Is This Proof That "Team" Ball Is Overrated?

[PsychoBe]

warriors - relies heavily on ball-movement and curry's playmaking. down 1-2.

spurs - relies heavily on ball-movement and spacing. out of the postseason.

hawks - relies heavily on ball-movement and spacing. down 1-2 and were down as many as 20+ points.

vs

grizzlies - z-bo & gasol + friends.

bulls - rose & butler + friends.

cavs - bran & irving + friends.

wizards - paul pierce.

clippers - griffin & paul + friends and coach's son.

it seems like every team that isn't able to rely on that one player to consistently bail them out at the end of games in the post-season is struggling mightily at the moment.

[Quickening]

Spurs who won the title last year?

[Genaro]

Rockets?
Cavs is in the same situation as Hawks and Warriors, why are they in the group of the people leading the series?

[KembaWalker]

Grizzlies should be in the team ball category, Grizz lose game 2 without Conley and Allen's defense

[iamgine]

Is this the same Spurs that's been the most successful team in this era?

[Sarcastic]

Spurs have one of the top 10 players in the history of the game. That's pretty much the only reason they have 5 rings.

[keep-itreal]

Warriors - Teamball isn't the problem. They're a jumpshooting team.

Spurs - won a title last year

Hawks - Bunch of roleplayers. No go-to scorer, no all-star/superstar to close out games

[Spurs5Rings2014]

Spurs have one of the top 10 players in the history of the game. That's pretty much the only reason they have 5 rings.

[DCL]

can you name a hall of famer from the 2000s detroit pistons?

ok, i'll give you one. darko milicic

[JohnMax]

Thabo Sefolosha is the reason the Hawks suck. He's as good on defense as Tony Allen.

[HOoopCityJones]

Is this the same Spurs that's been the most successful team in this era?

> Won one Championship

> Most successful Team of 10's Era


Miami have two, outta four straight Finals.

Spurs choked epically in the first series they had against Miami, came back and redeemed themselves and failed to repeat like always.

It wasn't true the previous Era and it's not true now.

00's Era

Spurs: 3

Lakers: 5

[sd3035]

warriors - relies heavily on ball-movement and curry's playmaking. down 1-2.

spurs - relies heavily on ball-movement and spacing. out of the postseason.

hawks - relies heavily on ball-movement and spacing. down 1-2 and were down as many as 20+ points.

vs

grizzlies - z-bo & gasol + friends.

bulls - rose & butler + friends.

cavs - bran & irving + friends.

wizards - paul pierce.

clippers - griffin & paul + friends and coach's son.

it seems like every team that isn't able to rely on that one player to consistently bail them out at the end of games in the post-season is struggling mightily at the moment.

Wizards don't really belong on that list

[DMAVS41]

You win with superstars in the playoffs. Has always been that way and I see no reason why it won't remain that way.

Obviously there are teams that win without one, but it's very rare.

And you often need two top 10 type players to win it all. All you have to do is go down the list of championship teams in NBA history and you'll find that a large majority of them have an all time great player and at least 1 other All NBA type player on the team.

You'll also find good to great coaches on those lists. You won't find Avery Johnson or Scott Brooks or Monty Williams or Long Kruger or Frank Hamblen or Jim Cleamons or Tim Floyd or Gar Heard...etc.

Sadly my Mavs have had so many bad coaches...

[ArbitraryWater]

lol at mentioning Grizzlies and Wiz, Grizz play team ball as much as anyone.

[DMAVS41]

lol at mentioning Grizzlies and Wiz, Grizz play team ball as much as anyone.

Yea, but Gasol/Randolph/Conley are all "All-NBA type players"...and Gasol when he's right is pretty much a top 10 player in the game.

Not sure there are many guys I'd take over a 20/10/4 elite defense playing Marc Gasol right now.

I get your point and I take it, but they aren't the hawks or something. They have more than that....