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DeadlyDynasty
07-22-2011, 08:58 PM
The easy choices for me are either the 2008 or 1984 Finals...probably 2008 because it's fresher and I hate the faggots who are/were on that team, moreso than mchale, bird, etc.


A darkhorse pick would be the 1998 WCF against Utah. Would've been cool to see Shaq, a young Kobe, Eddie, Fish, Horry, Van Exel, et al battle MJ's Bulls. It probably would've been a sweep like the Jazz series, but it still would've been sick to see.

Axe Murderer
07-22-2011, 09:12 PM
As a Mavfan this should be a no brainer

The only other series would be 2003 vs the Spurs. I just wish Dirk didn't go out in game 3 because it would've been an epic series, with the winner getting the chance to curbstomp the Nets for the title

apalisoc_9
07-22-2011, 09:13 PM
2004:depressed

pass1st
07-22-2011, 09:14 PM
For the Lakers? '89, fucking swept after sweeping everybody else. That's easily the most painful playoff in my book, but '08 is up there too.

DMC
07-22-2011, 09:16 PM
Manu's foul on Dirk.

DeadlyDynasty
07-22-2011, 09:50 PM
For the Lakers? '89, fucking swept after sweeping everybody else. That's easily the most painful playoff in my book, but '08 is up there too.

Injuries to Magic and Scott derailed any chances of winning against the Pistons. Sucked, but imo it doesn't come close to Game 4 of 2008 Finals. That was the lowest feeling I've ever had as a Lakers fan. To this day I haven't watched games 5 or 6 of that series--it didn't matter after Game 4--it was over. I was despondent for almost a week and avoided ESPN, sports radio, and ESPN.com like the plague.

To this day the only sports moments that were more crippling were superbowl xxv, the music city forward pass, and the horrible bullshit PI call in the 2002 Fiesta Bowl.

BRHornet45
07-22-2011, 09:56 PM
sons for Spur fans its gotta be the joke of a "season" that was the 1999 NBA season. that year was nothing more than an exhibition / practice year because at least half the players and coaches weren't even trying.

LkrFan
07-22-2011, 10:00 PM
1989, 1998, and 2004. All three of those years the Lakers had the horses to get it done but either health (1989 and 2004) or inexperience (1998) did them in. That should have been 3 more rings right there.

Edit: If I had to choose one it would have been 1989. Damn you Pat Riley and your marathon practices. :bang

Dex
07-22-2011, 10:01 PM
Manu's foul.

DMC
07-22-2011, 10:01 PM
sons for Spur fans its gotta be the joke of a "season" that was the 1999 NBA season. that year was nothing more than an exhibition / practice year because at least half the players and coaches weren't even trying.
The Spurs made it seem that way huh?

LOL @ not being able to pick one for your own team, you've never been close enough for one series to matter. LOL

baseline bum
07-22-2011, 10:12 PM
2004. That was a ridiculous Spurs team on a monster run that got derailed only because LA stopped guarding Turkoglu at all and the fat fuck couldn't hit a wide open shot.

Nathan89
07-22-2011, 10:20 PM
sons for Spur fans its gotta be the joke of a "season" that was the 1999 NBA season. that year was nothing more than an exhibition / practice year because at least half the players and coaches weren't even trying.

:lol Hornets, doesn't even matter what series you change.

DUNCANownsKOBE
07-22-2011, 10:21 PM
I obviously wanted them to win, but part of me still wants to see if the 2007 Suns team fully healthy, no excuses, tied 2-2 with HCA had what it took to close that series out. I easily could see it as a situation where a team (the Suns) has the upper hand and doesn't have a clue what to do with it.

Tp9gospursgo
07-22-2011, 10:33 PM
Manus foul on Dirk...

Ashy Larry
07-22-2011, 10:34 PM
1984 easily ........

It was a series the Lakers dominated and choked away, hence the name "Tragic" Johnson.

Game 1: wins in Boston
Game 2: has the lead and the ball. Bad pass by J Dub. He has a tremendous game and it was overshadowed by that steal from Henderson.

Game 3: Beatdown

Game 4: up 5 with the ball and 59 seconds on the clock. Goes into overtime. Magic misses two free throws and the C's steal one.

should have been a sweep.

djohn2oo8
07-22-2011, 10:35 PM
Barkley not closing out on Stockton :depressed

Venti Quattro
07-22-2011, 11:33 PM
1984, 2004 and 2008, easily.

