They say that when the great oak falls a new sprout begins to rise in its place. Thus is the state of the San Antonio Spurs. A great oak, whose branches have started to fall from it's bough, that will eventually fall over, eventually becoming only a memory. Fortunately for the Spurs, the seeds of the future have already been planted, awaiting to be sprouted and eventually grow into a new great oak. With time and a bit of effort on their part, these seeds can become the foundation that becomes a new Spurs Dynasty.

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They say all good things must come to an end, and this is exactly what happened to the Spurs dream-like season. Take a quick look around the internet and you'll find many stories and articles talking of the end of the Spurs Dynasty. It seems like everyone has decided that the Spurs are no more and resolves to push the great history of this organisation to the back of their memories. Well, while they try to erase the Spurs from their memories, the team will continue to improve and before they learn how to pronounce the name of our next draft pick, we'll be hoisting the Larry O'Brien trophy. So forget about all that end of the Spurs stuff and let's get down to business.

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At the end of every season the NBA gives out a number of awards to players who outperform their peers, in various situations, throughout the regular season. Unfortunately, none of these awards seem likely to be on their way to San Antonio this year. Nevertheless, it would be unfair to say that the Spurs have not worked hard this season and are not worthy of some awards of their own. So allow me to present to you the 2010-2011 San Antonio Spurs Awards.

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I wasn't happy about that last game, I'm not sure if any Spurs fan was. No matter which way you look at it a 30 point loss is a 30 point loss. Our defense was lazy. Our offense was not engaged. We were out-hustled and out-played in just about every part of the game. This is the second time we've gotten blown out like this in the last month. So Spurs fans, all of you who haven't jumped off the wagon, are you worried yet? Are you concerned about these losses moving forward? I might be crazy but I'm not ready to throw in the towel just yet. Jump with me and you'll understand why. 

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All Star weekend is over and boy was it fun to watch. There was so much to enjoy over the weekend. Gary Neal and Dejuan Blair both having good games in the rookie challenge. Blake Griffin jumping over a car to win an entertaining dunk contest. Rihanna. All good things to go home with. Now that the season has resumed, teams are starting to buckle down in preparations for the playoffs. The Spurs are no different. Even with their amazing 46-10 record, there should be a push to finish the season strong. But I wonder how strong this push will actually be. Can the strong start actually hurt their record after the break? Am I crazy for even thinking this as a possibility? Maybe, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't jump with me anyway. 

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The Spurs have historically been one of the most underrated teams in the league. They have always been content with living under the radar waiting to pull the chair out from under the rest of the league when the time comes. This season, however, has been quite different. The Spurs have gotten off to one of the best starts in NBA history and, with that start, have put themselves into the spotlight of the league. Given this spectacular record and newfound media attention, BJ 1ders if the Spurs could actually be one of the most overrated teams in the league. Let's discuss after the jump.

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With training camp under way, it's exciting to think of the battles these guys are having with each other to gain minutes in the rotation. With all the talent we have on this roster, it can be difficult to accurately predict how many minutes each player gets on the floor, or even who makes it out of camp. For the sake of debate, I decided to propose my idea of what the team's rotation would look like.

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One year removed from the Spurs' most active summer in recent history, the team once again finds itself at the start of training camp, filled with uncertainties, as well as anticipation. This time, however, the number of new faces entering camp is much lower. It is likely that Spurs fans have learned to hold back on lofty expectations, at least until the season starts, but how do we compare last season's team to the one heading into camp this year?

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The 2009-2010 season is finally over, now comes the interesting part. It's the offseason people, time to get the answers to the question "What will the Spurs do?" Honestly, it's about about time because trying to figure it out ourselves can get frustrating. 

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 In an off season that has already brought us the success of a Spurs draftee, some  heated discussions and even a few drug poker references, it's obvious that we have a lot to talk about. So I've decided to give us something else that we can discuss with each other. It's just something that's been on my mind and I wanted to hear your opinions on it. 

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Tiago Splitter. if you don't know who this is don't worry because you will hear this name mentioned constantly over the next few months. Every Spurs fan who knows about Mr. Splitter is praying that he decides to make his way to San Antonio next season. It's believed that he can be the guy that puts the team over the hump by solving one of its major concerns. Although most of us know about Tiago, not all of us have actually seen him play. Thanks to Tim C. posting a link to some ACB games, I was able to finally see the Brazilian in action. For anyone who hasn't had a chance to see the games, and because I was bored and had nothing else to do, I decided to come up with a bit of a report on how Splitter actually plays. Check out my observations after the jump. 

Strangely similar to another number 21 we know

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With every season's end there is much debate about what went wrong and even more speculation about what needs to change for the following year. Everyone has their own opinion on what the team should do to improve for next season. Whether it's trade rumors, free agency possibilities, or the draft, people have already begun to put together their ideas of the team's recipe for future success. These methods are all necessary when attempting to improve a team but perhaps more important is the level of improvement made by players who are already on the team. One can not expect a role player to improve to the level of an all star, but the improvements they make can go a long way in helping the team. 

