2014 finals Spurs. That was the best basketball I ever watched. I remember texting my friend at like 3 in the morning and telling him '' this is the best basketball we will ever see for a very long time '' I think it was game 3 at Heat. They were moving the ball as if 5 players were 1 big system that trully runs togehter at the same time all 5 pieces. It was incredible.
Bengt Åke In the House what do u mean not anymore, we got demar , Lamarcus, a good defender in Murray, and the goat greg pop. We’ve been making the play offs for like 20 yars consecutively so stfu
This is peak basketball, unselfish, team oriented, ball movement, player movement, the ball rarely sticks, few isolations, everyone knows their role, everyone willing to trade a good shot for a great shot, making the extra pass.. can’t get enough of this team, they were SPECIAL
I mean The Spurs had 4 Hall of Famers so a Superstar team beat a Superstar team badly which isn't surprising but just how hot they were from all over the the court
@bernardking13 same. Thiago was incredible as I watch these highlights back. His vision was so good. They all had vision and a complete understanding of where their teammates would be. This is why basketball for me has always been and will always be the most beautiful game.
After defeating OKC in the wcf, instead of talking about OKC at the post game interview, the 1st thing that came out of Tim Duncan mouth "We glad it's the Miami heat. We know what to do now"
Jaime G. Agreed. And I watched Jordan in the 90s. Jordan was great but not as great as people make him out to be. Bird and Magic's teams personified the same style of ball that the current day Spurs do and they won titles against better teams than Jordan beat. The 86 Celtics are probably the best team ever for a single season, but these Spurs play a lot like them.
VancouverChokers I disagree. The 96' Bulls was the best team I've ever seen, bar none. That was like watching grown men play against little boys. The 2014 Spurs are a close second, however.
PoeticJustice05 Still think I go with 86 Boston. Size matters and that team had Bird, Chief and McHale upfront and Walton off the bench and Boston Garden was as lethal a HCA as Chicago was in Jordan's years (Celts went 50-1 there in 86)
It's not like they did this to some no name team, they did it to MIAMI, they slapped the 2 time defending champions by record margins. They carved up a marque defence with the simplest of plays, fundamentals and unselfishness. I wish more people in leagues I play in would be like this constantly sacrificing for the guy next to you, saying I have a shot but he has a better shot. Instead everyone wants to be Kobe
@Giorgio Fegatini Ego is important too. You don't always get the ball constantly moving without the ball. Some superstar just stands in one place or dribble the whole possession.
You're right. Most people don't truly know how to play the game of bball. It's all about passing and moving till finding the open shot. It's an art form
Jesus, how many plays do they have memorized? And Diaw man... Goddamn, I love Ginobili's passes but Diaw pulled these finesse passes out his back pocket like a magician. One of my favourite Finals performances ever.
it took the 2014 nba finals for people to realize how good San Antonio has been for years. Also, the fact that the Heat was the most hated team in the nba, the beating the Spurs put on Miami just earned them a ton of bandwagon fans. If it was any other team besides the Heat, the Spurs would have been the villains and any other team out the east would have been the underdog that everyone roots for
boring I like watching tough competitive basketball as a neutral fan like in 2013 game 6 and 7 were the best games to watch two competitive teams who don't want to lose giving all that's left the last 65 minutes of that series were insane looking back legendary
razkable I'm a cavs fan. this is still competitive to me, it's just that San Antonio's ball movement and moving bodies was just so good to watch, and as good as Miami's team was they couldn't stop them.
mike23rulz yeah but Miami was like a dead fish in games 3-5 I would agree if Miami made it a series because the spurs played very good team basketball people overate the ball movement though they didn't iso a lot but they didn't have 5 guys touch the ball every play down the court like some people like to over exaggerate this was the best spurs team this and 2007 2005 1999 2003 in that order 03 and 05 were all Duncan 99 was the lockout and the twin towers 8th seed knicks in the finals 2007 they didn't play a great team but it was the big three all at their primes 2014 was 11 guys on a string together
razkable even if 4 of the games were blowouts i still say it was great to watch. their half court offense was great, everyone knows how to pass and eventually they'd find a good shot. I loved how their 2 other big men; splitter and diaw are such good passers i used to think they were boring too... probably my fav team to watch now even more so than my own.
mike23rulz my teams the kings I live in sac so everyone moves the ball better than this team we were the spurs back in 2001-2003 with cwebb playmaking divac bibby Jackson one of the best passing teams ever
The Spurs offense has always been like this and it's finally getting more appreciation by people outside the Spurs fanbase. What's even crazier is how San Antonio was known for defense for a long time.
