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Suns fans, move beyond hating the Spurs

I am in Houston, TX right now at my brother-in-law's house after spending the last day and half driving a moving van from Phoenix. Don't worry, I am not moving to this armpit of America or anywhere else but I did get the chance to spend the entire day driving across Texas including a pass through San Antonio last night just about an hour before tip off.

Texas is very big and kind of strange and there's some obvious connections between living in this vast wasteland (I choose to Mess with Texas as often as possible) and the way the San Antonio Spurs play basketball.

Actually, there's no connection that I can think of as much as that would have been a smooth seque between explaining why I only got to see about the last 17 minutes of this game and what those 17 minutes and the reading about them and their fellow 31 minutes meant.

My general feeling about this game seems be shared from reading the comments and other writings from around the webs. It is time to move beyond simply hating the Spurs.

The same way at some point in your life as you grow up you go from hating your older brother for beating the tar out of you to grudingly accepting the fact that your older brother is in fact just plain better then you.

That doesn't change the fact that you want to beat him more then you might want to beat any of the other kids on the block. It just means that as you mature you come to respect and accept that he is your older brother and until he's put out to pasture you will always and forever be owned by him. It is simply the way of life. You will never be the alpha dog in this family as long as he's around.

That shouldn't stop you from enjoying your life and the games that you play and it shouldn't stop you from looking forward to playing with your big brother at any opportunity. You know you will play your best and you know he will too and when he beats you (again) you can move past your youthful hatred and simply accept your fate and be at peace with your place in this world.

Star-divide

oh, and WTF! was up with the hack-a-Bowen? Terry Porter, are you f-g kidding me? He may not be Steve Nash at the line but this guy is a proven clutch player who is not going to choke those opportunities like some rookie? You gave up easy points AND threw your own team out of rythym. It is getting increasingly difficult not to fire up the www.fireterryporter.com domain that I have been saving out of respect for your career and my natural inclination for patience over rashness. Please do not try that again. It wasn't funny and very well might have cost the game...

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In the words of Manowar

“Never fogive, never forget!”

Sorry, I just can never move past my hatred of the Spurs. It just wont happen.

I respect their talent and how well they play, but I still despise them.

"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness

by Turambar on Jan 30, 2009 10:10 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

Disgust...

I felt disgusted after last nights game b/c I defended Porter earlier in the day w/ one of my close friends! Then the hack-a-Bowen happened and I was stunned! What was the pt of that?? Is that strategy used league wide now?? Porter are you a moron who has absolutely lost complete control and buried the heart of this team that will never be found?? No more blame on A’m’a’r’e or anyone else on the team, its obivous now, that its Porters lack of coaching!! Eefen KNOB! Also, let me bring something else up while I’m venting! Why did we trade Raja Bell and Diaw if were not implementing JRich into the offense? Did we not make that trade b/c he can create his own shot, shoot well from behind the arc and take it to the hole?

by JuicyJuice on Jan 30, 2009 10:33 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

I too wanted to give Porter time….but the hackaBowen really has me re-thinking this. Is this his plan B

by overthere on Jan 30, 2009 10:55 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

....

Even though I have been bashing Porter for a bout a week and a half now this game really put it over the line for me. Even in his interview with Craig Sager he came across as unfit for the job. Fire Porter, move Gentry to head coach for the “interim” and see how he does. He knows the run n gun offense as well as the half court. He stayed loyal to Phoenix.. give him a shot.

by bangbang240 on Jan 30, 2009 2:40 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Come to the Rockets game tomorrow night!

If you’re still in town

"I think girls are probably just better shooters." - Steve Novak

by Tom Martin on Jan 30, 2009 10:48 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

I've come to peace with that

since last night. I respect them, they are a hell of a team. Their big three are really something. Pop is awesome.

"Basketball doesn't build character. It reveals it"

by PanamaSun on Jan 30, 2009 11:26 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

Its simple

They just have a Big Three thats it, ok a Big Three plus a Little One (Mason)….. we, supposedly, have a Big Five plus a Little One……… and If we still can’t beat em…………… it has to come down to coaching……..

All of em played well yesterday in my opinion….

Whats up doc?

by RottPhiler on Jan 30, 2009 12:39 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Hate them

no, respect them yes. Just wish the hell the Suns could beat them once this freaking decade.
 Hey Porter get a clue on the bench.

