The Alamodome Years
There were some fans out there who loved the Alamodome, and there were others who hated it. Some loved the “wide open feel” of the stadium, others felt like, while it was a step up from the HemisFair Arena, the spurs were still playing ball in a football stadium. Regardless of your feelings, you have to admit that the San Antonio Spurs came into their own while there.
Moving to the Alamodome in 1992, the Spurs were a former ABA team that always had potential, but never really seemed to be able to get over that barrier to being one of the elite teams. Things started to change when the Spurs drafted former Navy submariner David Robinson. When Robinson and the Spurs moved to the ‘Dome in 1992, they were a team that were starting to make waves. By 1995 they had reached their first Confrence Final in 12 seasons. Things really picked up when the team drafted Tim Duncan in 1997. By the 1999, the Spurs were hoisting their first Championship banner to the rafters at the Alamodome. Though they never again raised a championship banner at the Alamodome (thanks to the Lakers dominance at the beginning of the decade), the Spurs time at the Alamodome set the stage for three more Championships (and counting) that have been won since moving to the AT&T Center in 2002.