Monte Poole: Spurs succeed without the glitz and headlines

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Monte Poole: Spurs succeed without the glitz and headlines

By Monte Poole
Oakland Tribune columnist

The San Antonio Spurs come to Oakland Monday night. If you've been anticipating this moment, you're not of this generation.

That's OK, for neither are the Spurs.

In this age of TMZ and tabloid journalism, they are the network nightly news.

In the era of YouTube and reality TV, where talent is not a requirement for glory, they are a nightly do entary.

In a world addicted to fortified drinks and Facebook, the Spurs are three squares a day, a good book at night and eight hours of sleep.

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[m33p0]

Gregg "Three g's" Popovich made me lol

[m33p0]

Good luck finding a Spurs fan outside greater San Antonio.

that's totally wrong.

[slayermin]

Good read. That is why I love NorCal.

[Manu-of-steel]

All i know is that the Spurs have thousands/ millions of fans all over the world..

[Cherry]

Good luck finding a Spurs fan outside greater San Antonio.

mmm... o?

[easjer]

Great article. Yes there are Spurs fans outside SA, but you don't see them the same way you see the predominance of other team's gear. I get comments walking around campus at work because of my Spurs bag. People don't expect it (and not just because I live in Houston). You aren't likely to see a big contingent of fans in Spurs gear outside SA.