Pretty safe to say...

[Caltex2]

This is not the best team of all-time, regeardless of what happens from here on out. They'll have the single season record but they're more like the Celtics in '08 than the '96 Bulls. Not bad company either way, as they both rang. Let's see if they hold on.

[HarlemHeat37]

The Warriors pre-Curry injury were the greatest team of all-time, tbh..

When your best player is playing on one leg, obviously there will be slippage..

[K...]

remember 2014? spurs dropped a game before 3 more beat downs. You don't make these kind of threads after just one game. Cavs haven't shown anything today that makes me say, oh yeah they are better.

[lefty]

The Warriors pre-Curry injury were the greatest team of all-time, tbh..

When your best player is playing on one leg, obviously there will be slippage..

Excuses. ...

[TampaDude]

remember 2014? spurs dropped a game before 3 more beat downs. You don't make these kind of threads after just one game. Cavs haven't shown anything today that makes me say, oh yeah they are better.

^this

Dubs just droppin' this game so they can hoist the :lobt2: in front of their home crowd.

[spursistan]

no homer, but Spurs played far superior playoff ball in 2014, IMO..

[JamStone]

Both losses the 96 Bulls had in those finals were by double digits, including a 20 point loss.

[TampaDude]

no homer, but Spurs played far superior playoff ball in 2014, IMO..

Oh, no argument there. The Spurs in Games 3, 4, and 5 of the 2014 Finals entertained us with some of the greatest basketball ever played. What a beatdown! :hat

[AlexJones]

^this

Dubs just droppin' this game so they can hoist the :lobt2: in front of their home crowd.

Just like how it was a short series for the San Jose Sharks!

[spursreport]

Both losses the 96 Bulls had in those finals were by double digits, including a 20 point loss.

They were also blown out in games 3/4 to OKC, and needed OKC to play conservative ball in order to win game 6 and the series. The GOAT type of team doesn't get punked around like that and go down 3-1 and need that kind of luck in an elimination game OR EVEN BE IN AN ELIMINATION GAME AT ALL! The Warriors should have gone 16-1/16-0 and dominate the entire postseason. The GOAT team doesn't fail to win a game 3 in every series of the playoffs that year either.

[daslicer]

Both losses the 96 Bulls had in those finals were by double digits, including a 20 point loss.

That is true but the Bulls only had 3 losses during the '96 playoffs while the Warriors have 6 losses.

[AlexJones]

p-p-p-please notice my Spurs guise! Please!

[spursreport]

That is true but the Bulls only had 3 losses during the '96 playoffs while the Warriors have 6 losses.

The Warriors have also been blown out 3 times with Curry in the lineup these past 2 rounds. The Bulls were only blown out 1 time during their 96 run.

[TampaDude]

Just like how it was a short series for the San Jose Sharks!

Yeah, I was totally wrong about the Sharks. They were the hot team, but their balls shrank in the SCF. I hate the Pens, but they are the better team in this series.

As an aside, this will be the first time they close it out at home in 4 tries. Bizarro.

[TDMVPDPOY]

they are not the best team of all time considering the fact they finish the rs only a few g ames ahead of the spurs

hence td took 2-3 weeks off and never recovered the first half of season form to close out the 2nd half and it went downhill for him in the playoffs

the gap couldve been closer if pop didnt play around with his roster


this season is like the season 12/13 when heat put on a 25 winning streak in the 2nd half of the season while the spurs also had a 19 game winning streak, all talk was on the heat, but the spurs handled their shit out west like a boss untill some pos decided other things in the finals

[spursistan]

they have now twice as many playoff losses as the 1996 Bulls while getting destroyed in 3 of them by +22...

[LkrFan]

This is not the best team of all-time, regeardless of what happens from here on out. They'll have the single season record but they're more like the Celtics in '08 than the '96 Bulls. Not bad company either way, as they both rang. Let's see if they hold on.

R:lolckette Fans

[Clipper Nation]

Curry needs to give back those MVPs he stole from LeBron, tbh.