DesignatedT
07-22-2011, 11:35 PM
06 Spurs/Mavs because the Spurs would have definitely beat Miami. 04 is up there but Detroit was pretty damn good that year.

lil'mo
07-22-2011, 11:45 PM
lololololololololololololololololololololol 2008 lakers :lmao

mavsfan1000
07-23-2011, 12:19 AM
2006 and 2007.

Spursfan092120
07-23-2011, 12:21 AM
Manu's foul on Dirk.

Sean Cagney
07-23-2011, 12:40 AM
Manu's foul on Dirk.

Easily this..... EASILY.

Sean Cagney
07-23-2011, 12:46 AM
:lol
sons for Spur fans its gotta be the joke of a "season" that was the 1999 NBA season. that year was nothing more than an exhibition / practice year because at least half the players and coaches weren't even trying.

LOL SONS you are on the SPURS DICK! That is all you talk about! Why not the 08 series you guys lost handily in game 7! NEVER were in the game really! :lol:lol Your TEAM has no game really they want back! They have just been horrible for years.
As a Mavfan this should be a no brainer

The only other series would be 2003 vs the Spurs. I just wish Dirk didn't go out in game 3 because it would've been an epic series, with the winner getting the chance to curbstomp the Nets for the title

Mavs had not shot at the Spurs in 03, THE SPURS only lost games as they would then by blowing a big lead and getting lethargic! They tend to do that from time to time with that team! Dirk went out and it was basically 2-1, should have been 3-0 but SA BLEW GAME ONE! SA's frontline was too much for them to handle that year, period! They were just too deep for the Mavs. Kings should have been there IMO, if Webber is not hurt it is SA and Kings WCF for a take all! Duncan was on a F IN MISSION that year, GOD could not stop him.

frodo
07-23-2011, 12:48 AM
09' first round was a good win for us where we defeated the spurs 4-1, it felt really great to beat your bitter rival in the playoffs but i wish it had gone the other way. spurs were the superior team to lakers that season imho they just lost the mavs series due to match-up problems, had they taken another team in the first round their playoff run would've been a pleasure cruise, they would've easily made it all the way to the finals (knowing the mavs couldn't have get past the 1st round taking another playoff team instead of the spurs). lakers looked good but they were no match for the 09' spurs imho

Sean Cagney
07-23-2011, 12:58 AM
09' first round was a good win for us where we defeated the spurs 4-1, it felt really great to beat your bitter rival in the playoffs but i wish it had gone the other way. spurs were the superior team to lakers that season imho they just lost the mavs series due to match-up problems, had they taken another team in the first round their playoff run would've been a pleasure cruise, they would've easily made it all the way to the finals (knowing the mavs couldn't have get past the 1st round taking another playoff team instead of the spurs). lakers looked good but they were no match for the 09' spurs imho

Wasn't Manu out for those playoffs man? If so no shot at all! When their second best player is out it's a wrap for them. He is their grit and clutch time player, he was out so they went out 4-1 to the Mavs, unfortunate but it is what it is.

ElNono
07-23-2011, 01:41 AM
2004

Muser
07-23-2011, 07:36 AM
2006 because I highly doubt that 2004 Spurs team would of beaten Detroit.

Koolaid_Man
07-23-2011, 07:57 AM
The easy choices for me are either the 2008 or 1984 Finals...probably 2008 because it's fresher and I hate the faggots who are/were on that team, moreso than mchale, bird, etc.


A darkhorse pick would be the 1998 WCF against Utah. Would've been cool to see Shaq, a young Kobe, Eddie, Fish, Horry, Van Exel, et al battle MJ's Bulls. It probably would've been a sweep like the Jazz series, but it still would've been sick to see.

I wouldn't change a gotdam thang about a gotdam thang...only scrubs sit at home wishing they could change outcomes...let the record stand muthafucker...

Kobe 5

Duncan 4
Garnett 1
Ray Allen 1
Paul Pierce 1
Dirk Nowiski 1
Wade 1
Lebron 0
Iverson 0
T-Mac 0
Yao Ming 0
CP3 0
Melo - 0
Durant 0
Rose 0
Prince, Billups, Big Ben 1


Let the fucking records stand....

