When does our season end?
by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 12:14 PM CDT
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Things look pretty bleak all across Spurs nation due to the fact that we don't have Manu, Tim's shaky knees, and the rest of our team has gone AWOL. This has left us in a very strange and foreign situation. . . A possible first round bounce with us only winning one game in the playoffs. So what's it gonna be? How will our season end? Do we put up a fight on Tuesday night and send this back to Dallas? Or do we simply concede defeat and turn the lights off at the AT&T center? Does anyone out there feel that we're headed for a game 7, we just simply don't know it yet? And lastly, is there anyone clinging to hope that we are going to pull this series out of the crapper and win in 7?
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It’s over in 6. Meh.
"There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Apr 27, 2009 12:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s how I voted. I really hope I’m wrong and we get to see a game 7.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Call me crazy, I love polls.
I’m actually going to go out on a limb, for kicks and giggles, and just because I can, vote that we actually win the series. I know the chances are about 99% in the Mavs favor, but is it completely far fetched to think the Mavs drop 3 straight? We’ve seen Cubes, Irk, Ericka and Eugene do it before. Teams have come from down 3-1 to win. (2004 Champion Pistons were down 3-1 to Orlando in the first round – thanks T-Mac.// And, were the 95 Rockets down 3-1 to Seattle in the second round? I thought I remember a Mario Elie three from the corner lifting them to victory.// And were we down 3-1 to the Nooch last year, or was that only 2-0?).
I’m going to believe our guys can do it for one final “run” this season. We needed 4 victories against crap teams in the final four games of the regular season in order to wrap up the division, let’s get three more against another crappy team. If it doesn’t happen, greener pastures.
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by dfjmed on Apr 27, 2009 12:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A Good User Comment on Basektbawful
I know that the Spurs have already cemented their place in Worst of the Weekend after their second straight face plant in Dallas, but I would like to nominate them specifically for their end-of-game decision making. Down by 5 with 3:30 left in the game, the Spurs proceeded to go 1-for-8 from the field. I can live with 1-for-8 if they are getting decent shots that just aren’t going in, but included in their 1-for-8 shooting was 1-for-8 from the three-point line. That’s correct. In the last 3:30 of a 5-point game (that remained a 5-point game until the very end), the Spurs took eight three-pointers and zero two-pointers (to go along with zero free throws).
And these were not wide open attempts that the Mavs were giving the Spurs. The Spurs took hand in the face 3’s to the point that on one possession Tim Duncan was wide open under the basket TWICE on one play and Matt Bonner missed him the first time so that Michael Finley could force a contested 25 footer the second time. Tim Duncan even broke out a new version of the Tim Duncan face on the play to express his disgust. To top it all off, coming out of a timeout the Spurs ran a set play for Bonner to shoot a contested 3 from the left corner, which is his worst place outside of the arch according to NBA.com Hot Spots.
I thought 900 games of combined playoff experience was supposed to give the Spurs some kind of mental advantage
by One4theThumb on Apr 27, 2009 1:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, I put that in the wrong place, but of course, I can’t delete it.
by One4theThumb on Apr 27, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I read that too and I remember Findog taking that ill-advised 3. Oh well. We can’t cry over spilled milk.
"There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Apr 27, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hahahaha you really want to be quoting Herm?
by One4theThumb on Apr 27, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i ever feel like vomiting, i will read this post over and over to myself.
by r21x on Apr 27, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Spurs Win Tues...
I think the key to this series was losing game 1. The Mavs have never felt any pressure in this series. It would be interesting to see if they have to return home for what is a quasi-must win game 6 how would they respond. A Jump shooting team having to play under some duress?
I know it’s a long shot for the Spurs to pull this thing out but if they get this to a game 6 the worm might just start to turn a little bit.
by Este on Apr 27, 2009 1:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What’s the point? Not gonna win the next series, nothing good is going to happen. I don’t want the FO being complacent and blaming it on Manu, or to think this year was anything less than an unequivocal failure of management, talent development, scouting, and coaching. Frankly, I wish the Mavs would have swept us. I know it’s a rivalry and that makes Spurs fans get their panties in a bunch, but they aren’t going anywhere either. It’s no big deal.
This season was a bust since we decided to give up a #1 pick for KT and pick up his insanely large contract. It was a failure since Pop decided to let Mace play a position where he has no clue what he’s doing, and for Boner to have anything less than a Scalabrine-role. We waste valuable picks on players we’ll never sign, or on players we trade for dirt to a division rival.
