Best Spurs team in franchise history?

[ElNono]

I know this is a controversial topic, especially since no has been won by them yet, but the truth is they're setting all sorts of NBA and franchise records this season, so I think it's a fair question.

Winning the is hard, and entails a lot of factors, including a good amount of luck, tbh... should it really disqualify them from this convo if that goal isn't reached?

Thoughts?

[apalisoc_9]

If they win, yeah...hard to argue for without a ring, but roster and talent wise...yeah..

[MultiTroll]

Winning the is hard, and entails a lot of factors, including a good amount of luck, tbh... should it really disqualify them from this convo if that goal isn't reached?

Thoughts?

Got to win the 'Ship to be considered GOAT Spurs teams.
Exception would be if WarriorRef completely phucks them out of win, the way the 2002 Sactown Kings won the Championship.

[spursparker9]

2014 Spurs was great

[UNT Eagles 2016]

64 wins best in franchise history...


Still have to beat the damn Dubs in the POS though, no easy task

[Duncanforthree]

Bump this thread if we ring.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Bump this thread if we ring.

Or if we bow out in the first round or something.

[YGWHI]

Ring or not, this has been one of the most memorable Spurs regular seasons, and a great team.

Kawhi's #2 MVP run, LMA the best FA of the world looking so adapted to Spurs environment/culture and playing so good, DWest...LOVE him, Boban, Kyle, all the new guys, and the best part...still seeing Tim and Manu on the court.

[midnightpulp]

Ring or not, this has been one of the most memorable Spurs regular season, and a great team.

Kawhi's #2 MVP run, LMA the best FA of the world looking so adapted to Spurs environment/cultureand playing so great, DWest...LOVE him, Boban, Kyle, all the new guys, and the best part...still seeing Tim and Manu on the court.

That's probably all that matters to you

[Arcadian]

If they ring, then we can discuss 2014 vs. 2016.

[baseline bum]

I don't think so even if they ring. They don't move the ball anywhere near as well as they did in 2014.

[YGWHI]

That's probably all that matters to you

Yeah..because I said nothing about LMA, West, all the guys, Tim and Manu...

But but BUT Tony has to be the 3rd scorer or the Spurs will lose every game in playoffs...

[Hoops Czar]

Too early to write the book on 2015-16 Spurs. The 2013 and 2014 Spurs teams were the best though.

[midnightpulp]

They don't necessarily need to win the le. Sometimes as great as you are, there just so happens to be another one who is greater at the same time.

Obviously, if the Spurs win the le, it's the greatest Spurs team ever, and one of the greatest teams ever (but they need to beat a healthy Golden State). But I'll give them GOAT Spurs team if they push Golden State to 7. It sounds counterintuitive, but GS is still in the running for GOAT NBA team.

[TXstbobcat]

If they win, yeah...hard to argue for without a ring, but roster and talent wise...yeah..

Agree with this. Can't really determine until playoffs are over.

[Mikeanaro]

Nope, the league is a piece of now and thats why Spurs and GSW are having so many wins.

[resistanze]

I don't think so even if they ring. They don't move the ball anywhere near as well as they did in 2014.

That might make this year even more impressive tbh, same offensive rating with their current style. Plus superior defense.

[Mikeanaro]

They don't necessarily need to win the le. Sometimes as great as you are, there just so happens to be another one who is greater at the same time.

Obviously, if the Spurs win the le, it's the greatest Spurs team ever, and one of the greatest teams ever (but they need to beat a healthy Golden State). But I'll give them GOAT Spurs team if they push Golden State to 7. It sounds counterintuitive, but GS is still in the running for REFGOAT NBA team.

fify

[coachmac87]

Or if we bow out in the first round or something.

Aren't you supposed to eat your own on a sandwich or something??

[midnightpulp]

Yeah..because I said nothing about LMA, West, all the guys, Tim and Manu...

But but BUT Tony has to be the 3rd scorer or the Spurs will lose every game in playoffs...

Quit using strawman arguments.

The Spurs could send Tony to France, and still make the WCF. My concern is Golden State, and your ty committee doesn't provide enough offensive firepower to win that series. Furthermore, Golden State lacks shotblocking and Wardell has trouble staying in front of just about anyone, which is why Tony has traditionally excelled against them in the Curry era.

But yeah, let's have him defer to Danny Green so he can miss another wide open 3 Or give Patty House more minutes so he could get blitzed by Barbosa or posted up repeatedly by Shaun Livingston.

I'm holding out hope Manu steps up. GS plays a similar swarming style D to compensate for their lack of shotblocking like the Heat did, and Manu ate that Heat defense up in 14 (on the flipside, they ate him up in 13).

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Aren't you supposed to eat your own on a sandwich or something??

only if we beat the dubs and win the championship

[coachmac87]

They don't necessarily need to win the le. Sometimes as great as you are, there just so happens to be another one who is greater at the same time.

Obviously, if the Spurs win the le, it's the greatest Spurs team ever, and one of the greatest teams ever (but they need to beat a healthy Golden State). But I'll give them GOAT Spurs team if they push Golden State to 7. It sounds counterintuitive, but GS is still in the running for GOAT NBA team.

Why does it have to be a healthy GS? GS didn't beat a single healthy team last year..but a ring is a ring right?

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Or give Patty House more minutes

Holy , you actually managed to find a better comparison for Mills than my Nick Van Exel thing I've been going with all season long Go you!!!!~

[Mugen]

Not IMO. Top heavy NBA this season with a lot of garbage teams that the Spurs have appropriately feasted on.

I think 2014 is better. I'll probably even take one of 2005 or 2007 over this squad tbh.

[ElNono]

I don't think so even if they ring. They don't move the ball anywhere near as well as they did in 2014.

That team was certainly more pleasant to the eye, and the last memory of it, destroying the Heat is obviously indelible...

But, they weren't the juggernaut this team is, nor they were setting these kind of records or winning this much, tbh...

I really do think that if the Dubs weren't out there winning a ridiculous amount of games, we would be talking much more highly about this team, IMO.