JoeTait75
07-23-2011, 09:08 AM
1989 against Chicago and 2009 against Orlando. Not that the Cavaliers would have won the title in either year, but still.

Also, before my time, the 1976 ECF against Boston. With home-court against a 42-win Phoenix team in the Finals things were set up for the Cavaliers to win it all that year.

BlackSwordsMan
07-23-2011, 10:56 AM
You laker fans wouldn't change the fact you niggas got swept? Delusional fucks

pass1st
07-23-2011, 12:01 PM
You laker fans wouldn't change the fact you niggas got swept? Delusional fucks

changing losing to the mavs would equate to losing to the heat, mentally weak team this year

NBA Champs
07-23-2011, 01:29 PM
2008 series versus the Spurs.

Spursnlego
07-23-2011, 03:12 PM
06 easily...:lobt2:

lil_penny
07-23-2011, 03:49 PM
Easily 2000 wcf game 7.. 4th qtr. Shaq said the winner of that game would win it all, he was right. And in a room full of laker fans I sat and watched the collapse and all the shit talking I had done for the previous 3 games and 3qtrs came back to bite me in the ass that day.

Proxy
07-23-2011, 03:59 PM
09' first round was a good win for us where we defeated the spurs 4-1, it felt really great to beat your bitter rival in the playoffs but i wish it had gone the other way. spurs were the superior team to lakers that season imho they just lost the mavs series due to match-up problems, had they taken another team in the first round their playoff run would've been a pleasure cruise, they would've easily made it all the way to the finals (knowing the mavs couldn't have get past the 1st round taking another playoff team instead of the spurs). lakers looked good but they were no match for the 09' spurs imho

haha, nice troll attempt. You almost got a, "but manu was out that year!" response out of me.

I'd take Manu's foul on Dirk back in 06, like so many other Spurs fans.... or erase Fisher's shot in 04.

04 would've been cool to set up a rivalry between DET and SA.... 06 would've been a guaranteed ring against MIA though.

adrienne
07-23-2011, 04:36 PM
2006 finals, obviously.

Mark in Austin
07-23-2011, 08:06 PM
2006.

scampers
07-23-2011, 08:55 PM
'05. Damnit Sheed.

Lincoln
07-23-2011, 08:59 PM
Two series stick out to me tbh

03 vs spurs and 06 vs Miami

Maybe the 88 mavs but I can't say because it was before my time imho

cobbler
07-23-2011, 09:26 PM
1962 Game 7 Frank Selvy misses the potential game winner on the parquet.

Celts win in overtime and then go on the edge the Lakers the entire decade. :depressed

Killakobe81
07-23-2011, 10:23 PM
1984 first ...

2008 2nd ...

Dunc n Dave
07-24-2011, 12:24 AM
I'll go a different direction and say the '95 Conference Finals vs Houston. Spurs had the best record that year, an MVP David Robinson, but the coaching staff refused to double Olajuwon.

Spurs win that series, they go on to beat the Magic in the Finals, and all the "Robinson is soft" talk goes away with the SPurs first championship. FInals battle of Robinson vs Shaq woulda been epic, especially with the storyline of how Shaq was pissed that DRob beat him out for the scoring title on the last day of the season with his 71 pts vs the Clippers.

werewolf
07-24-2011, 12:28 AM
2007. Golden State was the worst match-up possible for us. If we could have avoided them, I believe we win it all. The team was just to good. I agree with Spurs fans when they say 2006. I believe they would have killed Miami. I don't believe Stern hated ya'lls owner or wanted to teach him a lesson.

Monostradamus
07-24-2011, 12:36 AM
Mavs had not shot at the Spurs in 03, THE SPURS only lost games as they would then by blowing a big lead and getting lethargic! They tend to do that from time to time with that team! Dirk went out and it was basically 2-1, should have been 3-0 but SA BLEW GAME ONE! SA's frontline was too much for them to handle that year, period! They were just too deep for the Mavs. Kings should have been there IMO, if Webber is not hurt it is SA and Kings WCF for a take all! Duncan was on a F IN MISSION that year, GOD could not stop him.

In a world of hype, all they did was win.

Ditty
07-24-2011, 03:28 AM
Suprised no one has mentioned 1979 when the Spurs were up 3-1 to the bullets in the conference finals, and ended up losing the next 3, and could of won there first championship then.

