I hate the Spurs. I'm not going to be diplomatic or sneaky about saying it, I can't stand them. And I have reasons for it. It's not the situation where I hate them because they win; no, I have good reasons for my feelings.1. First, They Don't Do It Themselves
I just finished watching the Spurs beat the Jazz. Deron Williams outplayed anyone on the floor. I watched Manu Ginobili take 19 free throws, 7 of which he deserved to take and 12 of which were gimmes. He just trots down the lane, falls and throws up the ball. I don't know how I could state this more clearly, he doesn't deserve his trips to the line, and that's how the Spurs got their points.
By the way, if you don't think that the Spurs get undeserved whistles, or even if you do, click the top video on the right side of the screen. You decide.
Part of the reason they get so many calls is due to David Sterns love of the international players. He wants desperately to remove the thug image labelled on the league since the 2004 brawl in Detroit. White players from other countries without the tattoos and other cultural traits that racists people associate as thuggish to all who have them are the best way to repair the league's image in the eyes of the commish.
The play that decided the game tonight? Fabricio Oberto flopping and fouling out Carlos Boozer with 15 seconds to play. A flop at that stage of the game can't be called. But it was, because....
2. Oh, How They Whine
The only team in the NBA that's close in terms of crying over calls is the Detroit Pistons, but still the Spurs reign supreme in this category. Perhaps part of the reason why they get so many calls, the Spurs are not only upset by the calls, but feel personally offended that they would be falsely accused. I challenge anyone to find a game where the opponents raise the chicken arms (see Duncan, right) more than this squad from San Antonio.
3. They Have Spurs Fans
Is there anything more obnoxious than people who don't have a clue what they're talking about? 20 thousand of those people gather in the AT&T Center 41 times a season to cheer for their boys. But they're winning right? Right, so you can't fault people for cheering for a winner.
But you can fault people for being snobby. I can't stand people who say that the Spurs are, despite popular opinion and common sense, fun to watch. "There's nothing like watching some good solid defense and then offensive execution." True, but the things here is that firstly, the Spurs actually don't execute. If you think that Manu running up the floor and flopping for 19 free throws is execution, or worse yet, fun to watch, get yourself a lobotomy.
Second, you're just plain wrong. The Spurs are deathly boring. Last years Finals proved it with four consecutive records for ratings futility. There are many teams that are fun to watch but San Antonio is flat out not one of them.
4. They Employ This Man
This guy should be in jail. Every year several articles come out telling the world what a wonderful person Bruce Bowen is. Neat-o. He is still one really dirty basketball player.
In California, he's already violated the three strikes system in place there. He's injured the ankles of Jamal Crawford, Vince Carter, Ray Allen and Steve Francis, just to name a few. He's also kicked Ray Allen in the back and two players in the face. THE FACE!
Steve Nash's legs were one continuous bruise after the Suns/Spurs playoff series last year, not to mention Bruce's knee to Nash's groin, and youtube also has evidence of Bowen kicking Amare Stoudemire.
Here's my challenge: go to youtube.com and do a search for Bruce Bowen. If you can look through those videos and not think that he's the league's biggest cheap shot, then go home and bullet in your head. It's carrying a brain that doesn't work.
5. Because They Ruin Basketball
When teams get special treatment, unfair calls, use unsportsmanlike conduct and cheat on the court, it's a disgrace to the game. Anyone who actually likes the sport would be opposed to that kind of action taking place at all. Do you know what Sacramento Kings announcer Grant Napear would say if the Spurs roster was suspended indefinitely and the league was free of them?
"If you don't like that, you don't like NBA basketball!"
I love NBA basketball.
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