I'll see you next year Mr. Nash

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The Spurs have just had, perhaps, the most difficult two week stretch of games of any team this season. Despite facing some of the best teams in the league, the Spurs played hard and picked up some key wins. Any other normal year this would have been what was expected, but this season has been far from normal after high expectations made all the problems seem much bigger than they are. But with all the heartbreaking losses we saw early on, the Spurs are winning now; and doing it against good teams in classic (good) Spurs fashion. It's impossible not to feel good if you are a fan who has followed the team this season and seen the improvements that have been made. 

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The remaining schedule for the Spurs is hell. HELL!!! They need our support to make things happen, especially with the french guy out.

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Since this season hasn't gone very well so far I thought I would look ahead. Haven't watched a lot of college ball so I wanted to know what you guys thought of this year's prospects. 

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Ok, the rodeo is gone and we barely got out of it with a winning record. The season has not gone exactly how most would have liked. Everything seems so gloomy in Spursland. Still, these are our San Antonio Spurs, the best team of the last decade. We need to remember what got us to the top. The motto for this season is "Come Together" but we, as fans, seem to be drifting further apart. 

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It's an 800 pound gorilla but really just a big monkey.
We like monkeys don't we? 0.o

The last 12 years have been good for the city of San Antonio. The city won all four of its championships during this period. After the earliest exit from the playoffs in years, it's clear that the glory days of the Spurs are gone. That being said, most Spurs fans (myself included) believe that as long as there is a Spur wearing # 21 on the floor, we have a chance at a championship. But lets just say our time is up, for now, are we ready to accept that fact or will we always expect rings come June? How bout it guys? How will you feel when that time comes?

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I've said it before that when The Big Fundamental leaves, the team will belong to one William Anthony Parker. But we all know that Tim Duncan has been the face of the franchise for the past 12 years. While reading this article the question came up and I found myself pondering it for some time. In the article it says "It’s hard to tell how much of his success stems from having Duncan (and Manu Ginobili) on his team." and even though I think Tony is a great player who is well deserving of all his success, I still think it's a fair statement to make. I think that, with help, Tony Parker is perfectly capable of continuing the success that Spurs fans have come to expect. He showed me that he is capable of leading a good team with his play this last season. However, it's always good to get a second opinion. So I'm asking the faithful PTR members.

I always hear people saying things like "I've been a Spurs fan all my life." and "I remember when the Spurs were..." Unfortunately for me I can't say either of these things. I only recently became a Spurs fan. In fact I only recently became a fan of basketball. All the hoopla with the offseason trades, signings, draft, summer league, injuries and expectations for the season to come has made me think about when I first became a Spurs fan. 

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I saw a FanShot by Big50 entitled "Spurs get no love". It showed that only 7% of people thought that the Spurs would win the championship next season. I started to get mad at the 93% of fans who didn't pick the Spurs feel bad about my teams chances, but then I came to my senses. So people don't expect us to win. Alright, do they ever? And yet still every single year we're right there with all the contenders. So if we have to go through the season without any love from the fans and the rest of the NBA, then so be it. We like it that way.

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This offseason has been one of the greatest in recent memory. So many great additions to the Spurs roster. So much promise for next season. It's been a while since I have seen the Spurs at a point where everyone - not just Spurs fans - but everyone sees the Spurs as a contender. This is an exciting time to be a Spurs fan.  There have been a lot of recent threads about a Spurs championship in 2010 (I'm guilty of that myself) and a whole bunch of talk about the new roster and expectations. All this is great but all I really want is for the season to start. I want to see a game already. It's been months since I've seen a basketball game, and even longer since I've seen the Spurs play. The only game I've seen since the Playoffs ended has been an old recording of a Knicks/Nets game. (Knicks won) We can sit here and talk about all our expectations for the upcoming season but I'm about ready to get it started. As a basketball fan I can't help but be excited to see how the season will turn out, for every team.

The Spurs seem have a loaded roster for next season, definitely seems like one of the deepest teams in the league. It should be fun to see what the regular rotation would look like. That's just my biggest question; the rotation. What exactly would it look like? There are a bunch of different options for a starting line-up and the main reason is the ridiculous number of bigs on our roster. I mean are Pop and R.C. running a big man camp in SA? Tim Duncan asked for some help up front on the boards but it seems like the Spurs got big-happy this summer. I wonder how all these bigs will work out.

via media-2.web.britannica.com

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By now there are probably a million articles, blog posts out there about how great the summer has been for the Spurs, but one more can't hurt can it? I just can't believe the progress the team has made all in one summer. How can you NOT be excited if you're a Spurs fan right now?!? 

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