The Spurs future is pretty bleak for the next 5-7 years, and who knows what happens when the whole front office/coaching staff depart with Timmy. Time to start letting reality sink in right now, and winning a couple more games, or the series, certainly isn’t helping anything at all. We aren’t a team that’s happy getting to the 2nd round, or even the conference finals, so really, what’s the point? We should all be more interested and the team should be more focused on fixing this incompetent roster they’ve assembled and asinine schemes/strategies. Otherwise, with Portland way under the cap, the rising Thunder with a great new player they’ll probably pick up in the draft, and the Suns getting A’mare back, we’ll be lucky to get the 7th seed next year, might not even make the playoffs.
by One4theThumb on Apr 27, 2009 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if the Thunder gets Thabeet? Scary.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if Portland’s FO had half a brain and drafted Durant?
by One4theThumb on Apr 27, 2009 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it’s still too early to call Oden a bust, but yea, Durant would have been better for them.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s not a bust he’s just sort of unnecessary for the style of offense they have and the personnel they already had.
by One4theThumb on Apr 27, 2009 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't buy into this "What's the point?" argument.
“YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME” – Herm Edwards
That’s the point. Period.
You certainly don’t see Tim and Tony saying “Well gee golly, we’re not going to be able to beat the Lakers in the WCF with out Manu so what’s the point of even playing? Guess we just better pack it in and lose in the first round.” The reason they don’t say this is because they are competitors, just like Manu.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Amen.
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by Manuwar on Apr 27, 2009 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hhahaha you really want to quote Herm?
by One4theThumb on Apr 27, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In a response to your “What’s the point?” comment – Absolutely.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imFAR8ypw2c
by One4theThumb on Apr 27, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can laugh at Herm and his “Hermisms” all you want, but he is completely on point when he says:
“This is what’s great about sports. This is what the greatest thing about sports is. You play to win the game… HELLO!? YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME. You don’t play it to just play it. That’s the great thing about sports—you play to win, and I don’t care if you don’t have any wins. You go play to win. When you start tellin’ me it doesn’t matter, then retire. Get out! ’Cause it matters.”
So this is an appropriate response when you say:
What’s the point? Not gonna win the next series, nothing good is going to happen.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn right
"There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Apr 27, 2009 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGDBR2L5kzI
I think we have someone else that agrees with Herm!
by One4theThumb on Apr 27, 2009 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When did it become crazy talk to actually root for your team to win a series? I don’t even get how this is an arguement.
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by Manuwar on Apr 27, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it because we are turning into Yankees-type fans? You know, if you can’t win it all, why bother following the team.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 27, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Great point.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly, ATS. Exactly.
The Spurs may not get out of the first round. I’m still going to watch them and root for them — why the hell wouldn’t I?
The Spurs might be entering a stretch of time when they simply are not championship contenders. I don’t intend to spend that stretch of time ignoring them or (worse) badmouthing them. I’ll just suffer along and complain a bit here and there when I’m frustrated and cheer when they win. And get my hopes irrationally high at the beginning of each new season. And keep my sputtering candle lit until the next great Spurs team is pulled together.
That’s what you do for your team.
by Lauri on Apr 27, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eggs-actly!
I’ll be here until the end, whenever that may be, hopefully later more than sooner. In the immortal words of Peter Griffin,
This is life. So go and have a ball. Because the world don’t move to the beat of just one drum. What might be right for you may not be right for some. You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have…my opening statement. Sit, Ubu, sit. Good dog.
It is what it is.
We are who we are.
by SinCitySpur on Apr 27, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahhh i kinda miss that show
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by Hamer_SpursFan on Apr 27, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey lay off Herm man! Hahaha. WE CAN BUILD ON THIS MEN!!!
"There's a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at." - Richard Pryor
by DennardC on Apr 27, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. Recced.
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by LatinD on Apr 27, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I’m just sad and angry. I don’t mean to say that you don’t play the game to win or that there’s no sense following a team that doesn’t always win
by One4theThumb on Apr 27, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It does matter in this regard: the franchise has made some regrettable decisions based more on the financial than the basketball impact (see: Scola, Luis). If the Spurs make it farther, they play more games at home, thus earning more revenue, and are in a better decision to take on more salary (or not trade away the best player in Europe in order to save a couple mill of Jackie Butler’s contract).
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by tomasito on Apr 27, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More playoff game revenue is not going to have an impact on their salary cap situation.
by Este on Apr 27, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The reason you bust your ass to win is because you are a professional and you’ve worked since last summer to put yourself in a position to win.
by Este on Apr 27, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but it does have an impact on the FO’s willingness to potentially exceed the cap.
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Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
by tomasito on Apr 27, 2009 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not true. I think their willingness to exceed the cap always equals zero.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 27, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn’t agree with you more.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we can’t blame them
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by Manuwar on Apr 27, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They were talking VC and Camby at the trade deadline. Either move would have put them a little over.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
by tomasito on Apr 27, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not to mention they also have to pay playoff salaries as well.
