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I have been thinking about this for years and still don't have any conclusions. I could list something but it could change at any time. The 2007 team was the weakest, but after that who knows? The 2003 team is underrated, as a couple posts in this thread demonstrate.
2003
2014 best TEAM
1999-2005 best roster (99 two real superstar, 2005 big three)
2014 best team ever!
2014 was the best win ever. And the first championship series that I watched from my couch instead of being there.
1999 was the second best because I like defense and defense won that series
2005 because that team seemed unstoppable.
2003 because it was DRob's final series and game.
2007 was fine but was less exciting because it was so one-sided.
2014 > 2003 > 2005 > 1999 > 2007
My opinion still hasn't changed from 5 years ago lol. The 2005 Spurs team was perfection. They could run you out of the building with Parker and Ginobili or slow it down and play the inside game with Prime Duncan. They had shooters galore (Ginobili, Horry, Barry, Bowen) to space the floor for Duncan to operate in the post and also open up driving lanes for Ginobili and Parker in the half court. Their defense was always good, if not great with Duncan as their anchor in the paint along with help from Nazr Mohammed and their perimeter shut down guy in Bruce Bowen. Ginobili was no slouch on the defensive end either.
2014 team!!!!
Out of the other choices I would say the 2005 team that beat Detroit in 7 games in the finals.
The only flaw I can find with that team is Duncan's injury decreasing his effectiveness a bit. Still, it's the best Spurs team of the 2000s. I still have the 2014 run as the best overall but 2005 is close.
2014 was the sweetest because of 2013 and because we were so dominant. The next best was 1999 because it was he first and we knew we had finally broken through. There was something about that team, call it professionalism or whatever, but there was a sense of inevitability about their play in games. We could be behind in the4th by double digits and somehow you KNEW they would rally and win. And they usually did. Sean's magical shot was just an example.
Another good question is whether the championship teams were really the best spurs teams. 2004 and 2006 were maybe just as good but didn't have favorable match ups/ didn't make enough shots.
1999( just because they were so solid on D, they would have won 60 games if not for the lockout)
2014
2005
2003
2007
2016
2014 Spurs would on 99% of NBA championship teams if you're assuming them being in god mode continues in any hypothetical series. That team was more than the sum of their parts, their offense was otherworldly, and their defense was very good. 2014 > all others
2004 team is actually pretty overrated. Historic defense but the offense was terrible at times. Duncan was the only true star on that team and he was nowhere near as good as he was in 2003 when he was able to carry the entire team to a le. A really crappy Tony Parker was their second option(ended up sinking the team with his historically bad series vs the Lakers). Spurs fixed this issue when a superior player like Manu became the second option the year after. 2005 Manu is easily the best teammate Duncan's played alongside besides 1999 Robinson.
2006 team was pretty good too. TD and Manu played like badasses vs the Mavs. Parker disappointed like usual. The bench completely disappeared vs the Mavs though. The Dallas bench all playing out of their minds didn't make things any easier.
Good thing they won't I don't believe in the jinx and kiss my balls.
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