First of all I'm not a troll, I really like this board and the people here. In no way am I bashing the Spurs, but I realise people cant give an opinion here without being bashed to the ground by some people. If I think Pacers are gonna win the championship its my opinion, I'm suppose to think that way, I'm a Pacer fan. Not because you guys added Finley and Nick means every other team is gonna roll out a red carpet. Infact whenever Spurs are in town the team they are facing are gonna step their game up 10 notches. Its gonna be a longg season because everyone is gonna want to KO the champs.
& this "does JO have a ring? then Rasho is better " argument is as dumb as a "my dad is stronger than your dad" argument. Rings mean you have a better TEAM work & chemistry, not necessarily better individual talent. There's no way Detroit was better position by position than the Lakers, but they had better team work & chemistry. Thats what won them the ring, you cant say Prince is better than Kobe because of that.
By saying that all I'm trying to say is your bench may have the better individual talent compared to other benches in the league, but other benches may have non big name players who know how to play together and gel, a bench where everyone knows their role, and thats all what matters not how much big name players you have on your roster.
So all im saying is dont get mad when every analyst or human being doesnt expect Spurs to repeat, or think another team is better than they are...leave that up to your boys to prove them wrong. Because trust me, it would be more motivation for them if they kept hearing they couldnt do it, than for them to be overconfident.....(see 2004 lakers)