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NBA Legend
Spurs are the greatest franchise of the past 15 years
Agree or disagree? Don't think any team has a case over them. Unmatched consistency at being at or near the top the past 15 years.
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Asphalt GODS
Re: Spurs are the greatest franchise of the past 15 years
great management, GOAT coach, incredible scouting.
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Re: Spurs are the greatest franchise of the past 15 years
Past 15 years? Comparable to Lakers, I think. They 'did' win 5 also. But overall greatness, yeah. From the bottom to the top of the franchise (in terms of cohesiveness and loyalty), Spurs is better.
Anyway,
Greatest Franchises ever:
1) Lakers/Celtics
2) Celtics/Lakers
3) Chicago Bulls
4) Spurs
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The Awakening
Re: Spurs are the greatest franchise of the past 15 years
Lakers over last 15 years won 5 titles, Spurs 4 (five if we take last 16 years).
Consistency-wise Spurs were the best, definitely. At first it was solely attributed to Duncan, but its clear to everyone now Pop was a crucial part of success as well. Corpse of Timmy together with a band of misfits simply dominated the Heat, and it was one of the clearest examples of elite coach importance. Some coaches just "tag along", but some can create Spurs '14 or Pistons '04, with coaches being the most important part of the team (yes, I said it).
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Re: Spurs are the greatest franchise of the past 15 years
Lakers. 5 Titles, 7 Finals vs 4 Titles, 5 Finals
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Reign of Error
Re: Spurs are the greatest franchise of the past 15 years
Spurs deserve this title more than the Lakers due to the consistent winning percentage and the incredible feat of elevating themselves from a good but not great franchise to a historically great one in that 15 year span.
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Banned
Re: Spurs are the greatest franchise of the past 15 years
they really did pay insanely sick in those finals....
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Local High School Star
Re: Spurs are the greatest franchise of the past 15 years
Difficult to say otherwise. Consistency is what makes them so great. Lakers are close second followed by Miami.
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You are amazing
Re: Spurs are the greatest franchise of the past 15 years
Lakers have done it with different teams.
ant made more finals
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The Beast In Me
Re: Spurs are the greatest franchise of the past 15 years
Originally Posted by SexSymbol
Lakers have done it with different teams.
ant made more finals
Well, they've done it with two different teams and so have the Spurs.
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Very good NBA starter
Re: Spurs are the greatest franchise of the past 15 years
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Re: Spurs are the greatest franchise of the past 15 years
I love the Spurs now, but I think the Lakers are likely to take this title. With the Lakers being able to 3peat & 2peat in a 10 year span, that's pretty impressive considering the teams they faced or the era that they won it in, or maybe because of the fact that they were able to 3peat & 2peat. How crazy does that sound?! Don't look past that for one second.
One thing i'll give the Spurs is their consistency, they were never really into that rebuilding phase, they kept their core, always trying to find & replace certain players to fill in for that certain role, it's also impressive & amazing. Them winning it last season with the roster they had & considering the age factor and all - they're getting really close from where the bar was set by the Lakers, & they are not that far from it.
Last edited by $LakerGold; 08-05-2014 at 07:25 AM.
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Poop
Re: Spurs are the greatest franchise of the past 15 years
Originally Posted by played0ut
Past 15 years? Comparable to Lakers, I think. They 'did' win 5 also. But overall greatness, yeah. From the bottom to the top of the franchise (in terms of cohesiveness and loyalty), Spurs is better.
Anyway,
Greatest Franchises ever:
1) Lakers/Celtics
2) Celtics/Lakers
3) Chicago Bulls
4) Spurs
Chicago Bulls: 48 seasons. (1966-2014)
Franchise regular season win/loss: 2023-1864 (.520%)
Years missing playoffs: 1969, 1976, 1978 , 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008
Playoff Win/loss: 178-148 ( 1.2 %)
Finals apperances : 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
Nba Championships: 1991,1992,1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
Fact to note: Only team in Nba history to complete a 3 peat twice
San Antonio Spurs: 47 seasons (1967-2014) (First 9 seasons in the ABA)
Franchise regular season win/loss: 2262-1550 (.593%)
Years missing playoffs: 1973, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1997
Playoff win percentage: 219-189 (1.2 %)
Finals appearances: 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014
Nba Championships: 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014
Fact to note: Never have missed the playoffs 2 years in a row
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Local High School Star
Re: Spurs are the greatest franchise of the past 15 years
Lakers get a close 2nd, mainly because of their fan base which throws foam fingers on the court....
Spurs fans however are the model fans and class acts.
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Poop
Re: Spurs are the greatest franchise of the past 15 years
The spurs pretty easily win this, due to the Lakers down years in the middle of the 2000's and the recent down years imo
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