Originally posted by Dark Horse
If you think the Spurs "cheat", then you have to think that Duncan is their ringleader. As a season ticket holder, I can say that I've watched this Spurs team morph as Duncan has aged. They know what they can get away with, and much like politics, they take advantage of the so-called "dirty" tactics. Anything to give the team an edge, ya know? I actually hate Manu's flops. When we play hoops (playground) we have one guy that consistently calls tick-tack fouls when his team is on the brink of losing. Dude called traveling on me on game point, saying that I picked up both feet on a "catch-pumpfake-pass" sequence. On the other hand, unless I get literally hacked while shooting, to the point that either pain is felt or a "slap" is heard, then I'm not calling it. (I'll get even but I won't call the foul). The Spurs strike me as a hyper-competitive group that would resort to calling offensive fouls, carrying/palming, 3-second calls in playground games... Anything to give them an edge. Looking back though, the same things that drive people nuts about the Spurs were the same things, to a certain degree, that has bugged people about the Championship "dynasties" of late: MJ-Bulls, the Bad Boys, the Celtics with McHale, Parrish, Bird, Ainge (show me a person that says that Celts team played fair and I'll show you a filthy f^ckin' liar)...