2017 Spurs too with David Lee, Gasol, Simmons, Kyle Anderson, Forbes and Murry i forgot if Joseph was still in 2017 i think hes not (Kawhi is the 2017 MVP if not for Russ’ historical season) this was supposed to be the next Spurs dynasty but shit happens but at least the Spurs got Wemby because of trading Kawhi its a win-win for both sides in the end
@@absolutelypro4612 Don't know how the 67-15 Spurs paved the way for the Warriors since if we're talking about those Spurs, the 73-9 Warriors were already on top of them with the ball and player movement centered around 2 of the greatest shooters out there If we were talking about the 2013-14 Spurs for instance, then yeah I'd say the Warriors were inspired from it
@@jaron312 People should really go back to those early Spurs days. Because of the makeup of their roster, they were traditionally more focused in getting the ball to the low post compared to having more ball and player movement
@@crazylegs1324Another Kawhi D rider, Warriors are literally toying them that season especially Curry, they even got lucky one game when Curry and Klay shoots 1/20 from 3pt field in one reg season game they match, Warriors will easily beat that 67 Spurs in 5 or 6, they can't even contain KD and Westbrick LMAO 😆
Pop was so smart in reducing the minutes and overall load for his ageing core. He got a lot of shit for it in the beginning, specifically for pretty much introducing load management and sometimes sitting guys, but now everyone is doing it.
@@Ivander85 that’s true he was notorious for doing that I remember him doing that back in 2013 against the heat. Now players have more input whether they want to play or not which I understand but also sucks because you want great players to show their greatness
Tim Duncan being productive on those bad knees at that age is so amazing. I’m pretty sure he said it was like bone on bone at that point, maybe I’m wrong.
People still talk about them. The 2013-2015 Spurs and the Splash Brothers Warriors are the two most influential teams of this generation. All the outside shooting and aggressive ball movement you see so many teams in both NBA and NCAA today are all influenced by these two teams.
As a spurs fan, that 2016 series haunts me almost as much as any other series. Game 2 and 5 were the worst officiated games I have ever seen. Game 5 Steven Adams shoves Danny Green into KD who is shooting a middy and Green falls into KD and they call the foul on Green. That call blew game 5 for the Spurs.
My thoughts exactly man. They wanted a superstar duo against the Warriors/Cavs. I’m pretty sure we would’ve dominated them both and won our 6th title if things played out better. Painful to think about.
Thats what happens when you play in the smallest markets in the NBA. Tim Duncan = Underrated David Robinson = Underrated Tony Parker = Underrated Manu = Underrated. These guys never got the media attention they deserved. Kawhi left because of this because he wanted to expand his brand. Its why Shaq left Orlando, its why LeBron left Clevland the first time. If you want the limelight, media circus you have to paly in big market city.
@@paladinr3016putting lamarcus in same light as big 3 is crazy. Dude lacked heart and the motor. And I was one of his biggest defenders on his time with us
@@paladinr3016also Kawhi left to go to the Raptors who are definitely not a big market team 😂 Only reason he left to go to the Clippers was because the Raptors wouldn’t trade for Paul George. He said he would’ve stayed otherwise
@@jaykasame He didn't choose to go to the Raptors, Spurs traded him to the Raptors and he didn't stay with the Raptors after his contract ended was because he wanted to go to LA. Case Closed.
I think this is the most underrated team in history. It’s never discussed compared to teams in the modern day like the Heatles, the Warriors, and even the OG Thunder team. The fact that Aldridge, Kawhi, Duncan, Parker, and Ginobli was on the same squad is absolutely nasty.
duncan was 40, manu and parker was old, kawhi wasn't in his full prime yet, still the same core version he was since 2014 but a better version of it, imagine 2017 kawhi with 2014 spurs, they would sweep the entire conference
You all praising 67 Spurs with 2nd round exit but clowning 73-9 Warriors that cameback from 3-1 deficit and 1 win away from repeating? Wow you guys are such HYPOCRITES. LMAO 😆
To this day i hate the name Zaza Pachullia, destroyed Leonards Ankle and he is still suffering to this day because of it, imagine how much better Kawai could be if that didnt happen.
