The Curse of beating the Spurs

[spurscenter]

Was having a conversation with a friend (a Laker fan, ugh) about how when the Spurs lose to a team in the playoffs, the team that beats them ends up losing in the next round and of course, almost never wins it all.

Call it: The Curse of beating the Spurs in the playoffs. ? !

Considering the Spurs are the LAST NBA champions from the Western Conference, and now Dallas is 0-2 and on it's way out --- is the curse real ? ? ? !


SPURS CURSES ? ? ?

1994–95 Lost to Rockets who became NBA Champions

1995–96 Lost to Utah (Utah loses next round)
1996–97 No Playoffs. Roulette lands on Tim Duncan.
1997–98 Lost to Utah (Utah loses in NBA Finals)

1998–99 Spurs NBA Champions

1999–2000 Lost to Phoenix (Phoenix loses next round)

2000-2001 Lost to NBA Champions Lakers
2001–2002 Lost to NBA Champions Lakers

2002–2003 Spurs NBA Champions

2003-2004 Lost to Lakers (Lakers lose next round)

2004–05 Spurs NBA Champions
2005–06 Lost to Dallas (Dallas loses next round)
2006–07 Spurs NBA Champions

2007–08 Lost to Lakers (Lakers lose next round)
2008-09 Lost to Dallas (Dallas lose next round)

[DrHouse]

2001, 2002 NBA champions say hi!

[spurscenter]

So its alive since 2002, then.

The 0.4 fisher shot was when 2004?

[SouthTexasRancher]

Was having a conversation with a friend (a Laker fan, ugh) about how when the Spurs lose to a team in the playoffs, the team that beats them ends up losing in the next round and of course, never wins it all for the most part.

Call it: The Curse of beating the Spurs in the playoffs.

Considering the Spurs are the LAST NBA champions from the Western Conference, is the curse real ? ? ?


Laker fans have friends??? Hmmmmm, I did not know that.

[spurscenter]

Laker fans have friends??? Hmmmmm, I did not know that.

LOL, i think I'm her only friend. I go to the Laker games most of the time w/ her. I always root for the other team, lol.

[lefty]

2001, 2002 NBA champions say hi!

So does David Stern

[spurscenter]

So does David Stern

2000-2002 3 peat was David Stern's homemade porn to bring back the audience after MJ.

I think Sacramento shares one of those 3 Lakers trophies for that bullshit Game 6, when the NBA was into fixing games via the refs.

[DrHouse]

Right, David Stern caused you to lose!

[SouthTexasRancher]

LOL, i think I'm her only friend. I go to the Laker games most of the time w/ her. I always root for the other team, lol.


Oh a female, that's different. There are some damn good looking 'female' Laker fans but, I can't say much about the guys. I do enjoy Jack Nicholson's films though.

[Imposter Cleaner]

Right, David Stern caused you to lose!
You are an IDIOT. David didn't need to dip his own hand into this soup, his muscles always set everything down even before his command.

[SouthTexasRancher]

2001, 2002 NBA champions say hi!


Nurse Doublewide up on cinder blocks, talk to us about your latest two (2) NBA Finals losses. Actually embarrassments. We're listening...:whine

[DrHouse]

Talk to me about your 1st round exit to the Alice Mavericks?

[monoslyab1k]

Mavs won title in 2006 after beating the Spurs.

[Stump]

In 2004 and 2006, our opponent lost two rounds later, not one. But yeah, I see your point.

[Sean Cagney]

Mavs won title in 2006 after beating the Spurs.

I missed that one there..... They got a ring?

[ehz33satx]

Mavs won title in 2006 after beating the Spurs.

Mavs fans clinging to the false notion of being 2006 NBA Champs is so, so, so very extremely most certainly beyond PATHETIC! The only banner you have to hang from the rafters is your Western Conference Champions banner. Be proud! It's the only banner you will be hanging up for a long, long time.

[spurscenter]

Mavs won title in 2006 after beating the Spurs.

lol

[spurscenter]

SPURS CURSES ? ? ?

1994–95 Lost to Rockets who became NBA Champions

1995–96 Lost to Utah (Utah lost next round)
1996–97 NO PLAYOFFS
1997–98 Lost to Utah (Utah loses in NBA Finals)

1998–99 Spurs NBA Champions

1999–2000 Lost to Phoenix (Phoenix loses next round)

2000-2001 Lost to NBA Champions Lakers
2001–2002 Lost to NBA Champions Lakers

2002–2003 Spurs NBA Champions

2003-2004 Lost to Lakers (Lakers lose next round)

2004–05 Spurs NBA Champions
2005–06 Lost to Dallas (Dallas loses next round)
2006–07 Spurs NBA Champions

2007–08 Lost to Lakers (Lakers lose next round)
2008-09 Lost to Dallas (Dallas 0-2 to Denver)

[spurscenter]

Notice how its all Dallas & Lakers in the Spurs playoffs 'life' this decade.

weird/ interesting imo

[Yuixafun]

2000-2002 3 peat was David Stern's homemade porn to bring back the audience after MJ.