Fuck you, fate! - Latin D
by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you saying they lose money on playoff games?
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
by tomasito on Apr 27, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope, I’m just saying that playoff revenues aren’t really going to make a big impact on the bottom line.
Fuck you, fate! - Latin D
by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Completely agree with you. Success breed complacency, maybe by getting our asses kicked it will make the people who make decisions think long and hard about where the Spurs are, and where they need to be, and the moves needed to get us there. Maybe they will realize it’s not just having the Big Three and surrounding them with a bunch of shit to win a championship, it takes more than that.
But of course, before I get all the traitor stuff, allow me to post a disclaimer:
Wheeeeeeeeeee! Rainbows! Ponies! We’re gonna win it all! Get ready Lakers because a beat down is coming! The South Shall Rise again! Manu will come back and he will reveal he’s the Son of God! Every other team will be disqualified and we will win by default! Pop will play rookies! The US debt will shrink! Hell yeah!
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The US debt will shrink!
You know as well as I do that THAT part is unpossible.
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by Absolutely Cynical on Apr 27, 2009 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we do lose, that’d be the best-case scenario. I’m not sure how many changes they could’ve done to the roster with the limited budget the Spurs run on, but hey – second-guessing is easy.
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by LatinD on Apr 27, 2009 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is your plan if the Spurs stink next year, or for the next 4 years, or the next 20?
Keep rooting for them to get their asses kicked? Switch over to some other team?
Thass all I meant.
by Lauri on Apr 27, 2009 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still love them but be sad and angry? We called this the mid-90’s
by One4theThumb on Apr 27, 2009 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t see any complacency by our FO. I’m restating this but…
If Manu and Ian were healthy and had Splitter decided to come play big boy basketball then we’d be front runners right now. Our front office can’t predict injuries or our draft picks deciding to play else where. If our FO didn’t give a crap about winning then they wouldn’t have gone after the biggest free agent name last summer (Mags) and when they got turned down we landed the next best thing in Roger Mason. Our front office is still unearthing gems with late draft picks. None of us had even heard of George Hill when we drafted him. Our FO tried like hell to rob the Clippers of Camby before the trading deadline this season. When that didn’t work out they went out and got Gooden.
I don’t know what else to expect from our FO. The REALITY of our situation is we have 3 studs who take up a lot of cap room. And of those 3 none of them are over paid so we can’t gripe about not having much cap room. We are a small market team and can’t afford to pay the luxury tax…..or maybe I’m just dreaming this all up.
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by Manuwar on Apr 27, 2009 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the FO may have had an eye on the post-Duncan era with Splitter. I don’t think they really wanted him to come over for the first couple of years. I could be wrong on that…. but your point still stands – If Manu and Ian had been healthy all year, we definitely aren’t losing in the first round, and that might even give us the depth to go all the way.
Fuck you, fate! - Latin D
by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I could’ve expect our FO to sign Scola. But nah, never mind, that was a good move from them. I sometimes forget I shouldn’t question their omnipotence.
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was obviously a mistake and you might say that the front office assumed that with Splitter coming over we wouldnt be able to afford Scola and Splitter. Or maybe they were just Dead wrong about Scola and thought he wasn’t going to be productive. We’ll never know and we can’t change any of it. I guess we’ll just agree to disagree on this Hipuks.
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by Manuwar on Apr 27, 2009 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is 0 chance they though Scola wasn’t going to be productive
by One4theThumb on Apr 27, 2009 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so either they thought that they were getting Splitter or they intentionally wanted to piss off Hipuks with complete disregard to the teams success.
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by Manuwar on Apr 27, 2009 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they gave up on buying Scola out before they ever drafted Splitter.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you sure? I thought they bought out Scola after the draft…I could be very wrong
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by Manuwar on Apr 27, 2009 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they traded his rights after that draft, but they gave up before.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So they made a mistake… But I really don’t see where all the negativity comes from. They’ve done many things right, as Manuwar pointed out.
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by LatinD on Apr 27, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everybody’s human. Our FO has made less mistakes than most, which is why we had such a dominant decade. That doen’t mean it has to end, though – a couple more good decisions, and we’ll be striking fear into the rest of the league’s hearts again next year.
Fuck you, fate! - Latin D
by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. The Scola trade is the only egregious mistake I can think of right now, and we’ll never know what happened behind the scene.
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by LatinD on Apr 27, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rnd 1 pick – Beno Udrih
Rnd 2 Pick – Damir Markota (when we didn’t have a #1)
Rnd 1 Pick – Barbosa (no d, but you don’t want his offense right now. he could be a good team defender too. We also passed on JHo with this pick)
Rnd 1 Pick – John Salmons (pretty sure we tried to acquire him recently, hmmm coulda kept him all along)
by One4theThumb on Apr 27, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beno was a mistake? I thought that was on Pop.
