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the "soft" label still mystifies me. I could see it if the Spurs had not won any les. Besides, if you have what it takes to make the NBA, you cannot be soft.
On the eve of the finals I see the Spurs shocking the world with the brilliant, tough nosed and aggressive "from the get go play" and begin to dispell some of these words/phrases, please add more!
boring
Steady
Fundemental (not a bad word but over-spun)
respected but not feared
not a dynasty, but
soft
ratings disaster (this one probably cannot be helped playing the Pistons)
under-appreciated
the "soft" label still mystifies me. I could see it if the Spurs had not won any les. Besides, if you have what it takes to make the NBA, you cannot be soft.
boring...that kills me every time.
how about dirty.
How about over rated?
How about over confident?
What you don't know can hurt you. And what you don't know is that the Pistons won't go down easy.
I am tired of "The Drive" on the Ticket 760
Bryan s said he's not going to watch the finals it'll be boring
He watched game 7 Det vs Miami
I forgot what was the score
88-82 wow what a scoring explosion
illegal immigrant
ABA
who?????
f*cking exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like you're talking about some of the fans and/or media, not the team. Apparently you are the one who is lacking knowledge about the opponent if this is your perception.
And considering they are only one of two teams left standing out of 30, that over-rated wouldn't be a word I'd use either. They earned their way to the Finals just like the Pistons did.
And no one (except for maybe SequSpur) thinks they'll go down easy.
"That'll be $7 for that one beer."
I guarantee the spurs are not over confident.
Nothing without Robinson.
Glenn Robinson?
Glenn Robinson?
erm... sarcasm perhaps? Cant catch it online
but obviously no....
I don't know where you got the idea that people are taking the Pistons lightly. There are dozens of posters on this newsboard who have expressed their respect to the Pistons basketball team, and has continuously iterated that the Pistons are the team that matches up with the Spurs the best. Most people predict a 6 to 7 game series, with Detroit or Spurs as the victors split almost evenly.
Of course, in a Spurs group, where most posters are Spurs fan, it is expected that a higher percentage of people are going to vote the Spurs as the favourites. You can't expect Spurs fans to come in here and express fear to the Pistons and say that there is no chance in the Spurs are going to win, just like we can't expect the Pistons fans to say that the Spurs are going to win for sure.
And Spurs as an overrated basketball club? How? like having the best combined record for the last 7 years in ALL major American sports? Or winning 2 championship in 7 years?
And how are they overconfident? You heard any Spurs predicting a sweep, or even guaranteeing a victory?
The #1 word I'm tired of hearing is FLOP.
Spurs take 50% of the blame for that perception. They wouldn't be calling it a ratings disaster if it was Suns-Pistons.
Game 7 of the Pistons-Heat was the highest rated playoff game ever shown on cable television.
I'm with you on that mikey. It bothers me to no end to hear the talking heads go back to this tired, cliched view of this Spurs team. I'd agree that the Spurs were a fairly soft bunch in the late 90's (until 1999); I thought they were pretty soft (at least mentally) in 2001. But with this bunch, with guys like Timmy, Manu, Bowen, Horry, Nazr, and Massenburg, I don't see the same issue.
They don't have any kind of thug life around, but the absence of thug life does not make one soft.
nor would it be a ratings disaster had it been Spurs-Heat.
That just might be why I said the Spurs have to take 50% of the blame for that perception, eh?
Pop, LB and everyone else needs to STFU with the phrase "The Right Way" .
It's a stupid and pompous thing to say. There is no right way. The only right way is winning. No one would care if the Spurs lost but played "the right way".
It's a game. Win.
I'm sick of hearing how both teams are "disciplined" and "play the right way". I'm tired of hearing about how Tim is "methodical" and "fundamental", how Manu "flops", how Bowen is "dirty" and how Tony is "young". I also don't like hearing about "high basketball IQ" and "appropriate fear".
It's time to rumble. Let's just get on with the games.
actually they would have....all those retirees in Phoenix go to bed at 8p!They wouldn't be calling it a ratings disaster if it was Suns-Pistons.
Pop made a funny statement yesterday in his press conference (shown on NBATV) where he said something about being tired of that phrase. A friendly ribbing to LB for sure.
I heard you. I was just making sure that everyone understood both sides of the argument. Obtusely-made points are occasionally lost on some.That just might be why I said the Spurs have to take 50% of the blame for that perception, eh?
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