by Brett Edwards
YEEEEEE-HAAAAAW! (*shoots guns into the sky*)
Sorry about that, I thought I'd celebrate like y'all would in San Antonio. Yes, the Spurs are dead, thanks to refuse-to-lose performances from Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry. After blowing all of a 20 point lead and an admittedly clutch 3 from Ginobili, DAL was down 3 with 32 seconds left in regulation. Dirk would not be denied, as he went strong to the hoop and got fouled by Manu to tie the game at the free throw line. Awesome play, Dirk simply wanted it more than the Spurs on that one. After Ginobili and Duncan missed shots at the buzzer (along with plenty of bitching), the game went into OT, where everyone on the Mavs came through and got the job done. Dirk's only 2 points in the extra period came at the foul line with 0:09 left and the game already decided.
I have to mention the Dick Bavetta call with 22 seconds left in OT. It was a classic, the kind he's become known for and the kind that earned him the name "Knick" Bavetta back in the day. SA is down five, and while trying to inbound the ball, Bavetta called a foul on Devin Harris, which awarded the Spurs one free throw and the ball out of bounds. WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP! That call rarely gets made in regular season games, let alone in an overtime of a playoff game 7. Don't talk to me about Laker or Lebron conspiracy theories when this call, along with two bogus suspensions (Artest and Terry) clearly were attempts to help along the defending champs.
The best was Pockavich's post-game press conference. He was visibly shaken after this loss, and only gave one word "yes" or "no" answers to the questions. When prodded further after one of his "yes" responses, he snapped back "Yes means yes!" Way to be a sore loser, Greggggggg, nice example you're setting. If you're going to pull that crap, why not just bail on the press conference and pay the fine? But I guess if you have the most wins in the NBA and are bounced in the second round, you clearly have something to be upset about.
So long Spurs, I can now shelve my hatred for you for a few months, have my playoff basketball telecasts attention-whore free, and focus on the Pistons (or Mavs?) title run.
UPDATE: One of our readers left a comment on another post of ours that is so directly related to how I feel about the Spurs, that I felt it deserved to be on the front page. Here's what Kevin had to say:
I am usually of the school that once the deed is done, be a good sportsman,
congratulate the other fellow on a job well done, take your lumps if you lost and be humble if you won. Well, not this time!!!!
The Whiney Spurs and all their ridiculous, over-the-top, we-don't-have-anything-else-in-our-town-besides-a-dirty-river-to-hang-our-hats-on fans, can collectively go to their nearest Lowe's or Home Depot, and purchase the following items:
1) four large sheets of plywood
2) eight (8) two-by-fours
3) a power saw
4) a nail gun and several hundred rounds
5) a Philips-head screwdriver
6) two dozen wood screws
7) six (6) anchor screws
8) one (1) laser level
You may then use said supplies and implements to construct an 8-foot ramp, sitting at a 60° angle, along with a small staircase to reach the top of said ramp. Then, I will kneel at the bottom of said ramp, pantless and engorged, and one by one you may all climb to the top, slide down the ramp and BITE MY CRANK!!!!
MAVS WIN!! MAVS WIN!!
Tim Duncan, take your whiney "I never commit a foul but everyone who stands
near me is fouling me" azz, your smelly
French boyfriend, your Argentinian gardner, your bald-headed butler, your
pock-scarred coach and the rest of that gaggle of NBA castaways and high-tail it to the golf course, cuz your season is
OVER, brutha!!
Nicely done Kevin!
yawn sounds like a bitchy person with too much time on their hands.
Posted by: jake | April 03, 2007 at 08:04 PM
Say something now u asshole.
Posted by: WeFuckYou | May 30, 2007 at 10:30 PM
fuck the Mavs!!!!!!!
and Fuck Mark Cuban!!!!!!!
...I want M. Finley back
Wah wah wah....
what an idiot he had the big three
Dirk...Nash...and Finley
instead of buy DVD players in that locker room he should have spent money on keeping his players.....
have a nice summer Mavs Fan!!!!!!!
