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We've had 4 cracks at it in the past and were likely headed towards another failed le defense. Is there another sports franchise that's failed so often to repeat? I know some of you don't put much stock in repeating but I do and I think it will always be a legitimate knock on us if we can't do it in the Pop, TD, Manu, TP era. We can blame injuries, bad luck, off-season failures to upgrade, whatever it is, it keeps us from stacking up with great Championship dynasties in sports. And it sucks because we should've been able to repeat many times.
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2000 Duncan went down with a knee injury= no chance at repeating
2004 we were 0.4 seconds away from possibly repeating
2006 we were 1 boneheaded ginobili foul from being in the finals
2008 I cant remember who we faced or what happened
2015 we are going to a game 7 which hopefully we can win.
It's not like we've been trying to go back to back. We've always been in it. happens I suppose
No. Most teams don't repeat unless you're the lakers with huge advantages from the NBA or you're the greatest player of all time.
No.
Doesn't matter to me, tbh. We can at least talk about past championships. You don't feel bad about 5 les.
But I don't know of any other team in any sport have as many chances to repeat as we have and come away empty handed. But maybe I'm wrong. Is there another 5 time champion in any sport that has not repeated?
You can blame injuries/fatigue on 2000 and 2008. Tony Parker's the problem overall though. Epic chokejobs in all the key series. 2004 Lakers, 2006 Mavs, and now the 2015 Clippers. Inefficient shooting, bad playmaking, no defense. Biggest choke artist of his generation.
ty fan crying that his team won 5 championships, but not in the right order.
Yes...
It's a legitimate topic for discussion, tbh.
That's what happens when you don't have the heart of a champion.
Absolutely agree.
This game is unbelievable : there was no reason to not win this. It just follows the same pattern -- when they win a championship they are just not as hungry the next year -- mutliple missed FT's, dumb turnovers, defensive breakdowns, etc. What they did winning last year after losing in 2013 the way they did was probably more difficult than defending their le. But every time they win the le they never even reach the conference finals the next year (except I believe 2008).
This to me shows that they just plain become satisfied with winning then get the hunger 2 or more years later. I don't think there has ever been a team in sports history who has won this many les but can't defend it at least once.
5 fails to defend. i'd say yes
is there any other team with that much fails?
Tbh they should be going for a three peat this season .guving away the le in'13 was killa
Is this a joke? lol
Parker getting outplayed by Mario Chalmers in game 6/7 of the Finals. Just more evidence of Tony choking in the big moments. Tony Parker is the Karl Malone of point guards. Frenchie was just extremely lucky he got to piggyback a top 5 all-time great to a couple of les.
So winning 5 les while not repeating once is typical is what you're inferring? I'm not saying this franchise isn't successful and doesn't know how to win Championships. I'm merely pointing out the fact that they've been unable to repeat once, and compared to other multi-champs who have repeated (in some cases, 3 peated), we fall short of them in terms of dynasties.
Don't even care. 5.
You can't be the biggest choke artist of your generation when you win a finals MVP and have four rings. Hyperbole much?
VERY TRUE, and to be a champ 5 times anyways is enough for most fans. Atleast the Spurs win les, repeating or not most teams don't even get one in a ten year span.DAMN RIGHT, still got that one to look at. That was the best one.
The 2014 redemption le is far more impressive than any repeat could be. That was a franchise killing level event and the Spurs came back and played historically great in one of the toughest Western Conferences in history.
Sure, it takes a great team to repeat. But I think it takes a truly special team to bounce back after one of the top 10 most painful moments in North American sports.
Don't you mean "successfully" defending? I mean the old sports are defending it now
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