so sons since the first 2 weeks are cancelled, who wins the bogus/1999-like "season"?

[BRHornet45]

sons since at least 2 full weeks will be cancelled the 2011-12 season officially has a big * attached to it just like the 1999 season did. It will be a bogus "season" if any games are played because the players are not prepared to play, the teams aren't giving 100%, and they won't have enough time to develop like they would over a full 82 game season. It will essentially be a crapshoot just like the 1999 season where virtually any team can win the championship as it will only boil down to a matter of luck with who gets "hot" at the right times.

[Ice009]

The Hornets.

[BlackSwordsMan]

The cowboys are .500 right now.

[weebo]

Your mom.

[Fabbs]

Since all teams will play the exact same number of games, yeah that's jacked up. *

[y2kbug]

Legit question. If the Lakers win it, does it still "not count"? I would like to hear what Lakerfags have to say about that.

I'll go out on a limb and say the Heat will win this and no one will ever legitimize it.

[Dunc n Dave]

Legit question. If the Lakers win it, does it still "not count"? I would like to hear what Lakerfags have to say about that.

I'll go out on a limb and say the Heat will win this and no one will ever legitimize it.

Kool Ape Man has already gone on record saying it WOULD count if the Lakers won because they won it all recently. He loves moving the goal posts like that...

[BRHornet45]

sons even if the Hornets won the title this season I would still say that it deserves a * next to it. How can anyone (other than ignorant/biased Spur fan still mad about 1999) argue against the fact that a shortened season is bogus?

[Fabbs]

Duncan jealousy.

There is a cure.

[Giuseppe]

Duncan jealousy.

There is a cure.

Yeah,

the shit bag: 6

Kobe: 5

:lmao

[BRHornet45]

Courtesy of referee Tim Donaghy, the San Antonio Spurs have earned their second asterisk-laced NBA title.

The first one was obviously the 1999 NBA title during the hectic strike-shortened season. Bill Simmoms best describes the shammockery that it really was:

This was the excruciating lockout season, when the overmatched player's union -- led by Billy Hunter and Patrick Ewing, who shouldn't have been trusted to handle a bake sale at an elementary school, much less a labor dispute -- had their ensalada tossed by David Stern (at the apex of his power) and limped back to work in early February, followed by a rushed 50-game season in which too many players changed teams and nearly everyone was out of shape, leading to nagging injuries, shoddy basketball and an absolutely hateful season on every level. The rushed playoffs were such a joke that the eighth-seeded Knicks ended up making the Finals before getting trounced by the Spurs...


NBA Champions Since 1998

1997-98 Chicago Bulls
1998-99 San Antonio Spurs *
1999-00 Los Angeles Lakers
2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers
2001-02 Los Angeles Lakers
2002-03 San Antonio Spurs
2003-04 Detroit Pistons
2004-05 San Antonio Spurs
2005-06 Miami Heat
2006-07 San Antonio Spurs **

* Strike-Shortened Season
** Referee Tim Donaghy fixed pivotal Game 3 of the WCSF in the Spurs favor

[Fabbs]

learn to think for yourself son.

* next to '99 but not 2002 shows ya ignorance.

Whining about 2007 = :lmao

[spursfan1000]

Not the Hornets

[BRHornet45]

learn to think for yourself son.

* next to '99 but not 2002 shows ya ignorance.

Whining about 2007 = :lmao

son I agree. 2002 definitely deserves one and maybe even 2006. I was just simply posting an article from the internets

[Giuseppe]

Only pussies & assholes lodge asterisks.

[DJ Mbenga]

son at this rate there wont be a tainted title for a team to win with no season

[JayTheClown]

sons since at least 2 full weeks will be cancelled the 2011-12 season officially has a big * attached to it just like the 1999 season did. It will be a bogus "season" if any games are played because the players are not prepared to play, the teams aren't giving 100%, and they won't have enough time to develop like they would over a full 82 game season. It will essentially be a crapshoot just like the 1999 season where virtually any team can win the championship as it will only boil down to a matter of luck with who gets "hot" at the right times.

I bet it wont if the Hornets win

[mavs>spurs]

mavs gonna take advantage of the short season to keep our old legs fresh and creep in the back door for the repeat..and spur fans chode will spontaneously implode.

[LkrFan]

Lakers, of course. I'll take:

Kobe: 6 (and counting)
MJ: 6 (and no more)

:toast

[Giuseppe]

"mavs gonna take advantage of the short season to keep our old legs fresh and creep in the back door for the repeat..and spur fans chode will spontaneously implode."

Then you'll wait three months again and creep in the back door here to celebrate, or, whatever it is Mavs Fan do after winning an NBA Title.