1995 was heart breaking more because my first year watching the Spurs, and the Spurs were better than the Rockets, and has the best record in the league, but Rodman had to fuck shit up in game 1 which we lost by 1, and would of gone on to beat the magic.

2001 got swept by the lakers after rolling through the regular season, and first 2 round, the spurs were Bruce Bowen, and 100 percent Derek Anderson away from contending in that series, and spurs would of murdered the 76ers in the finals.

2004 derek fisher shot was bullshit, and to this day will always be. I think detroit wasn't as strong as they were in 05 but it would of been another classsic series.

2006 another bullshit call but spurs didn't execute in overtimes but defintley ic ould of saw a sweep of the Heat in the finals.

2008 brent barry was screwed by the refs in game 4 I predicted the spurs would win in 7 that series also unfortunantley spurs choked games 1 and 5, and the spurs would of matches up great with Boston, and would be a toss up finals

joshdaboss
07-24-2011, 04:50 AM
Manu's foul on Dirk.


Manu's foul.


Manus foul on Dirk...


Easily this..... EASILY.

What everyone seems to be forgetting is that it shouldn't have mattered. If you're going to call a foul in that situation, you have to call the blatant foul on Duncan on the putback to end regulation. He got absolutely hammered with no call on a wide open layup. He makes even 1 of 2 and the game is over, the Spurs win the series and probably win the title.

djohn2oo8
07-24-2011, 07:40 AM
I'll go a different direction and say the '95 Conference Finals vs Houston. Spurs had the best record that year, an MVP David Robinson, but the coaching staff refused to double Olajuwon.

Spurs win that series, they go on to beat the Magic in the Finals, and all the "Robinson is soft" talk goes away with the SPurs first championship. FInals battle of Robinson vs Shaq woulda been epic, especially with the storyline of how Shaq was pissed that DRob beat him out for the scoring title on the last day of the season with his 71 pts vs the Clippers.

Yeah and how did that regular season record work out this past season? Playoffs = matchups. Rodman was on Hakeem for a while and did a good job on him, but no one was going to stop him. Double him and he kicked out for an open three. Had the spurs won, they weren't going to stop Shaq.

djohn2oo8
07-24-2011, 07:44 AM
Suprised no one has mentioned 1979 when the Spurs were up 3-1 to the bullets in the conference finals, and ended up losing the next 3, and could of won there first championship then.

1995 was heart breaking more because my first year watching the Spurs, and the Spurs were better than the Rockets, and has the best record in the league, but Rodman had to fuck shit up in game 1 which we lost by 1, and would of gone on to beat the magic.

2001 got swept by the lakers after rolling through the regular season, and first 2 round, the spurs were Bruce Bowen, and 100 percent Derek Anderson away from contending in that series, and spurs would of murdered the 76ers in the finals.

2004 derek fisher shot was bullshit, and to this day will always be. I think detroit wasn't as strong as they were in 05 but it would of been another classsic series.

2006 another bullshit call but spurs didn't execute in overtimes but defintley ic ould of saw a sweep of the Heat in the finals.

2008 brent barry was screwed by the refs in game 4 I predicted the spurs would win in 7 that series also unfortunantley spurs choked games 1 and 5, and the spurs would of matches up great with Boston, and would be a toss up finals

If the Spurs were better, then they would have won that series. No one was beating that 95 squad.

DUNCANownsKOBE
07-24-2011, 08:57 AM
:cry:cry:cry

DUNCANownsKOBE
07-24-2011, 08:58 AM
If the Spurs were better, then they would have won that series. No one was beating that 95 squad.
Eh the Suns were up 3-1 and blew it in game 7, so idk how "no one" was beating them.

As far as Rodman goes tho, he didn't lose that '95 series for the Spurs, Robinson lost it for chasing Rodman around with a bible.

djohn2oo8
07-24-2011, 09:17 AM
Eh the Suns were up 3-1 and blew it in game 7, so idk how "no one" was beating them.

As far as Rodman goes tho, he didn't lose that '95 series for the Spurs, Robinson lost it for chasing Rodman around with a bible.

I meant after that series with the Suns. But yeah, Rodman gets a lot of blame for some reason

Spursnlego
07-24-2011, 09:35 AM
2007. Golden State was the worst match-up possible for us. If we could have avoided them, I believe we win it .

