Why I Hate The San Antonio Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs have been one of the most successful franchises in pro sports in the last decade.  I hate absolutely everything about the Spurs from the players on the court to the coaches on the bench.

Every year they lull you to sleep during the regular season playing "OK" basketball but nothing great.  They usually aren't playing well at the end of the season and don't have any momentum.

The all of the sudden they start playing a little harder, more intense, and with the help of ridiculous officiating and some luck, they win.  

Tonight the Spurs just eliminated the Phoenix Suns in the fifth game of their first round series. 

We'll start with game one.

The Suns absolutely outplayed the Spurs in this game and they still lost.  Two of the fouls called on Amare in the fourth quarter of that game were absolutely horrible.  After watching the Wizards-Cavs series and hearing how "come on it's the playoffs" I don't see how the refs call fouls on the Suns big men because Parker and Ginobili flail around like fish out of water.  

Then there's this:  The Three.

Tim Duncan for three and the tie...good?  Are you kidding me?  I know he was wide open and has some range, but he shot 4 three's the entire year.  The one time he lucks out making it, it's to tie up the game at the end of regulation.  

When you lose a game like that it pretty much sucks the life right out of you.  The Spurs averaged 95 points a game for 82 games and the first game of the playoffs they score 117 to beat the Suns in a shoot-out.  

Tonight the Suns didn't even get a chance to take a game winning shot.   I don't care how many Spurs fans leave comments about it but, that ball did NOT hit Steve Nash's leg.  Say what you want about the free throw shooting but "Hack-a-Shaq" is not basketball.  If you have to resort to that to win a game, then you are pathetic.  I know it's legal and it's in the rules but it doesn't prove anything.  

Shaq was 9-20 from the free throw line.  

He got fouled maybe three times when he was actually attempting a free throw.  Jacque Vaughn played one minute of this game and picked up two fouls on Shaq.  Brent Barry played 15 minutes in this game and had three fouls on Shaq.  Both of these girls scored 0 points.  

If you can only win a game using a "BS" strategy and getting every 50/50 call at the end of the game then good for you.  The NBA has such a love for the San Antonio Spurs and I don't know why. 

"They win the right way."  -  That's a classic line about San Antonio.

"They play the way basketball should be played."  - That's even better.

The Spurs are probably one of the whiniest teams in NBA history.  Every time one of the "Big 3" doesn't get a call, they put their hands up and look at the ref like someone took away their birthday. 

When the ref makes a call for them they are patting them on the back and telling them great job.  Basically sucking up to them worse then the annoying girl in 3rd grade when the substitute teacher comes.

I am not a Laker fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I loved the four year stretch when the Laker's knocked the Spurs out of the playoffs. 

Derek Fisher's .4 shot is one of my favorite moments in NBA history.  To see the look on all the Spurs players and fans faces was absolutely priceless.  Young Shaq absolutely dominating Tim Duncan was great too.

I hate Manu Ginobili.

I hate Tony Parker.

I HATE Robert Horry.

I Hate Tim Duncan (but I respect him).

I hate Gregg Popovich.  

I hate the San Antonio Spurs. 

I have two favorite NBA teams.  The Minnesota Timberwolves and whoever is playing San Antonio.  

Don't even bother coming here and saying "you're just jealous of the Spurs success".  Trust me, that's not it.  I didn't hate on the Lakers when they won three championships in a row.  I hate the Spurs because every year they win it seems like the league wants them to win.  I'd rather watch the Yankees win every World Series for the rest of time then watching Parker, Ginobili, and Duncan lift another championship trophy and hang another banner.  

I'm done with this article, feels good to vent.   

LETS GO HORNETS!! LETS GO!!