larry O'Brien ruled the NBA and he had a DIFFERENT view of how to grow the league.
Actually, TP agrees with me!
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba...-that-respect/
“Where do you think the three of you should be regarded among the great trios in NBA history?
TP: ‘Yeah, that’s a GREAT question, because I’m watching the game last night (Miami’s Big Three had played its preseason opener the night before) and it shows all the best Big Threes — Chicago, Boston, the Lakers. After that, there’s a hole and it goes straight to Miami. I don’t know why they never put us on that list. It’s not like it’s gonna bother me, because I have the rings and I’ll sleep well at night. But they just don’t want to put us up there.’
TD: ‘That’s how it always is. Even in the midst of us winning championships every other year, every year we started we’d be like the No. 5 team on the list to win it. That’s the way it is in San Antonio, for whatever reason. We don’t get that respect.’
TP: ‘I always say if we did what we did in New York, we’d be gods right now.’
TD: ‘It would be crazy.’
TP: ‘I think the fact that me and Manu are international players, I don’t think we get the same respect. Because we’re not from America, I think that’s why we’re not considered up there with the Bostons, or the Lakers or Chicago.’
TD: ‘It’s a conspiracy theory.’”
Compared to other teams that have won 4 les in under a decade, we receive very little "recognition". But every time I walk out of the AT&T Center, I still see those 4 trophies there. That's all I care about.
I just want a 5th one for Duncan to go out in style.
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