The Duncan Era: Spurs vs Fakers

[Galileo]

There have been 11 complete NBA seasons since the Duncan Era began. How do the Spurs and the Fakers stack up? Galileo takes a look:

Regular Season Performance:

Missed playoffs

Spurs 0
Lakers 1

Sub-.500

Spurs 0
Lakers 1

Fewer than 50 wins, projected over 82 games for strike year

Spurs 0
Lakers 3

3rd or worse in Division

Spurs 0
Lakers 2

Division Titles

Spurs 7
Lakers 5

Won 2/3 of games

Spurs 10
Lakers 6

Playoff Performance

Failed to make conference semis and/or missed playoffs

Spurs 1
Lakers 3

Made conference finals

Spurs 6
Lakers 6

Made NBA finals

Spurs 4
Lakers 5

Won NBA Title

Spurs 4
Lakers 3

Galileo's conclusions:

Duncan > Kobe

[z0sa]

Yet spurs have won only 2 of the 6 playoff head to head matchups. Let's hope that number is the next to even out.

[Frenzy]

:reading :depressed

[WayOutWest]

Yet spurs have won only 2 of the 6 playoff head to head matchups. Let's hope that number is the next to even out.

Kobe wins 4
TD wins 2

4 > 2

Kobe > TD

Waiting for someone to fall into the "Shaq" pitfall.

[Drachen]

Kobe wins 4
TD wins 2

4 > 2

Kobe > TD

Waiting for someone to fall into the "Shaq" pitfall.


4>3
TD>Kobe

[Laker Lanny]

Do the math!!






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The number of championships the LA Lakers have won is 9.

2001-02 Los Angeles Lakers
2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers
1999-00 Los Angeles Lakers
1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers
1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers
1984-85 Los Angeles Lakers
1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers
1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers
1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers

scoreboard bitches!!

[SpurSupremacist]

Do the math!!






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The number of championships the LA Lakers have won is 9.

2001-02 Los Angeles Lakers
2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers
1999-00 Los Angeles Lakers
1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers
1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers
1984-85 Los Angeles Lakers
1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers
1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers
1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers

scoreboard bitches!!

I suppose that would make sense, if the title of the thread didn't say "The Duncan Era", which is the only era I give a damn about. Talk about Jerry West and how you think he's cute all you want, Los Angeles-living faggot, I could care less.

[Galileo]

errr, Faker Fanny, the Spurs won 4 rings during 11 years of the Duncan era. So if you claim the Fakers won 9 rings in the Duncan era, then there would have been 13 NBA champs in only 11 years.

Not likely.

Please see the Pigeon-Hole Principle:

Pigeonhole principle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigeonhole_principle

[GetNashty]

I suppose that would make sense, if the title of the thread didn't say "The Duncan Era", which is the only era I give a damn about. Talk about Jerry West and how you think he's cute all you want, Los Angeles-living faggot, I could care less.

Man, I thought you would've went for how he only showed 8 trophies in his pictures. All those Fakers fans are stupid as hell.

[DrHouse]

The bottomline is the Lakers have been great in nearly every decade of the NBA's existence. They've put up championship teams around several different generations of players. They've managed to rebuild quickly and stay near the top of the heap most seasons. Rarely have they even missed the playoffs.

For the Spurs to even be compared to the Lakers they need to show that they can rebuild and win post Duncan. Right now they've only won with him. If not they'll be just like the Bulls of the 90's IMHO and nowhere near the Lakers as a franchise.

[KaiRMD1]

Ah let them be. It's just nice to see the Laker fans emerge. 2004-2005, I thought they were extinct. That's probably because they don't cheer a team that loses. Also, thankfully the Spurs don't make New York Knicks-like performances in the finals

[DrHouse]

Actually the Lakers were still selling out games when they sucked in '04/05/06.

What will happen to the Spurs once Duncan retires? That is what you need to ask yourselves. You can't even sell out playoffs games NOW.

[DrHouse]

It really is fun owning these ignorant Spur's fans.

[Cry Havoc]

Actually the Lakers were still selling out games when they sucked in '04/05/06.

What will happen to the Spurs once Duncan retires? That is what you need to ask yourselves. You can't even sell out playoffs games NOW.

LA Metro population 17,755,322
San Antonio population 1,990,675

Wow. You sure showed us. I can't believe how much you sell out playoff games. It's really crazy.

[Capt Bringdown]

In head to head playoff matches, there's no doubt that the Lakers have inflicted the most painful losses against the Spurs.

When Kobe and PJ see the Spurs in the playoffs, they start licking their chops. They seem to relish in kicking our guts out, and they do a fine job of it.

Hat's off to them. They own us - before the homers start screaming, you know damn well if the numbers were reversed you'd be making the same claim.

[Lakers_55]

This argument will be settled in 2010 when the decade (2000-01 to 2009-10) closes and a team of the decade is decided. It's between the Lakers and the Spurs right now and too close to call. Pistons can crash the party and stake a claim should they win back-to-back in the next two years.

[angelbelow]

you have to say it, there are a lot of laker fans here.

[HarlemHeat37]

head to head, the Lakers have been better than us..there's no doubt about that..

as for this era, we've been better..more titles, and more importantly, the Lakers missed the playoffs/were eliminated in the 1st round twice..

there's still this season and the next though..LA will certainly have a good shot at winning titles in the next 2 years..

as for history..unfair to compare..Lakers have been around longer, and they've had the luxury of star players demanding to play for them, and signing with them..the location and prestige of the Lakers name(since they've been around for so long) is obviously a factor..

[turiaf for president]

wow OP. you went to great lengths to show some useless stats. sure spurs havent missed a playoff in the duncan era. but they never had to rebuild. kobe took the lakers to the playoffs with smush, walton, and mihm starting.......

duncans got 4 rings to kobes 3, and there no arguing there. but lakers beat the spurs 4 out of 6 times in head to head playoff series.....

[Rogue]

Do the math!!






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The number of championships the LA Lakers have won is 9.

2001-02 Los Angeles Lakers
2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers
1999-00 Los Angeles Lakers
1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers
1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers
1984-85 Los Angeles Lakers
1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers
1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers
1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers

scoreboard bitches!!
WTF!!! they are of the same thing. There is only one O'Brian cup that has shared over these several damn teams year after year. :lobt:

[baseline bum]

wow OP. you went to great lengths to show some useless stats. sure spurs havent missed a playoff in the duncan era. but they never had to rebuild. kobe took the lakers to the playoffs with smush, walton, and mihm starting.......


Duncan took the Spurs to the WCF with Antonio Daniels, Terry Porter, and Danny Ferry starting.

[dirk4mvp]

Why is that trophy sitting in what looks like a small ass dining room?