Are the Spurs the worst sports team at defending World les?

[Sean Cagney]

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.

YES SIR.... They went to the WCF and back to back finals as well, that is a of a run for any team and most would take it.

[timtonymanu]

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.

Bingo. The 2005 Pistons and 2010 Celtics had suffered the same kind of meltdown but went opposite of the Spurs in direction. We pulled off a heck of a run

[Johnny RIngo]

You can't be the biggest choke artist of your generation when you win a finals MVP and have four rings. Hyperbole much?

His percentages all go down from regular season to post-season. Very efficient in the reg season. Allen Iverson level terrible in the playoffs. Definite signs of a choke artist.

[ffadicted]

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.

I'm just saying there's been significantly more ty efforts than ours in 04, 06 and 08

[Cloud786]

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.

Although all great teams tend to repeat, it wasn't because of lack of urgency. Two of those years, we just had unfortunate cir stances and stuff like that happens as much as I hate to admit it. In 2000, Duncan did not play that postseason. In 2008, we were banged up and not healthy. Outside of this year, we never repeated not because of a lack of urgency.

[Josh810]

My God fans are spoiled Be glad with what we've even gotten in the last 16 years. Goddamn.

[Mikeanaro]

World ties perhaps.

[SpurPadre]

Although all great teams tend to repeat, it wasn't because of lack of urgency. Two of those years, we just had unfortunate cir stances and stuff like that happens as much as I hate to admit it. In 2000, Duncan did not play that postseason. In 2008, we were banged up and not healthy. Outside of this year, we never repeated not because of a lack of urgency.

I see what you mean but to not have done it once is a major disappointment and it falls on management. Sure, it's tough to repeat when LeBron buys the compe ion every year and other teams like the Rockets follow suit trying to rent-a-champ, leaving us with scraps in the off-season. But at some point, you have to believe PATFO have put way too much in the shoulders of the Big Three by not trying hard enough to upgrade the team in off-seasons, especially now that they're all past their primes. I hope they don't do the same thing to Kawhi, once he's fully ready to be the franchise player.

[Cloud786]

I see what you mean but to not have done it once is a major disappointment and it falls on management. Sure, it's tough to repeat when LeBron buys the compe ion every year and other teams like the Rockets follow suit trying to rent-a-champ, leaving us with scraps in the off-season. But at some point, you have to believe PATFO have put way too much in the shoulders of the Big Three by not trying hard enough to upgrade the team in off-seasons, especially now that they're all past their primes. I hope they don't do the same thing to Kawhi, once he's fully ready to be the franchise player.

A lot of those years, other teams made significant upgrades such as the superteam in LA with Malone and Payton or the addition of Gasol midseason. What has made us a successful team/franchise is that we don't overreact when we lose by blowing up the team or making additions to the team just because we lost. We could've easily blown it up after we lost in 2013, but PATFO believed in the team to be able to get back to that stage and win it. Even this year, it is clear as day that we are better than the Clips but what's frustrating is that we are not playing up to our potential. Whether that's because of a lack of urgency or not, it's not quite clear.

[SpurPadre]

A lot of those years, other teams made significant upgrades such as the superteam in LA with Malone and Payton or the addition of Gasol midseason. What has made us a successful team/franchise is that we don't overreact when we lose by blowing up the team or making additions to the team just because we lost. We could've easily blown it up after we lost in 2013, but PATFO believed in the team to be able to get back to that stage and win it. Even this year, it is clear as day that we are better than the Clips but what's frustrating is that we are not playing up to our potential. Whether that's because of a lack of urgency or not, it's not quite clear.

It would've helped last off-season, if we did more than just draft Kyle Anderson after whiffing on Pau Gasol.

[spurs10]

5 fails to defend. i'd say yes

is there any other team with that much fails?

We are the most winning team of all sports for the last 15 years. No team has sustained this amount of excellence and success. Hopefully this puts things more in perspective for you.

