Third year in a row with 50-16 record

[Rummpd]

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400489866


"That was ... San Antonio's 15th straight season with 50-plus wins: Not only that, but it's the third season in a row that the Spurs have been 50-16 through the first 66 games. San Antonio's consistency is creepy".

[Seventyniner]

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400489866


"That was ... San Antonio's 15th straight season with 50-plus wins: Not only that, but it's the third season in a row that the Spurs have been 50-16 through the first 66 games. San Antonio's consistency is creepy".

Didn't the Heat hit something like 43-14 for the 4th year in a row this season?

[Budkin]

Just amazing.

[Mel_13]

Didn't the Heat hit something like 43-14 for the 4th year in a row this season?

39-14

[Mugen]

Hopefully it doesn't end as horribly as the previous two seasons tbh :lol

[Legacy]

We need to lose a game ASAP, tbh.

[Sybok]

Hopefully it doesn't end as horribly as the previous two seasons tbh :lol
I'll settle for a close Finals loss again over about 99.9999999% of other possible outcomes.

[Spur|n|Austin]

The Spurs pull out a new stat or record every single day. Pretty fucking awesome.

[BanditHiro]

following the pattern

1st year WCF loss

2nd year WCF win Finals loss

3rd year WCF win Finals win

[TampaDude]

following the pattern

1st year WCF loss

2nd year WCF win Finals loss

3rd year WCF win Finals win

Precisely.

[benefactor]

Sup Rummpd. Hows the Mrs?

[Budkin]

The shitty part is that this team has been so good for so long that nothing feels like an accomplishment other than winning the title.

[Sean Cagney]

Hopefully the third time is a charm.
The shitty part is that this team has been so good for so long that nothing feels like an accomplishment other than winning the title.

Sadly this is true.

[Dex]

We Spur fans are so incredibly spoiled. We have got to watch out basketball team win more games than ANY OTHER FAN since Duncan joined the ranks. We've had incredible highs, and incredible lows, and in hindsight, it's a team and an experience we will carry with us forever and tell our kids about many years from now when the Spurs are going whatever it is they are doing at that point.

[HI-FI]

Hopefully it doesn't end as horribly as the previous two seasons tbh :lol

:lol
hopefully third time is the charm.

[ElNono]

We Spur fans are so incredibly spoiled. We have got to watch out basketball team win more games than ANY OTHER FAN since Duncan joined the ranks. We've had incredible highs, and incredible lows, and in hindsight, it's a team and an experience we will carry with us forever and tell our kids about many years from now when the Spurs are going whatever it is they are doing at that point.

No doubt. Time to soak in while they're still around playing great every night.

[Sean Cagney]

No doubt. Time to soak in while they're still around playing great every night.

AMEN! I am going to watch every single playoff game I can this year and soak it all in! This is our last run IMO and I will enjoy it fully win or lose! I will miss this team when they are gone.

[spurraider21]

This is our last run IMO
i've been hearing this since i hit puberty, tbh

[shorttotry]

I feel blessed to be a Spurs fan.... Greatest franchise ever, tbh.

[Skull-1]

Third year in a row without a ring (among more).

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

We Spur fans are so incredibly spoiled. We have got to watch out basketball team win more games than ANY OTHER FAN since Duncan joined the ranks. We've had incredible highs, and incredible lows, and in hindsight, it's a team and an experience we will carry with us forever and tell our kids about many years from now when the Spurs are going whatever it is they are doing at that point.

Honestly, its been since the Robinson era. Spurs fans are spoiled. The highest win franchise of any major sports team in the past 25 years. That is why it amazing me when I see so much bitching on this forum sometimes. Obviously adolescence who didn't get to enjoy all of those 25 years and the 4 championships.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

AMEN! I am going to watch every single playoff game I can this year and soak it all in! This is our last run IMO and I will enjoy it fully win or lose! I will miss this team when they are gone.

I think next year will be. I think Duncan, Manu, and Pop will be back next year no matter what happens. It has always been my premonition that all three would retire together in 2015 and get inducted into the HOF the same year.