Markota and Salmons? Disagree.
Barbosa = sign and trade.
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by LatinD on Apr 27, 2009 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
let’s compare. This was posted by the admin over on AtTheHive after tonight’s beatdown.
The front office probably convinces themselves
that it was all injuries. And sits pat after getting rid of Chandler for peanuts. In case you can’t tell, I have no faith in Jeff Bower after 5 years of idiotic moves.
It could be a lot worse for us.
F*#@ you, fate! - Latin D
by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just imagine if we let Tony Parker walk out the door for absolutely nothing and go to the Suns. The to only see him win back to back MVP awards. Nice move Mavs.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the camp I’m in. Our FO isn’t perfect but they blow other teams FOs away. Yes they fucked up on the Scola deal. No argument there, and they will be the first to admit it. But they’ve also done great things for this franchise.
Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.
by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course they have, no one is denying that. But here you say one thing about the FO, and everybody is like, you’re spoiled! They gave us four rings! How dare you!.
Yes people, I’m sure the best way for an organization to function is if it’s leaders are completely unquestioned.
My tapeworm tells me what to do.
by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think if Holt puts some pressure on them this offseason, good things will happen. So I understand your point, and still have hope at the same time. I don’t think we’re on different pages here, we’re just all pissed at the way things have gone down.
Fuck you, fate! - Latin D
by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t think the reactions you’re describing are directed at people who say “one thing” about the front office — I think those reactions are directed at people who say, essentially, “The front office is cheap and they don’t care about the team’s welfare, Pop is an egotistical asshole who cares more about himself than the team, everything is broken, what a disaster!”
Basically I think there’s overstatement aplenty to be found on either side here. I also think there are a lot of folks who agree with the criticisms but also want the team to win. In any case, I’d hate to see people get into any kind of serious disagreement over the issue, because I think we’re really all on the same side.
Why yes, I am a world-champion fence-sitter, why do you ask?
by Lauri on Apr 27, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
"I had the right to remain silent.... I did not have the ability." - Ron White
Jail Matt Bonner!!!
by Absolutely Cynical on Apr 27, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pop is a stubborn asshole, I don’t know about egotistical.
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stubborn… that reminds me of someone… wait I have it…. No, nope, it’s gone. I’m sure I’ll remember eventually.
;-)
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by bellasa on Apr 27, 2009 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When you do, get back to me, the suspense is killing me.
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by Hipuks on Apr 28, 2009 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
>:(
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by SgtinManusArmy on Apr 28, 2009 12:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And here I thought there would be more than 3 of us who resembled that remark.
;-)
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by bellasa on Apr 28, 2009 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you want to rail on Pop and the FO then more power to you. I can see where you’re coming from. I just don’t agree with Clintons Cigar when he said that we should of tanked this season or others who have this “What good is it if we win this round cuz we’re not going to win the next round?” mentality. I can’t get behind a defeatist attitude.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Personally, I think if we fight tooth and nail, and still lose, THAT would make more of a statement than rolling over and admitting defeat…
I’m pulling for our guys no matter what. This series, off season, any time.
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by Absolutely Cynical on Apr 27, 2009 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that’s what I thought in ‘06. This time we don’t have Manu, and they’ve replaced Harris with…. Jason Kidd. Not a sunmny outlook from my perspective. I hope I’m wrong.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Complete agreement. It’s all about pressure and the Mavs had had none. Never trailed in the series, never trailed in the 4th quarter of game 4; never even had it as a one possession game down the stretch of games 1 or 4. Spurs have let these guys off the hook and it’s time to turn the table.
by SpurredOn on Apr 27, 2009 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does it matter?
This series is dead in the water and we dont even have a 1st round pick to look forward to
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
by bren on Apr 27, 2009 1:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It always matters. Winning breeds winning. Losing breeds losing. Once you have success don’t ever give it away. Make the other guys take it way from you fighting till the end. Otherwise, what was the point?
by SpurredOn on Apr 27, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I doubt one loss without Manu and a hobbled Tony will lead to the precipitous downfall of the Spurs
Its an isolated case, although one that points out the teams impending weaknesses. We gotta augment Timmy and Manu asap before Parker gets beat up like AI by carrying the load offensively
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
by bren on Apr 27, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not having a first round pick could be a good thing. Could be. Pop doesn’t like playing rookies anyway and rules force you to sign 1st round picks so instead of drafting and paying a guy in the first round who won’t even see playing time hopefully the FO will get a free agent who can contribute.
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by Manuwar on Apr 27, 2009 3:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Or
they could waste it on another foreigner
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
by bren on Apr 27, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea, fuckin’ foreigners. They never won us anything.
