By 33MillionDollarMen Go To PostI'm sorry the Lakers are and have been shit for a while.
By 33MillionDollarMen Go To PostI'm sorry the Lakers are and have been shit for a while.
So you just wanna make up shit as an excuse to take shots at the lakers?
Cute. Do you feel Better?
I think it's plainly obvious the hypocrisy of "well the WC was in a drought, they had 3 hofs" etc coming from a Lakers fan of all people. Arbitrary ass standards to disqualify them, sure okay.
By 33MillionDollarMen Go To PostI think it's plainly obvious the hypocrisy of "well the WC was in a drought, they had 3 hofs" etc coming from a Lakers fan of all people. Arbitrary ass standards to disqualify them, sure okay.
Who the fuck is disqualifying anything dude. Ok sorry that someone is attempting to explain something beyond just "slurp slurp slurp".
Kobe/Wade/KG/Timmy all won 50 games whenever they had multiple HOFer's, health, and Goat coaches around them. Timmy had that for longer periods then the other guys did. Simple. There's no disqualification. This isn't a competition. Calm down.
By 3SidedPolygons Go To PostWho the fuck is disqualifying anything dude. Ok sorry that someone is attempting to explain something beyond just "slurp slurp slurp".
Calm down.
i think if there's something to say about how the spurs did well it's how inconsistently they did well. I feel their legacy would be less questionable if they had done at least one back to back.
By unknown Go To PostLA fans still salty about the rivalry.Lol we won most of the playoff series against them in the Phil Jackson era. Go fly a kite, konex 7.0.
I got nothing but mad respect for the spurs. How their culture is should be a model to all teams. And unlike 3sp, what they accomplished is phenomenal through 20yrs.
By 3SidedPolygons Go To PostWho the fuck is disqualifying anything dude. Ok sorry that someone is attempting to explain something beyond just "slurp slurp slurp".it's amazing because how many teams have 3 to 4 hof / mvp type players outside the lottery? They drafted well and made these players... You can say Kobe MJ KG and whoever but none of those players played with 25+ picks and turned them into HoF players... all needed lottery players to get their 50+ wins. Let's not downplay how dominate and amazing the Spurs have been all around 20 years
Kobe/Wade/KG/Timmy all won 50 games whenever they had multiple HOFer's and Goat coaches around them. Timmy had that for longer periods then the other guys did. Simple. There's no disqualification. This isn't a competition. Calm down.
By Kabro Go To PostLol we won most of the playoff series against them in the Phil Jackson era. Go fly a kite, konex 7.0.I know they did but still. I also mean 3sp and rathat specifically.
I got nothing but mad respect for the spurs. How their culture is should be a model to all teams. And unlike 3sp, what they accomplished is phenomenal through 20yrs.
By Dark PhaZe Go To Postcan we talk about thunder vs gsw yetyes, GS gon style on them.
pls
By Freedom = $1.05 Go To Posti think if there's something to say about how the spurs did well it's how inconsistently they did well. I feel their legacy would be less questionable if they had done at least one back to back.
These qualifications are ridiculous, lol
"Doing well inconsistently" because having 5 championships in the last 20 years being tied the most in that time span with one other franchise only matters if you have some b2b championship wins sprinkled in there.
3SP, the offseason thread is here http://slaent.com/thread/674273/
Like I said earlier, these arbitrary metrics to disqualify or diminish the Spurs legacy is something else.
By Freedom = $1.05 Go To Posti think if there's something to say about how the spurs did well it's how inconsistently they did well. I feel their legacy would be less questionable if they had done at least one back to back.Pretty much. I'm kind of undecided which I would be happier with as a fan: always having a winning team with the occasional championship or slightly more championships with occasional losing seasons.
By Trey Go To PostThese qualifications are ridiculous, lolim just saying, if even lebron pulled a back to back then wassup with timmy and pop?
"Doing well inconsistently" because having 5 championships in the last 20 years being tied the most in that time span with one other franchise only matters if you have some b2b championship wins sprinkled in there.
By blackace Go To Postit's amazing because how many teams have 3 to 4 hof / mvp type players outside the lottery? They drafted well and made these players… You can say Kobe MJ KG and whoever but none of those players played with 25+ picks and turned them into HoF players… all needed lottery players to get their 50+ wins. Let's not downplay how dominate and amazing the Spurs have been all around 20 years
I mean, I don't buy that. The Spurs have drafted tons of players who aren't HOF tier, so the idea that they, Timmy or whatever are the only reason Manu, TP or Kawhi are that good is a stretch. They landed HOF talent exactly when they needed to in order to keep success sustainable. But they had plenty of chances to find players too because they rarely if ever traded away a bunch of picks to get an established player back.