[exstatic]

I think next year will be. I think Duncan, Manu, and Pop will be back next year no matter what happens. It has always been my premonition that all three would retire together in 2015 and get inducted into the HOF the same year.

Tony's not going to retire in 2015. Tim may well retire this year if we win it, go out like David did. This could be The Last Dance.

[Spursfanfromafar]

Tony's not going to retire in 2015. Tim may well retire this year if we win it, go out like David did. This could be The Last Dance.

I don't think Timmy will retire even if the Spurs win 5. Last season after the Finals, when he was asked a question about retirement, he said he had a contract to play through. I suspect he will atleast play one more year before even deciding to retire.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

Tony's not going to retire in 2015. Tim may well retire this year if we win it, go out like David did. This could be The Last Dance.

Not Tony, but Pop. I just think Pop, Manu, and Tim will all retire after next season when I believe, all three of their contracts expire. So we this year and next year to enjoy a championship caliber team.

[Dex]

I don't think Timmy will retire even if the Spurs win 5. Last season after the Finals, when he was asked a question about retirement, he said he had a contract to play through. I suspect he will atleast play one more year before even deciding to retire.

He's got a Players Option next season, which I'm sure was built into his contract for good reason. Duncan gave himself that safety valve, in case the wheels were starting to fall off. Honestly, the way the rest of this season plays out will likely dictate whether Duncan opts out or not next year.

If the Spurs lose in heartbreaking fashion again, will it break his resolve? Or will it fuel him to come back and give it one more shot? From what we've seen from Duncan historically, I'd be inclined to believe the latter.

If the Spurs get their asses handed to them somehow, Duncan is probably gone.

If the Spurs win the championship, will Duncan want to come back for the repeat he never got, or will he follow DRob's footsteps and retire into the golden sunset? Seems like a coin flip to me, tbh.

[Spursfanfromafar]

He's got a Players Option next season, which I'm sure was built into his contract for good reason. Duncan gave himself that safety valve, in case the wheels were starting to fall off. Honestly, the way the rest of this season plays out will likely dictate whether Duncan opts out or not next year.

If the Spurs lose in heartbreaking fashion again, will it break his resolve? Or will it fuel him to come back and give it one more shot? From what we've seen from Duncan historically, I'd be inclined to believe the latter.

If the Spurs get their asses handed to them somehow, Duncan is probably gone.

If the Spurs win the championship, will Duncan want to come back for the repeat he never got, or will he follow DRob's footsteps and retire into the golden sunset? Seems like a coin flip to me, tbh.

Fair enough. But I think the likelihood of his coming back is higher because he is in very good playing form, unlike the Admiral, who was too hobbled due to his back at the end of his career.

I see Duncan trying to emulate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and play a couple more years, provided he maintains his high level of play.

[Dex]

Fair enough. But I think the likelihood of his coming back is higher because he is in very good playing form, unlike the Admiral, who was too hobbled due to his back at the end of his career.

I see Duncan trying to emulate Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and play a couple more years, provided he maintains his high level of play.

I agree with you there. If Duncan was worried about his body's ability to play the game at this age, or his ability to perform at a high level...well, then he is obviously proving to himself what he can still do.

Then again, we don't know the aches and pains Duncan goes home with at the end of the day.

[Sean Cagney]

i've been hearing this since i hit puberty, tbh

Well it will happen one day sooner rather than later.

[Sean Cagney]

I think next year will be. I think Duncan, Manu, and Pop will be back next year no matter what happens. It has always been my premonition that all three would retire together in 2015 and get inducted into the HOF the same year.

That would be great!

[KaiRMD1]

The shitty part is that this team has been so good for so long that nothing feels like an accomplishment other than winning the title.

:toast As true as anything else ol' sport

[Arcadian]

following the pattern

1st year WCF loss

2nd year WCF win Finals loss

3rd year WCF win Finals win

Yep...it's an upward trajectory culminating in #5

[heyheymymy]

one more ride for the legends