r/NBASpurs • u/MikeBravoLima Julian Champagnie • 16h ago

Image/Video [HoopCollectiveShow] Spurs used failure to fuel Finals win over Miami

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u/Yours_and_mind_balls 15h ago

Failure and spite have fueled a LARGE part of my life.....so I get this.

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u/Datboy_98 No More Players with Uncles 14h ago edited 14h ago

We’ve been here before.

We will be back again.

And we will do it in a manner that makes victory even sweeter.

Seis is on the way.

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u/Successful-Pie6759 14h ago

Pop needs to do this again if we get another chip

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u/Joethetoolguy Victor Wembanyama 14h ago

Aint got six fingers though

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u/Drachen808 12h ago

Use one finger to point at each of the 5 fingers on the other hand, look confused for a moment (like where do I go from here) then lift the pointer finger for number 6.

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u/Armanewb Tim Duncan 12h ago

I sent this gif to a friend after the league announced the number of picks the Clippers lost, it's a classic

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u/thendnchieftain 16h ago

Ik this narrative makes for a great story but I think they would’ve won regardless if they won or lost the 2013 finals tbh.

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u/mellted_cheese The Big Fundamental 15h ago

Impossible to know. The big thing that happened is that they didn’t let one of the most crushing defeats in nba history get them down. Lots of teams lose in the finals and never make it back.

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u/thendnchieftain 15h ago

Felt 100% but I think it’s easier to go: “heartbreak ➡️ revenge season” than saying Pop made an uncharacteristically stupid adjustment that cost the team B2B chips. 

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u/DevilGunManga 11h ago

I'm certain that they won't have the same drive in 2014 had the won in 2013. I remembered Manu said in an interview that the team never recovered from the game 6. And throughout 2013-14, whenever the Spurs played poorly, Pop always brought up to them that their sloppy plays won't be enough to beat the Heats. Their focus was completely unshakable all season long.

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u/thendnchieftain 10h ago

The Spurs players didn’t really choke or do anything dumb tbh, Pop was the one who took Duncan out and missed the chance to secure the board. 

Kawhi choked at the line too but he was a 2nd year player, it happens. 

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u/doc2025 13h ago

Most teams would never recover psychologically from that choke. Just look at the Atlanta Falcons.

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u/jo3pro David Robinson 10h ago

Our guys were on a mission that season.

When we got back to the finals I knew we would win because of how focused they were all season.

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u/keldpxowjwsn 8h ago

Theyre so cocky using failure as fuel to improve /s

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u/ChicanoBexar 8h ago

GO SPURS GO!