By thoroughly dismantling the Miami Heat in five games, by winning their fifth championship since Tim Duncan and Gregg Popovich got this thing going in 1999, theyre forcing us to recalibrate our definition of a superteam and to rearrange the hierarchy of modern great franchises in the NBA and all of sports. The Spurs have made the playoffs for 17 consecutive years. Theyve won at least 50 regular-season games in every one of those years except 1999, when the lockout shortened the entire season to 50 games. Duncan and Popovich have two more championships than the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick New England Patriots. And while Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees have as many championship rings as Tim Duncan, dating back to 2006, Jeter has also had more managers and has reached the World Series only once since 2003.
Posted on: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:31:56 +0000
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