This gathering likely had far more emotion attached to it than just a simple goodbye party until next season. This is looking like the end of an era in San Antonio, and if Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili do in fact decide to retire, this party may serve as unofficially the last assembly of the Spurs as we have grown to know them.
Some commentators are troubled with this exuberant party in lieu of a berth in the Western Conference Final, however. The logic supposedly being that such a devastating defeat and underachieving performance after a great regular season should have left the team too distraught to even think about celebrating with one another.