I think Sacramento shares one of those 3 Lakers trophies for that bullshit Game 6, when the NBA was into fixing games via the refs.

Since when did this go out of style for Dave?

Creating the scenario which fosters a certain result... yea, it's not exactly fixing, just strong nudging.

[Gervin44Silas13]

2001, 2002 NBA champions say hi!


The 2000 2001 and 2002 Champions are GAY!!!!:lol

[Gervin44Silas13]

SPURS CURSES ? ? ?

1994–95 Lost to Rockets who became NBA Champions

1995–96 Lost to Utah (Utah lost next round)
1996–97 NO PLAYOFFS
1997–98 Lost to Utah (Utah loses in NBA Finals)

1998–99 Spurs NBA Champions

1999–2000 Lost to Phoenix (Phoenix loses next round)

2000-2001 Lost to NBA Champions Lakers
2001–2002 Lost to NBA Champions Lakers

2002–2003 Spurs NBA Champions

2003-2004 Lost to Lakers (Lakers lose next round)

2004–05 Spurs NBA Champions
2005–06 Lost to Dallas (Dallas loses next round)
2006–07 Spurs NBA Champions

2007–08 Lost to Lakers (Lakers lose next round)
2008-09 Lost to Dallas (Dallas 0-2 to Denver)

Great Observation

Also Add this....

Top Winning teams:

Lakers, Celtics and Spurs...have the top winningest records AND have won multiple NBA Championships:lobt2:

[Bukefal]

interesting, maybe it is a curse. Add mavs to the list cause they are done

[dmac]

Laker fans have friends??? Hmmmmm, I did not know that.

You can buy anything in LA.

[hater]

interesting, maybe it is a curse. Add mavs to the list cause they are done

thank LaFonda

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Mavs won title in 2006 after beating the Spurs.

Isn't the WNBA Finals a best of 3?

[Whisky Dog]

Let's see... 3 out of 10 teams who beat the Spurs in this span went on to win the NBA title. 30%. Seeing how difficult it is to win the NBA title and since only one team can win it the overwhelming statistical probability is extremely low... I'd say 30% is actually a high percentage.

[poop]

actually, the Spurs won the title in '06, it was the 2nd of our 3-peat. after we beat Dallas we easily beat Phoenix(as usual) in the western finals and then swept the miami heat in the Finals.

name the last team to sweep two straight Finals?

[spurspokesman]

Mavs fans clinging to the false notion of being 2006 NBA Champs is so, so, so very extremely most certainly beyond PATHETIC! The only banner you have to hang from the rafters is your Western Conference Champions banner. Be proud! It's the only banner you will be hanging up for a long, long time.
:lmao

[Frenzy]

man..it's always a a curse if you lose in the playoffs.... and sucks more the team that beats you. Curse either way.

[Horse]

2000-2002 3 peat was David Stern's homemade porn to bring back the audience after MJ.

I think Sacramento shares one of those 3 Lakers trophies for that bullshit Game 6, when the NBA was into fixing games via the refs.
Agreed stern changed the game so fat ass shaq could get away with murder, cause stupid little kids loved him. And I think portland should get a piece of the 2000 championship I mean noway they blow that lead without something fishy. I think they paid off sheed.

[spurscenter]

Agreed stern changed the game so fat ass shaq could get away with murder, cause stupid little kids loved him. And I think portland should get a piece of the 2000 championship I mean noway they blow that lead without something fishy. I think they paid off sheed.

Oh yea portland was also highway robbery

[Dunc n Dave]

The "lose in next round curse" is only 1 season old (2008). Hardly a curse...

In '06 Dallas beat SA in the 2nd round, then beat the Amare-less Suns in the WCF before choking away the Finals to the Heat.

Even in '04, the Lakers beat us in the 2nd round, then beat Minnesota in the WCF, before falling to Detroit in the Finals.

So in the past 5 years, the only team this curse applies to is the Lakers ONCE... and they didn't beat us this year.

To say the team that beat the Spurs eventually loses is irrelevant; lots of teams can say that.

[Agloco]

mavs won title in 2006 after beating the spurs.

+1

[spurscenter]

and it continues.




BEAT THE SPURS....GET CURSED (or win it all like 2000-2002 Lakers)

1994–95 Lost to Rockets who became NBA Champions

1995–96 Lost to Utah (Utah loses next round)
1996–97 No Playoffs. Roulette lands on Tim Duncan.
1997–98 Lost to Utah (Utah loses in NBA Finals)

1998–99 Spurs NBA Champions

1999–2000 Lost to Phoenix (Phoenix loses next round)

2000-2001 Lost to NBA Champions Lakers
2001–2002 Lost to NBA Champions Lakers

2002–2003 Spurs NBA Champions

2003-2004 Lost to Lakers (Lakers lose next round)

2004–05 Spurs NBA Champions
2005–06 Lost to Dallas (Dallas loses next round)
2006–07 Spurs NBA Champions

2007–08 Lost to Lakers (Lakers lose next round)
2008-09 Lost to Dallas (Dallas lose next round)

[exstatic]

and it continues.