[Thebesteva]

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.

This is my biggest critique of the Spurs. I rank TD higher than Kobe and I rank last years Spurs as one of the top 5 best teams ever. So don't think I'm saying this as a Laker fan, but the Spurs have no heart after winning a championship. They need a year or two to get that heart back after missing it...it's just pathetic really.

[ElNono]

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?

- LA Dodgers: 6 WS, no repeats
- Detroit Tigers: 4 WS, no repeats
- NY Giants: 4 les, no repeats
- Chicago Blackhawks: 5 Stanley cups, no repeats
- NY Rangers: 4 Stanley cups, no repeats

In soccer, it happens all the time, tbh

[SpurPadre]

- LA Dodgers: 6 WS, no repeats
- Detroit Tigers: 4 WS, no repeats
- NY Giants: 4 les, no repeats
- Chicago Blackhawks: 5 Stanley cups, no repeats
- NY Rangers: 4 Stanley cups, no repeats

In soccer, it happens all the time, tbh

Thanks. I wasn't trying to on our team's accomplishments. I was posing a legitimate question and you answered it for me. We're not the worst sports team at defending les, we're just the worst NBA team at defending les.

[ElNono]

Thanks. I wasn't trying to on our team's accomplishments. I was posing a legitimate question and you answered it for me. We're not the worst sports team at defending les, we're just the worst NBA team at defending les.

Well, we're also the 4th winningmost NBA team in history. So, all in all, I think the glass half-full view isn't bad, tbh...

[Buddy Mignon]

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.

I've been saying it for years. Give me my due, dammit. These guys are afraid of the fire.

[Buddy Mignon]

5 fails to defend. i'd say yes

is there any other team with that much fails?

nope

[Budkin]

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.

This x 1000

[SAtown]

2008 I cant remember who we faced or what happened

[Mikeanaro]

They have a coach thats mentally incapacitated to repeat, you see Marco was hot not just yesterday, and Patty the other night was 4/4 just to name a game if you cannot see this you are being ungrateful with your role players, you cant repeat if your starters suck and the bench doesnt get the benefit when its good.
I wonder how Patty and Marco feel about that re ed Pop did to them.

[Splits]

Since we've never won a world le, I'd say no.

Oh, and what Mid said.

[Clipper Nation]

- LA Dodgers: 6 WS, no repeats
- Detroit Tigers: 4 WS, no repeats
- NY Giants: 4 les, no repeats
- Chicago Blackhawks: 5 Stanley cups, no repeats
- NY Rangers: 4 Stanley cups, no repeats

In soccer, it happens all the time, tbh

The Giants have actually rung 8 times without repeating.

League championships (8)

• NFL Championships (pre-1970 AFL–NFL merger) (4)
  1927, 1934, 1938, 1956

• Super Bowl championships (4)
  1986 (XXI), 1990 (XXV), 2007 (XLII), 2011 (XLVI)

[pgardn]

No.


They are the best modern team at having a chance of winning them year after year.

[gameFACE]

How would you like to be the Knicks and have only repeat finals appearances as the losing team? And when they won they never repeated either. So much for that "storied" (and overrated) franchise.

I've always wanted the Spurs to repeat and wish they could. When you're in the middle of it like now it seems frustrating. Maybe it's the culture of the team. Are they too humble? Do they lack Chutzpah? , I don't know. I want TD to get one more.

Five years from now it won't be about repeating so much as thinking "holy they won five championships" and that kicks ass. As frustrated as I was at the game last night I looked up at the five banners and thought it was badass. I could see room for one more, tbh.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

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

Someone go ahead and correct me if im wrong but wasnt 2008 the year the Spurs played the Hornets with CP3 and then had to leave the airport and there was some going on with the airplane and arrived to LA with very little rest? and the NBA didnt want to change anything, didnt give a ?

I think they ended up sleeping in the airplane or something like that