"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"

by Grockcubs on Jan 30, 2009 12:26 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

Big Brother?

At least when I was beating the tar out of my little brother I was teaching them to be tough.

Nothing of the sort here.

You know you will play your best and you know he will too and when he beats you (again) you can move past your youthful hatred and simply accept your fate and be at peace with your place in this world.

  — Sounds like you’re Terry Porter’s speechwriter

Mmmmm ... Guinness

by JSun on Jan 30, 2009 12:51 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

I hate the Spurs...

But I like Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich. I find them to be pretty cool and classy. Smart, humble.

I hate Manu. He looks like Count Chocula, but instead of chocolatey goodness, he brings circus shots and fouls on your players.

I hate Parker. He looks like a ferret with his pinched face and sounds dumb.

The rest of the Spurs can go suck an egg.

by presbot on Jan 30, 2009 3:33 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

This team has too many big. Spurs have big three, Bos has big three. The team lacks the clutch player. It used to be nash, no more. Used to be Shaq in his days, as well as Hill. It used to be Jrich at Charlotte. Now there are too many big names here to take those shots and be “that guy.” Its obvious when the game came down to the final minutes and each possesition the suns had was a must score. That is when all the TO’s started. It is the same patter we have seen all year. At this point nobody will take that role therefore the team is not player together. Earlier this year Nash said the team does not have an Identity. Still holds true today.

by Gorilla Game on Jan 30, 2009 4:34 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

I just don't have the energy to waste on the Spurs

In years past, a loss to the Spurs would keep me up at night. This year, the Suns are just not that good. In their pre-season predictions, all the “experts” called for a major decline in the Suns fortunes, and while I accepted that they were not likely to finish ahead of the hated Lakers, I had high hopes for this roster stocked with aging all-stars, MVPs, and future hall-of-famers. The big unknown was the new coach.

I’ve never been one to jump on the fire the coach bandwagon, I liked Westy, Cotton, Skiles, Ainge, and even 4th-quarter Frank seemed ok. Obviously, the big problem now is the radical change from Mike D to TP. The soundness of Porter’s schemes and strategy are not so much the issue (although I agree with the collective WTF!!!? at hack-a-Bowen. WTF!!!?), but what is clear is that he has not gotten the buy-in from the players. This team is too talented not to make the playoffs, but unless some lightbulb goes off somewhere, this season is headed to a foregone conclusion—a quick 1st round exit. At this point I just hope it’s not at the hands of the Lakers or the Spurs. Dark days indeed.

by SoCalSun on Jan 30, 2009 11:35 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

well said

nothing to get mad about…to get mad…we’d have to be in their league…we’re not anymore…we were, but I don’t think we ever were mentally…as much as it hurts me to say…losing d’antoni was a mistake…yes – d’antoni should have added a defensive minded assistant of kerr’s choice…but…offensively, I don’t think we’ll see that level of fun in Phoenix again…

very sad…

i hate to say this, but i’m watching less and less…

by be-the-ball on Jan 31, 2009 12:10 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

I will always hate the Spurs

 I’m still watching the Suns (going to see them tonight play the Bulls), but this season has been a major disappointment. So many game they’ve lost that were winnable but were lost down the stretch. The sad thing is I don’t care half as much when they lose as I used to. I’m not sure where the blame lies.

by TwinnerA on Jan 31, 2009 12:41 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

Well said.

Success breeds contempt, but they are that good. I wish we could be that contemptible to others someday.

If you make every game a life-and-death thing, you're going to have problems. You'll be dead a lot.

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jan 31, 2009 12:53 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

It’s a loooong season guys. Hang in there. Hopefully we’ll meet again in the playoffs.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.

by CMoney on Feb 1, 2009 1:38 PM MST reply actions   0 recs

I hope not

Not because I’m afraid, but because I don’t want the Sp*rs to win it all again.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but hasn’t every title included a playoff victory against the Suns?

I refuse to let my Suns be your team’s lucky charm.

Mmmmm ... Guinness

by JSun on Feb 2, 2009 2:35 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Close, 3 out of 4. We never played you guys when we won our first one in 99. But I see what you’re saying.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed.

by CMoney on Feb 2, 2009 5:18 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

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