Posted by: Israel Rico | May 31, 2007 at 05:44 AM
I'll say something: the Spurs are about to win their fourth title and their homunculi fans are STILL obsessed with the Mavericks! And in any event, their triumphalism should be directed at Denver, Phoenix and Utah, not a team that owns them. Dallas fans would look pretty silly being gleeful over Golden State's second round exit.
Have you bookmarked this page for a year waiting to get your revenge and "show them"? Total Burn Spurs fan!
One would think that Spurs fans would have a healthy amount of respect for a team that sent them home, but then again Spurs fans generally can't muster anything other than a string of Tourette's-like curses and "three rings" chants.
Posted by: Daniel | May 31, 2007 at 05:47 AM
Mavs didn't need Finley to eliminate the Spurs last year, and they saved $50 million in luxury tax by waiving him. Mark Cuban compliments Finley, but leave it to a Spurs fan to fail to comprehend that.
Nash, Finley and Dirk would never have won a title together. Nash is never going to outplay Tony Parker in the playoffs and Finley is a valuable role player, not a starter. Dallas has gone farther without the "Big Three" than they ever did with them.
It's easy to build a team with two lucky ping-pong balls.
Posted by: Daniel | May 31, 2007 at 05:50 AM
i assume by "two lucky ping-pong balls" you are refering to robinson and duncan. well, ok you're right, but another organization could've easily bungled that opportunity. as incredibly talented and special as robinson was he was never able to get it done without duncan. credit the spurs organization for putting the right complimentary pieces around robinson and duncan.
the scouting, coaching, and ability of twelve guys buying into a system for ten solid years has made the spurs a success. finding deep draft diamonds like parker and ginobili, getting marginally talented players like malik rose and fabricio oberto to accept a role and allowing the system to let them play above and beyond their capabilities is undoubtedly impressive.
i respect the mavs, but i believe mark cuban has destroyed that team. he made an enemy of don nelson and paid for it with a first round exit. i think avery is a great coach, nowitzki is an offensive juggernaut and there is a lot of young talent on that team. yes, they sent the spurs home last year, but it was a hard fought seven games series and duncan, ginobili and parker were all banged up. i am disappointed that the spurs didn't have a chance to redeem themselves against the only team in the league that can beat them in a series, but i'll take what i got.
the mavs got what they deserved. nellie dissected them and dirk showed that although he is an incredible scorer, he is not a leader. they had a leader in nash and finley is a clutch player. the mavs blew it last year (getting swept by miami after taking the first two) and just got humiliated this year. it will be a long climb back to the top. the mavs need to lose cuban and get some hard-nosed veteran leaders.
Posted by: dave | May 31, 2007 at 01:05 PM
FUCKIN SUK ON THIS!!!
SAN ANTONIO SPURS 2007 NBA CHAMPIONS!
how does that feel mavs! to lose to the eighth seeded team in the first round! hahaha ur a joke!
Posted by: michael | June 15, 2007 at 08:00 PM
What a loser, mavs are fucken losers, and spurs won the championship. ur very bad at writing about sports so please spare people. And never diss the spurs, cause theyl just win he next year, and the next. So just stfu and worship ur petite dirk loser that fucken sucks.
Posted by: AO | June 16, 2007 at 10:47 PM
GOLDEN STATE BEAT THE HELL OUT OF THE MAVS
Posted by: Jesse | May 04, 2009 at 05:45 PM
all y'all niggas can suck my balls. spurs love the cock and they're squatting on it now that they just got SWEPT to the curb. F OFF SPURS.
Posted by: bob dole | May 11, 2010 at 05:49 AM
I believe mark cuban has destroyed that team. he made an enemy of don nelson and paid for it with a first round exit. i think avery is a great coach, nowitzki is an offensive juggernaut and there is a lot of young talent on that team.
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