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Why root for the Spurs to win, well, it's like having an appendix. Whether it serves any purpose, or not, it's there.
Seriously? I'm a massive spurs fan... But what's the point? To stat pad Pop's legacy just to get smashed in the first round and live in mediocrity for decades?
Hear me out... I'm not necessarily saying tank (even though that did bring us Duncan, and the best twenty year run in sports history arguably), but I think losing will FORCE Pop and the front office to make moves...
We all know that historically they get comfy if they are at least in the playoff hunt, regardless if we are contending or not... Currently we KNOW we can't win a championship with Aldridge as the alpha and DDR as the beta (and if DDR became the alpha, LMA would pout and struggle). We need to make huge mid-season trades before these guys hit the playoffs and their value plummets even more when they inevitably choke... I think mid-season trades only happen if we are losing badly on a consistent basis
Even if for a silly reason like Pop wanting to save his legacy, losing will bring well needed changes... Winning will have us become the Jazz
Why root for the Spurs to win, well, it's like having an appendix. Whether it serves any purpose, or not, it's there.
We can either lose and have our FO be forced to make mid-season trades... Or be a mediocre team that loses in the first round for the next ten years
We aren't gonna get free agents... We can only get better by trades and drafting... Spurs historically stand pat when we look at least mediocre...
Lol. Make trades for the sake of making trades. You are a genius! So what realistic trades wins us a championship? ... won't wait, there are not any. You go around shopping you risk losing your reputation as a vet and player friendly organization as well as half the season ticket holders who like going to the playoffs. Only realistic trades is to ultimately rebuild and risk missing the playoffs numerous times with no guarantee of even being a 50 win team.
i'll hop on the tankwaggon as soon as we go 10 games under 500
it maybe even 5 games under .500
Zion Williamson is one unique talent. He's already bigger and stronger than most nba players.
Dubs are imploding, and outside of them it’s really up for the taking. Imo Spurs are good just needed tweaks and getting healthy. Spurs haven’t played their best basketball. I get frustrated also watching Spurs lose to mediocre team, but it should get better from here. GSG
Last edited by John B; 11-18-2018 at 02:24 PM.
Because they’re Spurs fans and not Kawhitter fans like the OP tbh.
Who gives a which way we root for? What's going to happen is going to happen regardless, might as well cheer the team on and not be a miserable . And if we have a ty record and have to make trades or have a high draft pick, great. If we make the playoffs as a lower seed and are a first round exit, well guess what you ing all year about how the team should tank didn't make a single difference. Oh well.
the Nets have a roster with more talent than ours, and Sean Marks nor picks had when he started his work, why would I want to see the tank? just have a competent front office and you can put a good and compe ive team on the court
What more talented players of the 7-10 Nets Sean Guru Marks has signed do you prefer ?
9pt, 1as, 5 rb, 11.30 PER, 15M/year DeMarre Carrol ?
7pt, 1ass, 3.1rb, 3.12PER 18M/year Allen Crabbe ?
or 3.5 pt, 2.3ass 0bl, 13M/year Kenneth Farried ?
Wait maybe 5.5pt, 1.9as, 3.2 rb, 7.44 PER, 9.5M/year Jared Dudley ?
Some cliff jumpers here act after 13 games like spurs were the worse team in history and the rest of the NBA was balling.
Last edited by JPB; 11-18-2018 at 01:52 PM.
Never thought I would see a Spurs fanbase be so divided after 20+ years of playoffs and winning culture. I think those who wants to see the team lose should maybe take a break and wait until the team actually goes full tank mode. I personally am so close of joining the tank movement. This year tanking is so compe ive with nearly 1/3 of the teams fighting for a chance to hit the lottery jackpot AKA RJ Barrett or Zion Willamson.
I am a now a huge Zion fan and I really think he is going to be a generational talent. Would love to have him on the Spurs.
With that being said, if the team wants to get a chance to get a top draft pick, they need to tank ASAP. The tank teams already got a head start.
If the spurs can tank maybe just one year and get Zion Williamson, I think that will be enough to build around Zion and DeRozan and Murray.
Trading LMA might be the best move right now. The big question is who on earth will take a 33 year old guy who is struggling to shoot. My guess would be Charlotte Hornets. They seem like they might make the playoffs in the east and Michael Jordan might want LMA.
Murray
DeRozan
Zion Willamons
those are good pieces.
Last edited by Mirrornick; 11-18-2018 at 02:12 PM.
lol SpursTalk has been this way from the beginning. The only difference is there are a lot more try-hards here now.
I bet there's way more traffic on here when the Spurs are losing and everyone starts ing. But when the team is winning, every quiet.. Or is it the other way around actually?
OP suffers from "Pop Derangement Syndrome". I'm not saying Pop is infallible but the constant ing about him and the FO gets old after a while. This is not a good team but like you said but what can we do as a fans. ing 24/7 about how Mills and the rest of this team suck is now just tiresome. The team is what it is. For me as a fan I will just enjoy when the team plays good basketball regardless of whether they win or lose. For anybody else I would say just enjoy it when Demar goes of for 30 plus or when it happens for some other Spur.
OP overthinking it, tbh.
It's actually the other way around. I think the traffic this year has been the lowest it has been in years with the Spurs struggling. The more the Spurs lose the more it's going to drive away a lot of fans since the majority like any other fan base are just fair weather fans who can't handle losing.
i dont care either way. i enjoy the RS in general, so either i get to see my time win games or they lose and have a chance at a lotto pick. win win either way since no one is going to beat GS this year, not buying all this fake drama
This is exactly why tanking is the best option right now. It doesn't guarantee to net us Zion or Barrett, but you gotta shoot your shot and pray that the lottery gods answer. No one is beating the Warriors. If Durant leaves then the Warriors are now a beatable team. either way, trying to get Zion Williamson in a spurs jersey sounds too damn good to pass on.
Damn Daboom I actually like reading your stuff when your not acting like a little . Not being a smart ass wish you would bring more material like this post and I have to say I agree with you 100%
Just looked at standings there is only one team with less wins then us in the West “Suns” and compared to entire league we are 7 worst with wins. Come on baby I feel number one draft pick.
I don't know who is daboom
With a good chance that KD leaves the Warriors, they automatically become beatable. They can also lose Klay Thompson this summer and that will be the end of the Golden State dominating ERA. The Lakers have a declining LeBron James with too many young flawed players, so that leaves the west wide open. The Rockets have a declining Chris Paul as well. The Nuggets and Jazz are good but are not scary. Tanking this year might be the best option at this point because as early as next year, the west could be wide open once again.
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