Heat: Biggest challenge of the Duncan era?

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05-28-2013
SupremeGuy

Re: Heat: Biggest challenge of the Duncan era?

Stern's Lakers = Stern's Heat, tbh

We not only have to play better than them, but play better decidedly; or the refs will fuck us.
05-28-2013
mercos

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It would be the biggest Finals challenge, but I think the early 2000s Lakers teams were a much tougher out. Lebron is a beast, and may go down as the best ever, but stopping him is a lot easier than stopping prime Shaq.
05-28-2013
BillMc

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Shaq/Kobe Lakers are clearly #1, then the Heat, then the Pistons, then the Mavs.
05-28-2013
thunderup

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Originally Posted by SupremeGuy

Stern's Lakers = Stern's Heat, tbh

We not only have to play better than them, but play better decidedly; or the refs will fuck us.

The cHeat are a carefully manufactured team a la the Lakers.

You'll see when the game is played. Miami is notorious for playing extra physical on the perimeter and being allowed to hack, grab, hit those who get into the paint. They're also loaded with floppers and fake tough guys. After this series, most of yall will despise the Heat for all that and rightfully so.
05-28-2013
spurraider21

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Shaq Kobe Lakers were a different animal, but based on where Tim and Manu are in their career, its probably the most daunting challenge
05-28-2013
baseline bum

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Everyone remembers how amazing OKC looked last year and Miami just went in and mopped the floor with them in 5. And now they have Ray Allen instead of James Jones and Birdman instead of Joel Anthony. I mean this will easily go down as the greatest team the Spurs have ever beat if they somehow find a way to pull off the upset.
05-28-2013
BatManu20

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Originally Posted by timvp

Yes, obviously.
05-28-2013
slick'81

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More then the 05 pistons yes

I might even go as far to say upset, miracle whatever if spurs pull this off
05-28-2013
SouthernFried

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Picking all teams in their primes, including Spurs...Miami would be probably third, behind Lakers and Detroit.

If Spurs were in their prime, I don't think this series would be that close. The only thing making this series so tuff for Spurs, is we are definetly not in our prime. Ginobli was a Playoffs Monster back then.

This could be our toughest Playoffs just for that reason.
05-28-2013
tesseractive

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Originally Posted by baseline bum

this will easily go down as the greatest team the Spurs have ever beat if they somehow find a way to pull off the upset.
05-28-2013
Darius McCrary

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This thread alone made me want to lower my Spurs Win Percentage Prediction. Ugh
05-28-2013
Darius McCrary

Re: Heat: Biggest challenge of the Duncan era?

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Originally Posted by baseline bum

Everyone remembers how amazing OKC looked last year and Miami just went in and mopped the floor with them in 5. And now they have Ray Allen instead of James Jones and Birdman instead of Joel Anthony. I mean this will easily go down as the greatest team the Spurs have ever beat if they somehow find a way to pull off the upset.

That was partly matchups, but your point remains valid.
05-28-2013
Kent_in_Atlanta

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Originally Posted by Darius McCrary

Yes, and it's not even close.

This puzzles me. The Spurs halted a Lakers team that had won 3 straight championships with Kobe and Shaq in their primes.
05-28-2013
stephen jackson

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that detroit team was so good though .
05-28-2013
TD 21

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Originally Posted by 3 Legged Dog

I know that this will be the biggest test that this blown by league/media darling Miami team has faced.

Agreed.
05-28-2013
UZER

Re: Heat: Biggest challenge of the Duncan era?

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Originally Posted by thunderup

The cHeat are a carefully manufactured team a la the Lakers.

You'll see when the game is played. Miami is notorious for playing extra physical on the perimeter and being allowed to hack, grab, hit those who get into the paint. They're also loaded with floppers and fake tough guys. After this series, most of yall will despise the Heat for all that and rightfully so.

I already despise them because of this. When the game gets tight in the fourth, the heat get away with a lot more on defense.
05-28-2013
hater

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by biggest you mean most difficult? um, yeah probably. Duncan is old and decrepit, he hardly can keep up with opposing superstars.

But if you mean, biggest as most important? no. This is Duncan's career twilight, no way you can have your most important challenge when you are about to retire.

The pistons, and lakers and shaq were most definitely Duncan's most important challenges in his career.
05-28-2013
Phenomanul

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Originally Posted by SupremeGuy

Stern's Lakers = Stern's Heat, tbh

We not only have to play better than them, but play better decidedly; or the refs will fuck us.

I had a dream where Stern had to force a fake smile as he handed Duncan and Popovich their 5th Larry O'Brien Trophy... Pop then said in front of the entire NBA-world... "resting my guys over the course of the season sure paid off dividends... you can't really place a price tag on something like that... 250K, 500K, 1MM? It's priceless TBH..."

The dialogue went something like that... (recollection of the sequencing of dream is no easy matter... LOL)...
05-28-2013
Phenomanul

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To answer the poll OP question... yes, only because it would be Duncan's first Finals series without HCA.
05-28-2013
Phenomanul

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And the obvious age factor...
05-28-2013
look_at_g_shred

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Originally Posted by Phenomanul

I had a dream where Stern had to force a fake smile as he handed Duncan and Popovich their 5th Larry O'Brien Trophy... Pop then said in front of the entire NBA-world... "resting my guys over the course of the season sure paid off dividends... you can't really place a price tag on something like that... 250K, 500K, 1MM? It's priceless TBH..."

The dialogue went something like that... (recollection of the sequencing of dream is no easy matter... LOL)...

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao the tbh though... :lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao
05-28-2013
Spurs and Mavs fan

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If the Spurs had gotten past the Lakers in 2001 and 2002, I'm quite sure they would have crushed the 76ers and Nets in the Finals.
05-28-2013
Sec24Row7

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00-01 lakers were the biggest challenge and it's not really even close.
05-28-2013
Seventyniner

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Maybe the poll should read "If the Spurs beat the Heat, will it be the best team they've ever beaten?"
05-28-2013
ShoogarBear

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Originally Posted by tim_duncan_fan

Who says we're playing the Heat though?

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