Spurs: NBA forum consensus: The 1999 San Antonio Spurs

[Sean Cagney]

Tbh i never understood why Lakerfans are always bitter about the '99 sweep considering they didn't have any sour grapes after the Mav's swept them in '12. The Lakers from '96-'99 wasn't a team ready to win a le a full season would not have a changed anything. During that time period they were pretty much like the Nash-Amare suns, a team that relied heavily on beating you on offense but wasn't great defensively. Come playoff time they always fell apart to more disciplined teams like losing to the Jazz in 5 in '97 and then getting swept the next year by the Jazz in '98. The spurs sweeping them in '99 wasn't a fluke because the previous two years they had gone out in embarrassing fashion. You had a dumbass coach in Del Harris followed by Kurt Rambis its hard to imagine with those two idiots in charge that the Lakers would have won it all in '99 if they had played 82 games.

Because their GOD Phil didn't say anything about it that year! Probably because he coached and got whipped! If he coached in 99 and lost I bet you don't hear a word, the fact he came back later to coach and had a word to say about it because he was not there is the reason he tried it! If he got beaten by the 99 Spurs not a word, guaranteed.

[DD]

Because their GOD Phil didn't say anything about it that year! Probably because he coached and got whipped! If he coached in 99 and lost I bet you don't hear a word, the fact he came back later to coach and had a word to say about it because he was not there is the reason he tried it! If he got beaten by the 99 Spurs not a word, guaranteed.

The only time Pop ever beat Phil H2H was when Phil spent part of the series in a cardiac cathlab getting an angioplasty

[ezau]

It's all about that "*"..

Heat's 2012 le

[Sean Cagney]

The only time Pop ever beat Phil H2H was when Phil spent part of the series in a cardiac cathlab getting an angioplasty

Let me guess you voted asterisk too? Although your team got swept that year? I am guessing yes. No way LA beats the Spurs in 99 regardless, period. Your fanbase uses that as an excuse though to make themselves feel better, if Phil did not say it you would never say a word about it.

It's all about that "*"..

You are one to talk in this watered down ass league and the 012 le.

Even your GOD Lebron says it's not an * as I quoted above

[DD]

Let me guess you voted asterisk too? Although your team got swept that year? I am guessing yes. No way LA beats the Spurs in 99 regardless, period. Your fanbase uses that as an excuse though to make themselves feel better, if Phil did not say it you would never say a word about it.

You are one to talk in this watered down ass league and the 012 le.

Even your GOD Lebron says it's not an * as I quoted above

I see this is a sore subject for you

[Sean Cagney]

I see this is a sore subject for you

Oh lord here we go with you, okay enough said now. Spurs got 3 afterwards so they avoided just that one so called asterisk, I am fine. I see you avoid truth though.

You LA fans are bored at home early for a few years now I see hating on the Spurs

[Calispursfan11]

obviously a controversial championship, one that is deemed an asterisk le by many NBA observers... now, because this is a Spurs forum, obviously, most grey named Spurs fans and select few bold namer tallies do not count, as their opinions are irrelevant. Let's see what the NBA forum, home of many objective fans, obviously, thinks of this matter.

Vote YES- the 1999 spurs are illegitimate champions of the NBA.. you agree with Phil Jackson's philosophy:


Vote NO- the 1999 spurs are legitimate. You obviously agree with Cubby's philosophical sayings, "only pussies and assholes lodge the asterisk", "Make the playoffs, Win the last game. That's it."


UPDATE 9:51 pacific time : Official poll tally is at 10-5 in favor of the asterisk. 4 of the votes from unnamed members have been negated

Irish, since you made it on my best poster's list a long time ago, you have gone full dark side. It's not a good thing.

[DD]

Oh lord here we go with you, okay enough said now. Spurs got 3 afterwards so they avoided just that one so called asterisk, I am fine. I see you avoid truth though.

You LA fans are bored at home early for a few years now I see hating on the Spurs

A one line comment from Phil has created 15 years of saltiness from Spurfan

[daslicer]

You LA fans are bored at home early for a few years now I see hating on the Spurs

Haven't you heard they are really confident right now since they are going to get Kevin Love. Love-Kobe = 2 more les for them

[DD]

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I love it when nobodies try to crowbar their opinion into threads

[spurraider21]

so people on this forum mock regular season accomplishments, yet want a championship to somehow not count the same due to cir stances that affected only the regular season? k

as i said in my previous post, the spurs were the dominant team in the league that year, regardless of season length. they started the season 6-8, and proceeded to go 31-5 the rest of the way, while crushing the postseason with a ulative 15-2 record

[Sean Cagney]

Haven't you heard they are really confident right now since they are going to get Kevin Love. Love-Kobe = 2 more les for them

LMFAO........... They always are going to get the world. The fact is their team sucks and Kobe is getting 48 Million after his injury but the idiots tried to tell me here good signing and he deserves it! At 35 or so with that injury they thought he deserved that money

[DD]

and at comparing the Heat and Spurs seasons. Spurs played 67 games TOTAL in 1998-99.

