20 years from now people are going to look at this San Antonio team and wonder...

[1987_Lakers]

How the hell were they so good?

- Leading scorer: Parker - 16.7 PPG
- No player averaged more than 30 MPG during the year:oldlol:
- Duncan is 38
- Ginobili is 36
- Parker is 32 with alot of mileage

Despite all this they still managed to have the best record in the league with 62 wins, they also played in arguably the toughest conference the NBA has ever seen, 7 playoff teams from the West won 50+ games, the 8th won 49. They also played in the toughest division in the league where 4 teams went to the playoffs.

They somehow managed to defeat an OKC team that featured MVP Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook (most athletic guard ever), now they have a chance to take out the back to back champs Miami Heat led by this generations best player in LeBron James and future HOFer Dwyane Wade.

It is truly epic what we are witnessing. I can imagine the young people years from now going on basketballreference and have a :biggums: face when they click on the 2014 Spurs.:oldlol:

[russwest0]

Gregg Popovich is the best coach on the planet.

[Beastmode88]

Team basketball. If you saw how they were moving the basketball last night then you obviously know they were playing unselfishly and playing to win the ship not to stat pad.

[ralph_i_el]

passing gets better with age
passing gets easy buckets

:lebroncry:

[Meticode]

They play basketball the traditional way which is to look for that extra pass for the open man. When they attack the basket and move the ball and ISO less, they're a great team.

[1987_Lakers]

Team basketball. If you saw how they were moving the basketball last night then you obviously know they were playing unselfishly and playing to win the ship not to stat pad.

People watching them play right now know this. Like I said in the OP, I can guarantee you in the future the people who never saw this team play will be dumbfounded to why they were so successful.:oldlol:

[russwest0]

They play basketball the traditional way which is to look for that extra pass for the open man. When they attack the basket and move the ball and ISO less, they're a great team.

They also defend better than Miami too.

[Rocketswin2013]

The FG%, RPG, SPG, BPG, and APG will be a pretty solid sign.............

[outbreak]

The team is so well built, everyone can move the ball even the big men, they have multiple post up threats, multiple shooting threats, multiple driving threats.

[Rocketswin2013]

SA has 6 players with a 3P% of 40 or better and two more with 38% and 37%.....

What a fk**

[SCdac]

they have like 4 starters coming of the bench: Manu, Diaw, Marco, and Patty

almost 8 players averaged double figures in the RS, 9 if you count Tiago.

They're deeeeep, they play defense (rare nowadays?), have chemistry, and they share the ball.

[tgan3]

They are the best passing team in the NBA... thread//

[DonDadda59]

LeBron Jr. stans will have a field day with this. :lol

[Rodmantheman]

SA has 6 players with a 3P% of 40 or better and two more with 38% and 37%.....

What a fk**

Damn

[atljonesbro]

Hope the Hawks can grow up to be the 2014 Spurs one day.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

More than any person in the Spurs organization, it is Pop's legacy which has the most to gain if the Spurs win it all this year.

A 5th ring puts him in rare company, and he would have done it with what, 3 different style of teams? I think it's more impressive that he might do it with the same core, for the most part. You never coaches adjust like that, without completely rebuilding the team (or obviously getting a new job).

Whoever wins the Finals has to be considered an all-time great team. Spurs for the reasons already mentioned in this thread. Heat going for the 3-peat, 4 straight Finals. Great matchup. Can't believe some wanted OKC-Heat instead.

[GimmeThat]

and no one ever be mad about them teaming up with each other, right?

because, it's kinda like someone sticking with the guy/gal they lost their virginity to.

:coleman:

[Eat Like A Bosh]

They're really deeep, have starter calibur players coming off the bench. Their Rotation is like 10 man deep, great chemistry, disciplined, GOAT coach...

What about the 2004 Pistons?

[dubeta]

Pop should get all the credit..

[1987_Lakers]

They're really deeep, have starter calibur players coming off the bench. Their Rotation is like 10 man deep, great chemistry, disciplined, GOAT coach...

What about the 2004 Pistons?

They are deep, but the only starting caliber player off the bench is Ginobili, and he is past his prime.

The 2004 Pistons I can see why they at least reached the Finals, the East was weak and LA was dealing with too much drama.

[dazzer87]

Pop greatest coach of all time.

