Spurs success in the playoffs by Josef Triman

Spurs success in the playoffs

                                                                                                                                     Josef Triman
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They haven't won consecutive championships, and their last one was all the way back in 2007. Still the San Antonio Spurs are putting together a postseason for the ages, and proving that they might just be the best dynasty in modern sports. Better than the Lakers, who have also won a few championships in the same time span, better than the Patriots, better than the Yankees.This Spurs team has been dominant for almost a decade and a half. Since Duncan's arrival, they've won 50+ games every year, except for 1998-99, when they won 37 in a 50-game lockout-shortened season. Although Duncan, Popovich and company have consistently gotten a bad rap as a "boring" team, Slate's Matthew Yglesias points out that it's simply no longer true, and that's just a lazy, hypocritical assumption at this point. With players like Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, Kawhi Leonard and others, the Spurs push the pace as well as anyone in the league. 

Spur players like Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili.

 Also they're 2nd this year in points per game. Vamsee and Patrick think there a overrated team. Nick thinks there under and Jacob thinks their even. On 5/29/12, they dropped 120 on the Thunder, a team who is far more well known for high-paced scoring.  Before the start of Game 2 of the Western Conference finals here at AT&T Center, Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks spoke some words of praise about his team’s opponent, the Spurs, who entered Tuesday’s matchup with a 19-game winning streak dating back to April 12 and a 1-0 lead in the series. “It’s not like teams are trying to give them wins,” Brooks said. “We’re all trying to beat them. We’re trying to figure out ways to beat them. They’ve got a great inside player, smart, selfless, a protector at the basket. They’ve got an incredible number of 40-percent 3-point shooters, all throughout the team. They’ve got two of the best penetrating guards in the league. They’re a great team. It’s not a good team, it’s a great team.”

The San Antonio Spurs logo

          It might be time to give the Spurs the respect they deserve. In a sport where the financial structure makes it extremely hard to maintain excellence over a long period of time, they've absolutely done it, with nearly unparalleled success. They've now won 20 straight games, dating back to the regular season, and have swept through the playoffs. The last team to be this dominant at this point in the playoffs was the 2000-01 Lakers, whose only playoff loss came in Game 1 of the finals against Allen Iverson's Philadelphia 76ers. With 2 more wins, the Spurs could match that playoff pace. Based on the quality of the two remaining teams in the East, it wouldn't be a surprise to see them sweep the finals too. Nick Daniel said yes to them winning all the way. Vamsee, Jacob, and Patrick said no The Spurs have been the class of the NBA for a while now. This year, it looks like they might be better than ever. It's about time people start taking notice.