Is the Repeat important......

[reddog 99]

Is five out of ten years as impressive as the three or more repeat.

I believe it is more impressive than just the repeat.

If the Spurs win the le, I think they will, they will have captured 5 in 10 years. In my opinion it is close but not as good as 6 in 8 that the Bulls accomplished. Boston's early dominance is not really of this era.

Looking at what I consider to be the modern era of the NBA,mid'70's to current when you look at the teams who were able to pull it off, they did it pretty convincingly.

Is this the Spurs' missing piece in N?B?A? history.

How important do you think the repeat is?

Year-by-year results
NBA Finals: All-Time Champions

YEAR CHAMPION OPPONENT RESULT MVP
2006-07 San Antonio Spurs Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0
Tony Parker, San Antonio

2005-06 Miami Heat Dallas Mavericks 4-2
Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat

2004-05 San Antonio Spurs Detroit Pistons 4-3
Tim Duncan, San Antonio

2003-04 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
Chauncey Billups, Detroit Pistons

2002-03 San Antonio Spurs New Jersey Nets 4-2
Tim Duncan, San Antonio

2001-02 Los Angeles Lakers New Jersey Nets 4-0
Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles

2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-1
Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles

1999-00 Los Angeles Lakers Indiana Pacers 4-2
Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles

1998-99 San Antonio Spurs New York Knicks 4-1
Tim Duncan, San Antonio

1997-98 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz 4-2
Michael Jordan, Chicago

1996-97 Chicago Bulls Utah Jazz 4-2
Michael Jordan, Chicago

1995-96 Chicago Bulls Seattle SuperSonics 4-2
Michael Jordan, Chicago

1994-95 Houston Rockets Orlando Magic 4-0
Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston

1993-94 Houston Rockets New York Knicks 4-3
Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston

1992-93 Chicago Bulls Phoenix Suns 4-2
Michael Jordan, Chicago

1991-92 Chicago Bulls Portland Trail Blazers 4-2
Michael Jordan, Chicago

1990-91 Chicago Bulls Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
Michael Jordan, Chicago

1989-90 Detroit Pistons Portland Trail Blazers 4-1
Isiah Thomas, Detroit

1988-89 Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers 4-0
Joe Dumars, Detroit

1987-88 Los Angeles Lakers Detroit Pistons 4-3
James Worthy, Los Angeles

1986-87 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics 4-2
Magic Johnson, Los Angeles

1985-86 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets 4-2
Larry Bird, Boston

1984-85 Los Angeles Lakers Boston Celtics 4-2
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles

1983-84 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
Larry Bird, Boston

1982-83 Philadelphia 76ers Los Angeles Lakers 4-0
Moses Malone, Philadelphia

1981-82 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
Magic Johnson, Los Angeles

1980-81 Boston Celtics Houston Rockets 4-2
Cedric Maxwell, Boston

1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
Magic Johnson, Los Angeles

1978-79 Seattle SuperSonics Washington Bullets 4-1
Dennis Johnson, Seattle

1977-78 Washington Bullets Seattle SuperSonics 4-3
Wes Unseld, Washington

1976-77 Portland Trail Blazers Philadelphia 76ers 4-2
Bill Walton, Portland

1975-76 Boston Celtics Phoenix Suns 4-2
Jo Jo White, Boston

1974-75 Golden State Warriors Washington Bullets 4-0
Rick Barry, Golden State

1973-74 Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks 4-3
John Havlicek, Boston

1972-73 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
Willis Reed, New York

1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks 4-1
Wilt Chamberlain, Los Angeles

1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks Baltimore Bullets 4-0
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee

1969-70 New York Knicks Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
Willis Reed, New York

1968-69 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
Jerry West, Los Angeles

1967-68 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-2


1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers San Francisco Warriors 4-2


