Exactly one year ago today

[RagaZ]

The death of basketball in Miami and the "Big 3".

[keep-itreal]

should've been Tim Duncan

[Stu Jackson]

cavaliers are still a super team

so was boston and miami

if you need free agency and major trades to form your core then you are not building your team the right way

[Rose'sACL]

cavaliers are still a super team

so was boston and miami

if you need free agency and major trades to form your core then you are not building your team the right way

getting good players in free agency and getting good players through trades is the best way to build a team.

in case you don't know, miami has won 4 titles by doing just this.

[Stu Jackson]

getting good players in free agency and getting good players through trades is the best way to build a team.
finding a great coach is harder than finding a great player which is the reason why there are at least 5-6 all time great players in the league at all time but only 2-3 all time great coaches.

it doesnt feel right to me

when i was first a serious fan everyone hated how in the early 80s the big cities had all the best players and the cap cleaned that up

getting established stars seems like an easy way out to me

rivers and ainge ruined the league mark my word

[Legends66NBA7]

cavaliers are still a super team

so was boston and miami

if you need free agency and major trades to form your core then you are not building your team the right way

If the results get you the championship, the method on is irrelevant. Winning is winning.

[Stu Jackson]

If the results get you the championship, the method on is irrelevant. Winning is winning.

fans dont view all championships as equal

bulls winning was bigger than philadelphia or boston or lakers winning then

golden state or dallas winning is bigger than miami or boston or lakers winning now

they are tainted since they are not organic

tanking is bad too which is why i hate the spurs too

[SouBeachTalents]

cavaliers are still a super team

so was boston and miami

if you need free agency and major trades to form your core then you are not building your team the right way

Good thing NBA front offices don't believe in this utter bullshit

[Rose'sACL]

it doesnt feel right to me

when i was first a serious fan everyone hated how in the early 80s the big cities had all the best players and the cap cleaned that up

getting established stars seems like an easy way out to me

rivers and ainge ruined the league mark my word

the people who talk like you don't understand how nba works and how hard it is to get a good front office.
i don't see people hating spurs for having a good coach and front office who makes almost all of this possible.

fans dont view all championships as equal

bulls winning was bigger than philadelphia or boston or lakers winning then

golden state or dallas winning is bigger than miami or boston or lakers winning now

they are tainted since they are not organic

tanking is bad too which is why i hate the spurs too

which team do you like from past or present?

[Stu Jackson]

the people who talk like you don't understand how nba works and how hard it is to get a good front office.
i don't see people hating spurs for having a good coach and front office who makes almost all of this possible.

if you have to struggle to get a good front office nobody will judge you for putting the time or money in

as long as your core stars are not acquired via free agency or trades in their prime your title counts

so many fans feel this way so im not in the minority

[Rose'sACL]

if you have to struggle to get a good front office nobody will judge you for putting the time or money in

as long as your core stars are not acquired via free agency or trades in their prime your title counts

so many fans feel this way so im not in the minority

you could have just admitted that you don't know how NBA works.

[Legends66NBA7]

fans dont view all championships as equal

bulls winning was bigger than philadelphia or boston or lakers winning then

golden state or dallas winning is bigger than miami or boston or lakers winning now

they are tainted since they are not organic

tanking is bad too which is why i hate the spurs too

I agree with tanking, but the Spurs didn't tank in the sense with how the Celtics were tanking that same year to get Tim Duncan. Spurs were crippled with injuries and then lucked out to the #1 pick.

[Stu Jackson]

you could have just admitted that you don't know how NBA works.

why do you speak as if you know the actual truth, way to be arrogant

when youve been watching for decades and decades you know what fans like to see

if you can grab a good front office then good on you. if not you have to improve it. spurs were nothing before robinson got there. when i was younger they even threw money at artis gilmore and other overpaid players

fans look down on stars who win championships in part thanks to free agency and trades. its why kobe bryant and lebron james are not top 10

tim duncan isnt either and was just lucky the spurs tanked when the other twin tower was hurt or hed be another bob lanier with better defense

nothing you can say will change that

[Rose'sACL]

I agree with tanking, but the Spurs didn't tank in the sense with how the Celtics were tanking that same year to get Tim Duncan. Spurs were crippled with injuries and then lucked out to the #1 pick.

spurs didn't let robinson come back even though he was ready later in the season. spurs saw that they wouldn't be good without robinson so they rested him for the whole season instead of letting him play later in the season.

this is the same reason other teams tank.they know that they will not be good and just tank.if you coaching and front office is good then you will improve in a very short time frame otherwise you might never improve. spurs got a great player in draft and had staff to keep them from tanking since then.

[Lebronxrings]

should've been Tim Duncan

should've been pop