[Giuseppe]

Lakers, of course. I'll take:

Kobe: 6 (and counting)
MJ: 6 (and no more)

:toast

:lolI don't know if the populace here abouts could stand it. They're barely able to brook Kobe with 5.

[lil_penny]

ill take a * over a first round fodder any year, 1.5 titles would be fine with me

[ElNono]

I'll take "*, Part Deux"

[pass1st]

The Heat

[Nathan89]

sons even if the Hornets won the title this season I would still say that it deserves a * next to it. How can anyone (other than ignorant/biased Spur fan still mad about 1999) argue against the fact that a shortened season is bogus?

Such a bold statement.:rolleyes

[LkrFan]

:lolI don't know if the populace here abouts could stand it. They're barely able to brook Kobe with 5.

:lol

[Blake]

How can anyone (other than ignorant/biased Spur fan still mad about 1999) argue against the fact that a shortened season is bogus?

who do you feel would have beaten the Spurs if the season had been a full 82?

[BRHornet45]

who do you feel would have beaten the Spurs if the season had been a full 82?

son that is impossible to tell because you're talking about 32 missed games.

remember a few years back when the Houston Rockets won like 20 some odd games in a row? were they they best team in the NBA? ... hell no, but at the time they just hit a lucky winning streak and as the season played out in full they went back to being the scrub team that they truly were. In 1999 the Spurs were that team. They just got lucky at the right time and won that joke of a playoffs / NCAA-like Tournament.

[Venti Quattro]

Sons if the Lakers win it, not only will they have rigged championships, they will also have an asterisk championship. Another accomplishment over the :lol Sp*rs!

[Stalin]

br only talking like that, because he knows the lowly nba hornets have no chance to win even an asterisk championship

[LkrFan]

Sons if the Lakers win it, not only will they have rigged championships, they will also have an asterisk championship. Another accomplishment over the :lol Sp*rs!

:downspin:

[bus driver]

sons since at least 2 full weeks will be cancelled the 2011-12 season officially has a big * attached to it just like the 1999 season did. It will be a bogus "season" if any games are played because the players are not prepared to play, the teams aren't giving 100%, and they won't have enough time to develop like they would over a full 82 game season. It will essentially be a crapshoot just like the 1999 season where virtually any team can win the championship as it will only boil down to a matter of luck with who gets "hot" at the right times.

isnt this every year? :wakeup

[Giuseppe]

isnt this every year? :wakeup

My sentiments exactly.

[DMC]

Regular season doesn't matter.

[Giuseppe]

If Kobe don't make those 7 last second shots during the regular season Fish, Artest & Vuj ain't shooting in Staples in Game 7.

It matters.

[stretch]

Regular season doesn't matter.

according to you and other faggots, it does. its spurfan reasoning as to why davey > dirk

lol walking contradiction

[Veterinarian.]

Spurfan is known for being so shitty at talking basketball that they bend any argument just to suit them even if it contradicts what was said prior

[cheguevara]

:lmao thinking there will actually be a season.

shit is done son. get a life.

[tlongII]

There is no question that the Blazers will win the title in a shortened season. Greg Oden gets more time to get healthy and Brandon Roy will have less games to wear down his knees. It's the Perfect Storm.

[lefty]

That Spurs team won the title DESPITE a shortened season

If you think it helped them, you are really retarded :lol

That Spurs team never had great starts and was more confortable in 82 game seasons; they always picked up the pace after the ASG

BRhornet fail :lmao

[cheguevara]

yup. spurs just went to work like they were supposed to while everyone else was lazy. Spurs took advantage of these lazy fucks. :lol

don't think the same could happen this time. Duncan is an old bag of shit and we have 2 manginas called Dick Jefferson and Matt Bonner playing major minutes.

[Leetonidas]

:lol you realize if they get something together in before then, they will condense the games missed in the first two weeks into the rest of the season most likely right you dumb fucking half breed fucktard?

[Gutter92]

"If New Orleans won it, I would still put an asterisk on it"

Easy to say when your team has no shot :lol


Shortened seasons are actually a test of players who love the game...players that sit around and get fat won't have a ring at the end of the year, players who hold impromptu training camps will have a much better shot.


:lobt2:

[Koolaid_Man]

sons since at least 2 full weeks will be cancelled the 2011-12 season officially has a big * attached to it just like the 1999 season did. It will be a bogus "season" if any games are played because the players are not prepared to play, the teams aren't giving 100%, and they won't have enough time to develop like they would over a full 82 game season. It will essentially be a crapshoot just like the 1999 season where virtually any team can win the championship as it will only boil down to a matter of luck with who gets "hot" at the right times.



hey BR Baby...anything played over 29 games lost is legit...that wasn't the case back in 99...if you hadn't won a title prior to 99 then it was an asterisk..

I only get in rare form for the play-offs anyway...so this title will add fury to Kobe's collection....when he ties MJ at 6 and the subsequent * that are to follow will be a sheer delight to watch.

Spur fan will be in a conundrum...they will have to invalidate their own title in order to invalidate Kobe's 6th...which is all but guaranteed...again I'm not double speaking here...99 was different and it's not moving the goal posts...it was the first time an NBA work stoppage occurred and the players were clearly not ready to resume play like they are now...they're working out, playing overseas, hosting their own leagues / tournaments, and are actively involved in the process...so any games lost this time around are being made up for as we speak...

and to you MJ lovers..MJ benefited by taking that time off and retiring those two times...so he gets no special credit...he was refreshed and recharged to win again...so my boy deserves a little extra time too...All I need from Kobe is one more year like 2002 mixed with the wisdom of a 2008 Kobe and I'm good...one more 2 peat is all I ask for....:hat

[Killakobe81]

Only pussies & assholes lodge asterisks.

Yep. some here may hate to admit it but the spurs were a worth champion in 1999. Sure they have not been able to to defend nary a one of their 4, but each title was earned which is the only way you can get one, Donagy or no.

[Giuseppe]

^I don't judge the Champions. That isn't how the system was set up. It was set up a certain way, and if you're going to do this (be a fan) then that is what you signed up for.

[Killakobe81]

hey BR Baby...anything played over 29 games lost is legit...that wasn't the case back in 99...if you hadn't won a title prior to 99 then it was an asterisk..

I only get in rare form for the play-offs anyway...so this title will add fury to Kobe's collection....when he ties MJ at 6 and the subsequent * that are to follow will be a sheer delight to watch.

Spur fan will be in a conundrum...they will have to invalidate their own title in order to invalidate Kobe's 6th...which is all but guaranteed...again I'm not double speaking here...99 was different and it's not moving the goal posts...it was the first time an NBA work stoppage occurred and the players were clearly not ready to resume play like they are now...they're working out, playing overseas, hosting their own leagues / tournaments, and are actively involved in the process...so any games lost this time around are being made up for as we speak...

and to you MJ lovers..MJ benefited by taking that time off and retiring those two times...so he gets no special credit...he was refreshed and recharged to win again...so my boy deserves a little extra time too...All I need from Kobe is one more year like 2002 mixed with the wisdom of a 2008 Kobe and I'm good...one more 2 peat is all I ask for....:hat

Im a Kobe fan, but the MJ ship has sailed. What LITTLe chance he had of catching MJ in legacy has slipped away and a 6th or even 7th title asterisk or not, won't change it. But 2nd best SINCE MJ, that is definitely still in play if it has not been clinched already. He is in stong contention for sure-fire top 10 all-time, greatest Laker of all-time with an outside shot at top 5 in NBA history. And like I have said before to me he ended the Kobe vs. duncan debate the past 3 seasons. But Mj that is another story.

I wish both Kobe supporters and haters would leave MJ out (not directed at Kool just a pet peeve). I'm not one of the ones that worships Mj, I do believe he will be surpassed inmy life-time. I thought LBJ had a slight shot at surpassing him before last year ... but it does not appear any current NBA player has a chance at "catching" Mj for GOAT status. Who knows if that player is even born yet?

Best cases can be made for Kareem, Wilt and Magic ...that's it. Kobe's best hope right now appears to be 2nd greatest two guard in NBA history ... best player since MJ ...none too shabby.

[lefty]

Jerry West shits on Kobe



TBH

[Giuseppe]

Im a Kobe fan, but the MJ ship has sailed.

His opportunity to stand with Jordan, or, surpass him ended in Eagle. That spoiled Kobe's master plan. Wrecked it. He had to sell his very soul to avoid time behind the walls. He had to go hat-in-hand to the black community with his black face on and debase himself. He had no other choice, and he knew it. & thank Christ he did it. Since then he's had to live with that self double cross. It's made him mean, or, at the very least exposed his true identity of being innately mean spirited. Before Eagle, we didn't know. Now we know all about Bryant, his deepest secrets and desires.

He's picked up the thousand + pieces of his life and went on. I'll give him credit for that. But, he knew it could never be like it was. He'll take that realization to the grave.

[Killakobe81]

Oh two more things ...

1. Im sure some Spurs fans will try and discredit Kobe's 6th ...which would be hilarious. Or they will say that is only 3 as the leader since Shaq owns the other 3.

