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45 and Pippen lost to shaq in 95, tbh.
Without Tyson that run doesn't happen. Not even trying for a repeat tbh, is what makes them the worst and least deserving champs.
45 and Pippen lost to shaq in 95, tbh.
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The 2007 Spurs are the only team ever that used a full 10 man rotation all the way to a championship. Not sure how they could be considered weak since they never were even forced to shift it out of cruise control. If anything, they are closer to strongest than weakest considering they only had to break a sweat because they prematurely started celebrating in Game 4 vs. the Suns.
Considering that 2007 is the season that was the closest thing to TD, TP and Manu all being in their prime at the same time, that is arguably the best Spurs team ever.
Early 70s are by far the weakest champions. The ABA actually had more talent than the NBA back then (since they were paying higher salaries). For practical purposes, the NBA reached an acceptable level the year Magic and Bird entered the league. You can look before that but that era was comparable to like the 1800s in baseball, IMO.
Defending champs on the way down, that didnt look like championship material all season long.
A 4th seed Thunder team that had yet to reach the level its at now.
A win over the Heat that was strongly aided by LeBron simply choking. The Heat were clearly the better team in 11', just like Dallas was clearly the better team in 06'.
Are we talking who was the worst finals winner overall, or who had the easiest road to the finals thus was the least tested champ of all-time? Because the 2007 Spurs definitely were not one of the weaker champ squads of all time
lol @ people saying 2007 spurs. You guys are mistaking weak compe ion for weak champion. Spurs went 16-4 on their way to the le including sweeping the finals. It's not their fault that dallas choked hard and Lebron went god mode on the Pistons and made our path easy as . As timvp said, that was probably the closest year to having prime big 3, regardless of the supporting cast, that was a good team.
and if the blazers select jordan instead of bowie the bulls don't win 6 rings, what the s your point pussy. it happened, now you get to suck it.
Far and away the worst finals opponent ever. Exponentially worse than those Nets teams that repped in 02 and 03.
at people saying 2011 mavs or 2007 spurs. 2011 mavs was one of the most impressive PO run ever, Dirk was just amazing. 2007 spurs is arguably the best team of Duncan era with the big 3 all at full strength.
It's comical how much worse those Cavs became after the Spurs swept them. Going into the series, the hype was OMG DID YOU SEE WHAT LEBRON DID TO THE PISTONS HE SCORED 234234 STRAIGHT POINTS HE'S THE BEST IN THE GAME! Bowen turns LeBron into Nick Young and suddenly those Cavs sucked and get worse year after year.
Yeah, the Cavs were pretty bad relatively speaking but LeBron will go down as a top five player ever and that playoff run was his coming out party. They beat a legit team in the Pistons before getting to the Finals. The 2002 Nets on the other hand got to face Antoine Walker and the Celtics in the ECF ... and Antoine Walker took them to six games
clearly 45 wasn't in basketball shape. Saw what 23 did to them when he was the following year .........
In recent memory, 2006 Heat
The Nets of 02 and 03 had several decent offensive options. Those Cavs had a 22-yr old LeBron James and a handful of .It's comical how much worse those Cavs became after the Spurs swept them. Going into the series, the hype was OMG DID YOU SEE WHAT LEBRON DID TO THE PISTONS HE SCORED 234234 STRAIGHT POINTS HE'S THE BEST IN THE GAME! Bowen turns LeBron into Nick Young and suddenly those Cavs sucked and get worse year after year.
Yeah, the Cavs were pretty bad relatively speaking but LeBron will go down as a top five player ever and that playoff run was his coming out party. They beat a legit team in the Pistons before getting to the Finals. The 2002 Nets on the other hand got to face Antoine Walker and the Celtics in the ECF ... and Antoine Walker took them to six games
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Statistically speaking they were the most dominant Spurs team since the 1999 le, but of course the playoff picture took a hit when Avery Johnson choked against the Warriors.
That said I pick 2013 OKC*
*Clay Bennett's checks to Bavetta, et al. pending
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The 11 Mavs may not have been the most stacked. But they went through a pretty ridiculous road to it. Lakers, Thunder, then the Heat.
http://www.nba.com/history/finals/champions.html
It's real hard to say when you look back at all the champions post 1980's. If I had to pick, I'd say that 2011 Mavericks team. Though they were on fire and a solid team, they had 1 and done written all over them. Their sole purpose of being there was to up for the Lakers and the Heat
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78 Bullets easily - They went 44-38. They only won bc Bill Walton broke his foot. The Blazers were by far the best team in basketball that year but fell apart after Walton went down.
Give me a ing break. They won 57 games and had a guy who was arguably the best player in the league that year. They took out the two-time defending champs and two other elite teams. The 78 Bullets are by far the worst le team - they went 44-38 and only got it because the best team in the league's best player broke his foot. The Blazers were 50-10 when Bill Walton broke his foot and finished 58-24.http://www.nba.com/history/finals/champions.html
It's real hard to say when you look back at all the champions post 1980's. If I had to pick, I'd say that 2011 Mavericks team. Though they were on fire and a solid team, they had 1 and done written all over them. Their sole purpose of being there was to up for the Lakers and the Heat
If we're going by post-Magic and Bird, I think you can make an argument for the second Rockets team or the lockout 99 Spurs.
Lockout '99 spurs were one of the most dominant defensive teams in finals history with slightly past prime D-Rob and second-year TD. I think they were one of the better spurs teams to win it all, tbh.
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