Are the Lakers, the NBA team of the Decade?

[rascal]

EXactly! Please people stop putting up definitions of a decade like your smart and correcting stupid people, especially you kbp with your post history you can't possibly feel comfortable doing that. Can you? well maybe, it is YOU.

Like Spurscenter said the NBA season crosses into two years so fans can interpret which one season best fits their team. That's why I say for the NBA season it starts the 00-01 season and goes till the 09-10 season with the championships being given in the years ending 01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,10-like a person normally counts. Lakers fans and KBP want to say it starts in the 99-00 and goes till the 98-99 season with rings being given out in 00,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09...The reason I think its the way I say is the other ways so called first season of the decade begins in the last decade-99! You see that right? But this debate could go on forever because the NBA season covers TWO years.

Lets just agree to disagree and leave it at that. And yea who cares, but I guess I care enough to debate-most likely boredom and insomnia.

Most of the nba season is in the year the championship is won. Only 8 weeks are played in the previous year. So the year 2000 will be the first year of the new decade, 2000-2009 is the decade.

[rascal]

Its shows the competance of the spurs front office that the lakers will claim the decade even with the Spurs getting the two lucky lottery pick franchise hall of fame centers in the draft.

Lakers front office > Spurs front office

[mytespurs]

memo to spurs fans: if laker fans want to claim the team of the decade, milinuem of all time, then let them have it.

Just be proud of what our team accomplished. We have nothing to be ashamed of.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

I never had the feeling the Lakers would win again with Kobe after 2004 and those bad ref calls against the spurs. Since then, it has been pitiful again. Right until before the Gasol trade (the biggest rip-off of the decade), Kobe was saying he wanted out because he was surrounded with a bunch of losers (including Odom). He even considered moving to the Clippers.

After the stolen 2004 western semifinals and the Gasol trade, I just don't think the Lakers will win again for a long period of time and especially while Kobe is there. Call it a curse or whatever. It doesn't matter.

[Phenomanul]

Its shows the competance of the spurs front office that the lakers will claim the decade even with the Spurs getting the two lucky lottery pick franchise hall of fame centers in the draft.

Lakers front office > Spurs front office

Does "The Gasol Robbery" ring a bell???

The Lakers' current resurgence would be non-existent without that collutional move.

YOU are such an annoying poster... why don't you become a fan of another team and shower them with your endless pessimism...

[mytespurs]

I never had the feeling the Lakers would win again with Kobe after 2004 and those bad ref calls against the spurs. Since then, it has been pitiful again. Right until before the Gasol trade (the biggest rip-off of the decade), Kobe was saying he wanted out because he was surrounded with a bunch of losers (including Odom). He even considered moving to the Clippers.

After the stolen 2004 western semifinals and the Gasol trade, I just don't think the Lakers will win again for a long period of time and especially while Kobe is there. Call it a curse or whatever. It doesn't matter.

Uh, I don't know what team you've been watching but 2009 looks very much to be their year. Obtaining Gasol, ariza, bynum's continuing maturity, odom's consistency made them a better team.

I'm not a Lakers fan but I am not so biased not to see that when this team plays to their ability, they are one of the best if not the best team in the nba.

[Blackjack]

I don't really give a damn about the "Team of the Decade" argument, but lets be honest.

If you're talking about the last ten years, then yeah. The Spurs can be considered the team of the last decade. But if you're asking who is the team of the decade by usual standards? There's really no argument.

When you use the Team of the Decade moniker, it's usually for a team of the '70's, '80's, '90's, etc. So, while the Spurs can technically be called the "Team of the Decade", (as you can argue their dominance over the last ten years) if you're intellectually honest and not letting you're hatred for the rival blind you, The Lakers are the team of this decade.

The Lakers have now appeared in 6 out of 9 Finals since '00 and have 3 championships. The Lakers winning the championship this year would seal deal on the, "Team of the Decade."

Now, if the Lakers were to come up short this year, and the Spurs were to win their fourth next year?

Then the Spurs could steal that moniker.

But that's the only way I could honestly say that the Spurs are, the "Team of the Decade."

[rascal]

Does "The Gasol Robbery" ring a bell???

The Lakers' current resurgence would be non-existent without that collutional move.

YOU are such an annoying poster... why don't you become a fan of another team and shower them with your endless pessimism...

The Lakers front office pulled off the Gasol trade. Still waiting for the spurs front office to pull off a meaningful trade that lands them an impact player.

Lakers front office > Spurs front office

[IronMexican]

Lakers front office > Spurs front office

Best owner in the NBA.

[rascal]

I don't really give a damn about the "Team of the Decade" argument, but lets be honest.

If you're talking about the last ten years, then yeah. The Spurs can be considered the team of the last decade. But if you're asking who is the team of the decade by usual standards? There's really no argument.

When you use the Team of the Decade moniker, it's usually for a team of the '70's, '80's, '90's, etc. So, while the Spurs can technically be called the "Team of the Decade", (as you can argue their dominance over the last ten years) if you're intellectually honest and not letting you're hatred for the rival blind you, The Lakers are the team of this decade.

The Lakers have now appeared in 6 out of 9 Finals since '00 and have 3 championships. The Lakers winning the championship this year would seal deal on the, "Team of the Decade."

Now, if the Lakers were to come up short this year, and the Spurs were to win their fourth next year?

Then the Spurs could steal that moniker.

But that's the only way I could honestly say that the Spurs are, the "Team of the Decade."

Good post.