he would have still been in spurs maybe, if they lost to warriors in the wcf, coach pop was going to surround him with competent talent, because no way you expect kawhi to beat superteam warriors with a team like that
@@theonlygoodonehere2259 the thing is Kawhis was doing it if i recall correctly spurs were up in that series, it was a close series up until Zaza decided to take out our best player, to me that was going to be kawhis first real season as the face of the franchise, and instead itdestroyed the franchise, im not sure if he would of beat them, but i wanted to see that game 7 so bad😭😭
@@514Exc yeah I think the series would have went 6 to 7 if kawhi played, and if pop made the GM trade for cp3, I think warriors actually lose in 2018 to them
@@theonlygoodonehere2259Leonard is literally golden states daddy, every year he's played them. The reason being is because he is the only player that actually plays real defense and Warriors don't know how to play vs actual defense.
@@thecensoredmuscle563 lol, hahaha facts, every team that runs the proper defense at least takes warriors to 6, and teams that are really serious with proper defense and offense to match with it end up beating them or going 7 with them
The fact that where nearly 2 70 win teams in one season is ridiculous. The first ever NBA game I went to was the Spurs @ Grizzlies on December 3rd, 2015 and the way they excelled at playing team basketball was impeccable. If GS didn’t exist then they probably win the championship if Cleveland doesn’t.
Spurs lost to a different team, if they played golden state Spurs would have won though. Warriors struggled alot vs Leonard and Duncan since spurs were the only team that actually played defense.
I was talking about this the other day with my brother. Seriously an underrated team. Big 3 in their late 30s, prime Kawhi, and prime Aldridge. During this season I kept saying I think the spurs could make the finals.
20:43 - another reason that the Spurs got destroyed after the first three games is that Billy Donovan made changes in his rotation and put both Steven Adams and enes kanter on the floor at the same time. Those two dominated the Spurs in rebounding. Their rebounding rate when on the floor together was absurd. An underrated coaching decision that people forget that completely flipped the series
Two things tell you that the 2013-14 Spurs is the most beautiful basketball ever played: 1) Lebron James said it was the best team he ever played. 2) ESPN/NBA top 10 used to routinely highlight Spurs possessions with 8,9,10 passes before making a bucket. This is something no team has ever done again.
Born in ‘96 into spurs fandom…I was spoiled with greatness throughout my childhood….the spurs are like a religion in San Antonio….I love how my spurs fly under the radar….it’s always been like that….Coach Pop the greatest coach in NBA History🐐 GO SPURS GO (WEMBY ERA ON THE WAY)
As a Spurs fan, OKC led by KD was the team that always scared the shit out of whenever we played them. Just so athletic and young and we always seemed to struggle against them. Whenever we beat them in the 2014 conference finals, it was huge sigh of relief and also a bit of payback for when they beat us in the conference finals in 2012 ‼️
The offseason before when Aldridge signed with the Spurs was like an unreal time. The Spurs were never in the mix for free agent star players and to get a player like that on their already talented team was exciting. Unfortunately they didn't win but I still liked that team they had. Once Duncan's other knee got completely shot, it was over though.
40-1 at home and I was there at that home loss! Where G.S tied the Bulls record S.A should have won that game a few iffy calls but hey 7 years later… what can you do 🤷🏽♂️
I remember being the Spurs being so good and not getting a lot of attention because it was the Curry coming out party & Golden State Victory Lap that year
This just gets me excited about the new core we have ! So much talent in our franchise now. Along with the veteran leadership from some greats. We will be back on the too soon !
i thought we had the okc. but then that game 2 with a lot of missed calls made the difference. if we only won that game. though the gsw is really phenomenal that time
I remember bballbreakdown talking about this, he said that thunder had a lot of officiating leaning towards their direction to help them win this series, he usually doesn't say that, unless its warriors
I remember Lamarcus Aldridge completely underperformed in that series against the Thunder after dropping 40 in games 1 and 2. I was expecting Lamarcus Aldridge to become the next Tim Duncan, but that was obviously a very unrealistic expectation. Kawhi Leonard was also still learning to being a number one option. KD and Westbrook were just too much for Kawhi and LA. Steven Adams was also causing too much havoc in the paint and the Spurs were having David West play starter minutes in that series, which wasn't what he signed up for. Father Time kicked the door in right as Tim Duncan turned 40 during the playoffs.