[iamgine]

How the hell were they so good?

- Leading scorer: Parker - 16.7 PPG
- No player averaged more than 30 MPG during the year:oldlol:
- Duncan is 38
- Ginobili is 36
- Parker is 32 with alot of mileage

Despite all this they still managed to have the best record in the league with 62 wins, they also played in arguably the toughest conference the NBA has ever seen, 7 playoff teams from the West won 50+ games, the 8th won 49. They also played in the toughest division in the league where 4 teams went to the playoffs.

They somehow managed to defeat an OKC team that featured MVP Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook (most athletic guard ever), now they have a chance to take out the back to back champs Miami Heat led by this generations best player in LeBron James and future HOFer Dwyane Wade.

It is truly epic what we are witnessing. I can imagine the young people years from now going on basketballreference and have a :biggums: face when they click on the 2014 Spurs.:oldlol:
Not as much :biggums: as when they see the 2011 Dallas Mavericks.

[Pushxx]

They have great shooters who know what to do with the ball if you can get their shot off.

[jstern]

Unfortunately 20 years from now people are going to use this Spurs team to talk about how weak this era was, and how overrated, Durant, Kobe, Lebron and even players that came before them were. The will say that the 37th bottom team of that modern era would destroy the Spurs, because of how old and unathletic the Spurs were, and how much more athletic the players in that new era are, because they look super good in super duper HD and 3d

[Mrofir]

Unfortunately 20 years from now people are going to use this Spurs team to talk about how weak this era was, and how overrated, Durant, Kobe, Lebron and even players that came before them were. The will say that the 37th bottom team of that modern era would destroy the Spurs, because of how old and unathletic the Spurs were, and how much more athletic the players in that new era are, because they look super good in super duper HD and 3d


and cavs ftw will be talking about how wilt could average an adjusted 43.4 points per game in the new anti gravity arenas

[1987_Lakers]

Unfortunately 20 years from now people are going to use this Spurs team to talk about how weak this era was, and how overrated, Durant, Kobe, Lebron and even players that came before them were. The will say that the 37th bottom team of that modern era would destroy the Spurs, because of how old and unathletic the Spurs were, and how much more athletic the players in that new era are, because they look super good in super duper HD and 3d
:oldlol:

[Random_Guy]

and cavs ftw will be talking about how wilt could average an adjusted 43.4 points per game in the new anti gravity arenas
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
and droid101 still wont be able to see any posts

[Leroy Jetson]

SA has 6 players with a 3P% of 40 or better and two more with 38% and 37%.....

What a fk**

That's because aside from Manu, who takes some pretty wild 3s, almost all of their three point attempts are wide open due to penetration and ball movement.

[Cold soul]

Unfortunately 20 years from now people are going to use this Spurs team to talk about how weak this era was, and how overrated, Durant, Kobe, Lebron and even players that came before them were. The will say that the 37th bottom team of that modern era would destroy the Spurs, because of how old and unathletic the Spurs were, and how much more athletic the players in that new era are, because they look super good in super duper HD and 3d

Good god you just might be right. :(

[salwan]

Weak era

[bdreason]

You could say the same thing about the '11 Mavs.

[BoutPractice]

Actually, it's going to be the exact opposite!

20 years from now, Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, heck even possibly Kawhi if he keeps it up will be legends and Hall of Famers.

Every Spurs team of this era will be known as "that Duncan led, HOF laden dynasty".

They won't differentiate the years as we do, because that's not how we remember things. Information gets compressed and distorted.

In the mental universe of fans who know just enough about the game, every Celtics team with Bird was essentially the same as the 86 Celtics because a lot of the names are the same.

Every Lakers team with Magic somehow has Magic at his best (late 80s Magic), early 80s Kareem, Worthy and so on.

Every single Los Angeles team in the late 60s - early 70s is the ridiculously stacked combination of prime Wilt Chamberlain (who we imagine to be that other Wilt who scored 100 points), Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, and Gail Goodrich. Never mind that they were old and suffered injuries.

Even Bulls teams before they won championships supposedly feature the HOF version of Scottie Pippen.

And so on.

[AirFederer]

I love to watch them beat up on "superstar teams". Teamball FTW :applause:

[SCdac]

Actually, it's going to be the exact opposite!

