Spurs 2014-2015 Thread

[Biggems]

I agree with you on the Spurs ahead of the Bulls for the reasons you gave. However, like the previous poster said, the Celtics' success may be a little overblown. It's not to discredit their rich history, but it's crazy to not acknowledge the differences in the NBA between then and now. When people think of the greatest NFL franchises, they don't think include the Cleveland Brown are Detroit Lions (who were some of the winningest franchise in history prior to the NFL/AFL merger). To me, everything George Mikan's Lakers and Bill Russel's Celtics did prior to 1976 was comparable to what Otto Graham's Browns and Bobby Layne's Lions did prior to 1967. You can make an argument for NBA in the late 60s/early 70s because things began to modernize and get more competitive before the official merger, but even that was after Bill Russel's reign.

If you ask me, the Celtics had a great decade in the 80's with Larry Bird where they made 5 Finals in 7 years, winning 3. However, they weren't even the most impressive team in the 80s. The Lakers made 9 championships in 12 years (spilling into the 90s), winning 5. The Celtics did compile a "big 3" in more recent years, having 4-5 relevant seasons, making 2 Finals, and winning 1. But it's still hard to argue the Celtics post-merger over the Bulls. Celtics went 4 for 7 in the NBA Finals, and the Bulls went 6 for 6. The Celtics did have more winning seasons since the merger than the Bulls (I'd have to look up the official numbers), but I don't think that's enough to put them ahead of the Bulls.

I'll put the Celtics over the Bulls if you're willing to put the Lions and Browns on par with the Patriots and Cowboys.

There is a huge flaw in the last line of your post. The Celtics were dominant in the 80s, but had a lot of bad luck and tragedy in the 90s.....age, injuries, death , poor lottery luck (losing out on Duncan). Still, since the merger, they have won 4 titles, with 5 or 6 Finals appearances. The Lions and Browns are two teams of a few teams to never play in a SB. Denver is to blame for stopping the Browns 3 out of 4 years. It wasn't until they moved to Baltimore that they got to the SB, and won it twice. The current Browns team has been the definition of SUCK since they joined the league. The Lions are a joke and have been for decades. IMO, they should have their Thanksgiving Day game given to Pittsburgh.

A better example would be comparing the NY Giants with the Celtics...who won before the merger and have won since. They haven't won as many titles as Pittsburgh, SF, and Dallas, but they have still won several...just as the Celtics haven't won as many as the Lakers, Bulls, or Spurs, but they have won several.

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

just felt a need to streak this thread
carry on.