Thats how us Spurs fans felt against Memphis last year, worst possible matchup...

Leetonidas
07-24-2011, 11:08 AM
2006. Spurs easily mop the floor with Phoenix/Miami.

DUNCANownsKOBE
07-24-2011, 11:18 AM
Thats how us Spurs fans felt against Memphis last year, worst possible matchup...
Only difference being the Spurs weren't contenders regardless of who they played.

:lol 2007 Suns reincarnated

Venti Quattro
07-24-2011, 11:30 PM
2003 kind of hurts too. Horry couldn't hit a shot even if his life depended on it. Then the Spurs go in Staples and absolutely murder the Lakers in the second half of Game 6.

Leetonidas
07-24-2011, 11:32 PM
2003 kind of hurts too. Horry couldn't hit a shot even if his life depended on it. Then the Spurs go in Staples and absolutely murder the Lakers in the second half of Game 6.

Ah the crying game, one of my favorite moments as a Spurs fan. Not because of the crying necessarily but because they finally beat Phil's Lakers and Duncan laid a fat dookie on Shaq's chest in Game 6.

mojorizen7
07-25-2011, 05:32 AM
'92-'93
If Paxson had missed in gm 6 we would've won gm 7 and fucked up MJ's first 3-peat.

ambchang
07-25-2011, 10:37 AM
95, only if the Spurs had a guy who could hit wide open shots.

Muser
07-25-2011, 10:41 AM
Only difference being the Spurs weren't contenders regardless of who they played.

:lol 2007 Suns reincarnated

Exactly, nobody in the NBA was taking Dallas down anyway.

mavsfan1000
07-25-2011, 10:57 AM
'92-'93
If Paxson had missed in gm 6 we would've won gm 7 and fucked up MJ's first 3-peat.
:rolleyes Bulls win easily in game 7 if that happened. But you knew that the Bulls would find a way to win game 6. Maybe it was closer than they wanted but it was a pretty comfortable series for the Bulls. Similar to Portland the year before. The Knicks were the toughest team for the Bulls in the early years.

stretch
07-25-2011, 11:06 AM
As a Mavs fan, of course the 06 finals. But after that, its a toss up between the Golden State series in 07, or the Spurs series in 03. If they win either of those series, they would absolutely have won the championship.

Leetonidas
07-25-2011, 11:37 AM
95, only if the Spurs had a guy who could hit wide open shots.

Nah. Spurs win in 1995 and it's likely the only title we have because Timmy would be a Celtic or something

jacobdrj
07-25-2011, 11:45 AM
Not 'my team' per se, but I always felt cheated that I didn't get to see the Pacers versus the Jazz in either 1998 or 1997.

I guess, if you consider that my father is a HUGE Karl Malone fan and I am a HUGE Reggie Miller fan, I guess you can consider the Pacers my team in that case...

JoeTait75
07-25-2011, 12:33 PM
Only difference being the Spurs weren't contenders regardless of who they played.

:lol 2007 Suns reincarnated

No, the 2007 Suns were better, or at least were in a better position to win it all. They would have beaten anyone who came out of the East- they certainly would have beaten Cleveland.

Whereas the 2011 Spurs would have lost to each of the top three East teams, not to mention either the Lakers or the Mavericks at least.

dirk4mvp
07-25-2011, 12:56 PM
Thats how us Spurs fans felt against Memphis last year, worst possible matchup...

:rollin is that why so many spurfans were predicting a 5 game series?

Bruce Wayne
07-25-2011, 01:01 PM
:rollin is that why so many spurfans were predicting a 5 game series?
:lol

jacobdrj
07-25-2011, 01:02 PM
I would also liked to have seen the 05 Heat make the Finals, as they were a better team than the '05 Pistons or the '06 Heat, and would have made the 2005 Finals much more competitive... They are one of my favorite team structures of all time. Built purely inside out, with a slasher bridging the gaps...

