I don't know if the Spurs are going to win the Larry O'Brien this year. (In fact, if either Andrew Bynum or Erik Spoelstra ever gets a clue for four games out of seven, the odds are probably still against that.) But now is the perfect time for Spur fans to, for just a moment, stop worrying about the championship (and the last six minutes of game 4) and appreciate what's going on in front of their eyes.
There's still a tough road ahead: maybe they can sustain it, maybe they can't. But no matter what happens in the weeks to come, the last 25+ games we have been witnessing probably the best the San Antonio Spurs have ever been. Ever. Not only have they been dominating, they've been beautiful, playing the best team ball of the last 30 years of the NBA. (The last non-bad team that distributed minutes like this was probably the 1982 Hawks. The last championship team that went this deep was the 1975 Warriors.)
Yeah, two of the Big Three are no longer in their primes. But the minutes they are on the court together is still like watching three mindreaders at work. And every other member of the team absolutely takes their cues from them.
The Spurs bench is a Swiss Army Knife, a collection of multifunctional tools able to adapt to any situation. Or they're a chef's e rack, with Chef Pop mixing up the nightly bouillabaisse . . . okay, done with the metaphors.
It doesn't seem to matter who they throw out there, as long as they're in the Silver and Black. (I think I saw Sequ hit a three against the Warriors.) That's a testament to Pop, who obviously gets his share of credit, and R.C., who really doesn't. In fact, I'd argue R.C. deserves Executive of the Year more than Pop deserves Coach.
This obviously isn't going to last forever, but hopefully will make it another twelve wins. And even if it doesn't, I wanted to be on record as saying, damn this is fun no matter what.
Great post! Too many fans like to find something to about when they should be enjoying the ride.
POTY candidate
More Shoog posts needed as the playoffs heat up.
Please?
And, yeah, if you're a Spurs fan and you're not soaking in every second of this, you're doing it wrong.
Best post ever..
Props. I cannot agree more. This entire season has been a really fun ride. If this is the end, then I couldn't have imagined it any better.
Great post...I've been a Spurs fan for about 25 years and minus the 4 championship runs this has been the most memorable ride..the team makes me giggle at times watching them play...its been fun, I just hope it can continue a little longer
Written off, yet back again.
Great OP.
Amen, even have put aside most of my frustrations with Pop.
Just gonna enjoy the ride, it's been fun to watch this last month+.
Great points. You have to enjoy the process (sort of like life).
, Shoog. Good to see you again.
All we need now is for the Chopper, duncan228, and NO LIMIT ARMY COMMANDER to make their return.
So...the Spurs win a predictable sweep against a ty Jazz team and the wagon train is in full force...
The playoffs are just getting started.
We'll see..
I've been enjoying the ride for a while now...especially after it became apparent that the Spurs were not going to break up the Big 3 to rebuild. I fretted about this at first, with visions of becoming a team full of aging stars that could no longer compete for a le. A team stuck in no mans land...too good for the lottery and not good enough to contend.
Then I had a moment at some point...I can't tell you exactly when but it was one of those vintage nights where the Big 3 shined and all felt right again. In that moment of splendor I realized something terrible. I realized that the day was coming when I would no longer get to see nights like this. The Big 3 would go away and all I would have was memories captured on film and placed on a medium of media. The starting over I used to so strongly desire now terrified me.
It was then that I made the decision that I would take whatever good I could get out of these final seasons and let the rest fall by the wayside. No matter the situation, I would shrug off all the bad just to have those small glimpses of good that I knew I needed to appreciate while there was still time. Little did I know that somewhere along the way the Spurs would do something improbable in my mind...they would once again become contenders. They would find the pieces to help them rise from the ashes and go once more unto the breach.
I firmly believe that a healthy Spurs team can win it all...but if for some reason they don't, I will still remember this year forever. Hopefully they can make that memory even sweeter by delivering five to the case.
Last edited by benefactor; 05-07-2012 at 11:02 PM.
Awesome post, Shoog. This team has been incredible to watch ever since getting rid of the dead wood of Jefferson.
Its awesome too. An old school poster comes out and makes a quality post and the thread fills up with old school posters. Awesome!
We even have MB and AHF sightings.
Aaah.. I am feeling the fragrance too for quite sometime now. I thought the Bonner three pointer from the full court set and Manu pass in Game 3 was the apogee of what ShoogarBear is telling us.
Don't know how many of you are soccer fans.. But this reminds me of the way FC Barcelona played at their best during the past four golden years. The effort of the collective overshadowing everything else.
FU and your Barca reference.
I ain't talking like I used to, not assuming anything
I have been enjoying this run like crazy, and have to still check the record to remind myself if the numbers in my head really are correct.
Go spurs go baby
I agree about the Barcelona comparison although Barca was probably the best passing team of all time while we're not the 86 Celtics by a long shot. But the set plays like the Bonner 3 don't really represent that to me, the more spontaneous sequences like against the Lakers are more telling imo.
And like TP said, anything but a championship would be a disappointment, that's the bottom line no matter how you want to slice it.
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