Be honest, did you think the Spurs could win last year?

[lilteapot]

I know that when the season started, I said there was no way they won again. That loss was crushing for them. and I know I wasn't the only one who thought that.

[PsychoBe]

no and anyone who says they thought they did are talking out of their ass.

[SpecialQue]

Yes, I did.

[Milbuck]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=330660

Not at all, no.

[lilteapot]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=330660

Not at all, no.
lmao you clown, takes a lot of guts to predict that a week before the playoffs after they've won 60 games huh :rolleyes:

[Nuff Said]

no and anyone who says they thought they did are talking out of their ass.
They came so close to winning to think it's completely out of the realm is possibility is asinine. They were #1 seed, I believe the only 60 win team. It was definitely possible but I thought Miami looked more dominant in the playoffs till the damn finals.

[Milbuck]

lmao you clown, takes a lot of guts to predict that a week before the playoffs after they've won 60 games huh :rolleyes:
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9721679&postcount=4

Had them winning it all for months before the playoffs. Feel free to suck my dick whenever.

[lilteapot]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9721679&postcount=4

Had them winning it all for months before the playoffs. Feel free to suck my dick whenever.
03-28-2014= "months before the playoffs"

autistic much?

[Random_Guy]

I predicted they would lose to the thunder tbh

[Milbuck]

03-28-2014= "months before the playoffs"

autistic much?
Just another example. Not gonna go back and find every single example of me saying the Spurs got it.

Just because you counted them out, doesn't mean everyone did.

[AboutBuckets]

I was a firm supporter in the Milbuck bet thread before the playoffs started, so I'd say yes I did think they'd win

[lilteapot]

Just another example. Not gonna go back and find every single example of me saying the Spurs got it.

Just because you counted them out, doesn't mean everyone did.
It's easy to bet on a team on a stretch of dominant basketball to win the title.

[PsychoBe]

it's easier to predict that they were going to "win-it-all" when they were on pace for 60 wins and with hca while the heat weren't even the top team in their own weak conference :facepalm

if we're talking beginning of the year, like day one, most people thought the heat would three-peat and were looking for any kinks in their armor.

[Milbuck]

It's easy to bet on a team on a stretch of dominant basketball to win the title.
The team won 60 games. They were playing elite basketball all year...and people were still counting them out when they were dominating, with the same old "regular season warriors" garbage and saying they'll eventually break down in the playoffs.

And I wasn't here till January. You actually don't know jack about my predictions before the season.

[Legends66NBA7]

Yes. Why exactly couldn't they win ?

[lilteapot]

The team won 60 games. They were playing elite basketball all year...and people were still counting them out when they were dominating, with the same old "regular season warriors" garbage and saying they'll eventually break down in the playoffs.

And I wasn't here till January. You actually don't know jack about my predictions before the season.
lol, no they weren't. they actually didn't start playing great basketball until late january-early february, then they won like what 19 in a row or something. They didn't have a great first half of the season.

[JT123]

lol, no they weren't. they actually didn't start playing great basketball until late january-early february, then they won like what 19 in a row or something. They didn't have a great first half of the season.
This is true. They had a really bad record against the elite teams for most of the season, but they got it together at the right time.

[Legends66NBA7]

lol, no they weren't. they actually didn't start playing great basketball until late january-early february, then they won like what 19 in a row or something. They didn't have a great first half of the season.

What are you talking about ? They started the season 13-1, 11 game win streak. They ended 2013 going 25-7. By the half way point, they were 32-9.

Didn't have a great first half ? What exactly is a great first half then ? The West was brutally strong last season too.

[Legends66NBA7]

This is true. They had a really bad record against the elite teams for most of the season, but they got it together at the right time.

This is a fine point. Houston had their number, IIRC.

[Milbuck]

lol, no they weren't. they actually didn't start playing great basketball until late january-early february, then they won like what 19 in a row or something. They didn't have a great first half of the season.
Yes, they actually did. Maybe not as great as the end of their season, but they were clear-cut contenders from the start. Again, you counting them out doesn't mean everyone did.

[Smook A.]

Of course I did. I think 2013 really really hurt them so after that they obviously felt like proving many doubters wrong and that was to show that they could still win a championship even though they were an old team. Spurs' 3 main guys, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker were all out of their primes. Not many people gave them a chance after 2013, but they proved those guys wrong and ended up having their best season ever as a franchise. They came out with vengeance. Good for them.

[Cocaine80s]

Deep down I knew they would probably win. Still had hope the Heat could pull it off

http://www.folksdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/meme-faces-crying-13-300x300.png

[CJ Mustard]

Pretty sure most had them as one of the 2-3 teams with the best odds. Most people picked the Heat, Spurs, or Thunder.