2. Of course the Mavs and heat HAVe to be te favorites going in to next season...Lakers, Bulls, Thunder ... next tier.

[ElNono]

There won't be a Kobe 6th... so there's nothing to discredit, tbh

[Giuseppe]

There won't be a Kobe 4th

I remember that as well.

tee, hee.

[Gutter92]

Oh two more things ...

1. Im sure some Spurs fans will try and discredit Kobe's 6th ...which would be hilarious. Or they will say that is only 3 as the leader since Shaq owns the other 3.


Much like Laker fans put an asterisk on '99, Spurs fans would do the same on '12

tis only fair tbh

[Killakobe81]

Much like Laker fans put an asterisk on '99, Spurs fans would do the same on '12

tis only fair tbh

Not me that was shaq and PJ ... a ring is a ring ... unless you are John Salley (post Pistons) type scrub.

[LkrFan]

son that is impossible to tell because you're talking about 32 missed games.

remember a few years back when the Houston Rockets won like 20 some odd games in a row? were they they best team in the NBA? ... hell no, but at the time they just hit a lucky winning streak and as the season played out in full they went back to being the scrub team that they truly were. In 1999 the Spurs were that team. They just got lucky at the right time and won that joke of a playoffs / NCAA-like Tournament.

:lol BR with the goods! :toast

[Gutter92]

:lol BR with the goods! :toast

:lmao

LOL @ teams not being able to win "NCAA type tournament"


:lmao


LOL Spurs owning the league

:lmao

[Jacob1983]

Any team can win the championship? Are you talking about basketball? This is the NBA where only a handful of teams have a legitimate chance at a championship. The NBA has the least amount of parity. I'm thinking the champion if there is a season will be either the Thunder, Heat, Bulls, or Mavs which would be awesome.

[DMC]

Any team can win the championship? Are you talking about basketball? This is the NBA where only a handful of teams have a legitimate chance at a championship. The NBA has the least amount of parity. I'm thinking the champion if there is a season will be either the Thunder, Heat, Bulls, or Mavs which would be awesome.
That's some intricate analyzing there. You just took the final 4 from last year and used those.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/bigbadvoo/GolfClap.gif

[DMC]

Im a Kobe fan, but the MJ ship has sailed. What LITTLe chance he had of catching MJ in legacy has slipped away and a 6th or even 7th title asterisk or not, won't change it. But 2nd best SINCE MJ, that is definitely still in play if it has not been clinched already. He is in stong contention for sure-fire top 10 all-time, greatest Laker of all-time with an outside shot at top 5 in NBA history. And like I have said before to me he ended the Kobe vs. duncan debate the past 3 seasons. But Mj that is another story.

I wish both Kobe supporters and haters would leave MJ out (not directed at Kool just a pet peeve). I'm not one of the ones that worships Mj, I do believe he will be surpassed inmy life-time. I thought LBJ had a slight shot at surpassing him before last year ... but it does not appear any current NBA player has a chance at "catching" Mj for GOAT status. Who knows if that player is even born yet?

Best cases can be made for Kareem, Wilt and Magic ...that's it. Kobe's best hope right now appears to be 2nd greatest two guard in NBA history ... best player since MJ ...none too shabby.

The next GOAT will be manufactured, not brought up in sweat and effort like MJ was. Ok MJ was manufactured just a bit but it's now like the second coming, everyone wants to see it so bad someone in a high place is going to make it so. I just wonder who the golden child will be. I'm thinking Jimmer.

[BRHornet45]

:lol BR with the goods! :toast

son sometimes truth bombs hurt, but the truth is the truth. everyone outside of San Antonio knows that the 1999 wasn't legit and doesn't count. it sure as hell isn't anything no respectable team or fan should be proud of. I can see them maybe putting up a small banner, giving the players some wrist watches or something ... but calling it a legit NBA championship? lol please

[Nathan89]

That's some intricate analyzing there. You just took the final 4 from last year and used those.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f142/bigbadvoo/GolfClap.gif

:lmao

I would add Lakers, Celtics, and Memphis to that list.

[fevertrees]

Only team that could win the championship this year and I wouldn't hate on is the Clipshow.

[Monostradamus]

Any team can win the championship? Are you talking about basketball? This is the NBA where only a handful of teams have a legitimate chance at a championship. The NBA has the least amount of parity. I'm thinking the champion if there is a season will be either the Thunder, Heat, Bulls, or Mavs which would be awesome.

YK4ThkJKqMo

[BR's Cuckold Wife]

What I tell you about logging into this shitty forum BR, and making these beyond retarded threads, about your favorite team the Spurs, and favorite player, Tim Duncan. Bring your small penis white ass back into bed, and watch this black stallion take care of me, something you have never done.