2013-2014 Spurs worst championship team in post-MJ era

[masonanddixon]

History will look back on this as a serious fluke.

The first round asterisk win and defeating an injured Thunder squad.

[Jlamb47]

History will look back on this as a serious fluke.

The first round asterisk win and defeating an injured Thunder squad.


Oh so u mad?
what about lebron last year when parker was hurt??
must of been a fluke

[masonanddixon]

Oh so u mad?
what about lebron last year when parker was hurt??
must of been a fluke

Fluke because Spurs never should have made it past the first round.

[Dro]

dumb thread, so whats that make the Heat? with the best player on the planet in his prime?

[Milbuck]

:biggums:

[masonanddixon]

:biggums:

Give them credit for needing ref and league office assistance to barely get past 36 year old Dirk, 37 year old Carter, 36 year old Marion, 33 year old Dalembert, and 32 year old Calderon

[ThePhantomCreep]

Teams that were definitely worse:

2003 Spurs
2006 Heat
2011 Mavs

A few "pick 'ems" in there too.

[DMAVS41]

Teams that were definitely worse:

2003 Spurs
2006 Heat
2011 Mavs

A few "pick 'ems" in there too.

The 11 Mavs were absolutely not definitely worse.

What the **** are you talking about?

The 13 Heat, the 03 Spurs, and 07 Spurs were worse in my opinion.

[BoutPractice]

I'm not a Spurs fan per se, but by now they must have gotten used to it: every year starts with people dismissing them as too old, every time they win the championship there's some kind of asterisk attached to it, and every time their great players do great things they're somehow less great than others who do the exact same things due to being "boring" and "foreign".

[Soundwave]

Eh, they're still a great team. They're probably not the best Spurs title team but ...

lets not act like human nature doesn't plays a role here too ... the Spurs knew they were 30 seconds away from a title last year, that gnawed at them all year long and they played their hearts out to redeem themselves. Props to them.

[masonanddixon]

Teams that were definitely worse:

2003 Spurs
2006 Heat
2011 Mavs

A few "pick 'ems" in there too.

Mavs dropped 5 games en route to the ring against far better competition than the 13-14 Spurs, who dropped 7 total games.

[masonanddixon]

Eh, they're still a great team. They're probably not the best Spurs title team but ...

lets not act like human nature doesn't plays a role here too ... the Spurs knew they were 30 seconds away from a title last year, that gnawed at them all year long and they played their hearts out to redeem themselves. Props to them.

Yeah I give them credit. They didn't legitimately beat Dallas though in the first round.

[ThePhantomCreep]

The 11 Mavs were absolutely not definitely worse.

What the **** are you talking about?

The 13 Heat, the 03 Spurs, and 07 Spurs were worse in my opinion.

They look worse on paper IMO. The fact that they weren't particularly dominant before or after their title forces me to rate them below these Spurs. Keep in kind that this collective came within an offensive rebound of winning back-to-back titles.

You could probably put the Mavs in the "pick em" category. Dirk and the role-players were pretty beast that year, and went 16-5 in the postseason.

[Droid101]

What does that say about the Heat if the Spurs were the worst champion ever? lol

[Artillery]

History will look back on this as a serious fluke.

The first round asterisk win and defeating an injured Thunder squad.

2002 Lakers are biggest asterisk team of the post-Jordan era. Everybody knows they didn't deserve to beat the Kings.

[Soundwave]

03 Spurs weren't worse wtf are you guys talking about. That's a prime Duncan that dethroned a prime Shaq + near prime Kobe, that early 2000s Lakers dynasty is one of the better ones in NBA history.

I'd say the 06 Heat are probably the weakest.

[Legends66NBA7]

03 Spurs weren't worse wtf are you guys talking about. That's a prime Duncan that dethroned a prime Shaq + Kobe, that early 2000s Lakers dynasty is one of the better ones in NBA history.

I'd say the 06 Heat are probably the weakest.

I can agree with the 06 Heat too. They weren't better than the 05 Heat either.

[DMAVS41]

03 Spurs weren't worse wtf are you guys talking about. That's a prime Duncan that dethroned a prime Shaq + Kobe, that early 2000s Lakers dynasty is one of the better ones in NBA history.

I'd say the 06 Heat are probably the weakest.

The 03 Lakers were feuding and Kobe was playing anything but team ball. Then Dirk got hurt in the WCF and the Finals were a joke.