its funny to think that the last gsw x spurs match at san antonio, spurs was playing for 41-0 record at home and golden state was playing for 73-9 record
Loved this. 2016, what a year as a spurs fan. Real talk, adams and kanter ate Boris diaw and old ass David west alive. Big reason we los that series in addition to okc stars, of course
It’s insane that all 3 of those teams could’ve won the title that year, put any of those teams in the East and i doubt Lebron gets to the finals. I wonder what would’ve changed if the Spurs go on to beat the Thunder. I don’t think they beat GSW but does KD go to the Warriors? Does Duncan retire? Imagine the alternate timelines.
Two of the greatest Spurs teams without winning the championship (this one and the 2012 squad) got bounced by the stupid Thunder. They crapped the bed against the Heat in 2012 and against the Warriors in 2016, but brought their "A" game against us. Losing two great chances to get a ring against Captain Charmin and Statman. Pisses me off.
Honestly think 2012-2013 spurs are the best team to never win a ring swept the first couple rounds and then just had a mental collapse against okc but it’s more than the numbers that team had cohesiveness, quick decisions and the wisdom of the big three in their purest
Refs helped okc big time that 2012 playoffs, then refs helped heat vs okc. Then helped heat in 2013 vs pacers, then helped heat vs spurs. I honestly was about done watching nba after those 2 years of refs controlling so much of playoffs.
12:00 Damn, Charles Barkley was right about San Antonio! I remember this year very well and how shocked all basketball fans were that 5 games before the end of the season, as we were all talking about the Warriors tying or beating the Bulls record... they were not even sure to finish with the first seed! The West was so good that year, to me it always kind of puts in perspective the ring that LeBron got and that a lot of his fans say was one of the greatest ever. The East was really weak in those years, almost as weak as in the early 2000s.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on Serge Ibaka, specifically regarding the best version of him. Was he better when he was rebounding and dunking more, or when he expanded his game and started taking more jumpers? I kinda always felt that the further he moved away from the basket, the worse he got, and he wouldn't have had to if they'd just played him at center more
@TheIcemanthomas Oh absolutely, I remember the specific injury he came back from early to rally the troops and give the Spurs a run for their money in 2014. After that he just wasn't the same, and to his credit, he was still good until his time on the Clippers, just in a different way
Thanks for the spurs love. They were the embodiment of teamwork , which is somehow such a rare quality nowadays. Maybe the nuggets success will remind everyone that teams win championships .
as a Spurs fan I hate when people bring this season up. I tried convincing people all year GSW didn’t wanna see us, just for us to get punked by OKC and Duncan to ungracefully retire.
I will be honest, spurs are my 2nd favorite team, well at least at that time, and they were not that great in this season, their ball movement saved the roster, kawhi wasn't the kawhi we know today during that season yet, when they played thunder, coach pop decided to make kawhi iso all the time disrupting the starting lineup ball movement and touch, and he wasn't ready so he performed subpar, while the bench kept spurs in the game, its an unfortunate circumstance because it costed them the entire series, but they kinda made up for it next season, kawhi finally reached his potential
this team was great but not under-rated, at the time I expected them to be great because its the Spurs but they very much disappointed in the playoffs, their defense fell off and they couldn't rebound at all especially against the Thunder , the Thunder was simply better than them in the series
I never knew they were this good of course I was not watching the nba regularly back then but still I feel like everyone should of know about this team.
I still remember how Pop described Duncan's behavior when he ended up having to bench him at the end of the series against OKC. Pop knew right there without communicating to each other, that he was done. Thank you for this. Video I did forget about this swan song of the Spurs Dynasty. It was just so much going in 2016 for the NBA. Definitely one of the best years for the sport.
I have to disagree with that statement about game seven in 2016, it was exciting in moments, but the final, five or six minutes it was brick after brick, everybody was nervous as hell, it was not even close to being the best
2016 had great moments, but as a season, it absolutely sucked. I think any logical fan knew from the very get go that nobody in the East was a threat to the Cavs. Everyone knew the warriors were facing the Cavs, & it was a formality from the start. The rest of the league outside of the Warriors, Spurs, & Cavs were absolutely terrible, even the pretenders Raptors. Give me the 2008 or 2010 season with all 8 western conference teams within 7 games of each other. That's more exciting than the 2016 snoozefest.
