Remember 2003-2005-2007

[ginobili fan]

Each time the Spurs lost the first playoffs game they won the championships.
History always repeats.
2003 lost the first home game against the Suns
Spurs=NBA champions
2005 lost the first home game against the Nuggets
Spurs=NBA champions
2007 lost the first home game against the Nuggets
Spurs=NBA champions
2011 lost the first home game against the Grizzlies
Spurs=?
I'm confident.

[DMC]

Ever heard of gambler's fallacy?

[timtonymanu]

We lost our 1st playoff games in 09 and 10. We didn't win a championship those years.

[resistanze]

We lost our 1st playoff games in 09 and 10. We didn't win a championship those years.

Bake him away, toys.

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[JustinJDW]

This what I immediately thought afterwards, haha.

[Spurs Brazil]

I remember we have a prime Duncan and also BIGS that could play (Robinson, Horry, Nazr, Oberto, Malik and even Rasho)

[Horse]

Each time the Spurs lost the first playoffs game they won the championships.
History always repeats.
2003 lost the first home game against the Suns
Spurs=NBA champions
2005 lost the first home game against the Nuggets
Spurs=NBA champions
2007 lost the first home game against the Nuggets
Spurs=NBA champions
2011 lost the first home game against the Grizzlies
Spurs=?
I'm confident.
Let's not forget 99, we lost game 2 against minnesota.

[DPG21920]

Not the same team. Not the same situation. Did any of those teams never have a playoff win before they won on the one seed's home court?

[TDMVPDPOY]

another tool living in the past

[Mugen]

Let's not forget 99, we lost game 2 against minnesota.

Lost 1 game against Minny.

And also see every other post in this thread.

[timtonymanu]

Bowen or Horry would have hit the 3 that Hill and RJ missed.

[024]

prime duncan makes a HUGE difference.

[ShoogarBear]

Bowen or Horry would have hit the 3 that Hill and RJ missed.

Bowen or Horry wouldn't have allowed the three by Battier.

[IronMaxipad]

Those teams played defense..

[IronMexican]

Great post, OP. Odd year, lose game one. we're equaling class right now. And in a world of hype, we just win.

[DAF86]

We're not losing this series. The next one eiher. After that I don't know.

[ginobili fan]

We lost our 1st playoff games in 09 and 10. We didn't win a championship those years.

But the difference is those years we didn't have a team to win it all and everybody knew that.
this year it feels different , we're the number one team in west and we have the team to win it all.
It's impossible that the Spurs lose a series against memphis

[td4mvp21]

The Spurs don't play defense anymore.

[ginobili fan]

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

shut the fuck up retard.
I'll cut my balls and eat them if the lakers goes to the finals.
And the lakers are losing tonight.:toast

[Horse]

Lost 1 game against Minny.

And also see every other post in this thread.
I said 1 game, game 2

[timtonymanu]

But the difference is those years we didn't have a team to win it all and everybody knew that.
this year it feels different , we're the number one team in west and we have the team to win it all.
It's impossible that the Spurs lose a series against memphis

Yeah but we had a prime Timmy and Manu. We had role players with balls (Bowen, Horry) and we played defense. Our rotation right now consists of Bonner, Blair, RJ, Hill, and Neal. And I bet Pop would have benched most of them when he still preached defense.

[boutons_deux]

"we have the team to win it all."

No, the 61 wins was full of flukey wins, a record of fool's gold.

No defense, depending on 3s, etc

[ginobili fan]

"we have the team to win it all."

No, the 61 wins was full of flukey wins, a record of fool's gold.

No defense, depending on 3s, etc

maybe I exagerated a little bit but everyboby agree that we have the best team over the last 3 years

[jeebus]

Those teams didn't have Bonner spreading the floor and playing awesome defense.

[ginobili fan]

With Ginobili tonight the Spurs would have won this game easily and the stars would have rested in the 4th quarter.

[NewJerSpur]

The Spurs played pretty good defense against the Grizz for 3 quarters, they have to make it 4. Credit to Memphis for making the extra pass. Guys like Neal are going to have to come into their own because we're going to need his shooting like we needed Horry and Barry's.

[ShoogarBear]

Remember 2004: swept Grizzles, didn't win title.

[ginobili fan]

And also the spurs always(often) struggle in the first playoffs games win or lose the championships

[Harry Callahan]

This team is waaaay worse on defense. The uncontested threes and poor defense down low is making this team very vulnerable.

They may still win the series (if Manu can get back soon), but Memphis is being allowed to take a physical toll on the Spurs and no one is standing up.