20 years from now, Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, heck even possibly Kawhi if he keeps it up will be legends and Hall of Famers.

Every Spurs team of this era will be known as "that Duncan led, HOF laden dynasty".

They won't differentiate the years as we do, because that's not how we remember things. Information gets compressed and distorted.

In the mental universe of fans who know just enough about the game, every Celtics team with Bird was essentially the same as the 86 Celtics because a lot of the names are the same.

Every Lakers team with Magic somehow has Magic at his best (late 80s Magic), early 80s Kareem, Worthy and so on.

Every single Los Angeles team in the late 60s - early 70s is the ridiculously stacked combination of prime Wilt Chamberlain (who we imagine to be that other Wilt who scored 100 points), Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, and Gail Goodrich. Never mind that they were old and suffered injuries.

Even Bulls teams before they won championships supposedly feature the HOF version of Scottie Pippen.

And so on.

This.

and it's entirely true. whether Spurs win these finals or not.

young fans who haven't been watching the game for long already think 2002-2003 Tony Parker was the All Star caliber player he became years later. All these teams will be lumped together 20 years from now.

All people are going to see is "Duncan, Parker, Manu, Leonard, and Splitter". All 1st round picks by the way, outside of Manu (and he might as well have been). Duncan is still the leader in many respects.

Once the Spurs finally got more legit, great players (Kawhi, Splitter, Diaw), they've been Finals-relevant. The defense and offense from Kawhi/Splitter is invaluable.

But just 4 years ago Spurs were a much shabbier team outside of the Big 3, with the disappearing acts Richard Jefferson / Matt Bonner getting big minutes, and George Hill / DeJuan Blair being somewhat flawed prospects.

Despite having rough lineups (for a team aiming for a title), the Spurs success has been connected over the years through Duncan, Pop, Buford, and Holt. Can't necessarily blame future fans for lumping it all together.

[Marlo_Stanfield]

its easy.
they player Eurobasketball. only team in the NBA that plays true Euroleague basketball.
Euroleague basketball is WAYYYY superior to NBA basketball. its just that the talent level in the NBA is WAY higher normally.
but the Spurs have elite NBA level talent on many positions AND play 100% unselfish Eruoball.
that makes them unstopable and should the Heat win again, it would be the biggest accomplishment in NBA history outside of maybe Russel 8 peating but that was the weakest era ever because he had 8 hall of famers:coleman:

[BoutPractice]

Incidentally, future fans will be forgiven for thinking the 2014 Spurs were an all-time great team with all-time great players, with their 80% shooting halves...

[masonanddixon]

You could say the same thing about the '11 Mavs.

You mean the team that steamrolled the league in the regular season when healthy, had the best player in the league by a good margin, and then proceeded to steamroll the league in the postseason?

yeah, what a SHOCK they won it all.

[1987_Lakers]

...

[Quickening]

Actually, it's going to be the exact opposite!

20 years from now, Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, heck even possibly Kawhi if he keeps it up will be legends and Hall of Famers.

Every Spurs team of this era will be known as "that Duncan led, HOF laden dynasty".

They won't differentiate the years as we do, because that's not how we remember things. Information gets compressed and distorted.

In the mental universe of fans who know just enough about the game, every Celtics team with Bird was essentially the same as the 86 Celtics because a lot of the names are the same.

Every Lakers team with Magic somehow has Magic at his best (late 80s Magic), early 80s Kareem, Worthy and so on.

Every single Los Angeles team in the late 60s - early 70s is the ridiculously stacked combination of prime Wilt Chamberlain (who we imagine to be that other Wilt who scored 100 points), Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, and Gail Goodrich. Never mind that they were old and suffered injuries.

Even Bulls teams before they won championships supposedly feature the HOF version of Scottie Pippen.

And so on.

People already do with with Miami, Wade and Allen apparently superstars.

[D-FENS]

They are the offensive equivalent to the 2004 Pistons who were one of the best defensive teams we have ever seen

[r0drig0lac]

and cavs ftw will be talking about how wilt could average an adjusted 43.4 points per game in the new anti gravity arenas
:lol

[1987_Lakers]

They are the offensive equivalent to the 2004 Pistons who were one of the best defensive teams we have ever seen
indeed

[houston]

Easy they got one of the top PG's in the game with one of the greatest bigmen ever and one of the greatest 6th man ever.