Re: D'Antoni: 'We're going to bust them'
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boutons_
In 03, Sonics were down 0-3 to Mavs, tied it 3-3, but Mavs got Game7.
I think the 03 Mavs were been the best of the 03 - 08 Mavs. Bobby Jackson and NVE raining 3Gs was terrrifying.
That was the Blazers, not the Sonics. And Bobby Jackson never played for the Mavs (or the Sonics or Blazers).
As to the series at hand, though -- I've been thinking, though, that if there's a Spurs team that might lose 4-of-5, this might just be the one. They were so inconsistent down the stretch and played so poorly in 2nd halves on the road against good teams in the latter portions of the season. I think that until proven otherwise, there have to be some legitimate questions about whether this team has the same ability to put teams away that past Spurs teams had. I don't know that it's imperative that they get 1 this weekend, but I think it's important that they not give the Suns any hope while, at the same time, not allowing any doubts to creep into their own heads.
I do think that this team is so much physically and mentally tougher than the group that suffered the backdoor sweep to LA in 2004 and I think that benefits them in terms of dealing with this situation.
I just think this thing is a very long way from over.
Re: D'Antoni: 'We're going to bust them'
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Originally Posted by
DazedAndConfused
It's hilarious, sad, and pathetic that D'Antoni's solution to their 3rd quarter woes is to hoist it up more and shoot more shots. The reason they lost Game 1 and Game 2 was entirely on the defensive end. If Parker and Manu can get layups whenever they want they the Suns are going to get swept.
Kenny Smith said it best on TNT last night. PHX gives up too many easy baskets, so even if they are up 10 or 20 you know you can always get back into the game.
It used to be said that no lead was safe when playing the Suns. It is still true but the shoe is on the other foot. The Suns must totally dominate and out-hustle the Spurs in every other phase of the game if they are going to give Parker and Ginobili 3 or 4 layups and miss 6 or 7 free throws down the stretch. It ain't rocket science.
Re: D'Antoni: 'We're going to bust them'
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Originally Posted by
lakaluva
We went to the championship 4 years straight in this decade.
Calendars in LA must go 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004.
Re: D'Antoni: 'We're going to bust them'
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Originally Posted by
FromWayDowntown
Calendars in LA must go 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004.
:lmao
Re: D'Antoni: 'We're going to bust them'
SAS has only been good as a franchise since they drafted Tim Duncan. They sucked before he got there and they will suck after he leaves.
LAL OTOH has pretty much won in every decade with all sorts of different teams. They will always be a powerhouse in the NBA much like the Yankees and Patriots are in their respective sports. Unless the Spurs hit the jackpot again and land another Duncan they will probably fade back into obscurity. As it stands now they can't even sell out playoff games.
Re: D'Antoni: 'We're going to bust them'
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Originally Posted by
DazedAndConfused
SAS has only been good as a franchise since they drafted Tim Duncan. They sucked before he got there and they will suck after he leaves.
LAL OTOH has pretty much won in every decade with all sorts of different teams. They will always be a powerhouse in the NBA much like the Yankees and Patriots are in their respective sports. Unless the Spurs hit the jackpot again and land another Duncan they will probably fade back into obscurity. As it stands now they can't even sell out playoff games.
That's not really true, although the fact that fans perceive things that way doesn't seem to account for facts.
Since the merger, the Spurs have the 2nd best winning percentage in the association and are tied with LA for the most division titles in that time period. More significantly, the Spurs are also in the top 5, since the merger, in playoff wins, playoff series wins, and playoff winning percentage.
The Spurs didn't reach the pinnacle until 1999, obviously, but they've played in conference finals in 1979, 1982, 1983, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, and 2007. The 9 appearances at that level have been topped, since the merger, only by the Lakers and Pistons (the Celtics also have 9).
I'm not, by any means, comparing the Spurs' history to that of the Lakers, but it's not as if the Spurs have suddenly found some ability to compete that never existed before 1997.
Re: D'Antoni: 'We're going to bust them'
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lakaluva
You know exactly what I meant azzhole... we have won three out of four titles in this decade... the Spurs franchise dont even compare to the Lakers. There are only two great franchises in the history of the sport, and thats Lakers and Celtics... Spurs are not even on the map. We will send you new comers packing this year and you guys can go back to picking corn or whatever they do in Texas for fun besides fuccing goats.:rollin
I'm sorry -- you said you "went to the championship 4 straight years this decade." I just questioned your ability to count; I have no idea how the gap for 2002 and 2004 makes those appearances "consecutive." And it seemed particularly odd to make that claim on a Spurs' board, since the Spurs are the group that made sure it wasn't 4 consecutive years.
What's with the hostility towards the Spurs anyway? It's not as if any reasonable poster here is trying to compare the Spurs' history to the Lakers'. Not all franchises are blessed with good fortune that the Lakers have enjoyed in landing great players and not all franchises have the market advantages that exist in LA. We can enjoy the second-tier historical success of our franchise without diminishing the accomplishments of yours -- unless you're really insecure about LA's place in the basketball world or something, which would be completely stupid.
Re: D'Antoni: 'We're going to bust them'
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Originally Posted by
DazedAndConfused
SAS has only been good as a franchise since they drafted Tim Duncan. They sucked before he got there and they will suck after he leaves.
:lmao
Yea, ok.
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WayDownTown, these posters aren't worth the trouble, man. Their whole purpose on this forum is to stir us all up by talking shit about the Spurs.
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It's funny to say that the Patriots are some sort of enduring powerhouse franchise in football, given that they hadn't won a title before January of 2002. Granted, they have appeared in 6 Super Bowls since 1986, but they've also had some ridiculously bad years along the way, including a stretch of 26 years with only 6 playoff appearances.
Pretty tough to argue that the Patriots have some sort of longer legacy as a great franchise than the Spurs do.
Re: D'Antoni: 'We're going to bust them'
KFC and lakaluva, why don't you get your cocksucking faggot asses to the nearest Laker forum. Nobody on this forum gives a crap about your franchise. Go join the Kobe circle jerk on LG.
Re: D'Antoni: 'We're going to bust them'
Calm down guys, we're just fucking around with you with this titles talk. It's all in fun.
Re: D'Antoni: 'We're going to bust them'
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lakaluva
The post by the other guy with all his statistics are irrelevent. Lakers dont even count division titles or WCT's, or how many times we got beat in the Western Conference Championship game. I am actually pulling or the Spurs just to get the rival going again.:toast
Yeah, that was me, too.