This team and the 2013-2014 spurs just purest forms of hoops
Such great hoops
2017 Spurs too with David Lee, Gasol, Simmons, Kyle Anderson, Forbes and Murry i forgot if Joseph was still in 2017 i think hes not (Kawhi is the 2017 MVP if not for Russ’ historical season)
this was supposed to be the next Spurs dynasty but shit happens but at least the Spurs got Wemby because of trading Kawhi its a win-win for both sides in the end
@@dxtremecaliber nah harden is the mvp if russ doesnt have that historic season
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That ball movement and basketball IQ killed the Heat that year lol
I’m a spurs fan and I’m so glad you giving this team appreciation…the ball movement was absurd. I love how pop has always evolved as a coach
That 67-15 team was basketball at its purest form. Paved the way for the Warriors
@@absolutelypro4612 Don't know how the 67-15 Spurs paved the way for the Warriors since if we're talking about those Spurs, the 73-9 Warriors were already on top of them with the ball and player movement centered around 2 of the greatest shooters out there
If we were talking about the 2013-14 Spurs for instance, then yeah I'd say the Warriors were inspired from it
Nah actually people are saying he hasn’t evolved enough
@@jaron312 People should really go back to those early Spurs days. Because of the makeup of their roster, they were traditionally more focused in getting the ball to the low post compared to having more ball and player movement
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I don’t think we will never see a 67 win team being the 2nd see ever again
If there is going to be a 67 win team that ends up as a second seed, then it's probably gonna be a long while until it happens again
They also would’ve beaten Golden State that year had they made it and the year after if not for Kawhi’s injury.
@@crazylegs1324Another Kawhi D rider, Warriors are literally toying them that season especially Curry, they even got lucky one game when Curry and Klay shoots 1/20 from 3pt field in one reg season game they match, Warriors will easily beat that 67 Spurs in 5 or 6, they can't even contain KD and Westbrick LMAO 😆
@@BullyMaguire387ok sir 👌
The fact that no one averaged more than 22 and they were barely playing 30 minutes is absolutely nuts
Pop was so smart in reducing the minutes and overall load for his ageing core. He got a lot of shit for it in the beginning, specifically for pretty much introducing load management and sometimes sitting guys, but now everyone is doing it.
@@Ivander85 that’s true he was notorious for doing that I remember him doing that back in 2013 against the heat. Now players have more input whether they want to play or not which I understand but also sucks because you want great players to show their greatness
It’s like the used the 2004 Pistons blueprint of TEAM first, but took it to a level of pure art, since they had multiple superstars.
Tim Duncan being productive on those bad knees at that age is so amazing. I’m pretty sure he said it was like bone on bone at that point, maybe I’m wrong.
Yeah he was playing for the San Antonio BONE Spurs at that point lol.
Def looked like when he walked around. Even with his brace, Saw it in person at AT&T center
People still talk about them. The 2013-2015 Spurs and the Splash Brothers Warriors are the two most influential teams of this generation. All the outside shooting and aggressive ball movement you see so many teams in both NBA and NCAA today are all influenced by these two teams.
As a spurs fan, that 2016 series haunts me almost as much as any other series. Game 2 and 5 were the worst officiated games I have ever seen. Game 5 Steven Adams shoves Danny Green into KD who is shooting a middy and Green falls into KD and they call the foul on Green. That call blew game 5 for the Spurs.
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My thoughts exactly man. They wanted a superstar duo against the Warriors/Cavs. I’m pretty sure we would’ve dominated them both and won our 6th title if things played out better. Painful to think about.
Same with 2012 vs Oklahoma city, and 2013 vs heat (and 2013 pacers vs heat). The nba was desperate to get rid of small market teams.
@@thecensoredmuscle563 bingo.
@@thecensoredmuscle563why do you think that?
Lamarcus Aldridge is one of the most underrated, under-the-radar players in NBA history.
Thats what happens when you play in the smallest markets in the NBA. Tim Duncan = Underrated David Robinson = Underrated Tony Parker = Underrated Manu = Underrated. These guys never got the media attention they deserved. Kawhi left because of this because he wanted to expand his brand. Its why Shaq left Orlando, its why LeBron left Clevland the first time. If you want the limelight, media circus you have to paly in big market city.