NBA: "we have a star system where lbj can join freely his friends to win against all the principles of sports" SPURS: "here's the greatest passing team of the game showing how it should be played"
Air Espenilla Golden State Warriors have been using almost all of the Spurs sets all season. Explains why they have the best record in the league and are in the finals this year.
this is just incredible basketball by the Spurs, I love the way they move the ball and play unselfish basketball this is the way the game should be played all the the time they really did deserve this championship. #SpursNBACHAMPIONS 2014
from a san antonio native : great video man, i feel so lucky having the spurs rep my city, jeez, could you imagine living in sacramento or orlando? not hatin', just realizing how blessed i am as a basketball fan
They're both gone now. I'm so happy we got rid of Derozan. In most of our games he doesn't play, our defense is really good, and our young guys play great on offense, because they have to be more aggressive, what they're good at. 2021-2022 will be better than 2020-21.
No doubt one of the best team chemistry in history. With plays that each of them touch the ball til one gets an open look. No one can stop this team. This team has the Best plays I’ve ever seen.
Spurs will continue to push defense as usual, but I'm really hoping they return to this unselfish offense. If you really want Kawhi & LaMarcus to score, you can make their jobs a heck of a lot easier by implementing this style of play. And as an added bonus, everyone else will score more easily too. Seriously, just compare this Finals series to the recent meltdown against OKC.
A lot of the ball movement and success of SA in this finals was the tendency of MIA to hard hedge or double the PnR. They were constantly playing 4v3 and rotating because of their double teaming. That was probably the key skill for SA, to pass out of the double quickly.
I always wanted Duncan to get 6 rings but the truth is…if they don’t lose that 2013 series, I don’t think we ever get to see this level of offense from them. I think the loss forced them to change it up…and basketball fans benefitted.
I laughed at 11:20 "A team has never come back from a 3-1 deficit in the finals" Yes they did... sorry that's this years joke. They didn't know back then.
That play where the PG and one player plays p&r then PG drives inside where there is a bigman waiting and two shooters on corners to either lay it up, easy pass to the bigman or kick it out to one of the shooters. 4 options in one attack and you already ditch 2 players from the other team. I loved that play.
It's amazing how much of an impact Diaw made on this series that wouldn't have shown up in the box score. For example, I'm pretty sure I only saw him score once in this entire montage, but his constant motion and screen-setting created havoc in and around the paint and he had several hockey assists.
When duncan said it left a bad taste in their mouths losing in 13 I knew they were going to push their game to another level. What's so amazing was that they won that yr against miami. Yeah sure the spurs have HOF guys but let's be honest nobody would pick those guys to be their team in a bet because of age obviously and also kawhi was not the elite player as he is today. Truly amazing team bball
Mannnnnnnnnnnn...Splitter was a monster in the paint. Big man who could score when needed, grab boards, find the open shooter, and play the pick and roll. I miss that dude. Too bad for injuries or he could've still been playing with the Spurs.
The Spurs, like the GSW today, are great at getting to key and forcing defenses to collapse on the ball, thus leading to open kick outs... usually they will result in open 3s or more drive and kick action.. considering that they do this on a regular basis for the whole game makes it much more of a pain in the ass to guard
they're also very unselfish players meaning that it they make the extra pass when it's necessary.. I don't understand why this type style is taken for granted so often.. It's perfect basketball
This came up in my recommended after the Duncan HOF Induction.... This particular team was so freaking good. Funny that the last post on this video was mine, I swear I DID NOT search this up, it TRULY was in my recommended...
I love this offense. I wish my Pacers ran something similar. Here’s hoping they sign Hammon or Udoka, two great assistants who’ve seen first hand just how effective this offense can be.
