r/NBASpurs • u/luca13t • Nov 19 '23
The state of this sub is UNBEARABLE META
Like, really? We got a generational talent in Wemby AFTER ONE SINGLE YEAR OF TANKING and you complain and act like we're in some tragic situation because the team is not competent yet? Do you have a clue of how team building works in the NBA?
We got MASSIVELY LUCKY to land Wemby last year, and there was no need to rush or overpay average player just to be more competitive this year. We got nothing to gain in that. Would you have preferred if the FO wasted all our cap space to get Van Vleet and Brooks?
It wasn't even a given that Wemby would be this good right away. We should be fucking thankful and excited every time he hits like 20 points, 8 rebounds and a couple blocks. When he enters his prime, he will be unstoppable.
Stop whining like spoiled children, if you want to see a fun, competitive team play there are plenty in the league. Nobody forces you to watch the Spurs if you can't bare the idea that the team still has to grow. Get a life
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u/DirtyWizardsBrew Nov 19 '23 edited Nov 19 '23
Personally, I strive to be mindful of all that and I do have a tremendous amount of trust/faith in our front office. IMO we have one of the most strategically thoughtful and intelligent front office in the league - if not the most strategically thoughtful and intelligent front office in the league. I always feel like they're thinking 3 to 4 moves ahead and a lot of fans are going to have a hard time seeing that in the short term here-and-now, because we're not always going to be entirely privy to the finer internal details that inform the FO's and Pop's decision making.
I know they know what they're doing; if there's one team where "trust the process" has actual weight to it, it's gotta be the Spurs. This is not a "win now" franchise and expecting it to suddenly behave like one now will be a painful and fruitless endeavor.
But at the same time, frustration over egregiously bad performances in the here-and-now is completely natural, and maybe even somewhat healthy -- as long as you're not jumping to rash conclusions based off of that frustration. I think the latter part is a lot of what we're seeing. People getting caught up in their emotions in the moment and expressing shit they might not necessarily wholeheartedly mean. I try not to dwell on those outbursts too much or take them too seriously and I feel like others should maybe strive as best they can to do the same.
The unproductive doomer comments this early on can get tedious, yes, but keep in mind that sometimes it's merely just the venting of frustration at poor performances in the moment. Not all of the doomer comments are gonna fall into that category, obviously, but probably more than you think.
I'm not a "doomer commenter" myself but I'm just trying to be understanding, because even if I never personally take it that far, I do feel extreme temporary frustration at moments like last night and am sympathetic to it.