@@paladinr3016putting lamarcus in same light as big 3 is crazy. Dude lacked heart and the motor. And I was one of his biggest defenders on his time with us
@@paladinr3016idk if Tim Duncan is underrated, people call him the greatest PF of all time. Manu is called the greatest 6th man of all time too
@@paladinr3016also Kawhi left to go to the Raptors who are definitely not a big market team 😂 Only reason he left to go to the Clippers was because the Raptors wouldn’t trade for Paul George. He said he would’ve stayed otherwise
@@jaykasame He didn't choose to go to the Raptors, Spurs traded him to the Raptors and he didn't stay with the Raptors after his contract ended was because he wanted to go to LA. Case Closed.
I think this is the most underrated team in history. It’s never discussed compared to teams in the modern day like the Heatles, the Warriors, and even the OG Thunder team. The fact that Aldridge, Kawhi, Duncan, Parker, and Ginobli was on the same squad is absolutely nasty.
duncan was 40, manu and parker was old, kawhi wasn't in his full prime yet, still the same core version he was since 2014 but a better version of it, imagine 2017 kawhi with 2014 spurs, they would sweep the entire conference
the reason is they lost in the second round of the playoffs by the thunder after beating them by 32 in game 1
Imagine how good they would have been if everyone was in their primes.
Kawhi was entering his prime. This was the season he truly broke out from role player status to a star.@@theonlygoodonehere2259
That 67-15 Spurs team was absolutely dominant
You all praising 67 Spurs with 2nd round exit but clowning 73-9 Warriors that cameback from 3-1 deficit and 1 win away from repeating? Wow you guys are such HYPOCRITES. LMAO 😆
@@BullyMaguire387ok sir 👌
I remember watching the espn highlights and they’d say how impressive 67 wins is and then it’d cut to warriors. 67 as a 2nd seed is nuts 😂
To this day i hate the name Zaza Pachullia, destroyed Leonards Ankle and he is still suffering to this day because of it, imagine how much better Kawai could be if that didnt happen.
he would have still been in spurs maybe, if they lost to warriors in the wcf, coach pop was going to surround him with competent talent, because no way you expect kawhi to beat superteam warriors with a team like that
@@theonlygoodonehere2259 the thing is Kawhis was doing it if i recall correctly spurs were up in that series, it was a close series up until Zaza decided to take out our best player, to me that was going to be kawhis first real season as the face of the franchise, and instead itdestroyed the franchise, im not sure if he would of beat them, but i wanted to see that game 7 so bad😭😭
@@514Exc yeah I think the series would have went 6 to 7 if kawhi played, and if pop made the GM trade for cp3, I think warriors actually lose in 2018 to them
@@theonlygoodonehere2259Leonard is literally golden states daddy, every year he's played them. The reason being is because he is the only player that actually plays real defense and Warriors don't know how to play vs actual defense.
@@thecensoredmuscle563 lol, hahaha facts, every team that runs the proper defense at least takes warriors to 6, and teams that are really serious with proper defense and offense to match with it end up beating them or going 7 with them
11:50 “The big ol women of San Antonio” -Charles Barkley
2014 to 2019 kawhi easily a top 3 player probably best in the league.
The fact that where nearly 2 70 win teams in one season is ridiculous. The first ever NBA game I went to was the Spurs @ Grizzlies on December 3rd, 2015 and the way they excelled at playing team basketball was impeccable. If GS didn’t exist then they probably win the championship if Cleveland doesn’t.
If the Spurs didnt exist , GS wouldnt have either
But the spurs lost to the thunder that year…
Let alone same conference
Spurs lost to a different team, if they played golden state Spurs would have won though. Warriors struggled alot vs Leonard and Duncan since spurs were the only team that actually played defense.
@@thecensoredmuscle563 they didn't really in 2015-16, warriors kinda dominated them as well that year.
Imagine if Kawhi was on the prime Spurs, playing with Duncan, Ginobili Parker and so on the whole time. Basically replacing Bruce Bowen.
GAME OVER !!
Would’ve gave the lakers of the 2000’s trouble, or the mavs
Imagine him playing with Bruce!