The 03 Spurs were great, but I'd take this Spurs team over them.

The 13 Heat are clearly worse than the 14 Spurs team though.

[Rodmantheman]

OP is a known Spurs hater lol

[Soundwave]

The 03 Lakers were feuding and Kobe was playing anything but team ball. Then Dirk got hurt in the WCF and the Finals were a joke.

The 03 Spurs were great, but I'd take this Spurs team over them.

The 13 Heat are clearly worse than the 14 Spurs team though.

Nah I can't see it. A 27/28 year old Duncan and a 27 year old Ginobli would destroy their current selves.

Talent isn't everything though, desire counts for a lot too ... this year's Spurs team wanted it more, that I can agree with, even if they weren't as "good" per se talent wise as some previous Spurs teams.

[masonanddixon]

OP is a known Spurs hater lol

Nah man I respect them...I give them major credit for barely getting past the 8th seeded Mavs and needing assistance from the league office.

[Mr. Jabbar]

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[DMAVS41]

Nah I can't see it. A 27/28 year old Duncan and a 27 year old Ginobli would destroy their current selves.

Talent isn't everything though, desire counts for a lot too ... this year's Spurs team wanted it more, that I can agree with, even if they weren't as "good" per se talent wise as some previous Spurs teams.

Nah....you just weren't around. Manu and Parker in 03 weren't themselves yet.

People see the 03 Spurs and either don't know or can't remember the truth. It was Manu's first year and he was absolutely not better than he was this year. Sorry.

[livinglegend]

They were one of the best teams including Jordan era.
Best ball movement in the history of basketball.

[BuffaloBill]

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[fpliii]

One of the dumbest comments on this board in recent memory.

[ThePhantomCreep]

The 03 Lakers were feuding and Kobe was playing anything but team ball. Then Dirk got hurt in the WCF and the Finals were a joke.

The 03 Spurs were great, but I'd take this Spurs team over them.

The 13 Heat are clearly worse than the 14 Spurs team though.

No they weren't, you're just making shit up to take a shot at Kobe. The 2003 Lakers were gassed and their role-players were completely ineffectual. Kobe was ASKED by Phil to shoulder more of the scoring load because the team was many games under .500 and fading fast. They eventually scratched and crawled to a 50-32 record. They were an obvious shell of their title teams.

I'd definitely take 2014 Spurs over the 2003 edition.

[fpliii]

No they weren't, you're just making shit up to take a shot at Kobe. The 2003 Lakers were gassed and their role-players were completely ineffectual. Kobe was ASKED by Phil to shoulder more of the scoring load because the team was many games under .500 and fading fast. They eventually scratched and crawled to a 50-32 record. They were an obvious shell of their title teams.

I'd definitely take 2014 Spur over the 2003 edition.
Kobe also ****ed up his shoulder badly in the playoffs that year IIRC. Got surgery in the offseason.

[Artillery]

No they weren't, you're just making shit up to take a shot at Kobe. The 2003 Lakers were gassed and their role-players were completely ineffectual. Kobe was ASKED by Phil to shoulder more of the scoring load because the team was many games under .500 and fading fast. They eventually scratched and crawled to a 50-32 record. They were an obvious shell of their title teams.

I'd definitely take 2014 Spur over the 2003 edition.

Actually, the 2002 Lakers were pretty crappy too. Sacramento looked like the better team all series. Stern was definitely a factor there.

[ThePhantomCreep]

Actually, the 2002 Lakers were pretty crappy too. Sacramento looked like the better team all series. Stern was definitely a factor there.

15-4 in the playoffs. 16-7 for the Spurs.

Pushed to 7 games by a 61-win team in the WFCs, not an 8th seed.

[Artillery]

15-4 in the playoffs. 16-7 for the Spurs.

Pushed to 7 games by a 61-win team in the WFCs, not an 8th seed.

'08 Celtics were 16-10 in the playoffs. Pushed to seven games against a 37 win Hawks teams. They'd still curbstomp the '02 Lakers. Same with the '14 Spurs who are basically a better version of that Kings team.

[To4]

History will look back on this as a serious fluke.

The first round asterisk win and defeating an injured Thunder squad.


LOL!! Mad!!.. Heat went through what teams in the EAST??

[316MIA]

I agree 100% with the OP

They're the 2011 Dallas Mavericks 2.0

They won't even make it out of the first round next year, BOOK IT