1965-66 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3


1964-65 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-1


1963-64 Boston Celtics San Francisco Warriors 4-1


1962-63 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-2


1961-62 Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers 4-3


1960-61 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-1


1959-60 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-3


1958-59 Boston Celtics Minneapolis Lakers 4-0


1957-58 St. Louis Hawks Boston Celtics 4-2


1956-57 Boston Celtics St. Louis Hawks 4-3


1955-56 Philadelphia Warriors Fort Wayne Pistons 4-1


1954-55 Syracuse Nationals Fort Wayne Pistons 4-3


1953-54 Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Nationals 4-3


1952-53 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks 4-1


1951-52 Minneapolis Lakers New York Knicks 4-3


1950-51 Rochester Royals New York Knicks 4-3


1949-50 Minneapolis Lakers Syracuse Nationals 4-2


1948-49 Minneapolis Lakers Washington Capitols 4-2


1947-48 Baltimore Bullets Philadelphia Warriors 4-2


1946-47 Philadelphia Warriors Chicago Stags 4-1

Sorry for the length, but I wanted to provide the list for comments.

[Doctor J]

5 out of 10 is more impressive than a three-peat.

Yes, it will be close to the Bulls in the 90s and Lakers in the 80s.

The longevity in dominance - that's what matters and counts.

Go! Spurs Go!

[m33p0]

a repeat is not important. a three-peat is not important. winning the championship is the only goal whether it be the first one, a repeat or whatever.

[Solid D]

Full House beats Three of a Kind

[phyzik]

Full House beats Three of a Kind

Sig material if Spurs win it...

[O-Factor]

Full House beats Three of a Kind

Haha, nice.

I think if you ask any fan which option will you take?

a) Dominate for a 3 year period and win 3 championships

or

b) Dominate for a 10 year(maybe more) period and win 5 championships

They will pick the latter.

I have enjoyed Spurs basketball over this period. It has been a of a ride and its not over.

[reddog 99]

I must concur.

Get this thing done.

Drive for Five.....

[Man In Black]

I just want them to do it, that way the naysayers can't say that the Spurs didn't do it. 5 out of 10 plus the repeat locks ups team of the decade pretty much.

[Obstructed_View]

There's only one year I want the Spurs to win a championship: This year. Ask me next year and I'll say the same thing.

[DaDakota]

As a Rockets fan, I don't think the repeat is necessary, the Spurs have been the class of the league for the last 10 years....that is ANNOYINGLY impressive.

DD

[thispego]

If the Spurs win the le, I think they will, they will have captured 5 in 10 years. In my opinion it is close but not as good as 6 in 8 that the Bulls accomplished.

well it is my opinion that 5 out of 10 is better than 6 out of 8

[thebigchill]

well it is my opinion that 5 out of 10 is better than 6 out of 8

Uhhh.... do you have a calculator handy?

[peewee's lovechild]

There's only one year I want the Spurs to win a championship: This year. Ask me next year and I'll say the same thing.

Amen, brother.

[peewee's lovechild]

I want our boys to win a back to back Championship so that there will be ZERO criticism of my team.

Currently, the only criticism is that The Spurs can't repeat as Champions. A win this year will shut everyone up and they will all have to admit to the greatness that is The San Antonio Spurs.

[Strike]

well it is my opinion that 5 out of 10 is better than 6 out of 8

Sorry to rail on a Spurs fan, but that is...

DEE DEE DEE!!! Re ed.

Chicago's 6 in 8 with two 3-peats is the greatest accomplishment in basketball since Boston's 8 in a row or UCLA's 7 straight National Championships.

To me, getting the repeat this year cements San Antonio's pos ion as a dynasty and the team of the decade. As far as what the haters say, I only take it as jealousy. Suns fan is mad about getting beaten by the Spurs over and over just like Spurs fan hated the Lakers for '01, '02, and '04. Mavs fan hates the Spurs because the Mavericks have accomplished nothing in the Cuban era despite all the hype and the money thrown at the team, while a few miles down the road, the Spurs have been contenders or champions every year since 1999. Celtics fan hates the Spurs because they think they got screwed out of Tim Duncan and have been mostly crap since Bird hung it up, while Duncan has gone on to be one of the greatest power forwards in the history og the game.