What was disappointing bout the mid-to-late 2010s was that every year it was Cavs vs Warriors. I would’ve liked to see a Cavs vs Spurs rematch
That woulda been interesting. The cabs were obvs on a mission that year so who knows. Spurs def were constructed better thought
This is the team that made me get into basketball in the first place. All time great squad!
I dont want to admit it, but it mightve been for me as well
A team that loses in the second round can't be an all time great for work they did in the regular season
2014 Spurs are one of the best teams in history
I miss spurs Danny Green…
Spurs were dynomite in 2016. Great video
Do a video on the collapse of the 2006-07 Mavericks and how they were dominating in the regular season but disappointed in the playoff heavily.
I was talking about this the other day with my brother. Seriously an underrated team. Big 3 in their late 30s, prime Kawhi, and prime Aldridge. During this season I kept saying I think the spurs could make the finals.
20:43 - another reason that the Spurs got destroyed after the first three games is that Billy Donovan made changes in his rotation and put both Steven Adams and enes kanter on the floor at the same time.
Those two dominated the Spurs in rebounding. Their rebounding rate when on the floor together was absurd. An underrated coaching decision that people forget that completely flipped the series
Was going to make a breakdown on this team😂 you beat me to it👍 Great video so far
By far one of the most underrated rosters i’ve seen
Thank you! It was an incredibly fun team
Two things tell you that the 2013-14 Spurs is the most beautiful basketball ever played:
1) Lebron James said it was the best team he ever played.
2) ESPN/NBA top 10 used to routinely highlight Spurs possessions with 8,9,10 passes before making a bucket. This is something no team has ever done again.
As a Spurs fan I really wanna say thank you for making this video!
I will never forgive Zaza. Man deserves to be put in prison for his actions against humanity.
Rip Kobe😢
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Zaza Pachulia is still universally hated here in San Antonio
Tony, Manu, and Tim were an unstoppable force in my opinion.
The winningest trio in NBA history🐐🐐🐐
💍💍💍💍💍go spurs go
Thanks for bringing recognition to this all time great team. As a Spurs fan, I remember this season as a roller coaster. The team was so stacked.
Born in ‘96 into spurs fandom…I was spoiled with greatness throughout my childhood….the spurs are like a religion in San Antonio….I love how my spurs fly under the radar….it’s always been like that….Coach Pop the greatest coach in NBA History🐐
GO SPURS GO (WEMBY ERA ON THE WAY)
As a Spurs fan, OKC led by KD was the team that always scared the shit out of whenever we played them. Just so athletic and young and we always seemed to struggle against them. Whenever we beat them in the 2014 conference finals, it was huge sigh of relief and also a bit of payback for when they beat us in the conference finals in 2012 ‼️
Imagine going 67-15 and ending up as the 2nd seed. I swear we will never see a Western Conference as stacked as this ever again.
this season was just crazy man...
great vid
The offseason before when Aldridge signed with the Spurs was like an unreal time. The Spurs were never in the mix for free agent star players and to get a player like that on their already talented team was exciting. Unfortunately they didn't win but I still liked that team they had. Once Duncan's other knee got completely shot, it was over though.
literally came on youtube to watch 15-16 spurs highlights and this was the first video that came up the second i opened the app
40-1 at home and I was there at that home loss! Where G.S tied the Bulls record S.A should have won that game a few iffy calls but hey 7 years later… what can you do 🤷🏽♂️
This team really got ended by a dude name zaza
Up 26 in that game too. Zaza is a goon.
sweet vid. ty.
I think the actual underated team this year was the Thunder
Right they actually almost eliminated both but Tragically they failed 🤣🤣
I am a spurs fan, and with all the chip teams they had, this team was actually their best team ever. The West was just so stacked that year
this team wasnt better than the 2014 team lol
I remember being the Spurs being so good and not getting a lot of attention because it was the Curry coming out party & Golden State Victory Lap that year
I remember the Michael Jordan 10 day contract memes when the spurs almost caught the dubs
This just gets me excited about the new core we have ! So much talent in our franchise now. Along with the veteran leadership from some greats. We will be back on the too soon !
