PTR? Couldn't we have a better name?
by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 11:17 AM CST
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I've had a few different accounts on SBNation. I am a huuuuuuuge die hard Spurs fan since the mid 80's. I remember watching Jordan and Robinson going at it in the Hemisphere Arena like it was yesterday.
Now im not trying to bash SBNation or the people managing the Spurs page. I just think that we can come up with a better name then 'Pounding the Rock' that sounds cooler and better defines the Spurs or San Antonio. Even the logo is pretty lame.
I propose we have a contest on a new logo and name. Seriously, we have the best record in the NBA right now and I think we can come up with something better than 'Pounding the Rock' or an Old guy chiseling.
What do you think? Do we need a new name and logo?
For example (something I quickly came up with):
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I was looking for a discussion on the matter. Can you explain on higher then a first grade level?
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 11:34 AM CST up reply actions
‘Pounding the Rock’ is utter and complete Spurs – the reference encompasses work ethic, dedication, and endurance – working through difficulties and understanding that success is born out of long hours of unrecognized work. I don’t know how you can be a Spurs fan and not understand some of the most basic parts of the team’s philosophy under Popovich.
The logo is a different matter. If you can do better, by all means, I’ll take a look. But other than ‘48 Minutes of Hell’, (which is taken) I can’t think of a short phrase that better typifies the SA Spurs.
chaos... panic... pandemonium... my work here is done.
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 12:34 PM CST up reply actions
Is it just me that sees a metal chicken on fire in this image? I need to go see my psychiatrist.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
by swgeek on Jan 11, 2011 1:20 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
That’s exactly what I see, too.
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 11, 2011 1:23 PM CST up reply actions
Flaming Metal Chicken! Buck-buck-bukawFWOOOOSH!
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by transgojobot on Jan 12, 2011 1:50 AM CST up reply actions
any real thoughts?
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 1:22 PM CST up reply actions
This logo is of a flaming metal chicken, as mentioned above.
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 11, 2011 1:24 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
spursfansteve = mavsfan
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 1:25 PM CST up reply actions
That’s just ridiculous, and inflammatory, and is absolutely everything banworthy.
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 11, 2011 1:26 PM CST up reply actions
banworthy??
Things change. I suggested a new logo and name. Chill.
I asked for simple discussion. Your like a 3 year old just suggesting their teddy bear is being taken away.
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 1:28 PM CST up reply actions
How is calling me a mavsfan not acting like a 3 year old? That is what was banworthy- not the discussion.
I wasn’t opposed to the discussion- in fact, I’ve enjoyed it. I just completely disagree with you and I’ve made that known in approximately the same maturity level you’ve been responding to others.
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 11, 2011 1:32 PM CST up reply actions
Spursfansteve, I want actual discussion and conversation.
You haven’t contributed at all but be annoying, so just go post somewhere else if your going to be disruptive.
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 1:34 PM CST up reply actions
Me posting that I agree with some of the others is disruptive?
Ok.
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 11, 2011 1:38 PM CST up reply actions
spursfansteve = mavsfan
Hmmmm…
??
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
by swgeek on Jan 11, 2011 1:50 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
been a season ticket hold since 88. Dont call me a troll. Im a waaaaaay bigger fan then you. I’ve dropped over 20K on donations to Spurs tux and tennies over the years.
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 1:56 PM CST up reply actions
How much money you can and cannot spend on your team does not make you a bigger fan, it just means you have a much bigger wallet that some of us. And really saying that “I spend the most on the spurs means im their biggest fan” is pretty asinine and childish.
ROBBLE ROBBLE ROBBLE
by Tuhamburglar on Jan 12, 2011 5:40 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
can someone explain that “Reply Success!” meme that’s going around. I feel like I wasn’t in that game thread.
by Jordan Leithart on Jan 11, 2011 2:02 PM CST up reply actions
Interestingly enough, it’s an older term that was given new life recently.
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
You bet.
But I should be thanking you! I thought I’d come up with a unique idea yesterday, but it turns out that LE had be beat by nearly 6 months.
