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FINDING THE SILVER LINING


I have to start out by saying that I love the Spurs and will continue to support them no matter what!

That being said, I do have some questions about what is currently going on with them. As I thought about the situation following the Houston last several thoughts kept popping into my head. As you might have guessed they all seem to be connected to cliches. Regardless of that, I need to get theses thoughts out so that I can continue to support my Spurs.

The first cliche that tumbled around in my head is the "jumping on/off the bandwagon" cliche. This year as a diehard Spurs fan I have seen a lot of people become fans as their record remained good. But isn't it fun to see how fast they jump off as the Spurs go on a extended losing streak. Isn't it nice to clear the rift raft out before the playoffs?

In line with the people who are jumping off the bandwagon are those wo enjoy "kicking a dog when its down." I am amazed at not just people but articles that have taken glee from the fact that the Spurs are losing now. Someone once said that a true test of charactor is how you act when you lose. I believe the truest test is how one acts one someone else fails. While I see all of the people circling around to try and make a kill, I remember that "It's not over till it's over." I also remember that God does not like ugly.

Now for the ranting part. Spurs, what are you thinking about?!!! I have been too and I have watched a lot of games through the yrears. From my observation, starting with the Portland game, it seems like the Spurs players are not focused on playing right now. I equate this with the Third Quarter Collapse syndrome. The Spurs seem to play best in the third quarter if they were behind 5-10 points at the half. I think they actually paly worse when they are ahead at the half. This seems to be what is happening for the season. They were so far ahead, the sense of urgency was taken away from them. Especially when facing the teams that are fighting for playoff positioning.

Thinking about that last sentence has helped me put the Houston and Boston loses into a little better perspective. Boston like us has been at the top for most of the year but now has lost their status as the team to beat. It was more important to them to win than it was for us. In Houstons case, they are fighting for their chance to be in the playoff, so their motivational drive was even higher than Boston's. I hope that when the playoffs start, the Spurs remember what they are fighting for.

To close I would like to present two final cliches. First, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!" and "It is always darkest before the dawn!" Both of these cliches support how I feel about this current losing streak. Even though it hurts, it will help the Spurs stregthen their defense and become a better more forcused team for the playoffs.

If you are stilling reading at this time, thank you for allowing me to get these thoughts out of my system. Now I am ready to continue to cheer for my Spurs.

GO! SPURS! GO!

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