Back from Vacation; Anything Exciting Happen?

After our early playoff exit, I took a much needed (though maybe not well deserved) break. I continued to follow the playoffs and track all things Spurs related. I just chose not to write about it. But the Spurs decided to kick off the 'offseason' (which, for many teams, is much more exciting than the regular season) in high fashion, so I have no choice but to write about it.But first things first: congrats, LA Lakers. I know it's not considered good form for a Spurs fan to acknowledge or appreciate the Lakers. They are arguably our biggest rival, and the team that has caused us the most pain these last 12 years. But for me, my fan 'hatred' is reserved for the Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns of the worlds, the pretenders to the throne. I view the Lakers as our truest 'rivals', the only team that can really compare to us equally these last 12 years (with the same number of titles to boot), and, as such, give them the respect a true rival deserves. I ...