Heat played 66 REGULAR SEASON games.

Furthermore, what did the standings look like at the 50 game mark this year (usually AS break time)?

It was just a mistake of a season...Stern forgot to pull out, nothing more, nothing less.

[daslicer]

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I love it when nobodies try to crowbar their opinion into threads

Right I'am a nobody who doesn't have the popularity of a guy who hides behind a keyboard that posts here 24/7.

[DD]

Right I'am a nobody who doesn't have the popularity of a guy who hides behind a keyboard that posts here 24/7.

You're not a nobody b/c of post count, you're a nobody cause you felt the need to come into this thread and drop cookie-cutter comebacks. Also, point me i the direction of any non-Kool/luva Laker fan post where we said Love=2 more les.

[spurraider21]

Furthermore, what did the standings look like at the 50 game mark this year (usually AS break time)?

at the all star break this year

In the East:

1) Indiana
2) Miami
3) Toronto
4) Chicago
5) Washington
6) Brooklyn
7) Atlanta
8) Charlotte

Out West...

1) Thunder
2) Spurs
3) Rockets
4) Blazers
5) Clippers
6) Suns
7) Blazers
8) Mavs

[Sean Cagney]

at the all star break this year

In the East:

1) Indiana
2) Miami
3) Toronto
4) Chicago
5) Washington
6) Brooklyn
7) Atlanta
8) Charlotte

Out West...

1) Thunder
2) Spurs
3) Rockets
4) Blazers
5) Clippers
6) Suns
7) Blazers
8) Mavs

WOW really far off! Nobody was in contention for their spots later! Drastically changed! I am not arguing with DD anymore tonight on this , dude is bored because his team has sucked since 011 and he knows it, he is bored. LOL 48 Million for a broken down older guy and LA fans called it a good signing.

[Strange Love]

It's all about that "*"..

Son, what do you know about championships, asterisk or otherwise?

[daslicer]

You're not a nobody b/c of post count, you're a nobody cause you felt the need to come into this thread and drop cookie-cutter comebacks. Also, point me i the direction of any non-Kool/luva Laker fan post where we said Love=2 more les.

Hey give me a reason on why the Lakers would have a won a le in '99 if it was a full season or any other team. I'm a nobody in your eyes because I didn't agree with your typical laker homerism bs propaganda that is what it comes down to and personally I don't care. For the Love=2 more les I could direct you to lakersground that is where most of where your fans are saying that statement.

[313]

Wait, why is '99 considered an *? Everyone played the same amount of games, right? So what's the problem?

[will_spurs]

So what's the problem?

The Lakers didn't win. Lakers fans still can't get over it after 15 years.

[DD]

That 1999 le is the equivalent of having a gay son. Even though it's shameful and embarrassing, it's still yours.

[Arcadian]

People will joke about the Spurs as "regular season champions" and then, in the next breath, pretend that a shorter regular season invalidates a championship. Shut up, gots. At least be internally consistent with your bull .

[Strange Love]

and at comparing the Heat and Spurs seasons. Spurs played 67 games TOTAL in 1998-99.

Heat played 66 REGULAR SEASON games.

Furthermore, what did the standings look like at the 50 game mark this year (usually AS break time)?

It was just a mistake of a season...Stern forgot to pull out, nothing more, nothing less.

A shortened season it's still a shortened season.

Once you're in the playoffs, you still have to play the same amount of games so it equals out.

Miami and Spurs did a similar thing during their playoff run in their respective championship year. Do I see either one as an asterisk? No

But people pick and choose what's convenient to them.

[DD]

the "but everybody played the same amount of games!" argument. It was still an awkward, ty product. Doesn't mean it's still not an asterisk year, nor does it justify why that bas ized season wasn't mercifully shelved from the get-go.

If some pharma company releases a bad batch of Hep B vaccinations, nobody's gonna justify it by saying, "well, at least they all had the same exposure...herp derp!"