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
I am amazed you recovered that. I wasnt even aware of it. In fact when I started seeing reply success I thought to myself… What the fuuu? I leave PTR for a few weeks and I miss so much.
"If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert"
- DBG
You didn’t even remember coining the newest hot Lexicon term? I’m more than a little disappointed, LE.
But not as much as I’d have been if you hadn’t returned!
Welcome back, and here’s to many more Reply Success comments for you and yours in this new year.
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
I don’t know how you can be a Spurs fan and not understand some of the most basic parts of the team’s philosophy under Popovich.
I understand what your saying, but for a blog it sounds lame.
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 11:56 AM CST up reply actions
Don’t all blog names sound lame? Except of course 48MoH and PTR!
by Jordan Leithart on Jan 11, 2011 12:08 PM CST up reply actions
im just saying. SBNation could have more people motivated to look at their page with a flashier name.(listening sponsors?)
One that represents the Spurs very well “AND” sounds cool.
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 12:13 PM CST up reply actions
Why would the blog need a flashier name? If you’re a Spurs fan, then you will come here and read the blog. You don’t do it because you think the name sounds cool, you do it because you love the Spurs and what they stand for.
To me, this “flashier logo” is just like every TV analyst and casual fan saying they hate watching the Spurs because they are boring and old. When in actuality, those statements have little basis in fact. If being a fundamentally sound team and a solid organization that just wins Championships is boring, then count me in for boring. If you want to follow a flashier blog/team, then I’m sure there are plenty of other teams that have seats open on their bandwagon.
But like everyone else on here has mentioned, Pounding the Rock is the mantra for the team. So how could it not be the mantra for this blog?
by GMac14 on Jan 11, 2011 12:23 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Reply success!!
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 11, 2011 1:21 PM CST up reply actions
Ya, I really PtR to attract the kind of fans that come here because of a flashy name and logo. Maybe get a theme song with lots of autotune while we are at it.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
Im just trying to advocate points from different prospectives because I believe its a lame name.
No reason to be an ass about it.
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 12:36 PM CST up reply actions
Ha, sorry, don’t mean to be an ass. I do like the different perspective. But, I don’t think it is out of line any more than calling my taste in names “lame”.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
If it’s in the name & how many coins we can drop we can call this baggage the ‘flippin kardashian stop’ imagine all the preposterous PTR hitters we’ll have with valuable dialogue. *I accept reprieve BTW :)
by cojones2thewall on Jan 12, 2011 11:20 AM CST up reply actions
Did you write that already once? I’m having a huge deja vu!
"Sometimes the Spurs make you play ugly. That's just the way they are." - Gary Bender
No, I don’t think so. Maybe we are having some telepathic powers.
by cojones2thewall on Jan 12, 2011 12:35 PM CST up reply actions
Unless you’re on my FB, which I think you’re not- we were chatting on the kardashys .
by cojones2thewall on Jan 12, 2011 1:31 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe it’s the part about accepting reprieve :) or I just am re-re—re-repeating myself. JK
by cojones2thewall on Jan 12, 2011 12:53 PM CST up reply actions
We need a song that can’t be turned off by the user!
by Jordan Leithart on Jan 11, 2011 1:20 PM CST up reply actions
There was a rick roll going around awhile back that was a small box that would float around the screen? I propose we use that.
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 11, 2011 1:22 PM CST up reply actions
Since, you know, we annoy the NBA about as much as Rick Rolls annoy everyone else.
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 11, 2011 1:23 PM CST up reply actions
Why not make it so that when you mouse over the box, it jumps away from the cursor?
by Jordan Leithart on Jan 11, 2011 2:01 PM CST up reply actions
How about site that greets visitors with a .midi file of Metallica in the background, theme colors of the USA, and Blair busting out of the monitor to dunk their faces on the keyboard. Quinn then can run into the room screaming, “Go Spurs Go!” while holding sparklers.
"We suck on 'D. Both individually and team-wise, we suck. We're pretty consistent that way. I don't know if I have an answer to that. If I did, we wouldn't suck quite so bad." - Popovich
by Aaron "Hirschof" Preine on Jan 11, 2011 2:06 PM CST up reply actions 7 recs
Is it wrong that I now want to see this?