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by pollackj on Apr 28, 2009 6:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What about Manu? What about Tony? How quickly some forget. Maybe if you ever traveled outside of the US you’d have some perspective…
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by tomasito on Apr 28, 2009 9:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your sarcasm meter is broken again.
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by CMoney on Apr 28, 2009 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, C. Your meter is broken. They were both being sarcastic. Tomasito knows that Pollack lives in Palestine.
It was a double sarcasmo moment.
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by bellasa on Apr 28, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Goddamnit
Oh I see. . .
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by CMoney on Apr 28, 2009 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s o.k. It’s probably all that fresh air rushing thru you head because of the helicopter riders.
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by bellasa on Apr 28, 2009 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zing.
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by LatinD on Apr 28, 2009 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
*rides… sheesh.
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by bellasa on Apr 28, 2009 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
whew, i almost said something to tomasito and then the alarm on my meter kicked in at the last minute. I’m glad a paid the extra $50 for them to put the extra loud alarm on that thing.
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by pollackj on Apr 30, 2009 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As unlikely as it is, I chose not in the first round. I totally believe that we have the ability to come back and take this series, and I’m blindly hoping that our role players decide to play a role other than imitating a giant turd.
I have to agree with CMoney’s comments above. I’m going to root for the team to win, and I’m going to hope the FO do something to improve the team. I think we’re all fed up with the FO, but I can’t believe if we get to the 2nd round or even further that they’re naive enough to think there is nothing wrong with the team and we only missed out on winning a championship because Manu was injured. There is a reason that several other franchises are poaching our FO personnel and building their teams based on our model.
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by heshamkm on Apr 27, 2009 3:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So the rationale is the best thing to happen is to get eliminated in the first rd. So we can be like the Kleenex Suns.
by Este on Apr 27, 2009 3:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We Shouldn't Cry About Draft Pick
What player taken late in the first rd. is going to come in here and make this team a championship team again? No one, the only way the Spurs climb back to the top again is to have a healthy Timmy and Manu hell they shouldn’t suit up until the Rodeo Road Trip. Then we have to get some contribution from previous picks Mahimi, Hairston, Gist and improvement from Hill. And bring back Mensah-Bonsu.
by Este on Apr 27, 2009 3:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m not even going to vote in this poll. I honestly can’t even guess how far our guys will take it. I know how far I would like for them to go and the difficulties they face in getting there. I know they have done some amazing things and other times have fallen on their face.
I just know that I will love and support them no matter how far they go. I will be there and scream just as loud as anyone else, even if it is from my living room.
Maybe we should try what the Mavs do before a game??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkDlaa9nMVQ&feature=related
Or maybe not.. I can’t picture my Spurs being that dorky. HEB commercials – yes, this – no!!
btw… Who is that in the back seat?? haha
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by Absolutely Cynical on Apr 27, 2009 3:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fuck you, fate!
I say we win our fifth ring.
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by LatinD on Apr 27, 2009 3:58 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Fuck you, fate!
This should be our battle cry for the rest of the playoffs. Nice job D.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t forget to give D his credit and cite him.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
heh, I thought of that right after posting it, haha
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right on LD,
F-U FATE!
It is what it is.
We are who we are.
by SinCitySpur on Apr 27, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa. Check out that Nuggets-Hornets game. It’s a beat down.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 27, 2009 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And I’m not even in attendance.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dude, I don’t think we even got this bad of a beat down. Oh wait, yes we did. Except we didn’t play our starters the whole time. Chris Paul hasn’t been off the court yet.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 27, 2009 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Denver is PISSED for the way that game ended the other day. I’m starting to think these aren’t the same Moonmen we always make fun of.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I for one am glad that we won’t be advancing to the second round to get THAT beat down. I don’t think I could handle getting beat by the Nuggets.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 27, 2009 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chauncey is +39. That is absolutely insane.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cflop3 is -38.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 27, 2009 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hornets are about to come back, they just gotta hope a little better.
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your tapeworm is telling you to hope better.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know, I should..but…this damn reality around me. Fuck…
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funny how if it isn’t something you agree with it is not reality.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 27, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought the fact that the Spurs aren’t winning crap this year was a well understood fact. But then again, people believe in cre…
Nevermind.
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
Do you really think that’s what people have been saying?
by Lauri on Apr 27, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Honestly, Hipuks, that’s what you read when I write?
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by LatinD on Apr 27, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, about the chip? Yeah, you always talk about how if there’s some injuries you never know.
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 10:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always said it’d be in the far end of the spectrum when it comes to probability. Where did I mention hope in that?
I said I can only enjoy a game if I believe in my heart of hears that they have a chance of winning. That’s where “hope” comes into play. Hope that they’ll beat the odds. But I know the odds.
Hornets are about to come back, they just gotta hope a little better.
