TD
Manu
Robinson
Parker
Sean Elliot
Bruce Bowen
Fabrcio oberto
danny green
avery Johnson
the iceman out of respect
David Robinson
Tim Duncan
Manu Ginobili
Bruce Bowen
George Gervin
Mike Mitc
Johnny Moore
Sean Elliott
Alvin Robertson
Avery Johnson
TD
Manu
Robinson
Parker
Sean Elliot
Bruce Bowen
Fabrcio oberto
danny green
avery Johnson
the iceman out of respect
forgive, I forgot about Danny Green.....still not in my top 10 though. You are a youngin.....no Moore, Mitc , Robertson.....btw, my older bros would probably have Nader, Dampier, Silas, or Kenon on their rosters.....but I was too young to remember any of them. Artis Gilmore almost made my top 10, I loved me some A-Train as a kid.
Manu
Robinson
Elliott
Duncan
(Man...... nephew!)
Strickland
Jax
Murray
Parker
Bowen
Barry
Tougher than I thought! Sorry Danny.
Manu
Robinson
Duncan
Parker
Barry
Elliot
Johnson
Danny
Bowen
Patty
Duncan
Manu
Robinson
Parker
Ice
Silas
Bowen
Elliott
Kenon
Olberding and the rest of the Bruise Brothers
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finley
gasol
bonner
patty
avery
forbes
bonner
forbes
finley
forbes
TD
Manu
Kawhi
Parker
Murray
Bowen
Jax
Lonnie
Green
Horry
Ice
Sean
DRob
Tim
Tony
Manu
Bruce
Jack 1.0
Boris 2.0
Derrick
Keldon
Manu - as much as I love Timmy, Manu is the heart and soul of the Big 3. His unselfishness to come from the bench when he is the leader of the Argentinian Olympic Gold team and a superstar at his own right. 2005 Manu with the long hair was my favorite time.
Timmy, the great Duncan. Normally I would put him on top as the best ever Spur, and arguably top 5 NBA players all time. He made it all happen for the Spurs and the city of San Antonio.
Tony. He had the teardrop, the spin cycle, a one man fast break, and at his size led the league in field goal percentage. Many underestimated his athleticism, but he is as fearless as anyone who has played the game. I’d put him on any team and he would will that team to win because he is just a fierce leader. The city of San Antonio was lucky to have 3 super alpha hit at the same time, and having Pop harness that to win 4 rings was pure luck for San Anton.
After that, I have to put everybody else as supporting cast:
DRob, the Admiral. He was the reason I became a Spurs fan after the biggest turnaround at that time. A freakish athlete. The first big man I saw driving from one side of the court after a defensive block, dribbling like a guard for a monster dunk! But with all that, something was missing, that ump that made champions. Maybe he was too smart? Basketball was not everything for him? Too nice? People say he didn’t have enough supporting cast? Arguably I’d put Timmy in his place with the same squad, I think Timmy gets a ring or two. I think Timmy made TP, Manu greater players, that DRob would have not, just my humble opinion.
Iceman. He was the Spurs icon, that golden era when everybody had the afro. The guy was beautiful. His silky touch, that finger roll.
Bowen, Bruuuce! Yep, there was no 3 championships without Bruce. Those closeups and busy hands. Many teams hated him, but if you’re a Spurs fan, you love him. I always thought any Spurs championship team had that defensive catalyst, Elliot, Bruce, Kawhi. And lost when we didn’t have that pesky perimeter defender, who checked the PG’s or the best player of the other team. And not because of my hate for what nephew did, but I would say he did the best work of that, the longest time, against Kobe, Nash, Allen, young LeBron, the list goes on and on.
Kawhi, I hate to put him in my list. But the guy was once a Spur. Now that’s that!
Elliott, the Ninja. The Memorial Day classic will always be a part of Spurs most iconic shot. And I enjoy him also as Spurs analyst. “Nothing to see there” after a wrong call is always funny to me.
I wouldn’t comment on the earlier Spurs, and deservingly belong here, but I didn’t get to watch enough of them. With that:
Avery, the General. He’s not the best choice, shots were not reliable, too small. But he got a big heart. Avery was every part of that 90’s Spurs that I rooted for against the Blazers, and cowbells at Utah, against Detlef Schrempt. It’s hard to imagine DRob without the General passing him the ball.
Boris Diaw, the best passing big men (okay there was Sabonis but he’s not a Spur so that’s that). But that Beautiful Game would not be complete without Boris in the mix. His tales of coming in practice in flip flops with a cup of coffee is just images of good times. I miss this guy.
The rest I have to include because they are very part of the Beautiful Game!
Tiago, the Spaniard. Yup, the whole gang will be on this list. Underestimated big man, who bang inside to get his team another shot. This guy is why I’m not happy with Poeltl’s efforts. This guy worked hard.
Patty. Yes there was a time I liked Patty . He was fearless and will hit those clutch 3’s.
Danny Green. 3 and D specialist.
Last edited by John B; 05-01-2021 at 11:28 AM.
Duncan
Manu
Parker
Robinson
Elliott
Bowen
Green
Kawhi
Coach B
Tiago
Tom Copa
Greg Sutton
Jeff Wilkins
Negele Knight
Mike Bratz
Alfrederick Hughes
Zarko Paspalj
Mike Brittain
Vinny Del Negro
Mark Iavaroni
David Robinson
Malik Rose
Robert Horry
Bruce Bowen
Sean Elliott (made me a Spurs fan)
Tim Duncan
Boris Diaw
Manu Ginobili (my fav all time)
Patty Mills
Cory Joseph
You forgot Sweet Pea...
Thought about putting him on the list, but Iavaroni's championship experience edged out Daniels' street cred.
Shocked to see Uwe Blab absent from these lists
David Robinson
Tim Duncan
Sean Elliott
Manu Ginobili
Avery Johnson
Tony Parker
Steve Smith
Kawhi Leonard
Robert Horry
Chuck Person
Tim Duncan
Manu Ginobili
David Robinson
Bruce Bowen
Danny Green
Tony Parker
Boris Diaw
George Gervin
Robert Horry (his bitterness post Spurs has been annoying me though)
Brent Barry
Him and Jax are both from the same school of bitterness. Both think the Spurs did them dirty when the Spurs refused give them new contracts when they were washed up. They just accept that they were washed up.
Tim Duncan
Manu Ginobili
David Robinson
Nephew
Robert Horry
Steve Kerr
Jax
Fabricio Oberto
Bruce Bowen
Splitter or Diaw
Timmy
Tony
Manu
DRob
LDN
Bobo
Bowen
Big Shot Bob
Barry
Kerr
Manu
Timmy
Green
Parker
Bobo
Bowen
Horry
Splitter
Barry
Fab
Robinson had just retired when I started watching the NBA, so yeah...
Duncan
Robinson
Manu
Tony
Bruce
Mario
Sean
Malik
Splitter
Oberto
Honorable mention: Brent Barry, Nazr
I liked Horry,Green, Jax(1st stint), Kawhi up until all those guys left on bad terms with the organization. I appreciate their contributions but I don't like them.
Green left on bad terms? i think he's been cool af
Yeah it didn’t sit well with me but I still have good memories of Rob. Especially 05
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