I've seen every single Spurs championship.. and this one... This is my fucking fave 🎉🎉 nobody's ever seen anything like this before and we haven't seen anything like it since really.
Nabil Tohoin They are an NBA team, but a lot of their players are of international background. Manu, Duncan (Virgin Islands), Parker, Mills, Splitter, etc. It seems to me that a lot of the international guys in today's basketball would rather play as a team as opposed to the ugly iso-ball that uglies up the NBA.
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2014 finals Spurs. That was the best basketball I ever watched. I remember texting my friend at like 3 in the morning and telling him '' this is the best basketball we will ever see for a very long time '' I think it was game 3 at Heat. They were moving the ball as if 5 players were 1 big system that trully runs togehter at the same time all 5 pieces. It was incredible.
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thats exactly what they are lol
Bengt Åke In the House what do u mean not anymore, we got demar , Lamarcus, a good defender in Murray, and the goat greg pop. We’ve been making the play offs for like 20 yars consecutively so stfu
"Incredible!"
You would think teams would try to emulate that but nope
This is peak basketball, unselfish, team oriented, ball movement, player movement, the ball rarely sticks, few isolations, everyone knows their role, everyone willing to trade a good shot for a great shot, making the extra pass.. can’t get enough of this team, they were SPECIAL
"HOW TO DESTROY A TEAM OF SUPERSTARS WITH ONLY PASSING" SAN ANTONIO SPURS.
There's a lot more to it than just passing
I mean The Spurs had 4 Hall of Famers so a Superstar team beat a Superstar team badly which isn't surprising but just how hot they were from all over the the court
dartvader158 Yeap this Spurs team schooled everybody on how to move the ball!
💣.
@@TonyMontana_19 they were,"Say hello to my little friend!"💣
Diaw is so under rated
Shit, I was thinking Tiago Splitter!! Up and under from your center!?!?!
Very crafty guy and an incredible passer.
Boris should’ve been the FMVP that year, watching all 5 games I clearly see him having more impact than Kawhi did
@MUFC no
@bernardking13 same. Thiago was incredible as I watch these highlights back. His vision was so good. They all had vision and a complete understanding of where their teammates would be. This is why basketball for me has always been and will always be the most beautiful game.
After defeating OKC in the wcf, instead of talking about OKC at the post game interview, the 1st thing that came out of Tim Duncan mouth "We glad it's the Miami heat. We know what to do now"
San Antonio broke past the second door. This is the true form of the Zone.
direct drive zone
emeraldo Well, maybe this is where the KnB artist got the inspiration for True Zone
Yep
@Sasuke Uchiha zone as,"In the Zone"!
they say football(soccer) is the beautiful game. i have my doubts after watching this spurs team. selflessness personified. beautiful to watch.
@Giorgio Fegatini "Beautiful"
Watching this in 2019. Man I miss this team! Best Spurs team imo.
.....maybe, they'll make a comeback....maybe....
efe q we have to rebuild lol. Have faith in the spurs organization to build a great team again. They are the best franchise for a reason
best team in general, a team of 5 ja morants would crumble against these guys and that's why I hate new age basketball, its all about the highlights.
'5 ja morants"@@quandariusquanglebangle9634
Poetry in motion. The Spurs make the game of basketball an art.
Watching Spurs highlights is as beautiful as watching Michael Jordan highlights.
I think I'd rather watch the crisp passing and team work of the Spurs. MJ still the greatest but Spurs is like watching a symphony
PoeticJustice05 I think I'd rather watch the Spurs offense .
Jaime G. Agreed. And I watched Jordan in the 90s. Jordan was great but not as great as people make him out to be. Bird and Magic's teams personified the same style of ball that the current day Spurs do and they won titles against better teams than Jordan beat. The 86 Celtics are probably the best team ever for a single season, but these Spurs play a lot like them.
VancouverChokers I disagree. The 96' Bulls was the best team I've ever seen, bar none. That was like watching grown men play against little boys. The 2014 Spurs are a close second, however.