:lol Warriors
:lol "GOAT Team"
:lol "Lightyears ahead of the rest of the league"
:lol Curry
:lol Fake-ass "MVP"
:lol Gaymond
:lol Faggot

[Capt Bringdown]

Cavs haven't shown anything today that makes me say, oh yeah they are better.

Both teams are clown-ball shite. Take away the 3 and ya got nothing...NOTHING.

[StrengthAndHonor]

Curry needs to give back those MVPs he stole from LeBron, tbh.

:lol Warriors
:lol "GOAT Team"
:lol "Lightyears ahead of the rest of the league"
:lol Curry
:lol Fake-ass "MVP"
:lol Gaymond
:lol Faggot

[SpursDynasty]

The Warriors have been weakened by the OKC series, I think that series brought their confidence down a lot. Curry averaging 16 ppg in the Finals, Thompson averaging 12 ppg in the Finals. Pretty weak.

[hater]

I already called nobody is beating the cavs before the season.

No surprises here tbh. I already knew this scenario a year ago...

[TampaDude]

I already called nobody is beating the cavs before the season.

No surprises here tbh. I already knew this scenario a year ago...

Cavs have no chance to win this series...NONE.

[Mikeanaro]

I already called nobody is beating the cavs before the season.

No surprises here tbh. I already knew this scenario a year ago...

You just fucked the Cavs.

[Fabbs]

This is not the best team of all-time, regeardless of what happens from here on out. They'll have the single season record but they're more like the Celtics in '08 than the '96 Bulls. Not bad company either way, as they both rang. Let's see if they hold on.
Very safe to say.
2014 Spurs, many other teams rip them a new one.

Farking 47 basketball I.Q. Westbrook and Durant were a hair away and only by beating themselves are we having to watch Golden Phags.

[Capt Bringdown]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DdfcXWIN7U

[Kawhitstorm]

The Warriors pre-Curry injury were the greatest team of all-time, tbh..

When your best player is playing on one leg, obviously there will be slippage..

You mean like MVPorker in the 2014 playoffs.:lol

Excuse, excuse, excuses.......:rolleyes

[Kawhitstorm]

they have now twice as many playoff losses as the 1996 Bulls while getting destroyed in 3 of them by +22...

They are more like the '92 Bulls than the '96 version:


Record: 67-15, Finished 1st in NBA (http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1992.html) Central Division (Schedule and Results (http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1992_games.html))
Coach: Phil Jackson (http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/jacksph01c.html) (67-15)PTS/G: 109.9 (5th of 27) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 99.5 (3rd of 27)
SRS (http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/glossary.html#srs): 10.07 (1st of 27) ▪ Pace (http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/glossary.html#pace): 94.4 (22nd of 27)
Off Rtg (http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/glossary.html#off_rtg): 115.5 (1st of 27) ▪ Def Rtg (http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/glossary.html#def_rtg): 104.5 (4th of 27)
Expected W-L (http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/glossary.html#wins_pyth): 66-16 (1st of 27)Arena: Chicago Stadium ▪ Attendance: 759,980 (5th of 27)NBA 1992 Playoffs (http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1992.html):
Won NBA Finals (4-2) versus Portland Trail Blazers (http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/1992.html) (Series Stats (http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1992-nba-finals-trail-blazers-vs-bulls.html))
Won NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-2) versus Cleveland Cavaliers (http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1992.html) (Series Stats (http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1992-nba-eastern-conference-finals-cavaliers-vs-bulls.html))
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus New York Knicks (http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1992.html) (Series Stats (http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1992-nba-eastern-conference-semifinals-knicks-vs-bulls.html))
Won NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-0) versus Miami Heat (http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIA/1992.html) (Series Stats (http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1992-nba-eastern-conference-first-round-heat-vs-bulls.html))

