The Spurs' last 7 years is ovrrated.

[Connor B]

2007: Chip (to a 1 man Cavs team)

But since then, people continue to talk about their success, which they have been, but notice they haven't won any more chips and haven't always done well in the playoffs. since.

2008: Lose in WCF
2009: Lose in 1st round
2010: Lose in 2nd round
2011: Lose in 1st round
2012: Lose in WCF, backdoor swept by Thunder
2013: One of the biggest chokes in Finals history, only made it that far because Westbrook got injured
2014: ?

Consistent, yes...but its been 7 years.

[navy]

They are literally the Patriots of the NBA.

[Thorn]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9737588&postcount=3


Jesus Christ can we please ban anyone who makes a thread about the Spurs

woops

[HoopsFanNumero1]

In other news, OP still thinks it's cool to be a hipster.

[Draz]

They'll be as relevant as their records.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Garbage irrelevant franchise. I can't even think of a single player on their roster. Jeff Pendergraph, I think? But changed his name to something gay.

[Milbuck]

Jesus Christ can we please ban anyone who makes a thread about the Spurs

............

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=299721

"Can we stop pretending the Spurs are contenders?" - that gem of a thread was made in May of last year, shortly before the Spurs were ONE SHOT away from a championship.


http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=318982

"Bitching about how others don't enjoy watching the Spurs is maybe the single most pretentious thing you could do as a hoops fan." - you basically call the Spurs incredibly boring, and insult anyone who disagrees with that.


http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=326950

"Explain to me how the Spurs can beat OKC in a 7-game series." - another gem.


http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329130

"Spurs here are so overrated." - No explanation needed, just more of your bullshit.


http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?p=9706317#post9706317

"Spurs can't beat Thunder if that's the WCF finals match up." - The second time you posted this thread, just a month after the first time.


http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=330644

[B]

[Deuce Bigalow]

08
6th
Sweep
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Backdoor
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[ninephive]

08
6th
Sweep
8
Backdoor
6
Name one other team who has even made the playoffs all those years and is still relevant.

[gin17]

no one expected them be this good since 2007. no one expected them to still continue to win with the aging trio since 2007. people were counting them out since 2006. they've been exceeding their pre-season expectations since 2007. what else do you want them to do, win every year?

seriously, i think it was 2005 when the spurs was really seen as a good shot as the champ in the pre-season. afterwhich, people said that they will slowly deteriorate and counted them out each and every year... but 8 years after they are still in the title contention.

seriously, pre-season of each year, what did you expect from the spurs? and compare that with the actual results in 2008-2012. They definitely exceeded expectations more often than not. unless you expect them to win every year (since 98? even kobe did not have this consistent success), which almost everyone did not expect.

[ImKobe]

San Antonio Patriots

[JohnFreeman]

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd244/Mudking07/Gif%20files/fw2clu.gif

[nashwade]

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd244/Mudking07/Gif%20files/fw2clu.gif

swept 4-0 by the Suns. That was the best year ever.

[Upgrayedd]

They finally started rebuilding the roster a few seasons ago. Up until 2012 they didn't have Leonard, Green, Diaw. Up until this season they didn't have Belinelli.

This has been a completely different team put together around Duncan, Ginobili and Parker. They made it to the WCF 2 seasons ago, finals last season and almost won, 18 game winning streak this season. They're finally reaching their potential. You can't compare this team to those 2007/2008-2010/2011 teams.

[Smoke117]

2007: Chip (to a 1 man Cavs team)

But since then, people continue to talk about their success, which they have been, but notice they haven't won any more chips and haven't always done well in the playoffs. since.

2008: Lose in WCF
2009: Lose in 1st round
2010: Lose in 2nd round
2011: Lose in 1st round
2012: Lose in WCF, backdoor swept by Thunder
2013: One of the biggest chokes in Finals history, only made it that far because Westbrook got injured
2014: ?

Consistent, yes...but its been 7 years.

Wow...it's been 7 years you say? Some teams have never even won a championship, but the Spurs are overrated because its been 7 years where they haven't won less than 50 games and have made it deep in the playoffs on more than one occasion punctated by a trip to the finals in a tough 7 game series. The only thing I really got from this is that you are one stupid mother ****er.

[CeilingFan#1]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9737588&postcount=3



woops

When in Rome. Am I using that right?

[miller-time]

The last 7 years isn't the whole story though is it? The Spurs haven't been below 50 wins or .610 since the 1997-98 season. Name one other team that has had that kind of longevity? The Lakers have had very rough patches. The Celtics made it to about 5 years before they totally broke up. The Mavs have been up and down. The Heat and the Thunder are still in their infancy by comparison.

[Purch]

2 things I want to express to the Op.


1. The span of 7 years you just described is actually better that 98% of franchises during that same stretch. Only Miami, Boston, La, and Dallas have accomplished more over the span of the last 7 years.

2. What makes the last 7 years impressive, is actually the narrative behind it. In 2008, the Spurs started to slow down, people started saying Timmy was declining and this was the end of the spurs. 2009, it was even worse, and the whole media story of the "Spurs being to old" was now common thought. In 2010 is truly looked over for them, as they got swept by the Suns in the first round, a team they had dominated for years.