Yeah… that’s what I always talk about.
Also, Hipuks, you really think beating the Mavs is impossible? Because that’s what we’re talking about right now.
Whatever. I didn’t want to join the conversation, but everyone’s so acerbic I couldn’t help it. Apparently niceness is overrated when the team’s losing.
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by LatinD on Apr 27, 2009 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Impossible? Absolutely not. Bigger comebacks have happened. My main point was whether or not that would be the best for the Spurs, seeing as if we could barely win over the Mavs in 7, god knows what would happen to us in the second round.
Whatever. I didn’t want to join the conversation, but everyone’s so acerbic I couldn’t help it. Apparently niceness is overrated when the team’s losing.
If you want I’ll be an asshole when we’re winning too. :) :) :) :)
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 10:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why would it be worse to lose in the second round than in the first? Please don’t shoot — I’m asking sincerely.
by Lauri on Apr 27, 2009 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m afraid Pop and the FO will think, you know, if Timmeh wasn’t hobbled, and Manu was healthy, we would’ve been just alright.
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well we obviously don’t think that and we don’t even coach basketball or own a team. I’m putting faith that our FO also sees the same thing we see. They have to have some sort of basketball IQ due to the success this past decade.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s exactly it. I like to think the FO and Pop will learn those lessons without the need for a humbling loss, so the first round exit in my mind doesn’t help the team. With that out of the picture, winning seems like the best option. Winning begets winning and all that.
The “if Manu was healthy” mentality was used last season in the series against the Lakers, and I think most of us agree with it. You can criticize Pop for many reason, but he was never someone to decorate harsh truths. Hell, I don’t think he ever said that after the series against the Lakers.
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by LatinD on Apr 27, 2009 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly. The FO can see the writing on the wall, and our cap situation doesn’t care whether we win or lose – it is what it is.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ahem…I coach my nephews 7-9 coed basketball team. We dropped our last game making our record 2-1 : /
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by Manuwar on Apr 28, 2009 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re one game above .500 . Don’t bring those average coaching skills around here.
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by CMoney on Apr 28, 2009 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol shit
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by Manuwar on Apr 28, 2009 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess that’s possible, but I can’t believe they would be that delusional. And you would have to be delusional to think that we don’t need to shore up the team for the future. Even if we won the dang championship this year, you would have to be delusional to think we could just carry on and change nothing. The team is getting older. Timmy’s best years are behind him. Manu’s may be as well. And Pop may be stubborn (and the FO may be cheap), but I don’t think they’re blind.
by Lauri on Apr 27, 2009 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, for being one of the Hope People you paint quite the bleak picture.
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We likes to keeps it realz like dat.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then I guess I’m just unreliable.
That or, like you’ve already said, it’s possible to cheer for the team and hope we win but have a realistic grasp of the situation.
by Lauri on Apr 27, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s almost like saying it’s possible to want your team to win, but are not sure if it’s the best in the long run. Or being glad of the great FO your team has, but recognizing they’ve made some costly mistakes.
Doesn’t make any sense.
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought you already were… :)
No, seriously, Hipuks. I don’t think you’re an asshole. You’re a great guy and I don’t mind all the arguing. I guess I’m also a bit on edge because of the lousy playoff run so far.
That last line was beneath me. I apologize.
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by LatinD on Apr 27, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just like when I stopped short of calling ATS a fascist, it’s not personal. We’re just discussing ideas.
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Acerbic” is a great word.
You eloquent LatinDevil, you.
by Lauri on Apr 27, 2009 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought his use of “Whatever” was extremely powerful.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s what people say when they want to have the last word. Never liked it.
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by LatinD on Apr 27, 2009 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always thought girls knew how to use it the best, a well placed whatever, and you knew if you said anything else, you were gonna get quite the verbal ass kicking.
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn’t it go from “As if!!” to “Whatever!”?
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by Absolutely Cynical on Apr 27, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he speaks better ’Murkan than us ’Murkans.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still think Paul is overrated. Yea, he gets the best of Tony sometimes, but guys who can defend and/or get physical with him tend to make him look pretty stupid.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really? I can’t stand when we play against him but I respect his game. He is an amazing “true” point guard in my eyes.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
watch when he plays against Deron. Or Chauncey. Even Derek Fisher gives him trouble sometimes.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
99-53. Good lord, at least we didn’t get beat down THAT badly.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
man why wasn’t this on TNT tonight. i dont give a shit about lakers and jazz, or heat and hawks. I would love to watch a hornet beatdown
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by Hamer_SpursFan on Apr 27, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
103-55. They might just double ’em up.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s kind of scary that we struggled so much against this NOOCH team.
by Lauri on Apr 27, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Struggled when? This year or last year.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 27, 2009 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is insane.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 27, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. I just went to ATH, and I was going to say something mean, but I just couldn’t. How can you possibly be mean to fans of a team that just got doubled up in a playoff game.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only LatinD would do something like that.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 27, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they seem to think that CP3 is going to be traded in the offseason.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hah. To us. For Michael Finley and Roger Mason.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 27, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As much of a punk as he is, I wouldn’t mind so much if he played for us. Then we actually could trade Tony.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Obviously, you haven’t heard of the Wildcat basketball formation where you have 2 PG’s on the floor and use a series of mis-direction and pick n rolls.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
pretty sure we couldn’t afford to pay them both, and still have any kind of bench/role players.
