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i think during the lakers 3peat, the spurs couldve won one there, what was the spurs record against the kings that season 02?
REALLY REALLY REALLY bad Eastern Conference
i think during the lakers 3peat, the spurs couldve won one there, what was the spurs record against the kings that season 02?
True but they didn't even go to the Finals in a bad Eastern Conference.
I would still say that the best teams to never win the championship are the 2006-2007 Mavs, 1997 and 1998 Jazz, and the 2002 Kings.
06/07 being the 1st Round exit team?
Team wasn't that good man
- Josh Howard
- Jason Terry
- Stackhouse
- Devin Harris
- Dampier
- George
That's a lot of mediocrity, especially since Howard flamed out.
The 1998 San Antonio Spurs
The 2000 San Antonio Spurs
The 2001 San Antonio Spurs
The 2002 San Antonio Spurs
The 2004 San Antonio Spurs
The 2006 San Antonio Spurs
The 2008 San Antonio Spurs
The 2009 San Antonio Spurs
The 2010 San Antonio Spurs
The 2011 San Antonio Spurs
1997 Lakers
Shaq
Kobe
NVE
Eddie
Campbell
Fox
Horry
I assume you mean the 97/98 Lakers? Jones and Kobe had TERRIBLE chemistry. Besides, Kobe wasn't Kobe yet (was that the year he airballed 3 times against the Jazz?) Horry took a few seasons to vacation too and I suspect that was one of them.1997 Lakers
Shaq
Kobe
NVE
Eddie
Campbell
Fox
Horry
Flashy names but don't think that team was a legit contender for various reasons, the main one being an underdeveloped Kobe.
1999-2000 Blazers
PG: Damon Stoudamire & Greg Anthony
SG: Bonzi Wells & Steve Smith
SF: Scottie Pippen & Detlef Schrempf
PF: Rasheed Wallace & Jermaine O'Neal
C: Arvydas Sabonis & Brian Grant
BENCH
Stacey Augmon & Joe Kleine
- Epic roster
- Collapse/Choke of some sort
- Would have won le easily
- Franchise that hasn't won often OR in forever
That folks is the recipe of a Missing Rings
10 minutes left - Blazers up 15 - Costas sucking Portland
Last edited by NewcastleKEG; 02-17-2012 at 06:40 AM.
malone/stockton come to my mind first of all tbh, they ain't the best team at that time cuz Jordan & the bulls were the all-time greatest but the 98' jazz would've won a load of rings if they played in the 2000s. that Jazz team w/ malone/stockton were clearly the better team then 11' mavs & the 07' spurs tbh
The '97 Jazz won 64 games. That 6-game series against Chicago came down to 4 total points. MJ hits the game winner in Game 1 & the Mail Man doesn't deliver on Sunday.....
No sympathy for the Kings. They didn't get cheated in Game 7. They had every opportunity to win that game and the series and they gagged it away.
But game 7 shouldnt have happened in the 1st place
So...
...So don't leave Horry.
And that's on the Kings too. They had a 24-point lead in Game 4.
Home cooking happens in every series. The great teams find a way to overcome.
2006 Spurs
A case could be made for '04 and '06, but that's really about it.
'98 Pacers. Played the Bulls extremely tough, and I thought they might actually win.
2001-2003 Kings
post of the month, tbh ...
Yes they were one of the best executing teams. HOF PG, PF and coach. But that TEAM was not all that great. Util we started to dig deeper for squads that were NOT mentioned, I think almost every team mentioned would of beat the Jazz in a 7 game series ...
1981 Sixers
2000 Blazers
90-92 Blazers
2002 Sacto queens
1984 Lakers
1996(?) Sonics
I think all of these teams beat UTAh ..
I think the 2006 Spurs squad was the best of any Spurs squad, even though they didn't win it all. They just ran into a really bad matchup against Dallas, who was incredibly motivated to win, while the Spurs were going for a repeat. Dallas was the only team that had a shot at beating them that year, and it took them 7 games and OT to barely pull it off.
and the 2007 Mavs were not nearly as talented as some people (mavs fans in particular) think. They were a very balanced squad, who were playing in a down year for the league, and were incredibly motivated after blowing the Finals the year before. They definitely played above their talent level that year to pull off 67 wins. The 2005, 2006, 2011, and this years Mavs are/were all more talented teams top to bottom than the 2007 squad. The Mavs letting Daniels and Van Horn go, and replacing them with George, Buckner, and Croshere really hurt them on the offensive end, because none of those guys could consistently hit an open shot or find some way to score.
2004 Pacers
2005 Pacers
I disagree. The only le team I think they'd have a reasonable chance of beating was the 07 team, and I have my doubts there too. The biggest problem with the Spurs in 06 was Duncan's plantar fasciitis. It didn't really cost him games, but his mobility was lousy that year and thus he put up by far the worst season of his prime. Nazr Mohammed reverted back to the pre-Rasho injury form of 05 when he gave the team absolutely nothing. Van Exel's knees were done and any time he was on the floor was a complete disaster. Horry also was pretty invisible that playoffs. Finley was a huge bright spot that season, but those 63 wins weren't any more meaningful than Detroit's 64, Dallas' 67 the next year, or the Spurs 61 last season. They didn't even look good in the first round vs Sac, needing 6 games to dispatch them despite getting one of the luckiest buzzer-beaters I have ever seen from Brent Barry to force OT game 2.
Honestly I think the 78 Blazers for all intents and purposes should be considered the rightful champions that year. I know the Bullets have the trophy, but they were the best team in basketball by far when Walton broke his foot. Nobody would have touched them in the playoffs.
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