Paul Shirley’s Top 10 Rejected Spurs Metaphors

Ed. Note: ESPN blogger and former Suns’ player Paul Shirley made waves in the sports blogosphere this weekend by saying that “rooting for the Spurs is like rooting for cancer.”

In an FTT exclusive, here are the metaphors that did not make the cut.

10. Rooting for Gregg Popovich is like rooting for Larry Brown

9. Rooting for Tony Parker is like rooting for Runny Cheese That Is Made By The French

8. Rooting for San Antonio is like rooting for Santa Ana at the Alamo

7. Rooting against the Suns is like rooting against Puppies and Sunshine

6. Rooting for Manu Ginobili is like rooting for Spiral Meningitis

5. Rooting for Bruce Bowen is like rooting for Raja Bell

4. Rooting for Robert Horry is like rooting for The Heartbreak of Psoriasis

3. Rooting for David Stern is like rooting for Hitler

2. Rooting for NBA executive vice president Stu Jackson is like rooting for Stalin

1. Rooting for NBA spokesman Tim Frank is like rooting for Pol Pot