Record: 73-9, 1st in NBA (http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2016.html) Pacific Division (Schedule and Results (http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/GSW/2016_games.html))
Coach: Steve Kerr (http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/kerrst01c.html) (73-9)PTS/G: 114.9 (1st of 30) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 104.1 (19th of 30)
SRS (http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/glossary.html#srs): 10.38 (1st of 30) ▪ Pace (http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/glossary.html#pace): 99.3 (2nd of 30)
Off Rtg (http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/glossary.html#off_rtg): 114.5 (1st of 30) ▪ Def Rtg (http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/glossary.html#def_rtg): 103.8 (5th of 30)
Expected W-L (http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/glossary.html#wins_pyth): 65-17 (2nd of 30)Arena: Oracle Arena ▪ Attendance: 803,436 (7th of 30)NBA 2016 Playoffs (http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2016.html):
Winning NBA Finals (2-0) versus Cleveland Cavaliers (http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/2016.html) (Series Stats (http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_2016_finals_CLE-GSW.html))
Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-3) versus Oklahoma City Thunder (http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/OKC/2016.html) (Series Stats (http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2016-nba-western-conference-finals-thunder-vs-warriors.html))
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Portland Trail Blazers (http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/2016.html) (Series Stats (http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2016-nba-western-conference-semifinals-trail-blazers-vs-warriors.html))
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (4-1) versus Houston Rockets (http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2016.html) (Series Stats (http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2016-nba-western-conference-first-round-rockets-vs-warriors.html))

[Molotov]

they have now twice as many playoff losses as the 1996 Bulls while getting destroyed in 3 of them by +22...


Co sign

[Caltex2]

remember 2014? spurs dropped a game before 3 more beat downs. You don't make these kind of threads after just one game. Cavs haven't shown anything today that makes me say, oh yeah they are better.

What about when they were down 3-1 to a team not named the Spurs (the only team with a record similar to theirs)? No matter which way you look at it, they aren't the best team of all-time, though they are up there.


Both losses the 96 Bulls had in those finals were by double digits, including a 20 point loss.

After the series was already over. Plus, they lost to a team that, as historic as the Bulls' season was, only lost 8 fewer games. The Sonics would have had the best record in the league most years in NBA history.

[99 Problems]

Excuses. ...

Yer regular season maybe. Not sold on the one leg thing either, his second chance to be playoff superstar and it's not workin as yet tbh.

[K...]

Casual fans overreact to single games.......

[HarlemHeat37]

Honestly, my trolling answer from earlier aside, they've had a comically easy run in the past 2 playoffs, tbh..

During this year's run, the highest-ranked defense they went up against has been the 10th ranked Cavs:lol

To be fair, historically great teams generally face shitty competition, which is typically the reason a team will look so dominant in relation to the others..nobody will remember the Warriors competition, though, they will only cite the wins and rings, and rightfully so, that's sports..

[Caltex2]

Casual fans overreact to single games.......

Please, I'm here saying the same thing, they've almost lost as many games in the playoffs as they did the entire regular season. They lost a game to the Rockets :lol, Steph Curry or not (they proved they can be just fine without him) when the Rockets tried their best to give it away. They lost a game to the Blazers after getting them as a gift over the injured Clippers. The Thunder choked, which is the only reason they're still playing (and not just because they were up 3-1, they should have won Game 6).

They will have zero sweeps and I know Steph being injured is a factor but this is not the best team of all-time. They're probably in the top 15 though.

[K...]

Please, I'm here saying the same thing, they've almost lost as many games in the playoffs as they did the entire regular season. They lost a game to the Rockets :lol, Steph Curry or not (they proved they can be just fine without him) when the Rockets tried their best to give it away. They lost a game to the Blazers after getting them as a gift over the injured Clippers. The Thunder choked, which is the only reason they're still playing (and not just because they were up 3-1, they should have won Game 6).

They will have zero sweeps and I know Steph being injured is a factor but this is not the best team of all-time. They're probably in the top 15 though.

So not all time great, but best of this season and on par with 2014 spurs. Today's nba and all that.

[baseline bum]

Honestly, my trolling answer from earlier aside, they've had a comically easy run in the past 2 playoffs, tbh..

During this year's run, the highest-ranked defense they went up against has been the 10th ranked Cavs:lol

To be fair, historically great teams generally face shitty competition, which is typically the reason a team will look so dominant in relation to the others..nobody will remember the Warriors competition, though, they will only cite the wins and rings, and rightfully so, that's sports..

