history isn't on our side for a repeat

[td4mvp3]

even putting aside the spurs' struggle defending the championship the year after they win it all, i think only the celtics have won a title after sweeping their opponent for a championship.

[Jimcs50]

even putting aside the spurs' struggle defending the championship the year after they win it all, i think only the celtics have won a title after sweeping their opponent for a championship.

We need to figure out a way to convince the Spurs that it is 2009 next year.

[Avitus1]

Hypnotism

[ATXSPUR]

In other news...bears take craps in the woods.

But here is the key.

1. No Lakers (like in 04)
2. Healhy duncan (unlike 06 and 00)
3. Mavs still choke.
4. Suns still dont play defense.

[td4mvp3]

In other news...bears take craps in the woods.

But here is the key.

1. No Lakers (like in 04)
2. Healhy duncan (unlike 06 and 00)
3. Mavs still choke.
4. Suns still dont play defense.

1. i give you that, but utah, golden state, nuggets and pistons are no pushovers
2. you point to two examples to how easily this changes
3. they didn't in game 7 last year
4. everyone was impressed by the suns' d this year and we weren't exactly killing their offense.

[Roxsfan]

even putting aside the spurs' struggle defending the championship the year after they win it all, i think only the celtics have won a title after sweeping their opponent for a championship.

1989-90 Detroit Pistons def. Portland Trail Blazers 4-1



1988-89 Detroit Pistons def. Los Angeles Lakers 4-0

[ChumpDumper]

Nothing is written.

[samikeyp]

There's a first time for everything.

Why not now?

[td4mvp3]

1989-90 Detroit Pistons def. Portland Trail Blazers 4-1



1988-89 Detroit Pistons def. Los Angeles Lakers 4-0
stand corrected, thought the bulls won in 90.

[HJNTX]

I'm not worried about history.. We have the team inplace that can and should win another NBA Championship next season ...

[Russ]

even putting aside the spurs' struggle defending the championship the year after they win it all, i think only the celtics have won a title after sweeping their opponent for a championship.
That stat only applies to legitimate sweeps, though. This was an asterisk sweep, Cleveland was cheated out of at least one game by the league.

[SouthernFried]

Didn't we break a few history firsts this year?

[Russ]

Didn't we break a few history firsts this year?
Until this year, the Spurs had never won the title without winning their division.

[Brutalis]

stand corrected, thought the bulls won in 90.
90-91 bulls
91-92 bulls
92-93 bulls
93-94 rockets
94-95 rockets
95-96 bulls
96-97 bulls
97-98 bulls
98-99 spurs
99-00 lakers
00-01 lakers
01-02 lakers
02-03 spurs
03-04 pistons
04-05 spurs
05-06 heat
06-07 spurs

come on memory!

[td4mvp3]

90-91 bulls
91-92 bulls
92-93 bulls
93-94 rockets
94-95 rockets
95-96 bulls
96-97 bulls
97-98 bulls
98-99 spurs
99-00 lakers
00-01 lakers
01-02 lakers
02-03 spurs
03-04 pistons
04-05 spurs
05-06 heat
06-07 spurs

come on memory!
the only team i remember sweeping from that list are the 01-02 lakers, and that team lost the next year. all of which is kinda my point.

[Strike]

That stat only applies to legitimate sweeps, though. This was an asterisk sweep, Cleveland was cheated out of at least one game by the league.

:huh

I really hope that was an attempt at sarcasm

[Roxsfan]

a sweep is a sweep is a sweep.

After Hakeem the Dream (2rings) and the Roxs swept Shaq(then 0 rings) and the Magic in 94-95...Shaq cried..but now he has 4 rings(dble that of dream)....So that means Lebron will go on to win 8 rings...double that of TD..all that will start in say 6 years from now. :smokin :madrun :rolleyes :elephant :clap

http://www.famousmuslims.com/hakeem_files/image004.jpg

http://images.usatoday.com/sports/gallery/hakeem/shaq.jpg




I keed, I keed

[FromWayDowntown]

It's not just the Pistons who accomplished it, either:

1959 Boston Celtics d. Minneapolis Lakers, 4-0
1960 Boston Celtics d. St. Louis Hawks, 4-3

[Tippecanoe]

im kinda worried how the spurs vets are gonna be like next year. i keep thinking about miami. after they won it in 06, it seemed like a lot of their vets who signed w/ miami just to win a championship became satisfied with that one championship and just stopped playing. plz dont suck barry, finley, vaughn, plz dont suck

[Roxsfan]

It's not just the Pistons who accomplished it, either:

1959 Boston Celtics d. Minneapolis Lakers, 4-0
1960 Boston Celtics d. St. Louis Hawks, 4-3

Yeah, the op mentioned that in his first post...hell the fawk o.


even putting aside the spurs' struggle defending the championship the year after they win it all, i think only the celtics have won a title after sweeping their opponent for a championship.

[Vito Corleone]

After every championship, SA players would head out and do international competition, this is huge because it only gave them about a month of rest before the next season. The next year was always marred by fatigue, turned anckles and such.

The difference now is that none of our players will partisipate in international competition and will have much more rest going into next season.

This is our year to repeat.