What’s your unpopular opinion (s) on the Spurs team now & from historical perspective

[I. Hustle]

Duncan never missed the playoffs, Kobe did

[NameLess Scrub]

Yeah as I mentioned in my post: Looked at from all different angles, whether it's individual players or singular issues that have arisen ever since we signed him, nothing makes me regret the move even though I have grown to dislike his style of play. Heck, even Marc Gasol vs LMA-- should it have come down to that choice-- we are looking good on that front, too.

I don't dislike his style play, just his commitment and effort.. that's probably what you mean though

[lefty]

Duncan never missed the playoffs, Kobe did

crofl

lol playff streak argument
By that logic, Blazers are the GOATs

lol going tothe playoffs every year and not repeating

[Joseph Kony]

The 2003 Spurs squad was absolute garbage outside of prime Tim Duncan and his 2003 run is one of the GOAT playoff performances and his Game 6 is the single most dominant game by any player on both sides of the court in NBA history

[Brazil]

In his particular case, it is fine if he wants to bring a heap of derision on his own head with that take instead of piquing the interest/curiosity of other posters unless you happen to be the only other poster finding that laughably trollish statement intriguing and engagable..

well at least he threw out there a real unpopular opinion tbh that was the point of the thread

[Old School 44]

David was an athletic freak, but the Iceman was a more skilled basketball player.

[Brazil]

Tim Duncan never repeated




Kobe did

Lefty did not know the difference between an opinion and a fact

[Brazil]

- Stephen Jackson is the most criminally overrated Spur player for his overall contribution to the team..

+1

[SAGirl]

I do think Spurs could have had the B2B in 2013 and 14 finals... If not for a series of unfortunate events and meltdown.

I don't think that had they won in 2013, the fire wouldn't have been there for 2014, that's bull by ppl who want to justify and explain away the painful 2013 game 6 debacle.

[UnWantedTheory]

We all secretly miss Matt Bonner.

[lefty]

Lefty did not know the difference between an opinion and a fact

Facts

Only facts matter



your opinion clown!

[GSH]

Tony Parker could have done better than Eva Longoria and Erin Barry.

[dabom]

- Bruce Bowen is overrated by Spurs fans..great defensive player, no doubt, but played in an era where his offensive flaws were never going to be exposed..also benefited greatly from having prime Tim Duncan and prime Alonzo Mourning behind him to protect the rim

- LaMarcus Aldridge wasn't worth it

- dabom is one of the 5 most intelligent posters in ST history..this one should be obvious, but a lot of people can't admit it, for whatever reason

- Apo is one of the biggest draws in the history of the internet..his name is mentioned more than any poster I've ever seen, not just on ST, but anywhere

Top 5 to a top 5. Respect.

[GSH]

Top 5 to a top 5. Respect.

[diego]

Since when is 2009-2011 the Tony Parker's lead Spurs period?

Made the same post but my phone did something to it... It became tonys team 2012-14 and he had a fantastic run of wcf and B2b finals but 09 was still Timmy and 10-11 was manu's brief period as team leader, unfortunately for the spurs dirk broke manu's nose in the 10 playoffs and grant Hill broke his arm right before the 2011 playoffs. 12 onward manu's role steadily diminished

Parker missed a third of the season 2010 and got benched for Hill in the playoffs, how on earth was it his team?

[dabom]

GSH delete that dude. Obscenity gets blocked in here. I mean no one wants to see that .

[tonight...you]

Sennheiser HD598's should be the Spurs headphones of choice, prior to games. Those things are great.

[rastaspur]

[Arcadian]

Spurs could have won '14 and '13. They had all the tools to repeat.

I do think Spurs could have had the B2B in 2013 and 14 finals... If not for a series of unfortunate events and meltdown.

Absolutely. That shouldn't even be controversial. They were 1 rebound or 1 free throw away from winning the '13 Finals. It was one of the most unlikely events in sports history that they lost at that point. For all intents and purposes, they did repeat as champions...minus one rebound. (Well, at least we can say they repeated as Western conference champs, which is actually a notable accomplishment in its own right. )

The 2003 Spurs squad was absolute garbage outside of prime Tim Duncan and his 2003 run is one of the GOAT playoff performances and his Game 6 is the single most dominant game by any player on both sides of the court in NBA history

That's actually a popular opinion. I agree that it was a relatively weak le team, and that '03 Duncan had one of the best playoff runs of all time. But I wouldn't say it was total garbage. They had some good role players: a solid backup PG (Claxton), a solid backup center (Willis), two solid X-factors (Jackson and Ginobili), a defensive specialist to shut down the opposing team's best wing player (Bowen), and a group of shooting specialists (Kerr, Smith, Ferry). That's exactly what Prime Duncan needed around him to win a le. And they did.

[TD 21]

- Kawhi has an acute case of tunnel vision-- not for selfish reasons-- that might hinder his development into an above average playmaker-- this is an issue that's maybe related to innate instincts and can't be improved by mechanical repe ion. I hope he proves us wrong on this, too..

Yeah as I mentioned in my post: Looked at from all different angles, whether it's individual players or singular issues that have arisen ever since we signed him, nothing makes me regret the move even though I have grown to dislike his style of play. Heck, even Marc Gasol vs LMA-- should it have come down to that choice-- we are looking good on that front, too.

Only an irrational person or insecure troll would disagree.

Had the '12-'15 Spurs been younger, I'd understand not wanting to break that up for anything short of a truly elite player. I could even understand not pursuing Aldridge if San Antonio were more of a destination city. Neither were the case, so you'd have to be out of your mind to turn down a top 15-20 player, especially when what was lost in the process was so minimal.

The decline of this team isn't about Aldridge, it's about long overdue and inevitable aging.

[TrainOfThought5]

- Manu > Parker; but it's Ginobili who benefited more from playing with Prime Duncan (2003-2007) than Parker whose prime (2008-2013) began when TD's decline kicked in. Before you take a dim view of the "TP-led Spurs teams", you should acknowledge that reality. In fact, Parker's prime is starting to get severely underrated because of his last ugly two seasons..

If he wouldve won Finals MVP in '13, he woyld be seen as a truly equal member of the big 3. But hes seen as the lesser of the 3

[spursistan]

- Stephen Jackson is the most criminally overrated Spur player for his overall contribution to the team..

Patty Mills is getting up there in the ranking of most overrated Spurs players ever (for his ability)..

[spursgu]

I guess OP needed a new player to hate on since Aldridge has been on fire lately.

[dabom]

Regular season meltdowns. got spursfans.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

Had the Spurs won the 2013 le they would not have won the 2014 le.

2014 team was on a mission.