With all due respect, gentlemen, we're not as crazy as she is.
Not in the slightest; in fact, nothing could be MORE right.
Who’s gonna step up to the plate and knock this one out of the park? I can’t wait to see the results!
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
This totally screams Hipuks .
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by transgojobot on Jan 12, 2011 1:52 AM CST up reply actions
Maybe it’s the part about accepting reprieve :) or I just am re-re—re-repeating myself. JK
Or my iPhone is posting multiple times
by cojones2thewall on Jan 12, 2011 1:18 PM CST up reply actions
yes my iphone tis screwing me up now sorry guys… had to check on a real computer
by cojones2thewall on Jan 12, 2011 1:52 PM CST up reply actions
BTW, this is in the works!
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
did I ever send oyu my rendition of While My Guitar Gently Sleeps? I think only to Wayne and Tim. But I never recorded it. It’s about George Hill and Mark Cuban crying. I’m gonna get on it
Tiago Splitter > Matt Bonner
PTR is the worst one on the NBA side of SBNation
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 12:17 PM CST up reply actions
I actually like that one.
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 11, 2011 1:22 PM CST up reply actions
It was the only one I could think of… :P
by Jordan Leithart on Jan 11, 2011 2:01 PM CST up reply actions
odd… don’t know how the above happened…
by Jordan Leithart on Jan 11, 2011 2:04 PM CST up reply actions
yeah…. that is a bad one too
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 1:23 PM CST up reply actions
PTR is the worst one on the NBA side of SBNation
BOOH!!!!!
"Rip it and grip it!" -Kevin Costner
by The Augustus on Jan 11, 2011 4:29 PM CST up reply actions
Friends, Romans, Countrymen … The Augustus has spoken.
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
Citizens, I saw PTR marble and would choose to keep it that way.
"Rip it and grip it!" -Kevin Costner
by The Augustus on Jan 11, 2011 8:04 PM CST up reply actions
The name comes from Jacob Riis’ Stonecutter Credo:
“When nothing seems to help, I go look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before.”
It absolutely represents the Tao of Pop and the Spurs’ way.
With all due respect, gentlemen, we're not as crazy as she is.
by CapHill on Jan 11, 2011 11:53 AM CST reply actions 3 recs
Reply success!!!!
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 11, 2011 1:21 PM CST up reply actions
"We suck on 'D. Both individually and team-wise, we suck. We're pretty consistent that way. I don't know if I have an answer to that. If I did, we wouldn't suck quite so bad." - Popovich
by Aaron "Hirschof" Preine on Jan 11, 2011 11:53 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
reply success!!!!
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 11, 2011 1:21 PM CST up reply actions
:Sigh: This saddens me. I love sport, almost any sport, but especially team sports. Names are something that the team, community and fans can grasp onto and enjoy. There are some really bad names in sport and there are some really good ones. To me the names that are the best capture the uniqueness of the local of the team. Something about the area that all the fans and the team can call their own.
For example: love them or hate them the Dallas Cowboys are very well named team, as are the Florida Gators, the Houston Rockets and Astros, the Florida State Seminoles, the New England Patriots, the Texas Longhorns, the Miami Dolphins and many many more. Those names have meaning to the local community and are unique.
In the same vein Pounding the Rock is extremely apropos because of the Jacob Riis quote about the Sone-cutter that the Spurs have adopted as their own creed, and because it works because it’s a basketball term. As a Spurs fan I have always loved Pounding the Rock, because of what it means to my team and to me. No other franchise can claim to have this name with the same meaning and for that I will always love it and vote to keep it. To me, it is the opposite of lame, it is unique and cool in a understated way.
by Big50 on Jan 11, 2011 1:24 PM CST reply actions 21 recs
well said.
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 11, 2011 1:25 PM CST up reply actions
what about at least a new logo?
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 1:26 PM CST up reply actions
The phoneix suns page is having a voting and including their old logo. Why can’t we do the same. The current one is so sad.
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First off we are not Suns fans, so that’s one thing. Secondly, nobody is stopping you from coming up with a logo/name change to vote on. From the looks of your current pole that might be a waste of time, but you are more than welcome to come up with something and put a poll on it.
I’d like to see what you can come up with.
right. My current poll wasn’t for the logo i quickly came up with.
I thought it could generate discussion for a new name or logo
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 1:53 PM CST up reply actions
also, just because were on a different page, doesn’t mean I can’t suggest change and show example
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 1:54 PM CST up reply actions
Um, you already put a poll up. If a vast majority agrees that we need to change things around it may be worth the hassle.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
you
really like the logo that much?
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 1:54 PM CST up reply actions
I personally do, but would not be opposed to a new one if it was even more representative of PtR and the Spurs than the current one. Times change. But I much prefer the current one to your proposed logo. Color me lame.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
I like the name, both because of the quote it comes from, and also because Pop loves the quote and has it posted in the locker room- and not just in english, but in the native language of every player on the team. It is the perfect basketball mantra for an 82 game season+ playoffs.
As far as the logo, I’m fond of it because the man, to me, looks like Pop probably looked in his military/CIA days. Slightly chiseled, taciturn, and with the beginnings of a receding hairline.
This is why my vote is against change- but like I said, I do appreciate the discussion. A few weeks/months ago we discussed changing the tagline, and I personally was for that. That thread provided multiple alternatives, though. You may get better discussion (and more agreeability to change) if you can provide multiple options for people to choose from.
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 11, 2011 1:46 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
I’m all for considering a new logo.
The name of the site is NOT up for discussion.
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
by J.R. Wilco on Jan 11, 2011 1:55 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
cool.
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 2:03 PM CST up reply actions
And rightfully so, JRW.
Big50 said it all.
"Sometimes the Spurs make you play ugly. That's just the way they are." - Gary Bender
Yes the Jacob Riis quote has such a connection to the Spurs organization, and I think our name is perfect for a Spurs blog.
The logo: while I am perfectly OK with it, I don’t think it’s necessarily better than the original logo that had some color and the stonecutter was carving out a Larry O’Brien championship trophy, if memory serves. If there were a better logo proposed I’d be all for it. But better is very subjective, and we’d have to see it to know if it’s better.
Personal opinion (and this is no attack on Drive for Five): I like the stonecutter logo(s) better than the Spurs that are on fire, although it was a worth attempt, Drive.
Hey, Drive! I read your comments, and I really don’t like how you attack our name, our logo and your fellow fans for disagreeing with you. You may not realize it, but we (many of us) really like our name and what is stands for. We don’t want to imitate the Suns fans, and we don’t want to have flaming chickens on our logo. Calling our name and logo “lame”, “sad” etc. is hardly a way to become popular on this blog. I consider many of your comments lame and sad.
"Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure."
how am I attacking anyone? I want discussion about it.
It doesn’t have to be the logo I created. I SAID ITS A QUICK EXAMPLE!!!!! JESUS
I just think that the site can be better.
Please explain anything you said with facts.
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 1:59 PM CST up reply actions
how am I attacking anyone? I want discussion about it.
If you can read, read your discussion with Steve above.
It doesn’t have to be the logo I created.
Thank you, I really appreciate your generosity. Your logo may work for KFC though. Their current logo is kind of lame, you know.
I just think that the site can be better.
Yes, it can be if you stop posting nonsense.
Please explain anything you said with facts.
Please, stop trolling if you don’t want to be called a troll.
"Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure."
Chill, Kondor. While I appreciate what you’re doing, currently your replies to him are falling in the “personal attack” category as well.
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 11, 2011 2:43 PM CST up reply actions
I’m fine with voting on a new logo, but someone else will have to make it. I have no graphical expertise. But like Big50 said earlier, the name of the site means something to spurs fans because of the quote.
by Jordan Leithart on Jan 11, 2011 2:00 PM CST reply actions
and that’s cool. Thanks for the input
I’m just saying we should have a vote then. Since everyone likes the name, then what about the logo???
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by DRIVE FOR FIVE on Jan 11, 2011 2:02 PM CST up reply actions
Im great with photoshop
and would love to contribute to PTR in someway. I just find the current logo depressing.
Here’s a graphic I made during round 2 for last year.
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If you’d like to contribute to PtR, I’m easy to find.
However, insulting members isn’t currently a very good way to get on my good side.
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
Many comments have defended the name and now I will try to defend the logo. The images proposed thus far are not logos. They are photos. The qualities of the current logo that need to persist with any future logo in my opinion are:
- They must be related to the name of the blog (and by connection with the comment by JRW above the name is Pounding the Rock)
- They must match the color scheme of the site. So you see the current logo is black, gray and white
- It should be a drawn and not photography
- Preferably, it should not include any players on it, this is a team site
"If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert"
- DBG
All this said the current logo would be very hard to beat. The sculptor represent the team, the sculpture the goal for the team which is a championship trophy.
The beauty is in the meaning and simplicity of it.
"If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert"
- DBG
Well said. Couldn’t agree more.
"Rip it and grip it!" -Kevin Costner
by The Augustus on Jan 11, 2011 4:22 PM CST up reply actions
Preferably, it should not include any players on it, this is a team site
And all this while I thought it was a Manu Ginobili forum. I feel lonely now.
He's Manu Ginobili
by carina_gino20 on Jan 12, 2011 8:49 AM CST up reply actions
Addendum
Manu is the sole exception to the last rule.
"If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert"
- DBG
by LasEspuelas on Jan 12, 2011 10:37 AM CST up reply actions
HA! Mason. Could you replace his picture with a picture of a pile of bricks. If you can make that happen, I’ll vote for that logo.
I never take the high road, but I tell other people to, that way there is more room for me on the low road.
wow. I didn’t even notice him. That would be AWESOME.
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 11, 2011 3:24 PM CST up reply actions
His hair even looks kind of brick-like in that image.
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
Looks like someone took some bites out of Dice’s arm. Poor guy…
"We suck on 'D. Both individually and team-wise, we suck. We're pretty consistent that way. I don't know if I have an answer to that. If I did, we wouldn't suck quite so bad." - Popovich
by Aaron "Hirschof" Preine on Jan 11, 2011 4:02 PM CST up reply actions
Well, look how close he is to the sun, man! How do you think your arm would look at that proximity to Sol?
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
He even has Duncan dunking in the pic. He is good with photoshop.
I never take the high road, but I tell other people to, that way there is more room for me on the low road.
by SinCitySpur on Jan 11, 2011 10:55 PM CST up reply actions
I like how Blair is growing out of Tony’s back.
"We suck on 'D. Both individually and team-wise, we suck. We're pretty consistent that way. I don't know if I have an answer to that. If I did, we wouldn't suck quite so bad." - Popovich
by Aaron "Hirschof" Preine on Jan 12, 2011 9:44 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
This was beyond GOL. I laughed so hard when I looked at the pic again, that I … am at a loss for words.
It’s definitely an ASIR, but that’s so bland and generic it still doesn’t quite cover it.
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
Why are you guys even entertaining this moron? He first signed up for an SBNation account 5 days ago.
Nothing about the original post merits any discussion above the first grade level. It merely states an unsupported opinion of “this logo is lame” and that the name needs to be better. That’s about the level of argument I used in the first grade. To even begin to imply that “Pounding The Rock” isn’t very Spurs is completely asinine and shows what a dumb ass position the poster has.
But, what the fuck would I know.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jan 11, 2011 2:20 PM CST reply actions 14 recs
Hey, he’s entertaining me. This stuff is gold.
"We suck on 'D. Both individually and team-wise, we suck. We're pretty consistent that way. I don't know if I have an answer to that. If I did, we wouldn't suck quite so bad." - Popovich
by Aaron "Hirschof" Preine on Jan 11, 2011 2:22 PM CST up reply actions
Actually, this is the same game that got banned from BSotS last year for trolling prior to(obviously) our series against the Suns.
Free Tiago Splitter!
This is quite possible the biggest reply success of all time.
Is there a “hall of fame” for posts/comments?
I nominate this.
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 11, 2011 2:28 PM CST up reply actions
Hey Wayne glad to have you posting. You are missed.
Even I questioned this “fan’s” sincerity. If you are a Spurs fan, you know the significance of the Riis quote and the name PTR fits perfectly. No changes are needed.
by Spurlady on Jan 11, 2011 2:57 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Hah, I just thought about you while reading this post. I remember you saying that you’ve taken up the same credo and applied it in your own life as well.
And I would’ve volunteered to submit a new-ish logo… but you know it takes me forever to come up with those things ;)
"A life, Jimmy, you know what that is? It’s what happens while you wait for moments that will never come." - Lester Freamon, The Wire
by silverandblack_davis on Jan 11, 2011 3:18 PM CST up reply actions
I miss you. Yeah, I said it.
I never take the high road, but I tell other people to, that way there is more room for me on the low road.
The comment above is one of the reasons why I joined PTR. Thank you sir. To everyone else: keep the site as it currently is. Thank you.
"Rip it and grip it!" -Kevin Costner
by The Augustus on Jan 11, 2011 4:25 PM CST up reply actions
To me, you are asking for PtR to be completely a different site. You want the logo and name to be pretty much the opposite of what it is, and you want a flashier feel to it. In other words, get rid of everything the current members like in order to draw a lot of new members who like a different style.
Would it not be easier to simply create a new site yourself with the appropriate name and logo, then you could attract all those cool people that would not come here because we are too lame?
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
by swgeek on Jan 11, 2011 2:29 PM CST reply actions 10 recs
I want to be your banhammer. Why don’t you call my name? ♪ ♫
"We suck on 'D. Both individually and team-wise, we suck. We're pretty consistent that way. I don't know if I have an answer to that. If I did, we wouldn't suck quite so bad." - Popovich
by Aaron "Hirschof" Preine on Jan 11, 2011 2:37 PM CST reply actions
I’m so gonna come up with some lyrics for this. :)
With all due respect, gentlemen, we're not as crazy as she is.
I voted NO by the way. I love my Pounding the Rock just the way it is.
by FreshmakerDTM on Jan 11, 2011 3:05 PM CST up reply actions
Heeey LD! Missed you.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
“Delta”? Whoo-boy, that’s one helluva punking right there.
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by transgojobot on Jan 12, 2011 1:58 AM CST up reply actions
Is this the same guy that was banned last year? SpursFanEaglesFan or EaglesSpursFan or something like that.
Troll.
I never take the high road, but I tell other people to, that way there is more room for me on the low road.
yep. been trolling it up on SS&R too.
"We suck on 'D. Both individually and team-wise, we suck. We're pretty consistent that way. I don't know if I have an answer to that. If I did, we wouldn't suck quite so bad." - Popovich
by Aaron "Hirschof" Preine on Jan 11, 2011 3:54 PM CST up reply actions
I love PTR. I loved every reply to this post.
We have the best logo/name BY FAR.
The only thing that represents the Spurs better than this blog is Mr Duncan.
"Rock and Roll angels bring that HardRock Hallelujah"
For some reason, I can’t see Duncan getting trolled at all…
by Jordan Leithart on Jan 11, 2011 5:19 PM CST up reply actions
I think we can improve a few things on our blog, improvement is always a possibility.
That being said, the name/logo is the thing closer to perfection that we have.
"Rock and Roll angels bring that HardRock Hallelujah"
We’re constantly trying to get better. If you have any ideas, Chilai, feel free to email me. I’m definitely open to suggestions/contributions/collaboration.
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
Man, I don’t think I can add anything. Everything’s been said already.
Keep the site as it is. The logo is perfect and so is the name. It’s what properly represents us.
"Sometimes the Spurs make you play ugly. That's just the way they are." - Gary Bender
I was actually considering changing the current logo to one that resembled your avatar … but if you think it’s fine as it is, then I guess I won’t.
