Kaman says David Stern "hates the Spurs"

[Whoah10115]

The funny thing is, according to Bill Simmons, EVERY Spurs championship is an "asterisk" title. That guy is seriously a fvcking clown.

Every one? I could get that 99 is the lockout. 07 is obvious. The only thing I was ever upset about with 03 is that the Kings -who had it stolen from them the year before- were the best team and Webber went down with the injury, costing them a chance that year and the next. That stings more than the average injury, but it can't have any impact on that title having an asterik. So I can't figure out what the hell the argument would be. 2005...I really have no idea.

[Whoah10115]

They've lost in the first round once in the Duncan era, and it took Manu Ginobili breaking his arm to accomplish to feat. That's how dominant we've been.

They lost to Phoenix in 2000, in the first round.

[Rysio]

if he hated them they wouldnt win 4 rings. they won all their rings without any dominance. that shows if stern wanted to he could've fukked them against any great exciting team and make duncan another karl malone.

[bukowski81]

They lost to Phoenix in 2000, in the first round.

Without Duncan

[rmt]

They lost to Phoenix in 2000, in the first round.

You're forgetting a little thing like Duncan, his knee injury and resulting surgery.

[Myth]

It's nice to see that it was a non-Spurs player who said this. Then again, maybe this is Kaman auditioning for the Spurs.

[Haymaker]

He did get caught though and it was proven a fact. It was more blatantly obvious officiating against the Sun's then any other series in the history of the NBA. One time Bruce Bowen meant to intentionally foul Steve Nash and he did it HARD. And Tim Donaghy didn't call anything. It was like Bowen punched Nash in the face and they just took the ball from him.

Was ?Donaghy the only official on the court?

[SpecialQue]

Damn, by that ruling, you could find ways of putting an asterisk next to every championship. Last year Rose went down. Perkins was down against the Lakers a few years ago. Yao did as well. Bynum was out for some of the playoffs other years. The list goes on.

Yeah. Simmons has written some stupid shit in the past (like his constant waffling on Lebron's legacy), but this is probably the worst.

[madmax17]

Yep. Spurs = small market and successful. Stern hates that. Stern also hates Indiana and managed to sabotage that franchise with Artest as his secret weapon. He can't do that to the Spurs yet.

He tried to sabotage Spurs with Rodman

[rmt]

It's nice to see that it was a non-Spurs player who said this. Then again, maybe this is Kaman auditioning for the Spurs.

No space for another post player with Duncan, Tiago and the Spurs signing a 7 foot Australian this past week.

[SCdac]

Suns had every chance to extend the series in 2007

Final game of the series:

Amare - 38 points, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks
S. Nash - 18 points, 14 assists, 3 three's

Suns... still lost... not surprising.

Spurs were the better team and had the Suns' number in the 2000's.... They didn't beat SA in the playoffs till Duncan was 33 years old.

[Whoah10115]

Without Duncan

You're forgetting a little thing like Duncan, his knee injury and resulting surgery.

I'm not forgetting anything.

Damn, by that ruling, you could find ways of putting an asterisk next to every championship. Last year Rose went down. Perkins was down against the Lakers a few years ago. Yao did as well. Bynum was out for some of the playoffs other years. The list goes on.

I agree with you and know what you're saying but you can't go from Rose to Webber and Nowitzki and then directly to Perkins.

[Myth]

Suns had every chance to extend the series in 2007

Final game of the series:

Amare - 38 points, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks
S. Nash - 18 points, 14 assists, 3 three's

Suns... still lost... not surprising.

Spurs were the better team and had the Suns' number in the 2000's.... They didn't beat SA in the playoffs till Duncan was 33 years old.

Was that the same year that Jalen Rose said they lost before they stepped on the court because of D'Antoni not having a game plan to stop Duncan?

[SCdac]

Was that the same year that Jalen Rose said they lost before they stepped on the court because of D'Antoni not having a game plan to stop Duncan?

yes it was.

In that game:

Manu - 33 points
Tony - 30 points
Tim - 24 points

[Whoah10115]

Suns had every chance to extend the series in 2007

Final game of the series:

Amare - 38 points, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks
S. Nash - 18 points, 14 assists, 3 three's

Suns... still lost... not surprising.

Spurs were the better team and had the Suns' number in the 2000's.... They didn't beat SA in the playoffs till Duncan was 33 years old.

You have 4 titles so don't be condescending. Nash sat out a million minutes down the stretch of the first game and the Amare ruling cost the Suns over two games.


You had calls that whole series and there wasn't anyone who wasn't complaining about it. No, San Antonio wasn't better.


Going by the way you argue, you would think the Spurs are an overlooked team. People may find them boring, but the Spurs aren't overlooked by anyone. Everyone and their dog's neutered balls call Duncan the best PF ever and say it isn't close. Everyone talks up Popovich to the point that if you disagree with anything he says or does you get dosed with the Kobe argument, minus one ring, and with a lecture or dismissive comment about how Pop knows what he's doing.