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Spurs don't get no respect.
A huge shop of NBA merchandise has just opened up here in Riga, Latvia. I pass it everyday. Its got giant pictures of Damian Lillard on the windows. I wanted to see what Spurs stuff they had. What materials for the World Champs, a team packed with European players no less....
One pair of Spurs socks. That's it. No jerseys, no hats, no posters, no shoes...
But they did have, of course, Kobe Bryant jerseys, and lots of OKC stuff (Westbrook, Durant, generic) and lots of Rockets too.
Strangely very little LBJ, but Melo was everywhere. Melo?? What's he ever done besides piss on Colorado and collect $$$?
The owner was a little embarrassed, and a pretty nice guy, but told me he doesn't think the Spurs would sell.
Man, that was disappointing. RC better bring Davis Bertans over quick, to get this country on board.
Okay, rant over. Thanks for the listen. Spurstalk posting is a bit cheaper than lithium.
Last edited by BillMc; 03-10-2015 at 01:57 PM.
Spurs don't get no respect.
See, Bill, the owner couldn't/wouldn't tell you that CIAPop won't allow Spurs' team merchandise to be sold in public in a former Soviet Bloc country.
It's all part of the Stealth Merchandising approach that CIAPop wants used for his retirement plan.
Pop (and Evay) playing on another level. Way above mine.
here in south america the same, every sports store / street merchant i see with NBA stuff has chicago, lakers, rockets etc, no spurs gear at all
That's too bad. Not even some Manu or Splitter stuff? I see you're in Chile, so I guess it doesn't stretch across country lines. I wonder how hard it is to get Spurs stuff in Argentina or Brazil?
Not sure what the global appeal of the Rockets is. Yeah, I get they took the Chinese market because of Yao Ming. But a) he's long retired. and b) why does that make them popular in countries as varied as Latvia and Chile?
You'd think as the world champs we'd get some market penetration.
I think it's still because the NBA pushes stars and the Spurs don't promote themselves globally. Yeah, I know Tim, Tony and Manu are stars in this league, but their understated, not only by the league, but by their own franchise. It's either you like the Spurs or you don't, they're not going to promote themselves.
Latvians...
What drives their basketball tastes?
The mystery continues.
This, plus they are not a media darling team.
Well, here is an excellent film "Dream Team 1935" that shows the roots of Latvian basketball, for what it is worth:
You know what's even more embarrassing? The NBA store in NYC, the store that probably receives the most tourists all year round, has almost no Spurs gear. You couldn't even find a Spurs jersey there.A huge shop of NBA merchandise has just opened up here in Riga, Latvia. I pass it everyday. Its got giant pictures of Damian Lillard on the windows. I wanted to see what Spurs stuff they had. What materials for the World Champs, a team packed with European players no less....
One pair of Spurs socks. That's it. No jerseys, no hats, no posters, no shoes...
But they did have, of course, Kobe Bryant jerseys, and lots of OKC stuff (Westbrook, Durant, generic) and lots of Rockets too.
Strangely very little LBJ, but Melo was everywhere. Melo?? What's he ever done besides piss on Colorado and collect $$$?
The owner was a little embarrassed, and a pretty nice guy, but told me he doesn't think the Spurs would sell.
Man, that was disappointing. RC better bring Davis Bertans over quick, to get this country on board.
Okay, rant over. Thanks for the listen. Spurstalk posting is a bit cheaper than lithium.
It didn't used to be like that, you could find everything there from every team. It used to be a joy to visit.
I guess they decided to stop stocking on stuff and sell online instead.
Yeah, that sucks. I understand with online purchasing inventory may be more selective, but, c'mon, we're the world champs. Didn't that create a e in interest / demand for our team?
The evidence says no.
It's sold out tbh
Yeah, that sucks. I understand with online purchasing inventory may be more selective, but, c'mon, we're the world champs. Didn't that create a e in interest / demand for our team?
The evidence says no.
To be fair aren't you trying to have your cake and eat it too? You like the Spurs for the same reasons they aren't popular elsewhere; not flashy, effective against flashy teams, consummate champs, not flashy.... oh and not flashy.
You're right to a certain extent. But, even still, you'd like to see a bump of interest/appreciation from the masses based on their recent success.
For a Clips fan that's pretty astute. Exactly, they can't give that Melo bling away! The Spurs probably gets stolen at customs. Go to airport customs and I bet all those Latvians are decked out in Big Three gear!
Go to airport customs and I bet all those Latvians are decked out in Big Three gear!
Even more bizarre is El Double No going into the NYC store and finding zip!
Yeah, that is amazing. Let's assume they were sold out.Even more bizarre is El Double No going into the NYC store and finding zip!
A little off topic but... There is a small latvian village down here. 100 km from my city.
How cool. I bet it was formed by an exodus from either the Nazis or the return of the Soviets in '44.
Cheers man!
I was amazed by that as well. My wife (then girlfriend) went in 2010 and brought me back a whole lot cool Spurs stuff and said the NBA store is amazing and a lot of fun.
Fast forward to December 2014 and when I get a chance to visit, it's changed and isn't even as good as Lids Locker room for merchandise
They came after in 1922. It had two thousands people circa 1930. Nowadays, there are some old houses and church.
Wow. Some amazing pictures. Very interesting. Thanks bro!They came after in 1922. It had two thousands people circa 1930. Nowadays, there are some old houses and church.
I'll do more research on this city. I many even use it in a story sometime. Many thanks!!
Yeah, I pick up Spurs gear at either Academy or the AT&T Center whenever I visit Texas now.I was amazed by that as well. My wife (then girlfriend) went in 2010 and brought me back a whole lot cool Spurs stuff and said the NBA store is amazing and a lot of fun.
Fast forward to December 2014 and when I get a chance to visit, it's changed and isn't even as good as Lids Locker room for merchandise
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