Why were the Spurs unable to win a championship between 2008-2013?

[QUOTE=rmt]This. In a nutshell, RJ, Bonner and Blair (instead of the current supporting cast of Diaw, Green, Splitter and Mills AND the emergence of Kwahi). And of course, there was the natural decline due to age of Duncan and Manu.[/QUOTE]

Pop's an all time great coach (#2 in NBA history in my book), but he never "got" the Stretch 4. The only reason we have Daye on the team is because loves the idea of having one.

They should never have lost in 13, good thing they won in 14.


still mad about 13 though.

[QUOTE=gcvbcat]They should never have lost in 13, good thing they won in 14.


still mad about 13 though.[/QUOTE]
They wouldn't have won in 14 if they hadn't lost in 13.

The Spurs last year were just as desperate and hungry as the Heat were in 2012. You can't re-create that

[QUOTE=T_L_P]Stephenson slip, missed a floater, missed the game-saving shot.

MVP season and he wasn't even the best player on his team in the Playoffs

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R.I.P. Budadiiii

:roll: :roll: :roll:

[QUOTE=Budadiiii]And Duncan has never played offense like Durant. Scoring > defense or else Tony Allen would be the best player in the league[/QUOTE]

[B]- From 1999 to 2007, Duncan was the best offensive player in the game (Shaq had the best offensive peak)[/B]

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non-Spurs fans had 3 problems :

- 1 ) Spurs' players don't care about regular season stats

- 2) Spurs played at a glacial pace during Duncan's youth

- 3) NBA Offensive Ratings collapsed in the late 90s and early 2000s



prime Duncan was an incredible offensive player relative to his era.

He was great at creating his own shot in the half court; he was great at reading the defense, drawing constant double teams, and finding the open man; he was a phenomenal offensive rebounder ... at his peak, Duncan was the best player on both ends of the floor, a rare feat.


[B]Why were the Spurs unable to win a championship between 2008-2013? [/B]

- Duncan's physical decline was pretty severe (2008 - 2011) -> the Spurs spent years reinventing themselves.

- Spurs' offense started to revolve around Parker, they acquired Jefferson, drafted DeJuan Blair, Ginobili suffered some injuries... things didn't pan out as planned.

- Kawhi Leonard was the missing piece. He is one of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA, an elite rebounder, decent offensive player ... great asset for the team. Kawhi is a beast, tbh.