We'll feel heart wrenching moments but in the end they will repeat as Champs

[Koolaid_Man]

"Recent history will always remember the Lakers more fondly than the Spurs, hold Kobe Bryant in a higher regard than Tim Duncan and put Phil Jackson in a different class than Gregg Popovich.

It's not simply because the Lakers play near Hollywood and the Spurs play near the River Walk. It's because the Spurs were never able to repeat as champions. Since the late 1980s the true mark of a legendary team isn't just to win one le or a le every other season; it's to complete the back-to-back or the more elusive three-peat.


It's the challenge currently facing the Lakers, who are trying to avoid being the NBA's latest one-hit wonder."


http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angele...ory?id=5062606

[Muser]

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espn

[D-Wade #3]

Telling a she's hot when she's ugly as does her no good..In this case, the Lakers are that

[z0sa]

hold Kobe Bryant in a higher regard than Tim Duncan

not

[picc84]

Too many things went wrong this season. Don't see it happening.

[Fpoonsie]

Arash Markazi is a reporter and columnist for ESPNLosAngeles.com.

[21_Blessings]

No repeat no dynasty.

[san antonio spurs]

Even though the spurs have yet to repeat, they aren't one hit wonders. WTF They won 4 les in 9 years

[TheManFromAcme]

Even though the spurs have yet to repeat, they aren't one hit wonders. WTF They won 4 les in 9 years

Your right They are not one hit wonders. 4 les in 9 years is a great accomplishment and I'll be the first to say that those were fantastic teams the Spurs had but not defending at least one of those is hard to cement them as "one of the greatest".

One of the greatest to include:

- LA
- Boston
- Bulls

Pretty much ends the list. I don't count Houston or Detroit. To much of a drought between their wins.

Just my opinion. Discuss

[MavDynasty]

Arash Markazi is a reporter and columnist for ESPNLosAngeles.com.

Ashraf?

Tacker is that you?

[san antonio spurs]

Your right They are not one hit wonders. 4 les in 9 years is a great accomplishment and I'll be the first to say that those were fantastic teams the Spurs had but not defending at least one of those is hard to cement them as "one of the greatest".

One of the greatest to include:

- LA
- Boston
- Bulls

Pretty much ends the list. I don't count Houston or Detroit. To much of a drought between their wins.

Just my opinion. Discuss

Nobody in their right mind would argue against the 3 franchises you just listed. You won't find spurs fans claiming that their team was as great as those. The point I'm making is that spurs fans are at peace with their franchise's place in history. It's spurs haters that struggle with that notion. We don't have a problem being behind the Celtics, Lakers and Bulls. All we know is that other franchises but those three would love being in the spurs' place.

[Spursfan092120]

Nobody in their right mind would argue against the 3 franchises you just listed. You won't find spurs fans claiming that their team was as great as those. The point I'm making is that spurs fans are at peace with their franchise's place in history. It's spurs haters that struggle with that notion. We don't have a problem being behind the Celtics, Lakers and Bulls. All we know is that other franchises but those three would love being in the spurs' place.

[Obstructed_View]

I don't count Houston or Detroit. To much of a drought between their wins.

Yeah, Houston's wins were almost 12 whole months apart.

[ajh18]

Your right They are not one hit wonders. 4 les in 9 years is a great accomplishment and I'll be the first to say that those were fantastic teams the Spurs had but not defending at least one of those is hard to cement them as "one of the greatest".

One of the greatest to include:

- LA
- Boston
- Bulls

Pretty much ends the list. I don't count Houston or Detroit. To much of a drought between their wins.

Just my opinion. Discuss

And in terms of being a "Dynasty," only Russell's Celtics would count under the repeat requirement y'all are asking for. I've always seen Duncan's Spurs as on a similar level to Bird's Celtics. If one counts as one of the all-time great teams, the other has to also.

[rmt]

And in terms of being a "Dynasty," only Russell's Celtics would count under the repeat requirement y'all are asking for. I've always seen Duncan's Spurs as on a similar level to Bird's Celtics. If one counts as one of the all-time great teams, the other has to also.

Especially since Bird's Celtics never repeated either and won only 3 les compared to the Spurs' 4.

[san antonio spurs]

And in terms of being a "Dynasty," only Russell's Celtics would count under the repeat requirement y'all are asking for. I've always seen Duncan's Spurs as on a similar level to Bird's Celtics. If one counts as one of the all-time great teams, the other has to also.

As much as I hate to admit it, Bird's Celtics had to overcome tougher compe ion. But of course won less than Duncan, that would probably be your argument