BEAT THE SPURS....GET CURSED

1994–95 Lost to Rockets who became NBA Champions

1995–96 Lost to Utah (Utah loses next round)
1996–97 No Playoffs. Roulette lands on Tim Duncan.
1997–98 Lost to Utah (Utah loses in NBA Finals)

1998–99 Spurs NBA Champions

1999–2000 Lost to Phoenix (Phoenix loses next round)

2000-2001 Lost to NBA Champions Lakers
2001–2002 Lost to NBA Champions Lakers

2002–2003 Spurs NBA Champions

2003-2004 Lost to Lakers (Lakers lose next round)

2004–05 Spurs NBA Champions
2005–06 Lost to Dallas (Dallas loses next round)
2006–07 Spurs NBA Champions

2007–08 Lost to Lakers (Lakers lose next round)
2008-09 Lost to Dallas (Dallas lose next round)

What continues? Your stupidity? The 2004 Lakers did NOT lose in the next round. They beat us in the WCSFs, advanced through the WCFs, and then lost in the Finals. Same with the 2006 Mavs.

[Texas_Ranger]

1999–2000 Lost to Phoenix



This can't be true. Check again man!:hat

[symple19]

2001, 2002 NBA champions say hi!
yeah, and it'll be a long damn time before you win another:flag:

[spurscenter]

What continues? Your stupidity?


lol, the anger.

oh yea, you are correct, next round, next rounds, does it fucking matter?

point is, they didnt win jack after beating the spurs

same for mavs. they lost .

No one has won a championship that beat the spurs in the playoffs except the Lakers in 2002.

I think its going to be a long time before someone beats the spurs and wins the championship again.

[spurscenter]

This can't be true. Check again man!:hat

yea it is, this is the year duncan was hurt. i think?

[afireinside20]

Talk to me about your 1st round exit to the Alice Mavericks?

No Manu Ginobili, nuff said.

[Gino]

Was having a conversation with a friend (a Laker fan, ugh) about how when the Spurs lose to a team in the playoffs, the team that beats them ends up losing in the next round and of course, almost never wins it all.

Call it: The Curse of beating the Spurs in the playoffs. ? !

Considering the Spurs are the LAST NBA champions from the Western Conference, and now Dallas is 0-2 and on it's way out --- is the curse real ? ? ? !


SPURS CURSES ? ? ?

1994–95 Lost to Rockets who became NBA Champions

1995–96 Lost to Utah (Utah loses next round)
1996–97 No Playoffs. Roulette lands on Tim Duncan.
1997–98 Lost to Utah (Utah loses in NBA Finals)

1998–99 Spurs NBA Champions

1999–2000 Lost to Phoenix (Phoenix loses next round)

2000-2001 Lost to NBA Champions Lakers
2001–2002 Lost to NBA Champions Lakers

2002–2003 Spurs NBA Champions

2003-2004 Lost to Lakers (Lakers lose next round)

2004–05 Spurs NBA Champions
2005–06 Lost to Dallas (Dallas loses next round)
2006–07 Spurs NBA Champions

2007–08 Lost to Lakers (Lakers lose next round)
2008-09 Lost to Dallas (Dallas lose next round)


What a poor, poor example of a supposed curse.

1) You could probably go through a lot of teams and find a similar trend that the team who beat them lost in the next round. This is because there are a lot of rounds in the NBA playoffs.

2) This "curse" only goes back to 2002 when the Lakers defeated the Spurs in the second round and went on to win the championship.

3) The sample size is small for the last ten years because the Spurs have won 4 championships during that time. If they Spurs hadnt won any championships in ten years and the team who beat them always lost in the next round, then you might start to notice an odd pattern.

Theres no pattern here. Just a weak attempt to find one.

[Gino]

What a poor, poor example of a supposed curse.

1) You could probably go through a lot of teams and find a similar trend that the team who beat them lost in the next round. This is because there are a lot of rounds in the NBA playoffs.

2) This "curse" only goes back to 2002 when the Lakers defeated the Spurs in the second round and went on to win the championship.

3) The sample size is small for the last ten years because the Spurs have won 4 championships during that time. If they Spurs hadnt won any championships in ten years and the team who beat them always lost in the next round, then you might start to notice an odd pattern.

Theres no pattern here. Just a weak attempt to find one.

CORRECTION!! The Spurs lost to Mavs in 06 who then beat the Suns in the next round.

So this supposed curse only goes back to.........last year and this year (Lakers).

:rolleyes