Spurs Season Records Since 98-99 season:
NBA Finals Records?
- There are three teams with more championships than the Spurs - Lakers, Celtics, and the Bulls.
- The Spurs are one of five teams that have never lost in the NBA Finals.
- There are eight teams with only ONE NBA championship.
- There are nine teams that have made a Finals appearance, and left losers. Cough* Phoenix, Dallas cough*
- There are seven teams that have NEVER visited the NBA Finals.
- The San Antonio Spurs have the highest winning percentage of the four major sports in the last ten years.
- I didn't think I would have to add this one, but there are a lot of ungrateful fans in here, so I just thought I would remind you:
Us Spurs fans have NO room to be ungrateful, yet a lot of us act like senseless, spoiled brats.
Quit the stupid 'off-the-cliff' rants about how we're going to suck this year, and your loss of faith in the Spurs Front Office.
I just showed to you how the FO has given the Spurs an opportunity to win it each and every year since 98-99.
What more do you want?
You win some, you lose some.
That is how it works in sports.
Last edited by honestfool84; 08-07-2008 at 08:36 PM.
Most of these fans weren't around Pre-Duncan.
They don't know no good...........
Ive thought about this before. I was griping to my cousin about losing in the playoffs to the Lakers and his response was..."Hey man, you got 4 les." He is so right. Its irritating to see our team not make the moves that we want them to make but we have had it pretty damn good over the past 10 years........10 YEARS.
that's what makes it worse: they ONLY know the Duncan era, and still, they complain.
I'm grateful much! James Gist! Coming Christmas 2009 (or 2010)!
Merry Christmas Tim!
I'm grateful much! James Gist! Coming Christmas 2009 (or 2010)!
Merry Christmas Tim!
lol
That's ing stupid. Every fan of their team wants them to win, whether or not they've had past success. Only a re says "oh well everyone shouldn't try as hard this year because they won a couple of years ago". I wouldn't root for a team that I thought wasn't trying as hard as they could to win every year.
Gra ude has nothing to do with it.
im sorry; i really do have crappy memory - refresh it, please, and show me where i suggested that the Spurs don't try as hard because they've been at the top every year.
So you didn't suggest that the fans shouldn't criticize the organization simply because of what said organization has done in the past? If people think the front office is doing things that jeopardize the team's chances of winning, they are going to point it out. Again, gra ude has nothing to do with it, and your point is re ed. If the Spurs win four les, and there are reasons people think they could have won five, then the points are valid.
A ranting post telling fellow sports fans not to rant on a message board was a nice touch, though. I'm sure the Spurs' front office is grateful that they have you out there policing the internets for them.
So you didn't suggest that the fans shouldn't criticize the organization simply because of what said organization has done in the past? If people think the front office is doing things that jeopardize the team's chances of winning, they are going to point it out. Again, gra ude has nothing to do with it, and your point is re ed. If the Spurs win four les, and there are reasons people think they could have won five, then the points are valid.
A ranting post telling fellow sports fans not to rant on a message board was a nice touch, though. I'm sure the Spurs' front office is grateful that they have you out there policing the internets for them.
im not trying to police anything; your sarcasm exemplifies your maturity.
im not suggesting the FO is perfect; i recognize that they have made mistakes.
im just saying that a lot of spurs fans are acting extremely immaturely and are so spoiled by the fact that we have done so well over the last ten years; seriously. you expect them to be perfect every year, and i don't think the FO wants anything less than a championships.
Last edited by honestfool84; 08-07-2008 at 06:51 PM.
See "Freudian Slip", and thanks for playing.
at someone who calls people " gots" judging my maturity.
you get my point.See "Freudian Slip", and thanks for playing.
stop dodging the subject.
expect the spurs FO to be perfect each and every year; you're the one that'll be let down when they don't win it all.
i WANT them to win it each and every year, but im not going to and whine about the FO each off season if they don't win.
and thats only the Duncan era. look what the spurs have done in years before. we only missed the playoffs in 84, 87 and 97. if we made the playoffs in 87 then we wouldnt have drafted David. if we made the playoffs in 97 ,no Duncan. i dont know what happened in 84. we had a killer team. that being said, we spurs fans are spoiled because winning is all we have ever known.28 trips to the playoffs in 31 years speaks for itself.
