Why The 2014 San Antonio Spurs Were Not Able To Repeat 

Living in San Antonio, 2014 really was fueled by revenge and redemption. I’m still amazed at how perfectly that team worked together

Well with the aging core of Duncan, Parker, and Ginobilli, Plus with the emergence of the warriors and other top teams in the west, it was pretty clear after 2014 the Spurs were done.

The competition within the western conference was crazy -The young thunder were more athletic and the old spurs could rarely keep up with them in a 7 game series - The warriors were so damn good

If you've watched Dom2K, a friend of his said Spurs always became champions when the era is transitioning. 1999 (after MJ and before Kobe and Shaq Era) 2003 (Twin Tower's last championship together) 2005 (Post Kobe and Shaq) 2007 (Before Lakers and Celtics Rivalry) 2014 (Before Curry's and GSW dominance)

2013 and 2014 was the best chance to get a repeat By 2015 things were getting more complicated until they stopped being contenders a few years after this

As a hardcore fan of the Spurs Born and raised there. Man, I miss watching them live since I moved. But I've seen many of their transitions in eras. The 2014 played beautiful team basketball. There hasn't been another team like it.

Us Grizzlies fans from the grit and grind era knew these guys too well. They were the evolved grit and grind. Tony Parker was a sharper Mike Conley and the same with Duncan and Randolph. I bet Pop would have loved Big Spain on that team, they would have absolutely dominated for years. You always expected the Grizzlies to lose by like 6 or something, and beating the Spurs was like winning the finals even in the regular season. Truly an amazing team these guys! Edit: That shot at 3:21 sent the game into 3OT. Grizzlies ended up winning that one, and that game is part of Grizzlies lore.

10 years after 2013 NBA Finals I am still crushed by this loss to the Miami. I believed that this was the year to get 5th ring for Timmy. 1999,2003,2005,2007 - all pointed that 2013 will be their championship year as well. But happened, what happened. And even if I enjoyed revenge chip in 2014, I felt at the same time that... something is over. Mostly due to aging the Big 3. My hopes was revived when LaMarcus Aldridge joined Spurs, but still it wasn't enough for capturing next title. So, the era ended... Since 2014 I am waiting for the next trip to the finals and I believe that the dryout will ends very soon. Greetings from the Spurs fan from Poland. Pozdrawiam serdecznie

Obvious answer:The Warriors and KD. Edit:The Clippers too in 2015

Kawhi should've just stay and try to become the guy who could take Timmy's spot as the face of the franchise though granted if that happen they will be no Wemby.

That specific team had the fuel that Dirk had with the Mavs in 2011. Losing a pretty much confirmed series and coming back stronger, to take revenge. I may be a Mavs fan,but that Spurs team had probably the best chemistry I've ever seen

2015 they did themselves no favors with that 6th seed. If they couldve gotten just a couple more wins & got the #2, things wouldve been different. They could've definitely had a chance vs the Warriors, but if i remember, the spurs had injury & chenistry issues all year, & it was too late by the time they got it together.

5:03 As you can see, the Warriors had an extremely favorable playoff field in the West that season (keep in mind that the Thunder also missed the playoffs due to KD’s injuries)

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2014 should have been the repeat 🤣

That was suppose to be the repeat year!! That was the greatest stain on the dynasty!! That they never repeated!!

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They could not repeat because Manu was getting bald. Tim was using dark magic, sacrificing Manu’s hair to keep his body from aging. Manu did not have much hair to be sacrificed so Tim got old, leading to the team’s downfall.

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This the team that got me into basketball. Forever have respect for pop and the spurs

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with the aging core of Duncan, Parker and Manu Ginobili , plus with the Warriors emerging as championship contenders, it was pretty clear after 2014 the Spurs were pretty much done, plus not to mention, the OKC team with Russ and KD before they broke up, they were still pretty formidable, this core wasn't gonna last forever but yeah the old Spurs pretty much couldn't even keep up with the young OKC team

That era was something else man!! I loved it!!

Great vid you should do this with the 2011 Mavs

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Hey Andy you should do a video about why the NBA got rid of the playoff and finals decals that we as NBA fans loved so much. I noticed the playoffs haven’t been the same since.

If Kawhi made his FTs late in game 6 of the 2013 Finals, Ray Allen’s 3 wouldn’t have mattered; and the Spurs would have been back-to-back champs

9/10 those Spurs teams go back to back in 2013-14

Do the 2010 lakers next

2015 is one of the years that really shows why playoff seeding based on conference should go away. Just have it be the top 16 teams record wise

as a spurs fan since i can remember (i’m 25) that 2017 playoff run is so much more than that game 1 in the wcf, folks forget TP got hurt tha series b4 playing damn near tha best ball i had seen ina postseason since 2013/2014 & LA was doin his thing like we expected but after that damn kawhi injury i knew it was over & it was def gonna b sum rebuilding goin on considering we already had dejounte

6:36 probably the most random edit I’ve ever seen on this channel but I love it 😂

I think due to Coach Pop's philosophies being incorporated by his proteges like Steve Kerr (he mixed is philosophy with Phil Jackson's philosophy)

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From what I remember the team played rather complacent throughout the year. Parker, Ginobili and Diaw all regressed. Kawhi was supposed to take over but didn't - only the next year did he reach superstar level. Only Duncan seemed fired up to win. They could've been 2-seed with 56 wins but dropped the ball on Game 82 getting blown out by NO. That left them with 55 wins and losing tiebreakers, dropping to 6th. I knew then that they didn't have it to win the title. Still, I was looking forward to them challenging the Warriors. Being up 3-2 on the Clippers and not closing the deal in Round 1 was a mild surprise, because the Clippers were really good that whole year. I don't remember Parker being injured because he wasn't playing well all season, but I should have, because 10.9ppg can't be explained otherwise.

