Spurs are 1/100th of a percentage point of catching Lakers

[manufan10]

92 combined FTs taken in that game.

[wildcardX]

Spurs are 1/100th of a percentage point of catching Lakers for best career NBA winning percentage.

Spurs' all time NBA record- 1884-1184. This is a 61.41% winning percentage

Lakers all time NBA record - 3197-2008. This is a 61.42% winning percentage

Is Spurs win 6 more games than Lakers this year( a lock), they will become winningest NBA franchise.


We Spurs fans are super spoiled.

Spurs have only 4 losing seasons in 38 years. ( and in 2 of those 4 years, the Spurs had the good fortune to win the draft lottery and they bounced back to break the NBA record for most improvement. 35 wins and 36 wins, in DRob's and TD's rookie seasons)



On the contrary, some Western teams are not so good:


The Clippers have 31 losing seasons in same time frame

The Warriors 29, the Kings 24

The 3 other teams that came into the NBA with the Spurs in 1976 have not been so hot either.


Pacers 18 losing seasons,the Nuggets 16 losing seasons and the Nets 21 losing seasons

I guess one day the Spurs will have some lean years, but for now, let's just thank our lucky stars that we have this franchise to root for for the last 38 years.

Well said! I remember as a kid my favorite players were Gervin and Dennis Johnson. I was a Spurs and Sonics fan. When Johnson left Seattle I became just a Spurs fan. So glad I stuck with this team all these years.

[Russ]

It already happened (at least initially) on April 6.

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...1014&p=7231621

But the Spurs and Lakers are so close that it comes and goes. The Spurs should build a bit of a cushion next year -- but one Spurs loss hurts the Spurs more than one Lakers loss due to the difference in sample size (38 years vs. 60 years).

[Jimcs50]

A .614 win percentage translates to 50.3 wins per year.

Spurs have had at least 50 wins 24 times in 38 years

Lakers also have had 24 50 win seasons since 1976

This 50 wins a year average does not sound like much. but when you consider a few other teams in the NBA.

Clippers have had 2 50 win seasons in 36 yrs

Raptors have had 0 50 win seasons in 19 years

Warriors have had 4 50 win seasons in 44 years

Kings have had 5 50 win seasons in 29 years

Knicks have had 13 in the 47 years of the 82 game schedule


Even the famed Bulls have had only 15 50 win seasons in 47 years

This 50 win average is pretty damn incredible

[EVAY]

A .614 win percentage translates to 50.3 wins per year.

Spurs have had at least 50 wins 24 times in 38 years

Lakers also have had 24 50 win seasons since 1976

This 50 wins a year average does not sound like much. but when you consider a few other teams in the NBA.

Clippers have had 2 50 win seasons in 36 yrs

Raptors have had 0 50 win seasons in 19 years

Warriors have had 4 50 win seasons in 44 years

Kings have had 5 50 win seasons in 29 years

Knicks have had 13 in the 47 years of the 82 game schedule


Even the famed Bulls have had only 15 50 win seasons in 47 years

This 50 win average is pretty damn incredible

It is so hard for current Spurs fans to realize just how spoiled we all are.

[DocDoc]

Not really an accurate statistic…Comparing 67 years of the most storied franchise in the history of sports to a fudged Spurs year….Should actually include the Dallas Chaparrals years with”O” fan attendance…But the early Spurs years were fun as well…5 cent beer night, empty rodeo arena and free guacamole to throw at Larry brown...

Oh yea...Good afternoon Dr Jim...

you mean the Celtics?

Enjoy the next five years as laker's sink to Knick's levels of incompetence with the kids running the show. Maybe they can follow the Clipper's lead and get declared incompetent, if not mentally.

All the good things about being a Laker's fan right now:

• Kobe's contract.
• Swinging for the fences and whiffing this year after all the useful non-minimum player's are gone.
• Having last year's bench look better than this year's starters.
• Kobe in full gunner mode to pass Jordan and aim for malone - kareem is out of reach.
• Last year will not look so bad after this year.
• Fewer scalper's and cheaper tickets.
• Did I mention Kobe's contract? How about the inevitable Kobe season ending injury? Or maybe the murder charge after he kills his (alleged) teammates?

The younger Laker fans are going to have a rude awakening - of course, they can stay in the same Arena and go to Clipper games. Maybe they can move to the Eastern conference - they might make the playoffs there.

That's my smack talk for this off season.

[Biggems]

Kobe and Mike Bibby both had Dads on that Philly squad.


as for the Spurs, if you count the ABA, their winning % goes down a lot, but their record is still impressive. In 47 years, 39 seasons of .500 or better (2 at exactly .500). They made the postseason 42 times..........so that is 8 losing seasons in 47 years and 5 times missing the postseason.

I have long been impressed with what we have accomplished as a franchise, especially considering our tiny media market, and the fact that a lot of players completely disregard SA as a FA destination, opting for cities like LA, Chicago, NY, Miami, PHX, and Dallas.

Go Spurs Go

[TheGreatYacht]

After I graduated from college and came back to SA in '75 I began to follow the Spurs somewhat. And then their first NBA game happened. I was hooked after that because they beat the NBA's 76'ers! I saved the whole newspaper article but lost it over the years. Could only find the box score after searching around. But the website has a great write up about the game, telling about how Kobe Bryant's dad played that game for the 76'ers and the IceMan not being the top scorer. Really cool!
http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articl..._score/9691576

3 spurs fouled out. Refs been screwing us since Ice huh

[Jimcs50]

3 spurs fouled out. Refs been screwing us since Ice huh

Yeah, but they still win at a .614 clip. Unbelievable.

[DMX7]

This is nor related to my thread but did not want to start another thread.

Scotty Pippen was interviewed on NBAradio yesterday and he was asked what player today reminds him of himself by his style of play.

His answer: Our own Kawhi Leonard.

Of course he did, haha... The player who just won Finals MVP. Direct shot at Michael!

[Jimcs50]

Of course he did, haha... The player who just won Finals MVP. Direct shot at Michael!

I actually made the comparison in my own mind when I watched him play defense, and they have similar bodies. I would not mind Kawhi becoming the next Pippen in the league. Maybe Cotton will be the next MJ.

[iminol]

good stuff, good stats. thanks.