Remember when superstars could beat the Spurs?

[KG215]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeiqLTJCuQY

Yeah, because that regular season game in November meant so much. Definitely would've translated to four playoff wins over that same team five months later.

[305Baller]

peak kobe. a thing of beauty.

[Magic 32]

Yeah, because that regular season game in November meant so much. Definitely would've translated to four playoff wins over that same team five months later.

Kobe was playing the best basketball in 3 years when he went down.

He would have done something special.

[KG215]

Kobe was playing the best basketball in 3 years when he went down.

He would have done something special.

Right, lead the Lakers to MAYBE one win over the Spurs instead of the zero they got without him. And even that's stretching it since every Spurs win came by at least 11 points.

[Magic 32]

Right, lead the Lakers to MAYBE one win over the Spurs instead of the zero they got without him. And even that's stretching it since every Spurs win came by at least 11 points.

I'm saying it would not be a sweep.

Game 1 could have been a win.

The Lakers gave up after game 2.

[SpanishACB]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp6FQr3agaY

Tony and Manu defending him for those 16 points

[zizozain]

[JohnMax]

Kobe beat a defensive oriented Spurs team. He would not stand a chance against ball movement, offense based Spurs team which is very similar to 2011 Dallas team.

[red1]

if tayshaun prince gave kobe such a hard time then kawhi would be a nightmare for him

[IllegalD]

if tayshaun prince gave kobe such a hard time then kawhi would be a nightmare for him

You mean 2004 beanpole Kobe who came into training camp out of shape, and the skinniest he's been since his rookie year because of the rape case hanging over his case?

Yeaaaaah...

And also at you pretending like Prince stopped Kobe by himself, when it was the collective effort of one of the GOAT defensive teams of all time with a frontcourt anchor of the Wallace Bros.

[T_L_P]

Against a better Spurs team also

[IGOTGAME]

if tayshaun prince gave kobe such a hard time then kawhi would be a nightmare for him

Kobe wouldn't have any issue with Kawai because he is too reactionary for Kobe. Kobe would also put him in the high post and score pretty easily. It wasn't Tayshaun that was the issue, disregarding Kobe improved since then, it was the team defense behind him.

[IllegalD]

How is any iteration of the 2000's Spurs not better than these Spurs?

When your transcendent/GOAT-candidate player (Duncan) is in his prime?

Or the Big 3 as a whole was in their prime?

[GimmeThat]

no one knows why and how the Spurs are winning.

it's like the Heats aren't even playing basketball.

[Rubio2Gasol]

Remember when the 01 Spurs, one of the best defensive teams I've ever seen just got absolutely dismantled by the Lakers. Jerry Buss, Magic and Mitch were almost in tears that series.

But this is different, you get the feeling Heat could score 110 and the Spurs would just score 120. Boris Diaw is the key, they can't guard him. They're so accustomed to being crazy agressive on the pick and roll, because the roller is usually some scrub with no brain. Now they have Diaw to deal with and he's just putting them in circles.