Also, I’d like to see some more of that with Parker/Hill.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah that was a joke. The Wildcat is a formation sweeping through the NFL. I thought with the recent draft people would have caught on. There’s no way TP and CP could work on the same team.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn’t that a play on NFL Blitz?
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never played Blitz. I was always a Madden fan and NCAA football fan. Here’s more about the wildcat.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn it, I should’ve used it more often instead of choosing Da Bomb all the time.
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blah!! Gimme a Splinter Cell game any day!!
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by Absolutely Cynical on Apr 27, 2009 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I only played it on the PS One, but that game was the shit. So much fun to play.
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Total X-Box when it was the sh!t..
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by Absolutely Cynical on Apr 27, 2009 10:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
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by Manuwar on Apr 28, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They have them doubled up.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 27, 2009 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is like watching #1 UNC vs #16 New Hampshire High school
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
113-55 . Hide the children.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 9:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if we’ll be reading articles about how the Hornets dynasty is over?
Btw, their salary cap situation SUCKS for the next several years. Peja has an option for $14 mill in 2011. Chandler has one for $13 mill in 2011. And they’ll be paying Mo Pete and Posey $6.5 mill each that year.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 27, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.shamsports.com/content/pages/data/salaries/hornets.jsp
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Apr 27, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
err, didn’t see this before I posted about the possible CP3 trade, but the folks over at ATH seem to think it’ll be to Those we Don’t Speak Of.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey anything can happen, the Hornets can easily win the game and then the championship, if the Spurs don’t win it that is.
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the Hornets can easily win the game
No, even us delusional folks know you can’t win a game after it’s been over for 5 minutes and you didn’t score as many points as the other team.
by Lauri on Apr 27, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s just been defeatist, maybe every single Denver player was using steroids, maybe through some obscure legal loophole the game didn’t technically happen.
With that attitude of the game being over and of the team not actually winning the game, well, you’re not gonna go anywhere.
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
121 - 63 Final
Well chit. Denver didn’t double them up. What a thrashing though.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 10:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
58 points is a ridiculous beatdown – that’s gotta be some kind of record.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure there is a really bad joke about NO and a thrashing they received tonight. Resist the urge Hipuks.
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by CMoney on Apr 27, 2009 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean the Nuggets don’t care about black people?
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh jeez.. I’m going to cover my eyes now.
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by Absolutely Cynical on Apr 27, 2009 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Howdy all tonight…
Not that we have any room to talk about beatdowns lately, but boy I sure love me some beat-Nooch. Anyone remember game (was it game 5 of the ‘98 Finals where Jordan’s Bulls annihilated that Jazz? I think that was by 45, or so. I know it wasn’t by 58.
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by dfjmed on Apr 27, 2009 10:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
* mobile update alert *
Thuggets tied margin of victory in a playoff game.
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by dfjmed on Apr 27, 2009 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wanted NOOCH in the 1st round. Paul is exhausted and they have zero depth or foot speed. We’d have beaten these guys 4-1 or 4-2 at worst… tho without the 58 point thrashing.
by SpurredOn on Apr 27, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wanted the Mavs. I regret my decision.
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by dfjmed on Apr 27, 2009 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is completely off topic, but this upcoming HBO documentary about the Sichuan earthquake looks astounding.
by Lauri on Apr 27, 2009 10:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn it. I don’t have HBO, only Showtime. I’m waiting for the 4th season of Dexter.
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by Hipuks on Apr 27, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speak to me about Dexter. I’ve been thinking of getting into it, and strangely find myself trusting your opinions (on SHOWS, people).
BTW- go download this season (the first) of ‘Eastbound and Down,’ you’ll appreciate it.
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by SgtinManusArmy on Apr 28, 2009 12:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s based on a book. Dexter is a blood splatter expert of course. The thing is, he’s also a serial killer. As a rule he only kills “bad guys”, meaning other killers which haven’t been caught by the police, or that sort of people. He doesn’t kill them because he’s the serial killer with the heart of gold, he does it because it’s the only way to satisfy his urge and do something good while he’s at it.