[Inferno]

I thought Heat were gonna 3peat

[Rose'sACL]

I had spurs winning the finals unless lebron averaged 35-10-10 on 60% shooting.

[Bigsmoke]

2010- yes
2011 - yes
2012- no because of what happened in the 2011 playoffs
2013 - no but because I didn't think Kawhi Leonard was going to be this good and the Heat was tearing it up
2014- I thought they had a chance. I questioned their chances when they struggled to take out the Mavs tho

[AnaheimLakers24]

It's easy to bet on a team on a stretch of dominant basketball to win the title.
stop embarrassing yourself, you clown

[iamgine]

I thought they had a chance. Not the favorite but certainly a contender.

[rmt]

I thought they had missed their chance in 13 Final. They had a terrible record against contenders. The season was injury-riddled but that turned out to be a blessing as it gave minutes to those who wouldn't normally get as many and when the injuries were over, they turned into this well-oiled machine until DAL. With DAL, I think the pressure got to them and of course, Carlisle strategy to take the role players out and force the big 3 to score worked well.

Different players shone in different series. Splitter did a magnificent job on Dirk and Aldridge. They all took turns stepping up when necessary. Leonard and Diaw were great in the Finals. What beautiful basketball those last 3 games were.

[josh99]

Nope, every year I think that this is the year that age will finally catch up to the Spur's stars and they just won't have enough talent in their other players to be competitive but so far every year I have been proven wrong.

[lilteapot]

I thought they had missed their chance in 13 Final. They had a terrible record against contenders. The season was injury-riddled but that turned out to be a blessing as it gave minutes to those who wouldn't normally get as many and when the injuries were over, they turned into this well-oiled machine until DAL. With DAL, I think the pressure got to them and of course, Carlisle strategy to take the role players out and force the big 3 to score worked well.

Different players shone in different series. Splitter did a magnificent job on Dirk and Aldridge. They all took turns stepping up when necessary. Leonard and Diaw were great in the Finals. What beautiful basketball those last 3 games were.

I honestly think if Dirk had shown up in that series especially at the end of games they would have won.

[StephHamann]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=330660

Not at all, no.

I'll go even further, they'll win it without a single series going to 7 games.

If I lose I'll consider rocking a picture of James Harden's dick slapping me in the face with me smiling from ear to ear. Not entirely sure yet. Or any other picture too.


Where is your Harden dick slapping pic brah?

:coleman:

[JohnnySic]

Yes I did, and they should have won it in '12 and '13 as well.

And this coming season too.

[rmt]

I honestly think if Dirk had shown up in that series especially at the end of games they would have won.

He was dead tired at the end of the games.

[T_L_P]

Before the season? Yes.

As the season went on? No.

[choppermagic]

No way. Manu looked like his wheels came off the year before in the Finals and the core was getting even older. Thunder was supposed to be hungry and energetic.

All props to Pops and co. getting his team to perform at peak levels when he needed them too. And no one could predict how good Leonard would play against lebron too in the finals.

[Dragic4Life]

Every single team in the playoff has an equal chance of winning the championship.

[BoNafidde]

I picked them to win and i wasnt alone. There were ton of ISH posters picking the spurs to win the West.

[SCdac]

Spurs were proven winners and year-by-year built a really deep team (while shedding weaker talent in Richard Jefferson, George Hill, and DeJuan Blair). When both Tiago Splitter and Kawhi Leonard began starting games regularly Spurs became a much better team. I don't remember if I "picked them to win", because I've had doubts about Parker as a head honcho, but always knew they had potential to go far into the playoffs, and I wouldn't have guessed Parker's minutes would be reduced so significantly (in lieu of a really deep team).

[Replay32]

I thought they would win the last 3 years honestly.

[ArbitraryWater]

I didn't... I honestly thought this was the year their "reign" ended, would get shocked in the 1st round and it all breaks up, with Duncan retiring..

Before the Playoffs though, as you can see, I had SA as well.

[La Frescobaldi]

2010- yes
2011 - yes
2012- no because of what happened in the 2011 playoffs
2013 - no but because I didn't think Kawhi Leonard was going to be this good and the Heat was tearing it up
2014- I thought they had a chance. I questioned their chances when they struggled to take out the Mavs tho

yeah but Leonard was a step down the rung in '13 though. He wasn't there yet.

So (yet again for that Smoke monster) you had made the right call based on how it was at that point in time.

[RRR3]

No. I thought they were done after game two of the finals tbqh

[ROCSteady]

My homie who likes neither the Heat nor the Spurs said that SA would beat Miami in the Finals before the year started and he was on point.

I thought SA would get bounced in the first two rounds tbh to start the year. Fckn Diaw was huge in the playoffs.

I knew they were going to win the title though as soon as they won that pivotal game against OKC