[CCSC_STRIKER20]

I know some don't care about the NBA and others don't even know what it is, but my team, the San Antonio Spurs just swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.

I became a SA Spurs fan when I met David Robinson, a Spurs center, when I was younger.

Champions!!!! 3 in 10 years....woo hoo.

[LFCFanInCali]

Originally Posted by CCSC_STRIKER20

Champions!!!! 3 in 10 years....woo hoo.

4 in 9 years, actually.

The problem this year was that the real NBA Finals was in the Western Conference Semifinal when the Spurs and Suns played. The Eastern Conference is so bad that any one of the top 6 in the West could have beaten Cleveland.

Congrats.

[CCSC_STRIKER20]

Yeah, I don't count the lockout year, because whenever I do my friends yell at me saying that it doesn't count as equal as all the other championships. So I just don't argue the point.

What you say is true though. The West was very good this year (you can look at the GS-Dallas series for reassurance). The top eight seeds in the West would have no problem dispatching many of the eastern teams, save Detroit, Chicago, and on good days Cleveland.

[Suss]

Originally Posted by CCSC_STRIKER20

Yeah, I don't count the lockout year, because whenever I do my friends yell at me saying that it doesn't count as equal as all the other championships. So I just don't argue the point.

What you say is true though. The West was very good this year (you can look at the GS-Dallas series for reassurance). The top eight seeds in the West would have no problem dispatching many of the eastern teams, save Detroit, Chicago, and on good days Cleveland.

Why wouldn't you count the lockout year? The regular season doesn't mean anything in the NBA anyway, so the fact that the season was shortened by 30 games makes no difference really. It would be a more interesting league if there was 30 less games every year.

[LFCFanInCali]

Originally Posted by CCSC_STRIKER20

Yeah, I don't count the lockout year, because whenever I do my friends yell at me saying that it doesn't count as equal as all the other championships. So I just don't argue the point.

Well, the Spurs beat the Knicks in that Final in 1999, and somehow I get the feeling that nobody would say it "didn't count" if a team from New York would have won.

There are 4 trophies at Spurs headquarters, and Duncan now has 4 rings. They all count.

[catenaccio_L'pool]

As a Pistons Fan I was dissapointed we didn't make the finals but I doubt we would have fared any better - when you have Ginobili, Finley and Horry pretty much coming off the bench, what can the opponent really do. Spurs are a complete team and they deserved it again this year - too bad nobody watched. My Pistons are getting old and the Heat are hurt so there's nobody in the East who can contend...unless that is changed, NBA ratings will be low.

Since I live in Portland, I am looking forward to the new season and the #1 pick. This might be a good year to go back and see more than 3 games per season.

[AussieLFCfan]

Originally Posted by LFCFanInCali

4 in 9 years, actually.

The problem this year was that the real NBA Finals was in the Western Conference Semifinal when the Spurs and Suns played. The Eastern Conference is so bad that any one of the top 6 in the West could have beaten Cleveland.

Congrats.

What about the Jazz? They played really well in the finals, maybe a little lucky, but played well. The suns were their toughest opposition though for sure. Duncan is a freak!

I'm a JAZZ fan

[CCSC_STRIKER20]

Originally Posted by AussieLFCfan

What about the Jazz? They played really well in the finals, maybe a little lucky, but played well. The suns were their toughest opposition though for sure. Duncan is a freak!

I'm a JAZZ fan

Honestly, no other team in the NBA besides the Suns could matchup with the Spurs. Duncan, Parker, and Ginobli are ridiculously talented.

The greatest thing about the Spurs is that they can play any type of game. They have the speed in Parker if they want to run. They have the size in Duncan if they want to throw it in down low. And they have all three if they want to run a offensive scheme.

The Spurs take their stars and then add solid squad players around them like Elson, Barry, Finley, and Oberto.

Liverpool could learn a lesson from the Spurs. 1)All we need is a little star power and we can win some games. 2)We need to learn how to play in all types of games (physical, finesse, long-ball, continental, etc, etc.).

[usscouse]

Originally Posted by CCSC_STRIKER20

I know some don't care about the NBA and others don't even know what it is, but my team, the San Antonio Spurs just swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.

I became a SA Spurs fan when I met David Robinson, a Spurs center, when I was younger.

Champions!!!! 3 in 10 years....woo hoo.

Not much of a baseball fan myself but there are a lot of fans who really love the game...or the stats involved.

[quentinc]

Originally Posted by usscouse

Not much of a baseball fan myself but there are a lot of fans who really love the game...or the stats involved.

Baseball?

Even though I live in San Antonio, all the fans are uninformed twats, so even though I like watching basketball, the fan reaction is pretty much unbearable. It gives me something to talk about when I mention I'm from San Antonio though.