[El Contusion II]

Remember the Alamo

[ginobili fan]

i'm pretty sure they'll adjust for the next games.
Pop must change his rotations, play Splitter at least few minutes on Gasol, and hopefully Manu is back and Tony owe us a game

[TDMVPDPOY]

The years we didnt win it all was not base on roster fault, it was more pops coaching methods...smallball killed us when he tried to implement that crap with our roster and going away from what was working for us

lol we are gettin shit on the grizz inexperience frontline atm

[Spurologist]

We lost our 1st playoff games in 09 and 10. We didn't win a championship those years.

/thread

:rollin

I needed a laugh

[ginobili fan]

At least everyone concur that always come to POP

[rascal]

Each time the Spurs lost the first playoffs game they won the championships.
History always repeats.
2003 lost the first home game against the Suns
Spurs=NBA champions
2005 lost the first home game against the Nuggets
Spurs=NBA champions
2007 lost the first home game against the Nuggets
Spurs=NBA champions
2011 lost the first home game against the Grizzlies
Spurs=?
I'm confident.

So the Spurs never lost a first game of the playoffs and not won a championship.

[ShoogarBear]

1999: Spurs win last game of playoffs, win championship.
2003: Spurs win last game of playoffs, win championship.
2005: Spurs win last game of playoffs, win championship.
2007: Spurs win last game of playoffs, win championship.

[ginobili fan]

seriously how can't you be confident on a team who finished first in the west, with a big big bench, a fresh Duncan...
Do you think the other teams have Bowen, Horry, etc...?
No they are worst than us or at the same level but not better.
This is as simple like that.
then stop saying that the past spurs teams had Bowen, Horry, Great defense, etc...
Stop being Pussies

[ginobili fan]

I'm tired of Pussies in general and the ones in this forum.
Bullshit retarded spursfans

[Spurs Brazil]

1999: Spurs win last game of playoffs, win championship.
2003: Spurs win last game of playoffs, win championship.
2005: Spurs win last game of playoffs, win championship.
2007: Spurs win last game of playoffs, win championship.

:lol:lol

[Typical London Boy]

To everyone slagging us off for Duncan for not being in his prime, Ginobili for not being 100%, for not having Horry or Bowen etc etc, we still finished top in the WC so we must be doing something right.

[urunobili]

remember 2004: Swept grizzles, didn't win title.

this

[TDMVPDPOY]

havin a taste of our own medicine we dish out on our title runs, twin towers

[ALVAREZ6]

There's another thing I remember that was present in all of those years, 03, 05, 07, that is way more significant: Defense

[Bito Corleone]

Ever heard of gambler's fallacy?
Always bet on black

[remingtonbo2001]

The Spurs don't play defense anymore.

Yep.

[coachmac87]

Spurs are not winning a title. Period. Unless an injury or suspension occurs in our favor.

[J_Paco]

Yeah, I remember those years and they played something called "elite defense" during that time. Also, Pop would actually play another guy taller than 6'9" beside Timmy Duncan every once in awhile. Not anymore, though.

[DPG21920]

Spurs are not winning a title. Period. Unless an injury or suspension occurs in our favor.

Like Rudy Gay being out?

[duncan228]

Spurs’ Game 1 history only goes so far (http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/04/18/spurs-game-1-history-only-goes-so-far/)
Jeff McDonald

...Yes, Popovich has been forced to acknowledge, ever since upstart Memphis swiped Game 1 of this first-round playoff series Sunday, his Spurs team has a habit of turning postseason-opening 0-1 deficits into NBA championships.

It happened in 2003. And in 2005. And again in 2007.

Turns out, there’s a good explanation for that.

“Because we were better than the team we were playing,” Popovich said.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnation/2011/04/18/spurs-game-1-history-only-goes-so-far/

[Drewlius]

I remember we have a prime Duncan and also BIGS that could play (Robinson, Horry, Nazr, Oberto, Malik and even Rasho)

This x 10000.. So strange how it always gets overlooked by fans, and even by the Spurs FO. Every single time we won a championship, Duncan had a 7'0" playing with him. Kind of boggles my mind that the FO doesn't put some serious weight behind that.

edit: You can also add Elson to that list.

[Obstructed_View]

The Spurs teams that play defense would have won game 1 by about 25 points.

[rmt]

To everyone slagging us off for Duncan for not being in his prime, Ginobili for not being 100%, for not having Horry or Bowen etc etc, we still finished top in the WC so we must be doing something right.

Just lucky with relatively few injuries. Dirk was injured or Mavs would have finished on top. LA was coasting - hard to maintain intensity after 3 runs to the Finals. OKC, Den - mid season trades. Por, NO - injuries.

Back in 03, 05 and 07, Pop was still sane and valued defense. I feel sorry for Barry and the very short chain he was on when I see Bonner/Blair out there.