NBA vs World Champions

**Kori Ellis** · 11-02-2005

Anyone notice that the new championship banner says "NBA" Champions as opposed to "World" Champions? And they went to the trouble of even changing the 1999 and 2003 banners.

Hmmm.....

**ALVAREZ6** · 11-02-2005

Good.

That's the way it should be, after all, that's the championship they won.

This is so typical here in all sports, in the MLB, NFL, and NHL, they also say "World Champs"

**spurschick** · 11-02-2005

Enter the Argentine Mafia...

**ALVAREZ6** · 11-02-2005

Originally Posted by spurschick

Enter the Argentine Mafia...

**timvp** · 11-02-2005

F that. If someone else in the world wanted to challenge the Spurs last year to a seven game series, bring 'em on.

**Sense** · 11-02-2005

Originally Posted by timvp

F that. If someone else in the world wanted to challenge the Spurs last year to a seven game series, bring 'em on.

I agree, I doubt anyone else in the world would've beaten them during the stretch of the playoffs.

**Tek_XX** · 11-02-2005

Well since the U.S has been losing more in international compe ion it makes sense to drop the World Champion crap.

**Kori Ellis** · 11-02-2005

You guys don't find it weird that they would change the old banners.

Kind of strange to me.

Maybe it has something to do with that tournament NBA teams are going to be playing in October against Euro teams.

**ALVAREZ6** · 11-02-2005

Originally Posted by Sense

I agree, I doubt anyone else in the world would've beaten them during the stretch of the playoffs.

That's not the point, to be claimed a "World Champion," you gotta actually do it.

**spurschick** · 11-02-2005

I'm trying to remember how many times I've heard Stern refer to the Spurs as the most GLOBAL of teams lately.

**ALVAREZ6** · 11-02-2005

Originally Posted by spurschick

I'm trying to remember how many times I've heard Stern refer to the Spurs as the most GLOBAL of teams lately.

He must have said it at least 10 time last night.

**Sense** · 11-02-2005

Originally Posted by ALVAREZ6

That's not the point, to be claimed a "World Champion," you gotta actually do it.

When the world gives its best players to the NBA, players that actually make their teams..

The Spurs practically did it against the best teams in the world.

So the point was always there.

**Reggie Miller** · 11-02-2005

The NBA is trying to market the league as the vanguard of an international basketball revolution. It's the "domino theory." First, Argentina will reject football for basketball. Brazil follows. Then, all of South America! And then, THE WORLD!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Seriously, that's the explanation. You can't sell "NBA Planet" while claiming the "World Champions" were determined by two teams from CST.

**Solid D** · 11-02-2005

A good way to have a "World Champion" is to get the best FIBA rules teams to play the best NBA teams using rules that do not give favor to FIBA or NBA per se. The Basketball World Championship held quadrennially (like the one in Indy in 2002) is actually the FIBA Basketball World Championship tournament, so it is not really a true world championship either.

The NBA is still the internationally recognized de facto standard of the best basketball league in the world. Thus - NBA Champions = Best Champions

**xcoriate** · 11-02-2005

Maccabi just went and beat Toronto so arguably not all the best talent/teams are in the nba.

did they beat Orlando?

**xcoriate** · 11-02-2005

But Solid FIBA is the governing body for Basketball, not the NBA thus there championship is the world championship.

**ALVAREZ6** · 11-02-2005

Originally Posted by Sense

When the world gives its best players to the NBA, players that actually make their teams..

The Spurs practically did it against the best teams in the world.

So the point was always there.

I still think the Olympics is the best way to claim "World Champions." (and no I'm not saying that because Argentina won last summer)

If every country always sent their best players no matter what, it would be so much better, none of this bull that T-mac and Shaq don't want to play.

Yes, the Spurs are the best "club" team in the world, but it doesn't really mean anything considering they have a players from the Virgin Islands, France, Argentina, Slovenia, Australia, etc.

I think it should be a national thing, like the World Championship that is gonna be in 2006, but the US normally sends college players and like that.

**xcoriate** · 11-02-2005

Originally Posted by ALVAREZ6

I still think the Olympics is the best way to claim "World Champions." (and no I'm not saying that because Argentina won last summer)

If every country always sent their best players no matter what, it would be so much better, none of this bull that T-mac and Shaq don't want to play.

Yes, the Spurs are the best "club" team in the world, but it doesn't really mean anything considering they have a players from the Virgin Islands, France, Argentina, Slovenia, Australia, etc.

I think it should be a national thing, like the World Championship that is gonna be in 2006, but the US normally sends college players and like that.

I wish ....

**Solid D** · 11-02-2005

Originally Posted by xcoriate

But Solid FIBA is the governing body for Basketball, not the NBA thus there championship is the world championship.

Yeah, but ....in the now infamous words of Tim Duncan "FIBA sux".

**Solid D** · 11-02-2005

And in the words of David Stern on opening night in San Antonio - "and on behalf of the NBA and hundreds of millions of fans around the globe, I want to congratulate the most global of teams, that brings great pride to the NBA..."

**ALVAREZ6** · 11-02-2005

Originally Posted by xcoriate

I wish ....

, I meant New Zealand.

I was thinking of this dude...

A.K.A. Shane Heal

**Trainwreck2100** · 11-02-2005

That's just stupid.

**Sense** · 11-02-2005

Originally Posted by ALVAREZ6

I still think the Olympics is the best way to claim "World Champions." (and no I'm not saying that because Argentina won last summer)

If every country always sent their best players no matter what, it would be so much better, none of this bull that T-mac and Shaq don't want to play.

Yes, the Spurs are the best "club" team in the world, but it doesn't really mean anything considering they have a players from the Virgin Islands, France, Argentina, Slovenia, Australia, etc.

I think it should be a national thing, like the World Championship that is gonna be in 2006, but the US normally sends college players and like that.

I don't think you had a point.

**Trainwreck2100** · 11-02-2005

Originally Posted by ALVAREZ6

I still think the Olympics is the best way to claim "World Champions." (and no I'm not saying that because Argentina won last summer)

If every country always sent their best players no matter what, it would be so much better, none of this bull that T-mac and Shaq don't want to play.

Yes, the Spurs are the best "club" team in the world, but it doesn't really mean anything considering they have a players from the Virgin Islands, France, Argentina, Slovenia, Australia, etc.

I think it should be a national thing, like the World Championship that is gonna be in 2006, but the US normally sends college players and like that.

If America sent their best players, we wouldn't have a debate over World Chmapions cause it would have been a masacre. Maybe this is Stern's way of trying to get our best over there.

**Manu'sMagicalLeftHand** · 11-02-2005

Originally Posted by Trainwreck2100

If America sent their best players, we wouldn't have a debate over World Chmapions cause it would have been a masacre. Maybe this is Stern's way of trying to get our best over there.

Talk is cheap.

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