SAS: Most successful franchise since 1997.

[nbascribe]

okay why we bickering over this? Numbers don't lie people. And if everyone is agreeing on what's the outcome, what's the deal. This ain't Washington, D.C. or the Pennsylvania senate trying to pass a helmet law.

[FromWayDowntown]

Well, I remember reading in the Express News last month, and I clipped the article but its at my house in San Antonio and I'm in Brazil at the moment, unfortunately, so I cannot share it, but it says that the Spurs are something like .590 all time in the playoffs. That's pretty damn good.

It would be incorrect. The Spurs are among the franchise leaders in all-time playoff winning percentage -- they're 4th behind LA, Chicago, and Boston -- with a 128-114 record: a .529 winning percentage.

For those who dare to dream, here are the to-the-moment franchise winning percentages, all-time, for the 7 franchises that are currently over .500 in playoff games:

.601 - Los Angeles Lakers (382-254)
.578 - Boston Celtics (288-210)
.569 - Chicago Bulls (151-114)
.529 - San Antonio Spurs (128-114)
.522 - Philadelphia 76'ers (204-187)
.517 - Detroit Pistons (168-157)
.506 - New York Knicks (179-175)

[Brutalis]

The hang-up is the word "successful." In Arkansas, that word connotes living in a double-wide. I don't think any Spurs live in a double-wide.

Thanks dude.... appreciate it.

[ducks]

Spurs are 2nd most successful franchise in NBA history in winning percentage, 2nd only to Lakers.


How is that?

amazing since pop and cheap holt are key people of spurs

[exstatic]

Damn, FWD is right. He made me go back and check my spreadsheet, and the starting figures I had were from nba.com's web page and covered up through 2001-2002. I then went back in and added 2002 again. Duh. Sorry folks, looks like next year we should pass the Celtics.

As an aside, if SA wins 61 games next year, they will have averaged 60 wins over a 6 year period. ing amazing.

[ShoogarBear]

Damn, FWD is right.

Blind squirrel. Nut. Monkeys. Hamlet.

[gospursgojas]

28 - LAL
26 - SA
26 - PRT
24 - PNX
21 - HOU
20 - BOS
20 - PHIL
20 - SEA
20 - NYK
20 - UTH
19 - DET
19 - MIL
18 - CHI
18 - IND
18 - ATL
17 - DEN
15 - NJN
14 - KC/SAC
13 - WAS
13 - CLE
12 - DAL
11 - MIA
9 - NO/CHA
8 - MIN
8 - ORL
6 - GST
4 - LAC
3 - MEM
3 - TOR

So the Spurs have only missed the playoffs 4 times since the merger???

Thats freaking amazing

[NBA Junkie]

I have seen that said many times here but with no links or proof.

???

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...urs/index.html

I realize that this article is from late 2004, but, also remember that the Spurs regular season record is 107-39 since that article was published. All they have done since then is fortify their stronghold as the winningest team in the four major sports during that time.

And, yes, Tim Duncan has an awful lot to do with that.

[T Park]

And, yes, Tim Duncan has an awful lot to do with that

No question.

[polandprzem]

Yeah Tim Duncan got dominated by Dirk Nowitzki. How sad is that.
Next year Amare will ick his as