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<!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>'Twas the Night Before Training Camp</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>
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‘Twas the night before training camp, when all through the city<br>
Spurs fans sat awaiting a team that was gritty<br>
All the fingers were grossed, superstitions carried out<br>
In hopes that this coming season would be nothing less than a rout<br>
Spurs’ brass was standing with a proud look of stead<br>
While visions of post-season success danced in their heads<br>
The coyote in his costume and Pop’s bad rap<br>
Had just struggled through a post season of crap<br>
When out from the Express News there arose such a clatter<br>
R.C. sprang from his desk to see what was the matter<br>
Away to the paper he flew like a flash<br>
Flipped to the sports section and threw the rest in the trash<br>
The reporters for the Spurs made a prediction so obscene<br>
That Buford himself had to take a reprieve<br>
When what to his wondering eyes did glow<br>
But a prediction of a Championship with another in tow<br>
Without a major acquisition, except Brent Barry, the stick<br>
He knew in a moment it must be a trick<br>
More rapid than Artest’s punches, the predictions came quick<br>
They all agreed, no debate, not even from Dick (Stockton)<br>
“Brent Barry, Tony Parker, Ginobili and Bowen<br>
Devin Brown, Malik, even Udrih and Nesterovic!<br>
To the top of the conference! To the top of the league!<br>
A Championship is sealed, the season will be a breeze!"<br>
All role players that, without a star, kinda suck<br>
But when they come together, they bring heaping good luck<br>
So up to the top of the standings they flew<br>
With a lot more wins than even you knew<br>
And then in an instant, I got bad feelings inside<br>
The Spurs had shown weakness and lack of team pride<br>
As I looked at the sports page and was frowning at the ground<br>
The Cavs came to SA with LeBron James a bound<br>
He was glowing with pride from his headband to his shoes<br>
Until he met a Tim Duncan cross-over that made even his teammates boo<br>
An entire Cavs team he had flung on his back<br>
He was an MPV candidate just awaiting the plaque<br>
His eyes, how they twinkled, his interviews killed<br>
His game was inarguable, his moves so skilled<br>
His contract was fat like the Barkley of old<br>
Yet he somehow stayed grounded just like he’d been told<br>
But the Spurs were built solidly and ready to play<br>
To avenge a Rockets loss, it was either never or today<br>
Their bench was ready and their shooting perfected<br>
They were more agressive than Malone when he got rejected <br>
They were ready to play, with their pride at stake<br>
And I laughed at the TV and gave Silas a finger shake<br>
A wink from Duncan’s eye told us all we needed to know<br>
That shooting was a lost art about ready for a show. <br>
He spoke not a word but went straight to his work<br>
He hit every shot without so much as an irk<br>
And after flushing one home that made Vince Carter proud<br>
Gave a nod to Greg Pop and a wave to the crowd<br>
He went back to the bench and the Spurs took the cue<br>
They pulled away from the Cavs like they had contracted the flu<br>
And I heard Pop explain as they walked to the locker room with delight<br>
“We came here to prove the predictions were right!” <br>
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</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p204.ezboard.com/bsanantoniospurs62937.showUserPublicProfile?gid=samr@sanantoniospurs62937>Samr</A> at: 12/14/04 10:49 pm<br></i>
