2008 Spurs = 2007 Heat?

[Avitus1]

The Heat thought they could repeat with a geriatric group of guys but got swept by a young Bulls team in the first round.

This is starting to look the same for the lucky Spurs in 2008, because according to your genious GM the Spurs roster will remain intac.

What will your excuse be?

In 2006 was Duncan's Plantar fasciitis.

In 2004 was Robinson's retirement.

In 2000 was Duncan's knee.

It seems to me that every year the Spurs try to repeat they find an excuse for their inability to win back to back les, which bring us to the debate Why you are not a Dynasty.

Just my 2 Cents.

PS save your lame comebacks about Cleveland not winning a le, getting swept.. etc...

Just face the facts.

My excuse will be LeBron being so good.

[judaspriestess]

I'd rather have some old guys who can last longer than some younger guys who shoot their wad quickly.

in other words:

" 'We were older than dirt,' " Popovich remembered hearing about his team. " 'We needed to get this guy, or that guy, on the perimeter to get something done.' "

So he walked into the locker room one day and told his team, "We're not going to make a trade. We're not looking for a savior. It's right here in this room."-Gregg Popovich


Thanks sixthman for posting this incredible quote.

[Money316]

2008 Cavs = 1971-2006 Cavs?

short, sweet and to the point.

Blast that .

[Money316]

Duncan is 31, Manu is 30*, and Parker is 25. With that trio, they have a 3-4 year window left to stay in championship contention.

* Bald spot says 35.

These mother ers may be in their 30's but least they didn't bend over and punk out like a bunch salad tossing es like Dallas.

[Money316]

Are you seriously comparing the Spurs to the Heat?

2008 Cavs = 1999 Knicks. Demolished by the Spurs, and never heard from again.

1999 Knicks ... another salad tossing bunch of wimps.

[florige]

The question isn't if those teams beat us, but how much they beat us by...

In other words, the Mavs could get four one-point victories in the regular season and still lose in the playoffs to the Spurs.

A Game 7 Mavs victory wasn't the "passing of the torch" that the entire world made it out to be. It was an overtime victory, more of a victory in which Dallas barely squeaked by, not dominated the old Spurs.

Same thing with the Lakers. It was a squeak by series decided on less than half of a second.

I understand you completley on the Manvs thing in 06. It sorta reminds me when MJ first came back and Orlando knocked them out in round 2 of the playoffs and everyone and their grandmother were saying that Jordan had lost a step... Three les later I wonder where all those people were. We were forced to play a different game we are accustomed to and still only lost on a stupid foul.

[florige]

Maybe the Mavs series was closer, but we were blown out TWICE in two of those LA losses before .4

And even then, we were getting spanked in the .4 game before we made the comeback. Same goes with game 7 vs. Mavs.

So were the Lakers against Portland in the 4th quarter when they were down by 17 and made an outstanding comeback. Most good teams go through brain farts. Bottom line we should have won that game and that series. LA did have our number for a minute, but the games before .4 we massacred them. .4 all but did us in.

[InRareForm]

Buddy when you win 4 les in 9 years everything else you do going forward is just gravy. The Spurs don't have to win a damn thing from here out to go down in the history books as one of the great runs the league has ever known. Do i want them to win it all next year, of course but they do not need to win by any means.

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[exstatic]

And today's zombie thread award goes to InRareForm.

[phxspurfan]

2008 Cavs = 1971-2006 Cavs?

I bet the Spurs don't lose at home by 40 on ring night.

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