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
I feel honored, boss. But as stated above… The Spurs mantra is perfectly fit into our blog’s name, and the logo perfectly envisions that same mantra…
But hey, who am I? Change isn’t always a bad thing…
"Sometimes the Spurs make you play ugly. That's just the way they are." - Gary Bender
by Bakkie009 on Jan 11, 2011 6:39 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
CAN’T WE RENAME THIS BLOG FANGIO’S BLOG BECAUSE FANGIO DOES NOT RECEIVE THE CREDIT HE DESERVES JUST LIKE GINOBILI WHO IS ALSO FROM ARGENTINA?
by tomasito on Jan 11, 2011 6:06 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Oh, ARGENTINE dialect, it’s been so long since I’ve seen you. Where have you been?
Please don’t leave me again!
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
I've been around...
lurking, always lurking, like a… ummm… guy who lurks on Spurs blogs. I usually DVR the games and watch them early the next morning (like from 5-6 am) so that precludes participating on the threads, unfortunately.
Ha, I just realized you were referring to the ARGENTINE dialect’s absence, not mine. Reply FAIL on tomasito!
It’s fine. I can call you “AD” from now on, in honor of you replying as the ARGENTINE dialect!
Good to know you’re keeping up with the team. But not being in the game threads doesn’t excuse you from commenting in the occasional thread, yeah?
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
HERE IS MY SUGGESTION FOR A LOGO THAT IS NOT AS LAME AS THE CURRENT LAME LOGO
by tomasito on Jan 11, 2011 6:13 PM CST up reply actions 20 recs
JTU.
Reply success.
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
a thing of beauty is a joy forever….
comments may be 1 minute behind reality
by sleep research facility on Jan 11, 2011 6:18 PM CST up reply actions
this shit is epic.
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Jan 11, 2011 10:30 PM CST up reply actions
Oh my har! I got 2 words for you, “legend ary ”.
I never take the high road, but I tell other people to, that way there is more room for me on the low road.
by SinCitySpur on Jan 11, 2011 10:57 PM CST up reply actions
Amazing. For a new PTR member to get the humor of this site in his first post is unbelievable.
I did a lot of soul searching. I didn't find anything.
I guess there’s more than one way to get the humor.
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
GOL
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 12, 2011 12:19 AM CST up reply actions
this entire thread owns
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Jan 11, 2011 10:31 PM CST reply actions
I’m thinking there’s a record number of recs for one thread!?!
Honestly. You kids today, with your hippity-hop music and your Twiddle. - Lauri
it has to be
Biggest coach Pop/Tiago Splitter homer on the internet™
by Josh Guyer (completely deck) on Jan 11, 2011 11:29 PM CST up reply actions
All the more reason why we need “gold” or “platinum”-level recs; greenies just ain’t cuttin’ it anymore, need something stronger.
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by transgojobot on Jan 12, 2011 2:01 AM CST up reply actions
If SBN won’t do it, then I will:
PLATINUM REC!
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by transgojobot on Jan 12, 2011 3:15 AM CST up reply actions 7 recs
For some reason I find this thread entertaining other than that I think PTR is a good name for a word that could represent other means.
"‘I love Manu,’ . ‘He plays exactly the way I play, balls to the wall.’"-Kobe Bryant
So much treasure here, but this is the part that especially kills me: The guy who shows up to say, basically, “Hi, u r lame, and ur logo suxx0rs,” then goes on to request of his responders, “Please explain anything you said with facts.”
Please explain anything you said with facts? Leaving aside that this sounds like something you’d hear from your third-grade teacher when she assigned the class their first-ever essay, what the hell kind of “facts” could anyone come up with to refute an opinion that this logo is lame?
“No it isn’t! A rigorous study conducted at Johns Hopkins from 1942 to 1967 concluded that this logo induced euphoria and, oddly, fleeting bouts of borborygmi in up to 81% of viewers.”
Oh, Drive for Five. You have filled the argentinosaurus777-shaped hole in our hearts.
I have flying monkeys at my disposal, and I'm not afraid to use them.
by Lauri on Jan 12, 2011 6:40 AM CST reply actions 6 recs
He’s really good troll though, look at the amount of comments in this thread. Plus his insult-someone-then-ask-for-civility technique was very effective.