PoeticJustice05 Still think I go with 86 Boston. Size matters and that team had Bird, Chief and McHale upfront and Walton off the bench and Boston Garden was as lethal a HCA as Chicago was in Jordan's years (Celts went 50-1 there in 86)
It's not like they did this to some no name team, they did it to MIAMI, they slapped the 2 time defending champions by record margins. They carved up a marque defence with the simplest of plays, fundamentals and unselfishness. I wish more people in leagues I play in would be like this constantly sacrificing for the guy next to you, saying I have a shot but he has a better shot. Instead everyone wants to be Kobe
@Giorgio Fegatini
Ego is important too. You don't always get the ball constantly moving without the ball. Some superstar just stands in one place or dribble the whole possession.
@@wallstreetzoomer Cough KD
You're right. Most people don't truly know how to play the game of bball. It's all about passing and moving till finding the open shot. It's an art form
The Nuggets did the same thing this year. Awesome to see.
Jesus, how many plays do they have memorized? And Diaw man... Goddamn, I love Ginobili's passes but Diaw pulled these finesse passes out his back pocket like a magician. One of my favourite Finals performances ever.
it took the 2014 nba finals for people to realize how good San Antonio has been for years. Also, the fact that the Heat was the most hated team in the nba, the beating the Spurs put on Miami just earned them a ton of bandwagon fans. If it was any other team besides the Heat, the Spurs would have been the villains and any other team out the east would have been the underdog that everyone roots for
Heat has no answer for the great ball movement of spurs! Great organization.
I could watch this all day, beautiful.
boring I like watching tough competitive basketball as a neutral fan like in 2013 game 6 and 7 were the best games to watch two competitive teams who don't want to lose giving all that's left the last 65 minutes of that series were insane looking back legendary
razkable I'm a cavs fan. this is still competitive to me, it's just that San Antonio's ball movement and moving bodies was just so good to watch, and as good as Miami's team was they couldn't stop them.
mike23rulz yeah but Miami was like a dead fish in games 3-5 I would agree if Miami made it a series because the spurs played very good team basketball people overate the ball movement though they didn't iso a lot but they didn't have 5 guys touch the ball every play down the court like some people like to over exaggerate this was the best spurs team this and 2007 2005 1999 2003 in that order 03 and 05 were all Duncan 99 was the lockout and the twin towers 8th seed knicks in the finals 2007 they didn't play a great team but it was the big three all at their primes 2014 was 11 guys on a string together
razkable even if 4 of the games were blowouts i still say it was great to watch. their half court offense was great, everyone knows how to pass and eventually they'd find a good shot. I loved how their 2 other big men; splitter and diaw are such good passers
i used to think they were boring too... probably my fav team to watch now even more so than my own.
mike23rulz my teams the kings I live in sac so everyone moves the ball better than this team we were the spurs back in 2001-2003 with cwebb playmaking divac bibby Jackson one of the best passing teams ever
The Spurs offense has always been like this and it's finally getting more appreciation by people outside the Spurs fanbase. What's even crazier is how San Antonio was known for defense for a long time.
There spacing & timing is superb. Like a well oiled machine.
NBA: "we have a star system where lbj can join freely his friends to win against all the principles of sports"
SPURS: "here's the greatest passing team of the game showing how it should be played"
Tiago Splitter was huge for us. Remember how big a deal it was that we got him.
Most teams don't even have a single possession in an entire game that looks like this.
It was this 2014 Spurs team that Golden state modeled their current play style off of.
Warriors style are hybrid because Curry still iso sometimes.
If you want a formula to win an NBA championship watch the Spurs play.
Air Espenilla Golden State Warriors have been using almost all of the Spurs sets all season. Explains why they have the best record in the league and are in the finals this year.
Marco Lombardi they also have Steve Kerr as the coach who played for the Spurs and had won two rings with them.
If I do this in 2k I've got like 50 turnovers
Man ain't that the truth 2k won't let you do nothing. Lol
What they did to the Heat was a clinic in how to dissect a team.
