Are the spurs a dynasty?

Question

tell me wat u think

Answer 1

No. The Spurs didn't even make it to the conference finals last season. They have not ever won the title twice in a row. All they have done is win four titles in nine years. The Showtime Lakers also did that and with two in a row at one point, and not missing the finals for three years in a row, unlike the Spurs, but they aren't referred to as a dynasty. They are usually crowned The Team of the Eighties.

Check out the little boogers. Eight thumbs down. They whine "Change the meaning of the word so we can be a dynasty." Grow up, Spurs fans.

Answer 2

Call it the Tim Duncan era dynasty where in Tim Duncan's 10 years in the NBA, the Spurs have:
1) The best winning percentage of any American or Canadian team franchise in the four major sports (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL) during the Duncan era. Not to shabby.
2) The Spurs have 4 NBA titles during the Duncan era in 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007
3) Someone posted that the Spurs did not make it to the Western Conference Finals in 2006. Well, the Spurs lost to Dallas in 7 games in the Western Conference Finals playing 3 full NBA playoff games in less than 86 hours and flying half way across the country in what NBA Commissioner David Stern says was a scheduling error on his part from the closeout game very late in California to two games in the Western Conference Finals in Texas all played in basically a 3 1/2 day period.
4) The Duncan era Spurs swept the Shaq-Kobe-Horry era Lakers 4-0 in 1999 and then again defeated the Shaq-Kobe-Horry and Phil Jackson coached Lakers in 2003. Kind of like bookends around the Lakers 2000-2002 NBA championships partially caused by Duncan's major knee injury and surgery which resulted in Duncan missing the 2000 NBA playoffs.
5) The Duncan era Spurs joined the elite NBA club with only three others winning 4 NBA titles in the entire history of the NBA joining the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers, the Boston Celtics, and the Chicago Bulls. The Spurs 4 NBA titles came in the last 9 years.

Hard to argue with success.

And, the Spurs have their entire "Big Three" committed to the Spurs in long term contracts in this era of free agency as it looks like the Duncan era Spurs will make several more runs at least at the NBA title.

Answer 3

Spurs are a dynasty, only 4 franchise teams (including the Spurs) have 4 championships(while the other 3 have more), and no they don't have to repeat to be a dynasty, that is plain stupid, that would be like saying the Houston Rockets is a dynasty, the meaning of a dynasty is when a team of any sport is dominant for a PERIOD OF TIME.

No Roger25 you are a retard, the dynasty you speak of is not the same as the dynasty term used in sports, the one you speak of in general would be a king and queen continuing to rule with the same line of blood with families relating to the previous kings and queens.

Answer 4

I'm not a huge spurs fan but they are definately a dynasty. They have won four championships in 9 years and have players like Duncan, Ginobli and Parker who will be there for like 5 or 6 more years and are the best offensive and defensive team. They are truly a powerhouse.

Answer 5

Well the term DYNASTY gets thrown around so easily and often these days that it has lost its luster. The way I look at it, they are as close to a dynasty as they've ever been. They've had winning season over the past decade and have come in each season expecting to win the rings and they had a legitimate shot at the rings. They've been a power house in the league and a force to be reckoned with (so were the kings) Except this past year all their championships were hard fought and well deserving. So coming back to the question, are they a dynasty? I dont think so but I wont disagree with anyone who thinks they are. I think they can easily vindicate themselves by winning it next year or the year after.

Answer 6

I wouldn't call them a dynasty anymore than I would've called the New England Patriots a dynasty but they do have wiining teams in both cities and it wouldn't surprise me if the Spurs don't win another title next year but they might win another one the following year,2008-2009.

Answer 7

I might think of them as the weakest dynasty ever, and the only dynasty not to have won back to back titles. They can move up in my estimation if they can make it two in a row next year. I consider them to be the favorite at this time to win the championship next season, and if Parker continues to improve even as Duncan ages who knows whats in the cards.

Answer 8

I think the Spurs front office is as much a dynasty as the team. They kept the team together, ensured the coach was allowed to do his job without interference from management and when nobody was evaluating overseas talent, they brought in 3 internationals as starters. Excellent job.

Answer 9

If you're definition of dynasty requires @ least 3 titles, than yes. In this day & age of free agency & loudmouthed, egotistical jocks, San Antonio displays a kind of rare consistency w/ wins, strong chemistry, humility, & faithfulness amongst the team, & a sharp eye 4 potential. Y else has Tim Duncan played 4 only one team? He carries the endangered legacy of one-man athletes such as Cal Ripken & Tony Gwynn (& I'm sure there's gotta b some non-MLB guys that do that 2, but that's another question). Y else did their scouts spot gr8ness in T. Parker & Ginobili, who was 2nd 2 last in the 1st round & a 2nd-round pick respectively. & I'm also predicting that many signif Spurs will perhaps re-sign w/ the team when they're contracts expire.

Answer 10

I think they are. The Spurs have won four titles in nine years, three with pretty much the same team, they've been contenders in the West for the same amount of time. They've got one of the greatest power forwards of all time. I know they haven't repeated yet, but since they ended the Laker three-peat no team has repeated and in that time they've won three championships. The Pistons haven't repeated as champions, but they've obviously been the best team in the East the last half-decade, and I think they're a dynasty too. I don't think that you have to repeat to be a dynasty.