Then the offseason comes and Pop ask Timmy to hand the keys over to Tony, and Pop asked Tony to take his game to another level. Not only that, but they implement a completely new offense, center around Ball movement and motion off the ball. So a year after the Spurs were labeled done, with these changes they were able to win 60 games.

Thats what's really most impressive about the last 7 years. Rather than rebuild, and accept that they were getting to old, they made changes which allowed them to be contenders the next 4 years

[ninephive]

2 things I want to express to the Op.


1. The span of 7 years you just described is actually better that 98% of franchises during that same stretch. Only Miami, Boston, La, and Dallas have accomplished more over the span of the last 7 years.

2. What makes the last 7 years impressive, is actually the narrative behind it. In 2008, the Spurs started to slow down, people started saying Timmy was declining and this was the end of the spurs. 2009, it was even worse, and the whole media story of the "Spurs being to old" was now common thought. In 2010 is truly looked over for them, as they got swept by the Suns in the first round, a team they had dominated for years.

Then the offseason comes and Pop ask Timmy to hand the keys over to Tony, and Pop asked Tony to take his game to another level. Not only that, but they implement a completely new offense, center around Ball movement and motion off the ball. So a year after the Spurs were labeled done, with these changes they were able to win 60 games.

Thats what's really most impressive about the last 7 years. Rather than rebuild, and accept that they were getting to old, they made changes which allowed them to be contenders the next 4 years
The series against the Suns was the second round (they upset the 2-seeded Mavs in the first round).

[mr.big35]

op has a scary obsession with the spurs.

[kentatm]

:cletus:

http://dirtymoney.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/fail.gif

[rmt]

2 things I want to express to the Op.


1. The span of 7 years you just described is actually better that 98% of franchises during that same stretch. Only Miami, Boston, La, and Dallas have accomplished more over the span of the last 7 years.

2. What makes the last 7 years impressive, is actually the narrative behind it. In 2008, the Spurs started to slow down, people started saying Timmy was declining and this was the end of the spurs. 2009, it was even worse, and the whole media story of the "Spurs being to old" was now common thought. In 2010 is truly looked over for them, as they got swept by the Suns in the first round, a team they had dominated for years.

Then the offseason comes and Pop ask Timmy to hand the keys over to Tony, and Pop asked Tony to take his game to another level. Not only that, but they implement a completely new offense, center around Ball movement and motion off the ball. So a year after the Spurs were labeled done, with these changes they were able to win 60 games.

Thats what's really most impressive about the last 7 years. Rather than rebuild, and accept that they were getting to old, they made changes which allowed them to be contenders the next 4 years

They made huge mistakes during those years after 07 championship - trading away Scola and getting/keeping Jefferson.

If there is anything I fault the Spurs in is under-reacting, staying the course and waiting too long to change. Parker was "officially" handed the key to the offense in 2010 - should have been done earlier. Spurs stuck with the veteran role players for too long instead of starting the youth movement for more speed and athleticism on the perimeter.

I love the mixture of youth and veterans on the team now where the youth can help carry the team through the grind of the regular season. It saves the veterans for the playoffs and allows the unknowns to develop and shine. I love that they've continued to recruit international players - helps with TEAM ball, great passing, good fundamentals. They still don't have the athleticism of other teams, but that's what Leonard and to a lesser extent, Green, is for.

They are a much more multi-dimensional team than the championship years, when basically, the big 3 created and the role players camped at the 3 pt line waiting for the open shot. Now the role players can themselves create shots. Hopefully it's enough to win the championship.

[swagga]

2007: Chip (to a 1 man Cavs team)

But since then, people continue to talk about their success, which they have been, but notice they haven't won any more chips and haven't always done well in the playoffs. since.

2008: Lose in WCF
2009: Lose in 1st round
2010: Lose in 2nd round
2011: Lose in 1st round
2012: Lose in WCF, backdoor swept by Thunder
2013: One of the biggest chokes in Finals history, only made it that far because Westbrook got injured
2014: ?

Consistent, yes...but its been 7 years.

did your mother not love when you were young?
did your father abuse you?
did your bigger brother piss on you?
did your teacher encourage you to take the D?
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Jlamb47]

2007: Chip (to a 1 man Cavs team)

But since then, people continue to talk about their success, which they have been, but notice they haven't won any more chips and haven't always done well in the playoffs. since.

2008: Lose in WCF
2009: Lose in 1st round
2010: Lose in 2nd round
2011: Lose in 1st round
2012: Lose in WCF, backdoor swept by Thunder
2013: One of the biggest chokes in Finals history, only made it that far because Westbrook got injured
2014: ?

Consistent, yes...but its been 7 years.

1 man cavs team that everyone claimed Lebron was the best player in the world LOL
STFU dude your not making any sense. If were overrated then so is every other team in the NBA. Atleast we can make it tot he playoffs while other teams dont show up at all
thats better then not going at all.