I was going for miami but i am just in awe of the spurs unselfishness and their offense
Came back to see this again!!! MANU! The real big three! We miss you!
this is just incredible basketball by the Spurs, I love the way they move the ball and play unselfish basketball this is the way the game should be played all the the time they really did deserve this championship. #SpursNBACHAMPIONS 2014
Diaw and Splitter sooo important on this team
from a san antonio native : great video man, i feel so lucky having the spurs rep my city, jeez, could you imagine living in sacramento or orlando? not hatin', just realizing how blessed i am as a basketball fan
And now we have to watch DeRozan and Aldridge isolate and miss over half of their mid range jumpers. God I miss this
They're both gone now. I'm so happy we got rid of Derozan. In most of our games he doesn't play, our defense is really good, and our young guys play great on offense, because they have to be more aggressive, what they're good at. 2021-2022 will be better than 2020-21.
I loved this 2014 team so much
the 2014 finals Spurs can beat the 2015-2016 Warriors
In different way from james
彭良琨 he can't either. Dray suspension and Andrew Bogut injury simultaneously. That's just one of many.
r they got btch by the clippers next year
Pop even said warriors are the only team he hasn't figured out how to beat. Warriors are basically spurs on steroids
2013 Spurs as well. Ray Allen made us forget how good this team was
My city. My team. Love my Spurs!
Sergio Gonzalez I'll second this , Sergio. The only real Spurs fans live here in San Antonio. Everything else ends past San Antonio City limits...
I’m playing as this team in 2k13 creating a legend, but as Tony Parker, they’re so much fun to have as my teammates!
Every time it looked like the Spurs were going to shoot, they pass it for an even better look.
Best team of the 2010s
This is the real basketball!
The most beautiful off all time..the legendary style
Watch the styles they play... you know what, these 'old guys' are genius!!! Watch the ball movement, HOW DO THEY DO IT???
Tiago Splitter was a huge factor in this series.
beautifull basketball!!!!
I enjoyed seeing the Spurs demolish the Heat in this series
Fathers day they won there ring. It was all I wanted for father's day for the spurs to win another ring gsg
The Spurs just carved up the Heat defense and put on a clinic of GREAT offensive basketball.
I loves this version of Spurs so much ! The most pure and the most elegant basketball !
No doubt one of the best team chemistry in history. With plays that each of them touch the ball til one gets an open look. No one can stop this team. This team has the Best plays I’ve ever seen.
Everyone who wants the Spurs to come back and make the playoffs this year, please pray that they do it!
You see that Miami d! That was amazing! Look the first play. Insane rotation. When good offense meet good deffense
The key to winning is TRUST and that is what the spurs show in this scene to snatch a chips
It doesnt matter who is in the paint. That is a team.
Spurs will continue to push defense as usual, but I'm really hoping they return to this unselfish offense. If you really want Kawhi & LaMarcus to score, you can make their jobs a heck of a lot easier by implementing this style of play. And as an added bonus, everyone else will score more easily too. Seriously, just compare this Finals series to the recent meltdown against OKC.
2022 and still love watching spurs play ❤️. Splitter was a monster in this game
A lot of the ball movement and success of SA in this finals was the tendency of MIA to hard hedge or double the PnR. They were constantly playing 4v3 and rotating because of their double teaming. That was probably the key skill for SA, to pass out of the double quickly.
Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, K.Leonard, Manu Ginobili, Boris Diaw, Spliter, Mills, Marco Bellini, Danny Green ! Come on People ! What a Squad
Boris diaw... i love this guy
I always wanted Duncan to get 6 rings but the truth is…if they don’t lose that 2013 series, I don’t think we ever get to see this level of offense from them. I think the loss forced them to change it up…and basketball fans benefitted.
I laughed at 11:20 "A team has never come back from a 3-1 deficit in the finals" Yes they did...
sorry that's this years joke. They didn't know back then.
Incredible.
Incredible
It's like im watching harlem globe throtters
I miss this one 😢
I agree I miss the old Spurs players the new players are fine but not as good as the old players
Diaw plays a major role on SAS playbook, but they just let them go
That play where the PG and one player plays p&r then PG drives inside where there is a bigman waiting and two shooters on corners to either lay it up, easy pass to the bigman or kick it out to one of the shooters. 4 options in one attack and you already ditch 2 players from the other team. I loved that play.