[ducks]

Its shows the competance of the spurs front office that the lakers will claim the decade even with the Spurs getting the two lucky lottery pick franchise hall of fame centers in the draft.

Lakers front office > Spurs front office

how long ago was it that kobe demanded out felt lied to by lakers front office
then kobe called jerry and jerry arranged the deal for gasol



jerry and kobe are tight

[ducks]

oh and it does help lakers tickets are the most expensive in the nba

[mexicanjunior]

I don't really give a damn about the "Team of the Decade" argument, but lets be honest.

If you're talking about the last ten years, then yeah. The Spurs can be considered the team of the last decade. But if you're asking who is the team of the decade by usual standards? There's really no argument.

When you use the Team of the Decade moniker, it's usually for a team of the '70's, '80's, '90's, etc. So, while the Spurs can technically be called the "Team of the Decade", (as you can argue their dominance over the last ten years) if you're intellectually honest and not letting you're hatred for the rival blind you, The Lakers are the team of this decade.

The Lakers have now appeared in 6 out of 9 Finals since '00 and have 3 championships. The Lakers winning the championship this year would seal deal on the, "Team of the Decade."

Now, if the Lakers were to come up short this year, and the Spurs were to win their fourth next year?

Then the Spurs could steal that moniker.

But that's the only way I could honestly say that the Spurs are, the "Team of the Decade."

Yep...this is pretty much the truth...

[mytespurs]

The Lakers front office pulled off the Gasol trade. Still waiting for the spurs front office to pull off a meaningful trade that lands them an impact player.

Lakers front office > Spurs front office

You could say the same of most front offices in the NBA.

The Spurs may have not pulled off a trade of major magnitude but all things considered, they haven't done too bad considering they were winners these past 8-9 years.

[rayray2k8]

Yes, but that is IF they Lakers win this years le.
But since house likes to act like a , I'll say that the spurs are undefeated
in the Finals, to where the lakers are 0-2 since their last le... Hmm I wonder
who actually has done better the last few years?

[Jace]

I hate the Lakers but they are the team of the decade, doesn't hurt they play in LA and have their history when it comes to attracting players/executives/advertisers and making money. Spurs are more impressive to me as they seem to have done nearly as much with a lot less to work with

[xellos88330]

In my eyes, championship trophies and records in the finals series are tie breakers. I am making my opinion based on playoff series played from '00-'01 season to the '08-'09 season. These are the results...

Playoff Series Played
FTL SA
'99-'00 4 1
'00-'01 4 3
'01-'02 4 2
'02-'03 2 4
'03-'04 4 2
'04-'05 0 4 (A doughnut for LA... HAHAHAHAHA!!!)
'05-'06 1 2
'06-'07 1 4
'07-'08 4 3
'08-'09 4 1

Totals 28 26

Pretty damn close if you ask me. On paper LA is the team of the decade. In the heart, everyone knows it took a rare and completely one sided trade (how it was allowed, I will never know) to bring LA back from playoff joke, to playoff contender. I am going to have to go with the Spurs as the Team of the Decade.

Another funny thing is that in order to make that many playoff appearances, the Lakers had to get to the finals 3 more times than the Spurs.

[rascal]

I hate the Lakers but they are the team of the decade, doesn't hurt they play in LA and have their history when it comes to attracting players/executives/advertisers and making money. Spurs are more impressive to me as they seem to have done nearly as much with a lot less to work with

Spurs had the lucky lottery ball bounces called Robinson and Duncan.

[SouthTexasRancher]

I didn't write the following saw it posted by a Laker fan.

Actually Spurs don't have 4 championships this decade (their first one was in 1999). Only 3 championships this decade... tied with the Lakers.

But the Lakers made it to the finals 6 times, compared to only 3 times for the Spurs this decade.

Compared to the 4 major sport in America, they are the TEAM of the DECADE.

(Tiger Woods is the individual Athlete of the Decade).



Aren't the Spurs 4 for 4 when going to the Finals?

Aren't the Lakers the ref's darlings (2001 and 2002)?


What you think?

Definition of 'decade':

dec·ade (dkd, d-kd) KEY

NOUN:

1. Any period of ten consecutive years.
2. A group or series of ten.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, a group of ten, from Old French, from Late Latin decas , decad-, from Greek dekas, from deka, ten; see dek in Indo-European roots.

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The Spurs just last week celebrated the 10 Year Anniversary of Sean Elliott's Memorial Day Miracle Shot that propelled us to a sweep of the Portland Trailblazers on our way to the 1999 NBA Championship.

Sports Illustrated, ESPN as well as coaches, GM's, owners and players of each of the Major League sports have said the Spurs are the Team of the Decade...PERIOD!!!

The main point is the Spurs won 4 Championships in less than a ten year period and NEVER lost once in a Finals. The Lakers have been there more but won ONLY 3 and LOST two. And one of those two losses came after they stacked the deck by adding Karl Malone and Gary Payton. That Laker team lost to the Detroit Pistons and the following year the Spurs beat the same Pistons team. If the Lakers beat the Orlando Magic then they will also have 4 wins in a ten year period BUT, they will still have two (2) NBA Finals Losses!!!

Yes, The San Antonio Spurs are the Team of the Decade for the 10 years from 1999 on, i.e., 1999, 2003, 2005, & 2007.

[rascal]

Give it up. Why are some spur fans still continuing with this lame argument . The lakers are the team of the decade for the 2000's. Four les from 2000 to 2009.