You Want Me To Talk About the Spurs? The San Antonio Spurs?

by Aaronstampler on Apr 17, 2008 5:44 AM CDT

http://www.spursdynasty.com/2008/04/mental-note-do-not-refer-to-our-point.html

Here is your recap, your eulogy of the Utah Jazz and your playoff preview against the Phoenix Suns, all in one tidy package. Sorry to step on whoever's toes about the recap, I hope you don't mind too much that I did it.

The big story is that tomorrow I'm gonna be on ESPN radio in LA for five minutes to talk about the Spurs and about this site so I was inspired to write so I could have some steam going in and not sound like a complete retard who hasn't followed the team all that passionately for the past two months. I am definitely not the best Spurs fan right now, and haven't been most of the year, but I will endeavor to be Mr. Blogger Extraordinaire for the playoffs, especially if our club does the unexpected advances through this ridiculous gauntlet.

Tune in if you can, I guess. Through podcasts or downloads or whatnot. I really should know more about this stuff, but I don't. It's been kind of a last second deal. Frankly I have no idea why they want to talk to us. The Lakers aren't even playing the Spurs. Is it to make fun of bloggers? Why us, out of anyone?

Any joke suggestions?

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you got it brother

way in agreement on most all of this as usual. particularly the utah tank job – but i think houston is a little better than you do, not that they have much of a chance to beat utah – agreed on that.

good luck on the radio. your preview of the suns series was good stuff. good material for the radio as well. that stuff is more useful than clever jokes anyday.

by bones on Apr 17, 2008 7:01 AM CDT reply actions

No toe stepping apology needed

Linix129 announced he couldn’t do it in last night’s game thread. Glad you were following along with us. :)

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 17, 2008 8:46 AM CDT reply actions

Utah and Phoenix

Great recap. One additional point: I was particularly pleased with the play of Kurt Thomas last night. I thought when we got him that he could be huge for us in the playoffs, but up to now, he hadn’t shown much. His ability to consistently hit the 15 foot shot is key against Phoenix. Shaq won’t come out to challenge him, so the shot will be there. If he does come out, it opens up the middle. Let’s hope last night portends why we got him in the first place.

by agutierrez on Apr 17, 2008 8:53 AM CDT reply actions

Yeah sorry again guys, thanks Stampler.

by Linix129 on Apr 17, 2008 8:58 AM CDT reply actions

Jazz fan here

Sorry we couldn’t put up more of a fight. It was really over after the first couple of possessions. It was eerily like last year’s game 5.

As far as the LA station goes, I was on yesterday and it was great. I write for http://basketballjohn.com. I was on with Steve and JA and it was a good experience.

Hopefully we’ll meet in the WCF.

by kidk on Apr 17, 2008 9:18 AM CDT reply actions

I’m with Bones. I don’t know what will happen after the latest injury to their already thin rotation, but up to this point Houston wasn’t that bad. I don’t think they have a snowball’s chance in Hell to beat the Jazz, but still, it should be a series. Maybe.

This could also be the stuff of T-Mac’s nightmare. Can’t say I like the guy, though, so whatever.

As to the series against the Suns, I think you’re pretty much spot on. Good write-up, as always, and good luck with that radio thingie. Link us later if you can.

by LatinD on Apr 17, 2008 10:03 AM CDT reply actions

i shutter to think about the rockets next year with a healthy yao, a scola that has figured it all out and a scoring machine like t-mac. they have two solid, beefy role players in chuck hayes and carl landry to go along with it. battier is their version of a defensive stopper.

all that they are really missing is someone strong at the point. t-mac’s gunning/penchant for taking poor shots could ruin it, but it looks like a formidable foe in the years to come. just maybe not right now for obvious reasons.

by bones on Apr 17, 2008 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Re: radio

I always love to hear about Tim Duncan’s penchant for playing Dungeons & Dragons. There are so many jokes to be made around this theme.

by Terremoto Williams on Apr 17, 2008 10:37 AM CDT reply actions

Bad maybe even an atrocious idea?

I was thinking this the last time we played the Suns but what if we had a dual live blog PtR vs. BSotS during one of these round 1 games. Is that insane? It is insane isn’t it? nevermind then

If you try and take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have on your hands is a non-working cat.

by Windex40 on Apr 17, 2008 11:39 AM CDT reply actions

yes, it's insane.

I don’t want to listen to those whiny bitch Suns fans complain about every call or non call.

by Aaronstampler on Apr 17, 2008 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions

enough of them will probably jump into our space as it is…....

by bones on Apr 17, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions

radio link

On this page there is a “listen live” link and link to podcasts.

http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/710espn/story?id=listenlive

who are you who can summon fire without flint or tinder? there are some who call me ... tim.

by ptruser on Apr 17, 2008 12:27 PM CDT reply actions

FYI: be sure you are listening to the Los Angeles station.

The Stephen A Smith show is on before Steve Mason. < lowers volume on his speakers >

who are you who can summon fire without flint or tinder? there are some who call me ... tim.

by ptruser on Apr 17, 2008 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions

qua?

Stampler, you spoke like five sentences then they cut to commercial and never came back. Maybe thats just the live stream.

who are you who can summon fire without flint or tinder? there are some who call me ... tim.

by ptruser on Apr 17, 2008 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions

yeah that blows

Dan from Spursdynsasty told me the same thing. Let’s see what the podcast sounds like tomorrow maybe it’ll show up there. I had no idea.

by Aaronstampler on Apr 17, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions

The 2008 Playoffs are finally here!

I am so hyped!!! I can’t wait until Saturday. Obviously the Spurs don’t want to play uptempo non-stop against the Suns, but they have to get some easy buckets when the opportunity presents itself. Especially when Fat Albert is out there. I know the defense will be there, and I am hoping Pop brings his A game. He normally coaches circles around D’antoni, so I am banking on that.

"To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you're not, pretend you are." - Muhammad Ali

by DennardC on Apr 17, 2008 2:58 PM CDT reply actions

Another advantage we have is that we are not whiny little pussies. Ok, Tim and Bruce make their feeling known to the referees from time to time, but we ain’t got nothing on the bitches from Phoenix.

by pollackj on Apr 17, 2008 11:35 PM CDT reply actions