Patty Mills put the Heat away in game 5 with 14 plus points in the 3rd. Him and Ginobili put the series away in such an emphatic fashion.
It's amazing how much of an impact Diaw made on this series that wouldn't have shown up in the box score. For example, I'm pretty sure I only saw him score once in this entire montage, but his constant motion and screen-setting created havoc in and around the paint and he had several hockey assists.
Their offence is reminiscent of the 2019 Raptors, no coincidence with Kawhi and Danny being apart of both teams.
Hell no.
@@jajaja4life It was though, Raps 2019 offence was very fluid, lot a passing and team ball.
@@user-gg5td1dk2wTrue. The Warriors were getting their hands full on defense in that Finals series compared to the Cavs series which was predictable.
When duncan said it left a bad taste in their mouths losing in 13 I knew they were going to push their game to another level. What's so amazing was that they won that yr against miami. Yeah sure the spurs have HOF guys but let's be honest nobody would pick those guys to be their team in a bet because of age obviously and also kawhi was not the elite player as he is today. Truly amazing team bball
I really hope one of the players on this team becomes a coach after. That could be a new generation of pop.
Mannnnnnnnnnnn...Splitter was a monster in the paint. Big man who could score when needed, grab boards, find the open shooter, and play the pick and roll. I miss that dude. Too bad for injuries or he could've still been playing with the Spurs.
Mike Breen led me here! WOW! no wonder it was his best Finals performance! Spurs is a TEAM sport!
Spurs said why do i need a excite dribble just a pass for the win
San Antonio Spurs Champion
To this day. I still have no idea how they played this style. It should be impossible, but they created this passing heavy style
Coined the Beautiful game......thank you Magic!
Ginóbili and Diaw one of the best passers in the league!
The Spurs, like the GSW today, are great at getting to key and forcing defenses to collapse on the ball, thus leading to open kick outs... usually they will result in open 3s or more drive and kick action.. considering that they do this on a regular basis for the whole game makes it much more of a pain in the ass to guard
they're also very unselfish players meaning that it they make the extra pass when it's necessary.. I don't understand why this type style is taken for granted so often.. It's perfect basketball
thats what we call teamwork👍👍👍
Flawless fundamentals over raw talent.
This came up in my recommended after the Duncan HOF Induction.... This particular team was so freaking good. Funny that the last post on this video was mine, I swear I DID NOT search this up, it TRULY was in my recommended...
I love this offense. I wish my Pacers ran something similar. Here’s hoping they sign Hammon or Udoka, two great assistants who’ve seen first hand just how effective this offense can be.
As aleft handed player i really appreciate Manu ginobili
Splitter had a great series. His performance is slept on.
I want to one day see Wembanyama be part of a Spurs well oiled machine like this one and get a ring.
Then he needs to stop trying to play like a guard and start dominating in the post like a big man.
Man they play beautiful basketball.
I've seen every single Spurs championship.. and this one... This is my fucking fave 🎉🎉 nobody's ever seen anything like this before and we haven't seen anything like it since really.
This the best of all the best
Amazing spurs play 👏
san antonio spurs=real madrid basketball
pass pass and pass,great teamwork...they should play in euroleague!!!
Nabil Tohoin They are an NBA team, but a lot of their players are of international background. Manu, Duncan (Virgin Islands), Parker, Mills, Splitter, etc.
It seems to me that a lot of the international guys in today's basketball would rather play as a team as opposed to the ugly iso-ball that uglies up the NBA.
It's so beatiful how they always give another pass to finish the play
Scandalous. I love my baback.
Boris Diaw was the Nikola Jokic of guys named Boris.
damn they just flat out embarrassed the defense that year
Aka the beautiful Game.😀😁😂🤣
It's not even like the Heat were slacking on defense. They did all that they could. Spurs just decided to play a perfect game of basketball.
Every time the Spurs lose on a fluke they always come back and win the Championship the next year. Go figure
Spurs are so beast
pop said you are all "point guards"
This is art
Unstoppable
Some special basketball right here
They had so multiple good on court play maker - Diaw, Parker, Manu...
The time basketball is fun to watch