I wish I had been here when the the thread was active, I wonder what kind of back and forth we could’ve had.
I did a lot of soul searching. I didn't find anything.
I agree! I would never tell an ordinary run-of-the-mill troll that he had filled the argentinosaurus777-shaped hole in our hearts. That’s high fuckin’ praise, my friend.
I wish I had been here when the the thread was active, I wonder what kind of back and forth we could’ve had.
I’m sorry you missed the opportunity to parry with DfF. It hurts, I know, to think about the joy that will never be yours. But there will be other trolls, Hipuks, I promise you. Right now it feels like DfF was the only one, and he’s gone, and no one else will come with just that right mixture of sincerity and utter lack of logic or comprehension, the kind that makes you think, “Does he truly believe this nonsense or is he laughing up his sleeve the whole time? I really can’t tell. Could anyone legitimately be this stupid and yet still navigate a keyboard, not to mention a website? I don’t know. I simply don’t know. My god, he’s good.”
But there will be another one, Hipuks. You won’t even be looking for him, but one day there he will be, the one who sweeps you off your feet with his dazzling inanity, his po-faced commentary, his hilariously earnest ’chops, his witless rejoinders.
Yes, Hipuks. Someday your troll will come.
I have flying monkeys at my disposal, and I'm not afraid to use them.
by Lauri on Jan 12, 2011 10:40 AM CST up reply actions 3 recs
I’m inspired to write a short cheesy romance novel. On the cover will be Hipuks — long hair gliding in the breeze and the troll of his dreams grasped tightly in his arms.
"We suck on 'D. Both individually and team-wise, we suck. We're pretty consistent that way. I don't know if I have an answer to that. If I did, we wouldn't suck quite so bad." - Popovich
by Aaron "Hirschof" Preine on Jan 12, 2011 10:51 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
If you’d like, I’ll forward him your email address so you won’t have to wonder any more.
Even Plato would have wondered what Pop was doing on that last possession. - Josh Guyer
Sure. My E-mail is dmenendez@gmail.com .
I did a lot of soul searching. I didn't find anything.
by Hipuks on Jan 13, 2011 7:54 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
lol
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 13, 2011 10:04 AM CST up reply actions
This is like asking me to name my 3 year old daughter Steve.
by Cedarpark on Jan 12, 2011 1:48 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
What’s wrong with “Steve”????
I happen to like it.
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 12, 2011 2:33 PM CST up reply actions
I suppose anything is better than “Lola”, though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixqbc7X2NQY
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 12, 2011 7:38 PM CST up reply actions
It’s been three years and you have yet to think of a name? Now thats procrastination. You’ll just have to go with the first thing that pops up in your head. Steve IT IS!!
by NinjaRabbi on Jan 12, 2011 8:50 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Uh…I’m a dude…I don’t play with barbies…NTTAWT.
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 13, 2011 12:19 AM CST up reply actions
Wait. Dudes don’t play with Barbies? ::shuffles something under the rug:: Ummm, Yeah, I knew that.
Lauri: thank goodness I have you magnificent bastards to waste [the offseason] with.
I meant to say “I don’t play with barbies….anymore”
It's in the dictionary under D-E-F-E-N-S-E...I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be wrong, I may be may be may be wrong, but I doubt it.
by SpursfanSteve on Jan 13, 2011 2:16 AM CST up reply actions
wow..214 comments, sadly i missed all the fun..
BTW..found this here
he said:
Also, I have to say that you guys are more rational than Spurs fans. I just mentioned the idea of changing our logo and\or name, and PTR just banned me. I now know why people hate the Spurs, it’s because of our idiot fans like in PTR.
And also, he just joined brewhoop..guess his their problem now.. =D
"The Spurs never go away. They’re the Freddy Krueger of the NBA. You turn around, and there they are again." - DP
Wow, looks like I missed the fireworks lol. I really cannot add a single thing more to this discussion.
The logo is awesome.
The name is uniquely San Antonio Spurs.
Nothing need change.
"You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas." -Davy Crockett
"Give me an army of West Point graduates, and I'll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies, and I'll win a war." -Gen. George S. Patton
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