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1999 by far.
LOL, I had 99,07,03,05 as my order last year.
Must have been championship hangover.
1999 by far.
i'd say
2005 - The Spurs took out the defending champs that year. They didnt have enough talent: Parker wasnt in his prime. Udrih sucked. Nazr/Rasho werent that great. Barry had played back-up PG. And they won that year. I think Manu really made a case to win finals MVP that year.
2003 - The Spurs also took out the defending champs that year. They had a mix of young players and old guys. S-Jax/Manu were a killer shooting guard combo. Malik Rose was great that year. Claxton was the last decent back-up PG. Duncan was stellar that year.
1999 - It was hard to choose between 99 and 03, but i say 99 comes in third only because that was a lockout year so who knows how things would have been if the whole season was played. But the Spurs were excellent in the playoffs. they nearly swept the whole thing.
2007 - I liked this team but it wasnt the best. They really had no challenge that year except the Suns, who they own all the time. Things could have been harder if the Mavs didnt lose to the Warriors, but they did. One thing for sure is that we saw Parker evolve into a superstar that year. Manu and Tim also did great in the playoffs. Bruce was also great in the playoffs.
^ this
The 2005 Finals against the Pistons was EPIC...one of the greatest Finals EVER!
07 was the weakest by far
05 was good but it took a freak shot by horry to keep us alive
99 crominating defense, noone was beating us that year
03 was best, Duncan set the bar for superstars gunning for a championship, our defense outside and inside was amazing, but the only bad point was that dallas had us on the ropes and we got bailed out by ginobili injuring dirk. But the huge plus -- we made Raper and Fish cry like the punk ass es they are.
2005 most definitely!!!...Our defense was locking everyone down, the whole year...Then I would probably go 2003, Duncan was a ing beast that year!!!...Then I would say 1999, the same here..Duncan was a beast but not as much as in the 2003 season..And then 2007, we was basically given that series!! Lebron didn't have any help that year, so it was extremely easy to stop him..Unlike today, you double or triple him, ing Mo Williams is bombing 3's on you left and right, Sucks!!! But that is how I rank them.
I had a big long thing written, complete with math, records, and observations. Thanks to Google Chrome, I accidentally closed the browser window with that tab open. Here's a shortened version for those of you that actually read my posts.
1. 1999 - In an 82 game season, that team would have won 65 games, even after starting 6-8. That's 70 win pace, folks, which is highly rarified air.
2. 2003 - So much talent it was embarrassing. They didn't have to play more than fifteen or twenty minutes a night to beat people. If they'd played to their potential we'd be talking about them with the '99 team, simply because Duncan was so much better by that point.
3. 2007 - They were playing so well by the western finals that the only thing that could slow them down was 8 days off before the finals, and it still didn't help the Cavs win a game.
4. 2005 - Up there with the '99 team as far as discipline and effort on both ends over 48 minutes. They needed every bit of it, as their road through the playoffs was the toughest of all the teams.
congrats, now Pop is only 1-4 against Phil...you must be proud.
Of course 2003 was the best cause it's the one time you knocked off your nemesis
Any year with the Twin towers > 2004 onwards.
2003 was a great team when you look at the cast: tim, D-Rob, tony and manu.
that' true that D-Rob wasn't the 99 one, tony wasn't the 07 one and manu wasn't the 05 one. but the 03 Tim was REALLY great. and having these fourth great spurs players in the same team is great.
i just can't imagine a team with tony at his actual level, the 2005 manu, the 2003 tim and the 90's D-Rob. with the bruce of few years ago (2003-2007). oh my god, that would be awesome.
1)2005
2)2003
3)2007
4)1999
Agreed.
I'd rank them:
2003
1999
2005
2007
But 2005 was my favorite.
My favorite championship Spurs team will be the team of 2009.
1999 is the best without question for me..having Duncan and Robinson down low on both sides of the floor is just disgusting..
2007 was the worst IMO..it was definitely a great team, but not as good as the others..
2005 was very good as well..the fact that we managed to beat a great Pistons team with a hobbled Duncan in the finals, speaks volumes on how solid the rest of the team was..
2003 was the most youthful and athletic team we've had..it was an easier road than '99 and 2005 though..the key to that team was the fact that Duncan was easily the best player in the NBA at the time, and had one of the greatest individual seasons in NBA history..
03 was best, even though they underachieved. But so much talent.
99 was good but under different rules. I still like them.
05 had it's pieces.
07 was least credible. They lucked out by avoiding Dallas, and then didn't have too much trouble with an unready Utah team and an overmatched incredibly thin Cavs team.
07's success unfortunatley laid the path for some unfortunate personnel moves to keep guys that shouldn't have been retained (like Oberto) and to reject Scola.
1. '99 - Do you guys remember how suffocating that defense was? I remember that teams had to change there plays because nobody was able to get into the paint with us.
2. '03 - Team was highly talented. Manu and Sjax we had balls of steel.
3. '05 - Good time I actually believe we were better in '04 even though we didnt win it.
4. '07 - 100% the weakest of the bunch. Seems like the league around us was just weaker.
The '04 team is the one that really should have repeated. If they get anything whatsoever out of Turkoglu, they win that LA series in 5. I'm not sure if they beat Detroit in the Finals, but they'd have a great shot. That team was hot going into the playoffs and played incredible defense, but they got beat by Phil Jackson's pack the lane and dare everyone to shoot gimmick defense. I remember Tex Winters saying something to the effect that he was shocked they beat the Spurs in '04.
Anybody that puts the '99 team below second either wasn't a fan back then or doesn't remember how good they were.
I am convinced that 2006 would have been my favorite championship if we'd beaten Dallas, because we would have owned Phoenix again and Bowen would've locked down Wade. And Wade was the only reason Miami won that year. But you see it in every sport's playoffs, if a team gets down in a series (or down by a lot of points in single elimination playoffs) and they end up coming back to win... there's no stopping that kind of momentum.
I have absolutely no doubt that we would have won the le in 2006..we were the best team that year..I bet Manu still has nightmares about it..
they were all great teams BECAUSE they gelled at the right time, except perhaps the '05 team who were focused because of the '04 season, but my favorite was the '03 team. Had the '03 team stayed intact minus David you could argue a 4 peat for the Spurs was highly likely. Duncan, Manu, Parker, Bowen and Jack were the mainstays surrounded by Horry, Barry, Nazr, Rasho, some pg and other role players but the core was set and gelled.
LOL 10 year old laker fan. Did daddy buy you a basketball for your 10th birthday? Cuz for us normal adults, we remember sweeping your team of rapists in 1999, fish er. It's cool though. Bump this thread the next time you beat us in a series and make our boring superstar cry like a little spoiled coatrider. Bump it. Okay?
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2003 team made the Lakers weep on their home floor and made me roar vigorously so many times with glee during action packed games. I had neve been so thrilled about basketball before. I recall we got huge plays from seemingly everybody on the team at the most opportune times. Duncan at his most dominant. 2003 made me a Spurs fan for life.
2005 we were Witnesses (to SuperManu)
1999 my 3rd year living in SA, after moving here from Japan. I was just starting to enjoy basketball, and thought it was pretty cool to be champions..
2007 bleh we swept the Cavs in the Finals, TP did his thing
keep in mind the best spurs team could not be in championship years too. Since from the years you look like rating campion ships i belive 99 we were unstopable so i give it #1. below or my 1-5
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