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Yes no doubt. 3 peat come on now.
Does that put the Heat franchise above the Spurs franchise?
Pro Heat: both have four les, with Miami having the better winning percentage at 80% to our 66%
Pro Spurs: the all time winning record, overall success which clearly favors San Antonio (Spurs:2262-1550, .593 W-L% (1884-1184 NBA & 378-366 ABA); Heat:1085-999, .521 W-L%)
Yes no doubt. 3 peat come on now.
The three peat (trademark P.Riley) is great and for the moment also puts them above the Spurs.
But I'd not trade the Spurs run since 1989 (I think thats when Miami got the NBA franchise) for Miami's.
I'm still rather rooting for the team thats championship material (and spreading out ships) over 2 decades and more than the one that wins several in a row and sucks half of the other years. Especially when the team was created like the one in Miami, which is more a compliment to the city of Miami, than the organisation.
Yeah it does, plain and simple. Same number of les with a 3-peat.
It means that they will 4 peat next year.
I was just thinking that I'm really happy the Spurs are facing the Heat again, because if Miami wins it's a 3-peat for them and the sign of Lebron's dominance on the league, and there's no shame in losing to the top player of an era. Besides, last year's loss has a "bad luck" ring to it. But if Miami beats us twice in a row, that takes luck out of the equation and clearly shows they deserved it.
On the other hand if the Spurs win, it obviously means Tim's 5th, with championships 15 years apart and while not piggy-backing on anybody else, without lopsided trades, the league favors or anything.
No because the Spurs have been better for longer. This run from 1998 to 2014 has been the most epic run of dominance by a franchise over a 16 year period ever. And they were very close to winning several more les. That has to count for something. I also like that stat about the winningest trio in playoff history.
also about 50 reg season wins away from winningest reg season trio of all time
Spurs-Longevity
Miami- Dominance
Pick your poison.
Really want this. That would be (Tim 2) (Lebron 1) in there matchups
Ain't happening.
It would because 2-0 vs 0-2.
You wouldn't even be able to say the words Spurs and Heat in the same sentence without bringing up that the Heat beat the Spurs twice.
Heat will always have the ludicrousness of their composition hanging over their head. I don't think a ton of people will respect them historically. Sure, LeBron will get his kudos, because he's legitimately great, but Miami will get semi-forgotten, except for ESPN bringing them up all the time.
But their fanbase is petty-to-nonexistent. Once the current stars disappear there won't be much left. Bosh will be forgotten, Wade will fade away, the rest of the team will disappear from memory. It will just be LeBron at that point, but by then he'll be playing for the Lakers or somewhere else.
The best teams in the East are far below Miami. The Heat should make it back to the finals for at least the next three years. The only team that is even close to the Heat is the Wizards, and that tells you all you need to know.
Yes it should.
Point is moot.
No way no how does Miami win this series.
Bet the farm on Spurs, they are winning it.
If the refs hadn't botched Game 6 in OKC in 2012 and the Heat hadn't lucked out in Game 6 last year, wouldn't we be talking about the possibility of a Spurs 3-peat right now?
The Heat role-players are decaying rapidly. Battier is about done, Ray Allen might have another couple years, if diminishing. Wade is breaking down. They'll need to replenish, but then players should flock there as usual.
But if I'm a high-end FA, I'm going East. Kevin Love is heading to Boston. You're guaranteed the playoffs pretty much every year unless you stink on ice.
This is true. There are no real threats to the Heat, and none appear to be on the horizon. (I predict Indiana will be worse next season). The Wizards and Toronto and Atlanta should all improve but how much? Heat will win more les if only because they'll get back almost every year. Think 80's Lakers who zoomed to the finals every year only occasionally being tripped up by Houston, while a great 76ers team battled a great Celtics team in the early to mid 80's, and the Celtics, Pistons and early Bulls all battled in the late 80's. That's what the West is now.
On a tangent, that's why there's no way Lebron leaves. Name a better situation in the East? He'd never go West. Too much compe ion.
Chicago if Rose's knees aren't ruined.
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Can't leave out the 80's Bucks. They were tough as well. The East was definitely top-heavy with good/great teams back in the 80's while the Lakers super-stacked team was going through cupcakes. 30 years later things have flipped.
Chicago with a healthy Rose, plus Pau Gasol.
For whatever reason if Miami loses I could really see it as the kiss of death for the 3 friends and Lebron going back to Cleveland to play along 3 or 4 #1 picks (I can't remember how many first draft picks Cleveland got in the last 10 years).
You're right, but that's a big "if". And Miami has nice weather, no state income tax, and Pat Riley. Maybe the Bulls get Melo, though.
LeBron will be remembered as he one who lifted a team of past-their-prime all stars and one HOF (Wade) player to several championships. But it will also be remembered as a storebought team.
Many other champions will still be ranked ahead of them simply because people would respect them more, like the Russell Celtics, Magic Lakers, Bird Celtics, Jordan Bulls and Shaq Lakers. The Duncan Spurs will be neck-and-neck with them in people's minds, since they dominated for over a decade.
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