Spurs always had bad luck after winning a championship.

I mean when you think about it 2012-14 we’re the best teams they had even though they only won it in 2014. After the 2014 title Parker aged in dog years and even with Kawhi getting better they just simply couldn’t overcome Duncan’s body finally giving out. If they didn’t do it in 2014 it wasn’t going to happen considering how close they were in 2012 and 2013 (especially 2013).

Teams that weren't able to repeat 1979 Seattle Supersonics 1983 Philadelphia 76ers 2006 Miami Heat 2021 Milwaukee Bucks

The 2014 spurs should’ve been the repeat year of 2013. It was built perfectly for that squad and the timing of the era and teams competing at the time. After that it wasn’t the same

this was my favourite team all time!

Their best last run was in 2017 they can beat the Warriors I'm sure of it. Pachulia though was the hidden dirty MVP of till Championship. But we can't witness the Raptors run if that's the case. Raptors where the young and defensive Spurs should be and was not just Leonard.

Had me dead with the okc meme😭😭

Spurs my fav team as a kid

I never realized how recent some of this stuff was

2014 WAS the repeat essentially. I know people say the spurs wouldn’t have gotten back in 14 had they won in 2013, but I think they would have, and would have repeated as champions.

Pop made it nasty nuff said.

The NBA rule change with the best team based off of wins and not division was a good rule change.

My wife is from the San Antonio area and a big Spurs fan. She moved up here to Timberwolves territory and now we both rep our respective 21 jerseys out and about

I don’t remember what year it was specifically, but the opening season game between SAS vs GSW was so good. Jonathan Simmons blocked tf out of Curry, The Spurs won, and it really made me think that maybe the Spurs are really one of the few teams that can matchup well against them. I think it was 2017 when Kd just joined GS.

im happy the raptors were able to squeeze one last good year out of Kawhi :^)

Their 14-15 season serves them right after their multiple DNP-old decisions during the season. They lost homecourt advantage that led to their early exit in their campaign.

5:34 got me😅

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7:08: Timmy looked old bc in December of that year his right knee finally gave out. That’s why he finally retired.

Always thought that it is 1-1 for Lebron's miami team against Duncan's Spurs now they can decide who is the best the 3rd year on a showdown but ran away to go to cleveland to trade wiggins, bennet for love because cleveland got 3 number 1 picks in 4 years. Running away from challenge and take the easy way out is always what he does.

The title should be “Why Greg Popovich never repeated?” Why? Because that 2014 team wasn’t the only Spurs team that didn’t win back-to-back titles.

Big problem aging core Tim Duncan, Tony Parker & Manu Ginobili

They were old AF That’s all… Didn’t even need to watch NEXT!

I don’t blame Kawhi for wanting to leave my Spurs. I believe it was Uncle Dennis who made things ugly With the Clipper the dude was found to be exposed for wanting so much incentives. He wouldn’t even let Pop talk to Kawhi man to man to try and work things out

I think the clippers just matched up too well with us that year, if we beat la i think we get to the finals.... idk if we beat cleveland, on one end no kevin love but on the other end kyrie wouldn't have got hurt

They kept the same team from The Year before and didn't make the changes they needed to keep up with gsw and Cleveland

They played the most beautiful basketball

I remember screaming the first time i watched Tim Duncan miss that layup that could've won it all

Shoulda mentioned how CP3 beat them with a tough buzzer beater over Tim Duncan of all ppl

Let me tell ya if it was early to mid 00s they would've steamrolled all those teams but unfortunately time doesn't stop for no1. Spurs were my team back in my highschool days

2016 i really thought OKC had figured it out

Chris paul is the main reason why 😂

Please make video why Miami heat 2013 can't three peet

Probably because OKC was good and Golden State was coming up and the clippers were still good that's why and because LeBron teamed up with a young Kyrie and young Kevin love

There best chance was to win it in Game 7 with the home court advantage in 2013 finals but they blew it.

9:17 this is actually ridiculous. Didn't appreciate them enough previously, style over substance basketball. That Zaza move was dirty as heck, else I think they match-up really well and I'm not saying they'll definitely win BUT we would definitely have a different history. & Having the #2 player in the league JOINING the #1 TEAM that defeated them is insane.

if kawhi had hit that free throw or ray allen didnt make that legendary 3, it wouldve been a repeat

Really wish Kawhi would’ve stayed

can we do one of the bucks team?

Yup! