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Amen to that Michael Rosenburg!
Spurs keep winning, we keep yawning
Michael Rosenberg
Special to FOXSports.com, Updated 9 hours ago
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/6...PHCP>1=10136
Ah, the San Antonio Spurs. The more they win, the more you want them to hide under a rock.
In a week and a half — maybe two weeks, depending on LeBron James' level of brilliance — the Spurs will almost certainly win their fourth championship in nine years. It will also be their third le in the last five years.
This will place San Antonio among the elite of the elite. Since the end of the Bill Russell Celtics, only two dynasties won more than four championships: the Magic Lakers and the MJ Bulls. And the Spurs should contend for several more years. Tim Duncan is only 31, Manu Ginobili is 29 and Tony Parker is 25.
And what do the Spurs get for their hard work, no-nonsense at ude and unparalleled excellence? Yawns.
This must be the least popular great team in recent sports history. The Spurs do not even evoke the hatred of the Yankees or Notre Dame, ins utions that have long had the best of everything and lord it over the masses.They make you feel the way you once felt about chemistry class — as soon as you sit down, you get a headache and can't wait for the bell to ring so you can go anywhere else in the world.
The Spurs used to be known as nice, boring guys. Now we don't even give them that. They are the villain in this series — the tough guys trying to keep LeBron from his ring.
The Spurs' reputation has taken some shots lately. There was the Robert Horry hip-check of Steve Nash in the Phoenix series, followed by the suspension of prominent Suns Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw — suspensions that followed the letter of the law but went against most fans' sense of fairness.
And speaking of fairness: Here comes Bruce Bowen. Watch your ankles.
Bowen is one of the nicest guys in the league, and one of the best defensive players of the era. But he has earned (yes, earned) his le as the chippiest player in his sport. NBA players don't accidentally trip jump shooters on a regular basis. When one player is consistently accused of something that nobody else is accused of, that player has probably crossed the line.
Now Bowen will guard James, probably as well as any human can. And Duncan — also one of the best defensive players of his generation — will be in the lane, ready to meet LeBron. All they will be trying to do is stop America's next basketball icon. Good luck winning fans with that.
It isn't really the Spurs' fault (well, except for Bowen's cheap shots). In so many ways, they are such a likeable team. Duncan might be boring, but he goes into every season with the sole goal of winning a championship. He doesn't care about the scoring le (like Kobe) or clowning around (like Shaq) or his TV commercials (like, uh, almost everybody else). He just wants to win.
Wilt Chamberlain once famously said it was his role to be played against. The Spurs are the same way. Of the millions who will tune in to the NBA finals, most will want to know if LeBron can beat San Antonio. If the Spurs win...well, did you see that move by LeBron?
Someday, maybe we will all appreciate the Spurs' greatness. In the meantime, the best thing anybody can say about the San Antonio Spurs is actually the greatest compliment of all: Nobody could beat them.
Let 'em yawn...Spurs fans will be happy!
Amen to that Michael Rosenburg!
Meanwhile, Charles Barkley sits on the TNT set and shouts out "What's His Name?", right?
Meanwhile, ESPN highlights never have any shots of Tony Parker's amazing finishes in traffic or Manu Ginobili's twisted-beyond-comfort trick shots, right?
Meanwhile, NBA tv, Fox, ABC/ESPN never show that play of Tony Parker passing it to Manu between Okur's legs, right?
Any dumb SOB that still thinks the Spurs are boring just aren't watching. Plain and simple!
You're right... we aren't watching! Because the SPURS are BORING! Try to dunk one handed once in a while and maybe even pump fake it or something... Tim with his bank shots looks like he's out there playing a game of horse!
I love the bankshot! it's moneyYou're right... we aren't watching! Because the SPURS are BORING! Try to dunk one handed once in a while and maybe even pump fake it or something... Tim with his bank shots looks like he's out there playing a game of horse!
Spurs aren't boring. They just aren't the Suns. Which is why they are still playing.
Is that your idea of fun and entertaining? You are miles aways from being a true basketball fun and thousands of miles away from being an olympic gold medalist contender.You're right... we aren't watching! Because the SPURS are BORING! Try to dunk one handed once in a while and maybe even pump fake it or something... Tim with his bank shots looks like he's out there playing a game of horse!
hey sun fan, how is the fishing season going?
Winning is everything. Period.
Yep, Tony, Manu and Tim are all boring. I can't believe anyone will even watch the Finals. Yeah, LeBron is great, but Manu sucks all the excitement out the place.
I don't get this. I think that Cleveland is way more boring than San Antonio. Did anybody see the basketball holocaust that was New Jersey versus Cleveland? That was absolutely disgusting.
Isolation offense is always going to be more boring than team ball. Yes, the Spurs have their share of isolation players and run their fair share for them, but they aren't strictly dependant upon such. If James can't attack, then all they do is settle and settling isn't exciting. The Spurs rarely settle. They attack the rim, attack the post, screen-n-roll, transition when it's there and play team ball when it's not. There's nothing boring about a team that routinely puts up 100 points. No, it's not 110, but it's a far cry from 75/80...
He may have been talking about NJ scoring single digit points in the fourth AND WINNING.
Yeah... Both teams settle.
I was talking big picture.
I guess michael rosenberg doesn't want to yawn he wants to jerk off watching the finals.
thats the (L)east for you.I don't get this. I think that Cleveland is way more boring than San Antonio. Did anybody see the basketball holocaust that was New Jersey versus Cleveland? That was absolutely disgusting.
If a Spur dunked and no Suns fans were around to see it, was there a dunk?You're right... we aren't watching! Because the SPURS are BORING! Try to dunk one handed once in a while and maybe even pump fake it or something... Tim with his bank shots looks like he's out there playing a game of horse!
No no, let's make it,
If a Spur dunked and no Suns fans were around to see it, why would the Suns fan be able to comment on how the Spurs never dunked?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ycNu7vi657c
next time you actually pay attention to a game, look for the white square right above the rim on the backboard and take a semi educated guess as to why its there.You're right... we aren't watching! Because the SPURS are BORING! Try to dunk one handed once in a while and maybe even pump fake it or something... Tim with his bank shots looks like he's out there playing a game of horse!
You're right... we aren't watching! Because the SPURS are BORING! Try to dunk one handed once in a while and maybe even pump fake it or something... Tim with his bank shots looks like he's out there playing a game of horse!
WE will save the dunks to the idiots who dont care to win COUGH COUGH SUNS COUGH!!
The Spurs save the flash, glitz and glamour for when it's necessary:
After the O'Brien is handed over by David Stern.
Have Eddie Johnson write an article in his blog, suggesting the league add a panel of judges on the sideline who award bonus style points for dunks.You're right... we aren't watching! Because the SPURS are BORING! Try to dunk one handed once in a while and maybe even pump fake it or something... Tim with his bank shots looks like he's out there playing a game of horse!
Then, if the league adopted that rule, maybe the Suns might have a prayer of winning a le.
If D'Antoni is still the coach, he'll mess even that up...
While I appreciate the praise, I'm not nearly the only good Suns fan. There are plenty. Sir Chaz who's been here longer than I, my buds from various other sites, AZLouis and BillsCarnage, one of the few open minds frm PHXsuns.net, Xylus, Some RA-RA, but still sensical fans like Ron Mexico and Catharsis, and a few newbies like OldDirtMcGirt... Check 'em out.
There are others, but them's the tops in my book. Most post pretty frequently, just not as much as I do on non-Suns topics.
Whatta dumbass
Let them es yawn. I'll be pumped up like a ninja for months.
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