No one thinks the 67 win 2000 Lakers were better than the 56 win 2001 Lakers. Going down 3-1 to OKC ended any reasonable talk of this Warriors team being one of the all-time greats.

[Thread]

No one thinks the 67 win 2000 Lakers were better than the 56 win 2001 Lakers. Going down 3-1 to OKC ended any reasonable talk of this Warriors team being one of the all-time greats.

bum, the sorehead loser.

[Kim Jong-il]

bum, the sorehead loser.
But he didn't lose to a bunch of zipperheads who took time off from the rice paddies to beat the shit out of a bunch of Americans too stupid to figure out how to avoid getting drafted.

[Thread]

But he didn't lose to a bunch of zipperheads who took time off from the rice paddies to beat the shit out of a bunch of Americans too stupid to figure out how to avoid getting drafted.

Nonetheless, he's a sorehead loser.

[baseline bum]

bum, the sorehead loser.

You have no room, you won 17 games.

[Thread]

You have no room, you won 17 games.

True, but, at least I ain't bitter over it. You get beat by OKC in Texas and you're grudging State their onions. That's the epitome of the sorehead loser.

[Kim Jong-il]

Nonetheless, he's a sorehead loser.
And you disgraced America by losing to a bunch of illiterate zipperheads.

[baseline bum]

True, but, at least I ain't bitter over it. You get beat by OKC in Texas and you're grudging State their onions. That's the epitome of the sorehead loser.

You're the definition of bitter, Dale. Shining shoes for six years now with no end in sight.

[Splits]

True, but, at least I ain't bitter over it. You get beat by OKC in Texas and you're grudging State their onions. That's the epitome of the sorehead loser.

Thoughts on James Earl Ray?

[Thread]

Thoughts on James Earl Ray?

They were selling your shit.

[Thread]

You're the definition of bitter, Dale. Shining shoes for six years now with no end in sight.

They were selling your shit.

[baseline bum]

They were selling your shit.

What was more embarrassing? When you rushed the floor for Jordan ringing in your building or when you threw the parade for losing to Jordan in 93?

[DMC]

I think a lot of people here never actually watched the 72 win Bulls play in the RS or playoffs, they just watched highlight reels. That's why you keep reading these stupid takes about how great they were. It was shit basketball with one good player between both teams.

[Caltex2]

I watched them, so there goes that. I still remember how highly anticipated the Rockets-Bulls games were that season. They were poetry in motion and a thrill to watch.

[Thread]

What was more embarrassing? When you rushed the floor for Jordan ringing in your building or when you threw the parade for losing to Jordan in 93?

The parade by default. We never rushed the floor.

[baseline bum]

The parade by default. We never rushed the floor.

I watched you rush the floor, you can't talk your way out of that shit.

[Thread]

I watched you rush the floor, you can't talk your way out of that shit.

They were selling your shit.

[baseline bum]

They were selling your shit.

You rushed the floor for Jordan when he rang in your building. I spit on you.

http://i.imgur.com/J0Z5dcN.jpg

[Thread]

You rushed the floor for Jordan when he rang in your building. I spit on you.

http://i.imgur.com/J0Z5dcN.jpg

They were selling your shit.

[baseline bum]

They were selling your shit.

You rushed the floor for Jordan when he rang in your building. I spit on you.

http://i.imgur.com/J0Z5dcN.jpg

[Caltex2]

[Talking about the OP]

Done deal, injuries or not...

[spursistan]

only 15-7 in the playoffs..

[spursistan]

leave the 1996 Bulls aside, 2014 Spurs had only 1 playoffs loss by 15 or more (Game 2 vs Mavs)...these Warriors have already been whipped by +15 4 times :lol

[ViceCity86]

Thy greatest team ever? That ship has sailed.

Can they even be one of the greatest teams?

[spursistan]

nah..true, they're banged up, but their regular season game doesn't translate with the same dominance in the playoffs despite facing pretty average competition in both 2015/2016..73-9 to 15-8..

[poeticism707]

You're the definition of bitter, Dale. Shining shoes for six years now with no end in sight.

:rollin :rollin :rollin

[Thread]

:rollin :rollin :rollin

They were selling your shit.