Lakers and the Bulls would trade away a lot of their picks a lot more often then the Spurs would, so they just had fewer cracks at the chance to find those gems.
Like, they drafted Marc, but traded him for Pau. They traded 4 picks for Nash.
If Marc, Clarkson, Bynum, and Nance are any indication, they're pretty decent drafters when they're not trading away their picks.
Btw, let's be real. All the people in this thread going "it's so ridiculous that people are trying to diminish the Spurs success and explain it away"
Are literally first in line to yell "But Kobe but MJ" any time someone mentions Phil.
So simmer down, you're not fooling anyone.
Are literally first in line to yell "But Kobe but MJ" any time someone mentions Phil.
So simmer down, you're not fooling anyone.
By Freedom = $1.05 Go To Postim just saying, if even lebron pulled a back to back then wassup with timmy and pop?Because unlike the East, the West has been historically difficult to get out of.
By 3SidedPolygons Go To PostBtw, let's be real. All the people in this thread going "it's so ridiculous that people are trying to diminish the Spurs success and explain it away"
Are literally first in line to yell "But Kobe but MJ" any time someone mentions Phil.
So simmer down, you're not fooling anyone.
By Kabro Go To PostBecause unlike the East, the West has been historically difficult to get out of.At least one team gets out of the westevery single season so how difficult is it really? 🤔🤔🤔🤔
By P S Y C H Go To PostAt least one team gets out of the westevery single season so how difficult is it really? 🤔🤔🤔🤔one team getting out of the West has no bearing on the steeper mountain a western team has to face.
because let's be real for a sec.
for many years, the real finals has taken place in the west.
i guess then the lakers win and the spurs take that L because they made it happen.
and when GSW does it this year then they must be special, too
and when GSW does it this year then they must be special, too
Let's ignore all the metrics for a very specific one or two, winning championships and then when that's not good enough, winning them back to back. If that's the case, we might as well kick a bunch of players out of the HoF too.
By 33MillionDollarMen Go To PostLet's ignore all the metrics for a very specific one or two, winning championships and then when that's not good enough, winning them back to back. If that's the case, we might as well kick a bunch of players out of the HoF too.i never said it wasn't good enough but it's a legit ding against the spurs, that they never repeated. Unquestionable dominance repeats, right? Barring injuries of course.
Like, would we look at MJ's Bulls the same way if they got 6 rings but never back to back and spread around 20 years instead? No doubt you'd still call their team great and yeah they have HOFers on there, no denying that. But it doesn't feel like they really dominated their era.
Mind you, just winning a back to back doesn't make you some sort of team of all time, either. Houston pulled that off with Hakeem and while we acknowledge his greatness no one really thinks back at them as some sort of dominate mega team of their era
It doesn't make the Spurs turrible but if you can point to any flaw in their years of success i would point at that one.
By 3SidedPolygons Go To PostI mean, I don't buy that. The Spurs have drafted tons of players who aren't HOF tier, so the idea that they, Timmy or whatever are the only reason Manu, TP or Kawhi are that good is a stretch. They landed HOF talent exactly when they needed to in order to keep success sustainable. But they had plenty of chances to find players too because they rarely if ever traded away a bunch of picks to get an established player back.
Lakers and the Bulls would trade away a lot of their picks a lot more often then the Spurs would, so they just had fewer cracks at the chance to find those gems.
Like, they drafted Marc, but traded him for Pau. They traded 4 picks for Nash.
If Marc, Clarkson, Bynum, and Nance are any indication, they're pretty decent drafters when they're not trading away their picks.
Lakers are decent in the draft... no one said other but Pop is otherworld amazing and finds how to get the best out of those gems
And I would say TD and Pop are huge reasons why Manu and TP turned into the players they are... Just like David took TD under his wing TD played that role for them...
Spo finally learning. Starting lineup : Goran, Dwyane, Joe, Justise & Deng.
I'm sorry basketball watchers but this gonna be ugly and there's probably gonna be a game 7.
I'm sorry basketball watchers but this gonna be ugly and there's probably gonna be a game 7.
By Omzz Go To PostMiami refsyea aight, refs are helping your team more. No calls on JJ and wade getting fouled.
I thought TNT and ABC had rights to certain series? this is the 3rd or 4th different crew that has been broadcasting this series.
The Brent Barry TNT was the best one.
The Brent Barry TNT was the best one.
iirc, exclusive broadcasting rights for certain series doesn't start until the conference finals, which alternate each year
By ph33nix Go To Postfunny I had this a few weeks ago. not healthy but a rare one won't do much. what is that on the clear small plate?
LET'S GO!!!
By unknown Go To Postfunny I had this a few weeks ago. not healthy but a rare one won't do much. what is that on the clear small plate?gravy