His dad was a policeman who discovered Dexter was killing animals and that sort of stuff when he was a kid…And told him that since he couldn’t control his urge, he should use it to only do harm to criminals.
Since it’s from a book, Dexter is a narrator sometimes, so I don’t know if you like that or find it annoying.
What I mostly like about the show, other than the gorgeous cinematography and the dark humor, is that it doesn’t sugarcoat it. He’s not a good guy, he’s a serial killer. He doesn’t kill to do good, he kills because he has to, it’s in him. He has a girlfriend but he doesn’t love her, he can’t love, he’s a psychopath. He stays with her because it makes him feel normal.
In the show sometimes he’ll talk about how people have emotions that he can’t understand, but has to mimic in order to fit in.
His back story is really interesting too, and how later in the show the nets starts to close about him and his crimes.
I think the show has the right mixture of seriousness and humor, plus douchebags getting killed.
And last but not least, the posters they make for each season are always awesome.
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by Hipuks on Apr 28, 2009 1:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly the sale I needed, you spoke to me and I’m even more convinced to get into it. Pretty much everything that Showtime or HBO does I enjoy, so there’s that too. But seriously check out ‘E and D,’ you’ll love the tragic humor and hyperbole.
What’s comical about your reply however, is I for some reason immediately imagined Kobe’s face on those posters, and laughed at how easy it is to see him fitting the same plot description.
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by SgtinManusArmy on Apr 28, 2009 1:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had to keep myself in check from referencing Kobe during the whole explanation.
Isn’t the guy in ’Eastbound and Down" the one who played the explosives expert in Tropic Thunder?
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by Hipuks on Apr 28, 2009 1:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly the same. He kinda just came up out of nowhere really, but he’s perfect in this role. GET ON IT.
Don’t know if this sways you or not, but Will Ferrell and Adam McKay produce it, and Ferrell’s a co-star in the series.
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by SgtinManusArmy on Apr 29, 2009 1:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But the last season or so weren’t as good. The serial killer girl he almost fell for was ludicrous.
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by LatinD on Apr 28, 2009 7:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was more interesting when it seemed like he was corrupting her.
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by LatinD on Apr 28, 2009 7:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love Michael C. Hall. He manages to fly under the radar, but he does excellent work. I still miss Six Feet Under.
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by bellasa on Apr 28, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He plays the Dexter character excellently, a less actor could’ve had a field day with it, but he keeps it understated. I remember one scene where he gets really angry, and you can see how it isn’t normal anger, but the anger where people flip out and do some harm. It was exactly like you see described when you read about serial killers. That really impressed me.
Plus, yeah, I would do him.
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by Hipuks on Apr 28, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Excellent series. Hang in there with season 1; season 2 was outstanding.
by SpurredOn on Apr 28, 2009 1:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I loved Eastbound and Down. What a great character.
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by Lauri on Apr 28, 2009 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does Kenny fucking Powers not remind you of what Jay Cutler would be like if you got to know him? I love that show it cracks me up.
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by Manuwar on Apr 28, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s great, I hadn’t considered that before but definitely yes. Only Cutler would probably drive some sort of car instead of that redneck Bronco and he’d be more of a whiner.
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by SgtinManusArmy on Apr 29, 2009 1:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least you can look forward to Nurse Jackie…. that should be really good.
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by bellasa on Apr 28, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, looks good. I like the guy with the sexual tourette’s, a blessing in disguise if there was ever one.
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by Hipuks on Apr 28, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, it really looks promising.
The guy with the tourette’s is Peter Facinelli… he’s building a nice resume. He was very good in 6 feet under and Damages, but I didn’t really care for him in Twilight.
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by bellasa on Apr 28, 2009 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As my 16-year old nephew posted on his Facebook account:
“I’ve read Twilight and I’m only moderately ashamed to admit it.”
by Lauri on Apr 28, 2009 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I admit I did a doh! after I posted that. It’s an O.K. popcorn movie.
While traveling recently I stopped at an airport bookstore and the clerk was totally trying to push that on series on me. Umm, no thanks. I’m O.K.
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by bellasa on Apr 28, 2009 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That looks way intense. I’m gonna have to get myself in the right frame of mind before I see that.
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by bellasa on Apr 28, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In other news, it looks as if Utah’s season ends tonight.
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by Tim C. on Apr 27, 2009 11:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Their best two hopes were to win all their home games and have D-Will dominate. Neither have happened.
by SpurredOn on Apr 27, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Jazz had a great comeback in the last few minutes and got within 6, then the refs swallowed their whistles as they got repeatedly hammered on drives to the basket. It was pretty blatant.
by 4Him on Apr 28, 2009 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
GUESS WE NOW KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION.
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by CMoney on Apr 29, 2009 10:42 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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