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this is a long one. great read
I think Manu is more effective now, these past 2 seasons, then in 05. He's not as athletic, but IMO his overall game is better. Manu was a boss in the 2005 playoffs though, in all 4 series, he dominated.
this is a long one. great read
It depends how you look at it..the league is a lot tougher right now than it was back then, due to the collusion involving the Lakers + the Celtics' trade + superstar players joining together..so this Spurs team is deeper than any Spurs team other than maybe 2003, but it's also necessary due to the current state of the NBA..
The 2003 team was very stacked, but it was a team with the best player in the NBA at his peak, surrounded with role players..obviously Parker, Ginobili, Robinson and Jackson were far from their actual peaks/primes, they were far from star players at that point..
Also, even though the 2003 team was my favorite, they had the weakest compe ion of any of the Spurs' le teams, other than 2007..
The 2005 team was the most underrated and the best of the big 3 era..not only were they stacked, not only was it prime Duncan(even with the injury) + when Manu/TP were All-Star players, but their path to the le was very impressive..they consecutively knocked off 2 60-win caliber teams that played completely different styles of basketball, obviously a tough task for any team..
the talent on that roster if were in the prime we be talkin unstoppable
indeed it was unstoppable, just look at the 05 squad was the ROI from the rebuilding stages early in 02/03 season summer...
I would put the current team ahead of any other team in the past decade!
http://espn.go.com/nba/dailydime/_/p...-scouts-sayingEastern Conference scout on the Spurs' 70-win pace:
"I can't see Pop [Spurs coach Gregg Popovich] spending two minutes worrying about 70 wins, but they've never been more fun to watch. They've just got five guys playing basketball. They're the best passing team in basketball. They're shooting lights out. They're so much more high octane than they used to be.
"Everybody shares the ball and Tim [Duncan] just gets his stuff out of flow instead of [the Spurs] just calling '4 Down' and '4 Up' every time down and pounding the ball into him. The Spurs win championships when Manu's healthy and they make 3s and that's what they've been doing all year. I think Boston, in a series, beats everybody in the East. But I really like San Antonio."
Anyone who thinks the Lakers's size poses a threat to the Spurs this year has to concede that the 99 Spurs would have posed an even greater threat on the length front.
Robinson was consciously taking a step back offensively, but was still near his prime. Duncan was entering his. I'd argue those two were better offensively than any combination the Lakers have up there today, and MUCH better defensively. It's two of the all-time great post defenders side by side, near their peaks. I remember that team making opponents just give up on driving and settle for midrange jumpers.
As for the 03 Spurs... you know the big men we worry about going off against us this year? The Love's, Griffins, Howards of the world? Duncan was SIGNIFICANTLY better than them in 2003. There is no player in the league today that could hang with Tim Duncan that year.
simulation sucks
Love this video, amazing performance.yup.....that could have been as deadly for the Spurs as the .4 shot had it gone in.
but the Lakers still had game 6 back at home and I think they were pretty confident that they were going to win that one and force a game 7.
Instead, Timmy came in to LA and flat out destroyed them almost singlehandedly.
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great story, bro....
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