Playoff Appearances: 28
Overall Playoff Record: 153-121
NBA Championships: 4 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007)
2008 -- defeated Phoenix, 4-1, first round
defeated New Orleans, 4-3, conference semifinals
lost to LA Lakers, 4-1, conference finals
2007 -- defeated Denver, 4-1, first round
defeated Phoenix, 4-2, conference semifinals
defeated Utah, 4-1, conference finals
defeated Cleveland, 4-0, NBA Finals
WON NBA CHAMPIONSHIP
2006 -- defeated Sacramento, 4-2, first round
lost to Dallas, 4-3, conference semifinals
2005 -- defeated Denver, 4-1, first round
defeated Seattle, 4-2, conference semifinals
defeated Phoenix, 4-1, conference finals
defeated Detroit, 4-3, NBA Finals
WON NBA CHAMPIONSHIP
2004 -- defeated Memphis, 4-0, first round
lost to LA Lakers, 4-2, conference semifinals
2003 -- defeated Phoenix, 4-2, first round
defeated LA Lakers, 4-2, conference semifinals
defeated Dallas, 4-2, conference finals
defeated New Jersey, 4-2, NBA Finals
WON NBA CHAMPIONSHIP
2002 -- defeated Seattle, 3-2, first round
lost to LA Lakers, 4-1, conference semifinals
2001 -- defeated Minnesota, 3-1, first round
defeated Dallas, 4-1, conference semifinals
lost to LA Lakers, 4-0, conference finals
2000 -- lost to Phoenix, 3-1, first round
1999 -- defeated Minnesota, 3-1, first round
defeated L.A. Lakers, 4-0, conference semifinals
defeated Portland, 4-0, conference semifinals
defeated New York, 4-1, NBA Finals
WON NBA CHAMPIONSHIP
1998 -- defeated Phoenix, 3-1, first round
lost to Utah, 4-1, conference semifinals
1996 -- defeated Phoenix, 3-1, first round
lost to Utah, 4-2, conference semifinals
1995 -- defeated Denver, 3-0, first round
defeated LA Lakers, 4-2, conference semifinals
lost to Houston, 4-2, conference finals
1994 -- lost to Utah, 3-1, first round
1993 -- defeated Portland, 3-1, first round
lost to Phoenix, 4-2, conference semifinals
1992 -- lost to Phoenix, 3-0, first round
1991 -- lost to Golden State, 3-1, first round
1990 -- defeated Denver, 3-0, first round
lost to Portland, 4-3, conference semifinals
1988 -- lost to LA Lakers, 3-0, first round
1986 -- lost to LA Lakers, 3-0, first round
1985 -- lost to Denver, 3-2, first round
1983 -- defeated Denver, 4-1, conference semifinals
lost to LA Lakers, 4-2, conference finals
1982 -- defeated Seattle, 4-1, conference semifinals
lost to LA Lakers, 4-0, conference finals
1981 -- lost to Houston, 4-3, conference semifinals
1980 -- lost to Houston, 2-1, first round
1979 -- defeated Philadelphia, 4-3, conference semifinals
lost to Washington, 4-3, conference finals
1978 -- lost to Washington, 4-2, conference semifinals
1977 -- lost to Boston, 2-0, first round
It's actually humorous to go back and look at some of the Summer threads, particularly so prior to championship years.
Had a few playoff headaches before TD.
Thank you.
Also:
"To those with much that was given, much will be expected."
Duncan in the lotto balls, Manu at #57 etc. This has been one of if the not most rockin roster for the past 10 years. 2000 is obviously an asterik year with Dunkar being injured, 2001 the DA playoff injury was a legit set back. The rest is poppy excuses.
I've never really considered gots to be spoiled -- honestly, the widespread ridicule that comes with that condition hardly seems like spoiling at all.
Oh, and the Spurs have been really, really good for a very long time. It's good to be a Spurs fan, even when they don't get all the way to the top of the mountain.
this year is going to suck. everything I thought the FO was doing to save money in the past was true. we won the les inspite of the frugalness.
The team has always been good (with the exception of a few off years). They did not win les until recently, but to act like the Spurs were just before Duncan and Robinson is just not true. They have gone through a couple ups and downs, but have always been a "winning" team for the most part.
The F.O. has done their job; they brought in Duncan, Parker and Ginobili. Could they do more, yes. Have they allowed for us to contend over the past 10 years, yes and the Spurs will still contend until Duncan retires.
I'll be ungrateful about our ty offseason if I ing want to. If my team isn't winning, or it looks like they won't be winning, I'll about it because I'm a fan that wants to see his team win. I didn't sign a ing contract when I chose to cheer for the Spurs.
It is funny to see Portland, Houston, Dallas, and Phoenix trolls on spurstalk trying to talk trash. Even last year, which fans here consider a "bad year" (making the conference finals!), the Spurs had more success than any of those teams. San Antonio fans are no doubt spoiled-- most of them feel completely justified in trashing the FO for the unpardonable sin of not winning the championship every single year. All the Spurs have done in the last ten years is win more often than every single baseball, football, hockey, and basketball team in the entire country.
"Ho-hum. What have you done for me lately?" That's how a lot of fans sound around here.
People are free to whine, piss and moan all they want. They can analyze the F.O. moves and say what they would have done. What I do not get is how they can complain about "not winning" when the Spurs will still be in contention. I also do not understand how you can complain if the F.O. is not done making moves yet. If they went into the year with only 12 players and this was it, I could agree with judgment. It is not over yet. What if these moves lead to a trade for someone who really helps? What if it leads to bad signings? You do not know, you can speculate. Outside of trading Duncan, Parker or Ginobili, the F.O. can not really mess up unless they sign and play terrible players that take away from what DPG all do. If they handcuff themselves for the future, that can be bad as well. As of yet though, they have done neither.
Thanks for reminding us, David.
I guess we should be ashamed of ourselves for having such high expectations for our basketball team.
And I'm not ungrateful for our four championships. I'm saying its not good enough and I would say the same even if I were a Celtics fan.
From my perspective, I have 30 years vested interest in my basketball club. That means I can praise or gripe and all I want to. I don't need some candy ass who's only been watching the Spurs since Duncan came to town to tell me I shouldn't.
Just imagine when fans of the Clippers, the Bucks, the Hawks, the Knicks, (or any team in the NBA for that matter) visit this site and read Spurs' fans saying things like "our FO in' sucks" or "Pop needs to go"... I'm sure they think it's hilarious. It's kind of like Latrell Sprewell turning down a 3 year/21 mil offer cuz he's got a family to feed... I know people like to vent, but it doesn't hurt to have a little bit of reasonable perspective. It's one thing to disagree with certain moves made by the FO-- it's an entirely different thing to say that they are incompetent. That just makes no sense.
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