It's real simple. The Spurs have something the other teams want. Continued success over a 10 year span. Repeating this year only adds to that.

[Solid D]

Chicago's 6 in 8 with two 3-peats is the greatest accomplishment in basketball since Boston's 8 in a row or UCLA's 7 straight National Championships.

To me, getting the repeat this year cements San Antonio's pos ion as a dynasty and the team of the decade. As far as what the haters say, I only take it as jealousy. Suns fan is mad about getting beaten by the Spurs over and over just like Spurs fan hated the Lakers for '01, '02, and '04. Mavs fan hates the Spurs because the Mavericks have accomplished nothing in the Cuban era despite all the hype and the money thrown at the team, while a few miles down the road, the Spurs have been contenders or champions every year since 1999. Celtics fan hates the Spurs because they think they got screwed out of Tim Duncan and have been mostly crap since Bird hung it up, while Duncan has gone on to be one of the greatest power forwards in the history og the game.

It's real simple. The Spurs have something the other teams want. Continued success over a 10 year span. Repeating this year only adds to that.

Re ed person comments aside, these are good arguments, Strike. Even if the Lakers were to win the championship this season, putting them back in the comparisions talk of "team of the decade", the Spurs are still the most successful U.S. Pro SPORTS franchise over the past 10 years. They are more successful than the Detroit Red Wings, New York Yankees, or New England Patriots.

[Spurminator]

It is my opinion that thispego was joking.

[Strike]

It is my opinion that thispego was joking.

The more I think about it, the more I agree.

[YoMamaIsCallin]

"Is repeating important?" is a truly pointless question. Important to whom, and for what?

My guess is you mean: it's important to the Spurs, because it will cement their reputation as a dynasty. Or, alternatively, it's not important to the Spurs, because they're already a dynasty.

If this is true, allow me to retort (in the words of Gregg Popovich):

"I don't give a ."

I mean this in all sincerity.

Are the Spurs going to try harder, or less hard, or try differently, because they have a chance to repeat this year? I don't think so. I don't think it matters at all to them. Their goal this year, as it is every year, is to get to the NBA Finals -- and then to win them so they are champions for this year.

[SpurAddict561]

lmao@ 5 of 10 being better than 6 of 8

sorry, I had to.

we really do need this monkey "they aren't a dynasty because they haven't won back to back" off our back.

[Warlord23]

5 in 10 years will be amazing. Think about it, the LA Lakers of the 80s achieved 5 in 10 years. And that was with an abnormally stacked team in the weaker conference. The Spurs are on the cusp of doing 5 out of 10 in a strict salary cap era in the much stronger conference. If they pull this off, in my eyes they pass the 80s Lakers in the list of dynasties, and sit 3rd behind the 60s Celtics and 90s Bulls.

[Galileo]

Heres the formula to see which is best:

take the number of championships, square it, and divide by the number of years:

Spurs 4 out of 9 = 1.78

Spurs 3 of 5 = 1.8

Spurs 2 of 3 = 1.33

Lakers 3 straight = 3

Bulls 6 of 8 = 4.5

Rockets 2 straight = 2

Celtics 8 straight = 8

Celtics 9 of 10 = 8.1

Celtics 11 of 13 = 9.31

Lakers 5 of 9 = 2.78

So the Spurs need this one.

If they go 5 of 10, then we have = 2.5

4 of 6 = 2.67

If the Spurs win this year and next we have:

6 of 11 = 3.27

5 of 7 = 3.57

4 of 5 = 3.2

[Galileo]

Celtics

13 of 20 = 8.45

Celtics

16 of 30 = 8.53

Lakers

8 of 23 = 2.78

[gospursgojas]

Sorry to rail on a Spurs fan, but that is...

DEE DEE DEE!!! Re ed.

in joke thief.

Anyways, I think the repeat is pretty important to most spurs fans

[FromWayDowntown]

Heres the formula to see which is best:

take the number of championships, square it, and divide by the number of years:

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