Great video man, maybe just cut a bit down from 25 mins to 15-20 mins max. Keep uploading it’s entertaining 🎉
i thought we had the okc. but then that game 2 with a lot of missed calls made the difference. if we only won that game. though the gsw is really phenomenal that time
I remember bballbreakdown talking about this, he said that thunder had a lot of officiating leaning towards their direction to help them win this series, he usually doesn't say that, unless its warriors
I think the one that gets forgotten is the 2016-17 one. I think this might be our greatest team ever and I think it could compete with the MJ Bulls.
I liked this during the beginning ad cause FACTS
I remember watching Kwahai go down in that playoff game. I knew we were done in that series after his injury.
I remember Lamarcus Aldridge completely underperformed in that series against the Thunder after dropping 40 in games 1 and 2. I was expecting Lamarcus Aldridge to become the next Tim Duncan, but that was obviously a very unrealistic expectation. Kawhi Leonard was also still learning to being a number one option. KD and Westbrook were just too much for Kawhi and LA. Steven Adams was also causing too much havoc in the paint and the Spurs were having David West play starter minutes in that series, which wasn't what he signed up for. Father Time kicked the door in right as Tim Duncan turned 40 during the playoffs.
Gotta say you prolly my fav NBA content creator
Thank you I really appreciate the support
You should def do the 2018 Rockets next if you're going to do these type of videos more! They wear a Chris Paul hamstring away from a championship.
In my mind, their the real 2018 champs..
I’m a kawhi fan and it’s great to see his recognition
its funny to think that the last gsw x spurs match at san antonio, spurs was playing for 41-0 record at home and golden state was playing for 73-9 record
Defense is gonna have that margin this year again with Wemby and Sochan + Devin watch Spurs bout to have fastest turn around in history!!!!
I’ll never forget the spurs/clippers first round, my god that was the best playoff series Iv ever seen (the year before)
Loved this. 2016, what a year as a spurs fan. Real talk, adams and kanter ate Boris diaw and old ass David west alive. Big reason we los that series in addition to okc stars, of course
Also adams also guarded lamarcus more after game 2 and basically quieted him down. The first two games it was ibaka who getting fairly cooked
It’s insane that all 3 of those teams could’ve won the title that year, put any of those teams in the East and i doubt Lebron gets to the finals. I wonder what would’ve changed if the Spurs go on to beat the Thunder. I don’t think they beat GSW but does KD go to the Warriors? Does Duncan retire? Imagine the alternate timelines.
one of the best seasons to watch as a spurs fan
Before the injuries, these 3 ate up the midrange and post then Tony Parker was just being sensational on ISOs.
This is true journalism 👏
A John Wall video would be amazing, but I am biased since he is my favorite NBA player.
I always give this Spurs team credit; I remember Kawhi and LA outscoring the Thunder in the first half in GM1 on my birthday (4/30)
Two of the greatest Spurs teams without winning the championship (this one and the 2012 squad) got bounced by the stupid Thunder. They crapped the bed against the Heat in 2012 and against the Warriors in 2016, but brought their "A" game against us. Losing two great chances to get a ring against Captain Charmin and Statman. Pisses me off.
As a spurs fan you're def the coolest thunder fan I've ever seen
Honestly think 2012-2013 spurs are the best team to never win a ring swept the first couple rounds and then just had a mental collapse against okc but it’s more than the numbers that team had cohesiveness, quick decisions and the wisdom of the big three in their purest
Refs helped okc big time that 2012 playoffs, then refs helped heat vs okc. Then helped heat in 2013 vs pacers, then helped heat vs spurs. I honestly was about done watching nba after those 2 years of refs controlling so much of playoffs.
@@thecensoredmuscle563 I 100% agree
nah
@@thecensoredmuscle563Excuses.
As an old school football fan, that team reminds me of the 86 bears.
I really feel the Spurs got hosed in that OKC series but i guess im just biased, that 2016 Spurs team was one pf my favorites as a 30 year Spurs fan!!
Man those warriors 3rd quarter runs were terrifying to watch live
If you aren't the Warriors, then expect to die around the 3rd quarter for the most part 😂
Please do the 1996-1997 New York Knicks
You should make a video about Pacers Victor Oladipo. The shortest prime of all time
12:00 Damn, Charles Barkley was right about San Antonio!