Axe Murderer
07-25-2011, 01:03 PM
:rollin is that why so many spurfans were predicting a 5 game series?

look at this classless Mav Fan. I once set foot in the city of Dallas and i could just feel the classlessness rub off on me once i was in the city limits. (Worst city in the US). You are no exception. It's people like you that are the reason the Mavs will never get more rings than big brother

Isitjustme?
07-25-2011, 02:23 PM
would have made the 2005 Finals much more competitive...
:dizzy

Axe Murderer
07-25-2011, 02:44 PM
:dizzy

my thoughts exactly.

idk how much more competitive one would expect from a series that went to 7 games with the last one going down to the wire

jacobdrj
07-25-2011, 02:56 PM
Because the Pistons were over-matched by the Heat in '05, and just managed to eek by against an injured D-Wade, they entered into the Spurs series exhausted. Had there been no team of the Heat's quality, the Pistons might have had enough left in the tank to finish game 1 off with a victory, and perhaps would have lead to a realistic shot at beating the Spurs. But had the Heat made it with a healthy D-Wade, even had the ECF taken 7 games, I think they would have made it a much closer (game to game) 7 game series, if not taken it outright in 6.

mojorizen7
07-25-2011, 03:37 PM
:rolleyes Bulls win easily in game 7 if that happened. But you knew that the Bulls would find a way to win game 6. Maybe it was closer than they wanted but it was a pretty comfortable series for the Bulls. Similar to Portland the year before. The Knicks were the toughest team for the Bulls in the early years.

It was comfy for the Bulls in gm's 1 and 2...thats it.
:wakeup

baseline bum
07-25-2011, 05:11 PM
:rollin is that why so many spurfans were predicting a 5 game series?

They were copying the idiot national media.

FkLA
07-25-2011, 05:14 PM
yall mav niggas saying 03' are delusional homers, the fact that most of u saying that turn around and talk shit about the 11' spurs makes it that much more hilarious :lol

they were a nelly coached team with horrible defense, they had as much of a chance to win it all as the 05-07 suns or 11' spurs did...they were well on their way to going down 3-1 in the series when dirk went down. if anything that injury revitalized the team and gave them an extra boost, and it gave van exel who went ape shit a bigger role. not to mention the spurs gave up like a 20 pt lead in game 1 and did the same in game 5. the allas mavs stood no chance at all!

TD 21
07-25-2011, 05:43 PM
since we obviously won the 06 championship due to disqualification for cheating, i'd definitely have to go with the 07 series vs golden state. i don't think anyone else was beating us that year, and we would have repeated. and with this years ship that would be 3 in 5 years, dynasty bitches.

The Spurs were better than the Mavs in '07. People underrated that Spurs team, because the Mavs finished 9 games better, but the Spurs had the better expected record by 3 games, a significantly better point differential, better defense and the best player.

The Spurs were also better than the Mavs in '06. It took historically awful officiating and them shooting themselves in the foot for them not to advance. But again, they had a better point differential, a better expected record by 3 games, significantly better defense and the best player.

FkLA
07-25-2011, 05:50 PM
the 07' mavs were pretty scary tbh i still cant believe that core never won a title :lmao:lmao:lmao

i think it would've been a toss up between them and the spurs especially since they had already beaten SA the previous yr, spurs mightve had a slight edge because the mavs were so mentally weak but i still wouldnt have been surprised if they knocked us out that yr

Axe Murderer
07-25-2011, 05:50 PM
they had a better point differential

you wanna try again dumbshit?

djohn2oo8
07-25-2011, 05:53 PM
you wanna try again dumbshit?

Axe with the QB draw, up the middle for a 50 yard TD

Axe Murderer
07-25-2011, 05:57 PM
lol both teams winning 3 close games each

lol the mavs winning game 2 by 20

lol somehow the spurs had the better point differential

lol TD 21

lol :cuss:cuss:cuss

dirk4mvp
07-25-2011, 06:03 PM
hey guy, your opinion on anything doesn't count since you were so terribly wrong about the Mavs this year.

Your takes aren't meant to be taken serious, since you were so dead wrong about your "Dirk can't lead a team to a title" comments you've been making for years,.

dirk4mvp
07-25-2011, 06:06 PM
the 07' mavs were pretty scary tbh i still cant believe that core never won a title :lmao:lmao:lmao

i think it would've been a toss up between them and the spurs especially since they had already beaten SA the previous yr, spurs mightve had a slight edge because the mavs were so mentally weak but i still wouldnt have been surprised if they knocked us out that yr

:lol the mavs are so mentally weak they told you to get lost on your own home court in game 7.

tbh if any team was mentally weak of the 2 it was San Antonio for writing thank you letters to Warrior players after the series.

