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No.
I think it was, and I wouldn't be sayin that if Derek Fisher didn't...you know. Hard to imagine a team like San Antonio has never repeated, and probably won't. There are simply too many good teams getting over the hump right now to challenge the Spurs, Detroit, Dallas. In the west, you've got: the clippers, sacto with artest, and memphis ready to make some noise. Oh, and cleveland in the east.
No.
seeing as they have duncan, gino, and tp locked up for a while, they have a chance to win a championship for the next 4 years. if you win, there's always a chance to repeat.
Yes.
No, not really. If everything goes all right Spurs could probably 3-peat maybe even 4-peat.
Spurs still could but the window is closing fast. Lots of good teams out there getting better.
No, but with Tim's age and 3 consecutive seasons of Tim's injuries, 06 was best chance to lose, and the window to repeat with Tim is closing.
Depending on what the Spurs do this summer, maybe, maybe not. If we get younger, than no.
Sacto and the Clippers are good teams, but they're not le contenders as presently cons uted. Memphis isn't a threat to anyone. Cleveland's roster doesn't fit very well together right now.
One of those teams might put it together to become a legit threat for a le, but Miami is pretty close to the end of their (brief) run, which offsets that.
Who knows?
We don't know what team will be here in the next few years.
No, this was not the last chance by any means. The core will be together for a while, and the front office will bring in the missing piece or two to keep them at the top for a while.
IMO, if Duncan becomes the starting center, and the Spurs can get an athletic PF to matchup with Dirk and Amare and Brand (who are a bit too quick for Duncan out on the floor) the Spurs will be at the top once again, with a great chance to repeat.
No, but the chances are decreasing each year with Tim getting older.
I don't think 2005 was their final Championship. I think they will win at least one more with Tim Duncan on the team.
Repeating, as in back-to-back, is nice and is impressive...BUT....not going back-to-back isn't some sort of defect or a diminishing attribute in the grand scheme of things. If anything, in these days of rotating of players with various teams, spreading out championships - say 3 or 4 over a 8 year period could be a more impressive indicator of a franchise's long-term strength than winning 2 in 2 years or 3 in 3 years. Let's compare with an individual's accomplishments. What would be more impressive, 4 consecutive MVPs for Magic Johnson or 4 MVPs spread out over a long career with 1 coming late in his career?
Food for thought, at least.
07 and 08. Book it. Anything is possible
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Focus on one season at a time...
If we win another we should just enjoy the moment...
This is the kind of stuff that burns out the spurs.. the pressure.
Lots of teams are foaming at the mouth for just one championship.
Pending our summer moves, I like our chances in 2007.
By the time Kareem Abdul Jabbar was Tim's age, he had one ring. He went on to win 4 more. The Spurs aren't done. Not even close, although fans of poser teams would like to think so.
No ring for you!!!
No. Stability is important and the three key pieces to the puzzle will be together for four more years. They will win at least one more championship in that time, probably two.
And Dallas fan might be on cloud nine now but it doesn't mean anything without the ring. I will be laughing my azz off if they blow it.
Spurs are nowhere near dead.
Certainly the next three to four years, they still have a great shot at repeating.
And as much as I love Duncan and his game, I by no means think it will be absolute demise of the Spurs when he goes.
You continue to bring younger players in and bring them along, so you have an elite team every year.
No.
I don't think that matters. 3 out of 5 is just as impressive IMO.
I would agree 100%.......
I think “some people” set out these expectation that are totally bull shxt.
What?? ……..Any fool going to turn down Championships every other year???
Only on years that end on odd numbers???
Repeat…………… THREEpeat, really is there any end to what some fools will bring up to make the great accomplishments of others seem just a little less so?? all of them.
Why is repeating a championship seen as a sign of superiority in the NBA? I don't understand it. Imo it's a definition set up by media types who don't like the Spurs in an effort to undermine their legitimacy as a great team. I mean, Jack Nicklaus is seen as the greatest golfer of all time precisely because his victories were spread out over such a long time.
Repeating is good because it demonstrates that, over a span of two or more years, the team was dominant. However, look at the Lakers...they won three in a row and look at them now...definitely not in contention for a le anytime soon. The Spurs, on the other hand, have not repeated, but are in the run every year, and have been for a while. I'll take long-term success, although repeating would be great.
Spurs, like the Pistons last year, know very well how difficult it is to repeat. Every season, there are different obstacles beyond the obvious compe ion of other NBA teams. Injuries, free agency, suspensions, off-the-court distractions can all play a role in misfortune for an otherwise le contending team looking to repeat.
Luck is always part of a championship season. And, while everything needs to fall in the right place to win just one championship, it's that much more crucial to have that kind of fortune two years in a row or more.
The Spurs will compete as long as Tim Duncan is playing and healthy. They will have a chance every season he's healthy for at least the next four season. And, that's all a Spurs fan can hope for.
As for repeating, that's talk for a team that has already won the le and is currently the defending championship team. Seeing how the Spurs have been eliminated this season, talks of repeat are irrelevant at the moment. But, if a team is capable of winning one, then they are capable of winning back-to-back, and I wouldn't count the Spurs out until they are no longer le contenders.
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