Spurs: The Spurs had the easiest path to the finals maybe ever..

[Amaso]

The Spurs' path to the Finals was of average difficultly. Not historically easy like the '09 Lakers, who didn't play a team as good as the Grizzlies in their run.

The Grizzlies did indeed have limitations, but were still a very, very good team. Before the series started, the majority of fans and analysts picked them to beat the Spurs. And they were correct in their presumption based on how the Grizzlies, who were peaking, entered the series and the matchup problems they presented to the Spurs.

The reason Memphis appeared to be an "easy" opponent was because Tony Parker went nuclear and Tim and Tiago turned into the Wallace brothers defensively. Two things no one saw coming.

That 09 Nuggets team was WAY better than Memphis. Memphis doesn't have anyone that can score. They are a 5 seed who traded away one of their better players, despite it not really making them any better or worse.

The fact that the Nuggets have an incredible HCA is another reason why it was that much harder.

[Agloco]

Here's why::

They purposely try to avoid the Lakers, in doing so, drop to the 2nd seed..the easier path to the finals..

Kobe injures his Achilles and there goes any fight the Lakers have..Kobe's healthy, the Lakers win at least 1-2 games..

The Nuggets lose Gallo which dampers their typical productivity..Warriors catch fire and beat the Nuggets but in doing so suffer an injury to Lee and Curry..

Spurs draw the hot but young Warriors..fluke out a game 1 win and then benefit from Curry reinjuring his ankle..there goes the any fight the Warriors had..

Instead of drawing the Thunder, they draw an offensive mediocre team in the Grizzlies who barely beat the Chimpbrook-less Thunder in 5 close games..a Grizzlies team who also flukely eliminated the hobbled Clippers, a team that should have gone further..


The Spurs are the luckiest team ever, tbh..

The irony here is that if the Heat choke, you might have some legs to stand on.

[Agloco]

OP:

[spurraider21]

i hope we get the easiest path to the championship

[The Reckoning]

it looks like the heat have the easiest path ever

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Here's why::

They purposely try to avoid the Lakers, in doing so, drop to the 2nd seed..the easier path to the finals..

Kobe injures his Achilles and there goes any fight the Lakers have..Kobe's healthy, the Lakers win at least 1-2 games..

The Nuggets lose Gallo which dampers their typical productivity..Warriors catch fire and beat the Nuggets but in doing so suffer an injury to Lee and Curry..

Spurs draw the hot but young Warriors..fluke out a game 1 win and then benefit from Curry reinjuring his ankle..there goes the any fight the Warriors had..

Instead of drawing the Thunder, they draw an offensive mediocre team in the Grizzlies who barely beat the Chimpbrook-less Thunder in 5 close games..a Grizzlies team who also flukely eliminated the hobbled Clippers, a team that should have gone further..


The Spurs are the luckiest team ever, tbh..

Scared much?