So the Spurs didn't need to trade to land their 2nd and 3rd stars. Drexler wasn't there for the 1st le. When do they hand back the trophies?
We're not getting anywhere.
You are happy with the past success and are ambivalent about the future.
I think the Spurs should have won more les in the Duncan era and am concerned for Life A.D. (After Duncan™), because other than Turkoglu and D. Anderson's short stints with the Spurs, I have not seen the front office get any quality talent outside of the draft.
You'd be a fool not to be a little concerned based on 2003's cap space whiff alone.
Not getting anywhere?
The Spurs won 3 les in the last 5 years by basically doing the exact opposite of everything you've ed about before and during that time. You're the mother ing fool.
With the slightest addition of talent, they easily could have won all of those.
ROFL. Of course. Why can't my team win the le every year?
Why can't they?
The two times they lost in this run were on last-second shots.
Compare those players with all the better players that have moved from team to team and you see the spurs player acquisistions don't come close to comparing. Those players were not even good enough to stick with the spurs and were with the team for a very short time, not at all impact players.
So two shots from 5 in a row. Why is this bad?
So not every team lands an "impact player" every year and the Spurs have one of the best 'Big 3' in the league. Not to mention piddly things like contracts and cap room and retaining your own free agents.
Excuse me, does Bruce Bowen suck or something?
What, are you going to crown their asses already?
They traded all their prospects for some declining all-stars. Why don't we see if they can take down the Pistons before deciding how great of an idea big trades are.
That's a whole 'nuther ten page thread...
Don't be a moron. The Celtics are vastly improved from last year.
In white man thinks all blacks should wear tats, cornrows, and headband land.
So because the Spurs didn't land KG with Duncan they did something wrong?
Hhhhmm... yes.
Artis Gilmore
Sure, they won the 1/2 season Championship by renting some declining all-stars. But you don't trade away the future for that award, won numerous times by the Dallasas and Phoenixes of the world. It hasn't played out yet, so it's premature to use it as proof of anything.
Celtics are a prime example.
They counted on landing Duncan back in 1997.
They didn't and spent the next decade mire in mediocrity until collecting enough raw talent to land a franchise player and a third star through trades.
You need a certain amount of luck to be successful, but you can create your own success, too.
I think it's a shame to not maximize great fortune in the draft.
So they sucked for 10 years and made a bunch of trades and what not. Yippee.
These type of top players move every year but since Pop/RC have been running the show the spurs have not been able to acquire no one through a trade that has been able to be a major contributor or has been able to stick with the team for more than a year.
Man alive.
Where would we be without Duncan?
The Spurs tried to land the 'big free agent'. Twice. In 2001 and 2003. It didn't work out. So they stuck with what they had and won 3 les in 5 years. In addition, they are contenders this season and the eldest member of their big 3 is 31 years old. Oh my God this is horrible.
Probably in a much more enjoyable forum as you would have ditched your fandom.
So why would you NOT entertain a trade to sustain this success if it kept the Big Three intact?
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