TD 21
07-25-2011, 06:15 PM
pure speculation, well never know for sure but the mavs did look unbeatable to anyone outside of SA



nope, the mavs won, they were the better team period.


I'm not saying the Mavs couldn't have won though. But the Spurs were the better team, which I think got lost because the Mavs finished 9 games better.

The Spurs were statistically better than the Mavs last season, too. Significantly better point differential, better expected record by 3 games, better offensively and almost as good defensively. Of course, it doesn't mean a thing, given how both fared in the playoffs. But I think there's this perception that the Mavs were significantly better.

'07, the Spurs were better. Unfortunately, the best team doesn't always win, as Mavs fans know as well as anyone. In the "the best team always wins in a 7 game series" line, the always should be changed to usually.

I was right; Nowitzki can't lead a team to a title. He even admitted himself that Chandler was the leader of that team. Even had I been wrong, you don't lose all credibility for being wrong once, particularly when it's for something thought by many, including fans of the team/player in question.

The vast majority of you Mavs fans are phonies. Many of you didn't believe yourselves and now, after the fact, you're pretending you never lost faith. Enough with the false bravado. The score is still 4-1.

djohn2oo8
07-25-2011, 06:36 PM
I'm not saying the Mavs couldn't have won though. But the Spurs were the better team, which I think got lost because the Mavs finished 9 games better.

The Spurs were statistically better than the Mavs last season, too. Significantly better point differential, better expected record by 3 games, better offensively and almost as good defensively. Of course, it doesn't mean a thing, given how both fared in the playoffs. But I think there's this perception that the Mavs were significantly better.

'07, the Spurs were better. Unfortunately, the best team doesn't always win, as Mavs fans know as well as anyone. In the "the best team always wins in a 7 game series" line, the always should be changed to usually.

I was right; Nowitzki can't lead a team to a title. He even admitted himself that Chandler was the leader of that team. Even had I been wrong, you don't lose all credibility for being wrong once, particularly when it's for something thought by many, including fans of the team/player in question.

The vast majority of you Mavs fans are phonies. Many of you didn't believe yourselves and now, after the fact, you're pretending you never lost faith. Enough with the false bravado. The score is still 4-1.
Lol GNSF

Capt Bringdown
07-25-2011, 08:31 PM
Manu's foul on Dirk, the stupidest play in Spurs playoff history.

Fenix
07-25-2011, 08:51 PM
97 playoffs, knicks should have won the title, but the brawl suspended our whole team

mavsfan1000
07-26-2011, 12:04 AM
It was comfy for the Bulls in gm's 1 and 2...thats it.
:wakeup
Those 2 games just happened to be in Phoenix. That is where game 7 would also be.

TDMVPDPOY
07-26-2011, 04:26 AM
Manu's foul on Dirk, the stupidest play in Spurs playoff history.

either that of the clown who didnt bother defending fisher in 04....

Jodelo
07-26-2011, 05:36 AM
I was right; Nowitzki can't lead a team to a title. He even admitted himself that Chandler was the leader of that team.

Yep Chandler was hitting the big shots in the clutch all playoffs long, thank god!

Venti Quattro
07-26-2011, 05:47 AM
If it's worth anything, during both years when LA and Dallas pulled the rug under San Antonio, both of them got facefucked in the finals.

Oh and LA also got facefucked after pulling one from San Antonio in 2008. Not actually once, but twice. lol

LnGrrrR
07-26-2011, 12:39 PM
This is pretty obvious for me... the first championship that we gave up to the Lakers. :p

spursfan1000
07-26-2011, 02:04 PM
I don't remember the series but the one with .4 shot against the Lakers.

Leetonidas
07-26-2011, 02:38 PM
either that of the clown who didnt bother defending fisher in 04....

I'm pretty sure Manu was right up in his grill. Fisher wasn't open, Manu was on his back and he just chucked up a desperation rainbow that happened to go in. 2004 will always sting but I'm not convinced the Spurs get by the 2004 Pistons who were slightly better than in 2005 because they had Okur and Mike James who were playing terrific ball for them.

Previous MVP Tim versus current MVP KG would've been awesome to watch though

xellos88330
07-26-2011, 06:39 PM
06. Manu's foul on Dirk was brutal.

Could have been a 3 peat. :P