Easiest and toughest title runs since 2000

[Odinn]

03 Spurs had it pretty easy actually. Shaq/Kobe feuding and injured Dirk... Average finals team in East.

Should be on easy list... Not hard list.

Why is considering relative competition this wrong for you guys?
Don't we decide tough run as in the championship team vs. team they faced?

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

lol @ the Duncan stans pickin 03. Injuries to Dirk, Kobe, Webb, Chauncey. Faced a sht team in the finals that pretty much any west playoff team wouldve beaten

[DMAVS41]

Why is considering relative competition this wrong for you guys?
Don't we decide tough run as in the championship team vs. team they faced?

You didn't specify that for starters. And still... Not hard.

[Odinn]

You didn't specify that for starters. And still... Not hard.

Sure. You have a certain opinion about the situation because despite the fact that the Spurs were leading by 2-1 before the Dirk's injury, you believe the Mavs could have defeat the Spurs. I can understand why you'd stand against.

[Doranku]

I did a study of this on another sports website ranking roads to the finals based on SRS from 1990 on.

[CODE]5 Easiest Roads to NBA Finals
2014 Heat Lost Finals 0.39 SRS
2013 Heat Won Title 0.50 SRS
2007 Cavs Lost Finals 0.63 SRS
2003 Nets Lost Finals 0.66 SRS
1991 Bulls Won Title 0.75 SRS


5 Hardest Roads to NBA Finals
2001 Lakers Won Title 6.17 SRS
1995 Rockets Won Title 5.83 SRS
2002 Lakers Won Title 5.69 SRS
2010 Celtics Lost Finals 5.55 SRS
2009 Magic Lost Finals 5.43 SRS[/CODE]

Note I did not include the finals in my analysis and was strictly focusing on competition play.

Bran with the 3 easiest trips while Kobe had two of the three hardest trips.

[rzp]

Bran with the 3 easiest trips while Kobe had two of the three hardest trips.

Did you mean Shaq?