I remember this year very well and how shocked all basketball fans were that 5 games before the end of the season, as we were all talking about the Warriors tying or beating the Bulls record... they were not even sure to finish with the first seed! The West was so good that year, to me it always kind of puts in perspective the ring that LeBron got and that a lot of his fans say was one of the greatest ever. The East was really weak in those years, almost as weak as in the early 2000s.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on Serge Ibaka, specifically regarding the best version of him. Was he better when he was rebounding and dunking more, or when he expanded his game and started taking more jumpers? I kinda always felt that the further he moved away from the basket, the worse he got, and he wouldn't have had to if they'd just played him at center more
Age and injuries played a part in his fall from grace.
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Oh absolutely, I remember the specific injury he came back from early to rally the troops and give the Spurs a run for their money in 2014. After that he just wasn't the same, and to his credit, he was still good until his time on the Clippers, just in a different way
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Thanks for the spurs love. They were the embodiment of teamwork , which is somehow such a rare quality nowadays. Maybe the nuggets success will remind everyone that teams win championships .
as a Spurs fan I hate when people bring this season up. I tried convincing people all year GSW didn’t wanna see us, just for us to get punked by OKC and Duncan to ungracefully retire.
We were supposed to see them matchup with the warriors man
Spurs would’ve beat the warriors in the playoffs in 2017, if you know you know
this Spurs team could have won 70 games if they wanted to, can you do the OKC Thunder 2015-16? nearly beat 2 65+ win teams in one playoffs run
he clearly said spurs were underrated, thats why he talked about them, because thunder, warriors, and cavs got a lot of coverage
I remember when they put the roster together I thought they would be unstoppable. As a spurs fan it was disappointing
OKC should have beat the Warriors and Draymond should have gotten suspended in that series, not Lebrons.
We were supposed to win that year. I bought NB2k16 specifically beacause of that season.
Once Duncan's only good knee was gone the Spurs were done. Also, he was the MVP for the 14 title.
Dang! Kawhi was shooting 44% from 3?! Bro was almost 50-40-90.
Facts!!!
The 1996-1997 Knicks were one game away from the Eastern conference Finals but than the Brawl happen
woulda been gentlemen swept lol
I know
nothing kawhi has done has been historic. hes historically been riding the damn bench "injured" players are paid to play not sit the bench
I did not see Manu step over the line
I will be honest, spurs are my 2nd favorite team, well at least at that time, and they were not that great in this season, their ball movement saved the roster, kawhi wasn't the kawhi we know today during that season yet, when they played thunder, coach pop decided to make kawhi iso all the time disrupting the starting lineup ball movement and touch, and he wasn't ready so he performed subpar, while the bench kept spurs in the game, its an unfortunate circumstance because it costed them the entire series, but they kinda made up for it next season, kawhi finally reached his potential
this team was great but not under-rated, at the time I expected them to be great because its the Spurs but they very much disappointed in the playoffs, their defense fell off and they couldn't rebound at all especially against the Thunder , the Thunder was simply better than them in the series
I never knew they were this good of course I was not watching the nba regularly back then but still I feel like everyone should of know about this team.
You can only thank the Warriors for making a 67 win team the second most dominating force instead of being the main powerhouse of the league 😂
Was Chris Paul limping @ 1:55?
20:15 wtf is going on with Kawhi's arm?
I still remember how Pop described Duncan's behavior when he ended up having to bench him at the end of the series against OKC. Pop knew right there without communicating to each other, that he was done. Thank you for this. Video I did forget about this swan song of the Spurs Dynasty. It was just so much going in 2016 for the NBA. Definitely one of the best years for the sport.
Historic
I have to disagree with that statement about game seven in 2016, it was exciting in moments, but the final, five or six minutes it was brick after brick, everybody was nervous as hell, it was not even close to being the best
If you didn’t win, ppl will forget :(
2016 had great moments, but as a season, it absolutely sucked. I think any logical fan knew from the very get go that nobody in the East was a threat to the Cavs. Everyone knew the warriors were facing the Cavs, & it was a formality from the start.
The rest of the league outside of the Warriors, Spurs, & Cavs were absolutely terrible, even the pretenders Raptors.
Give me the 2008 or 2010 season with all 8 western conference teams within 7 games of each other. That's more exciting than the 2016 snoozefest.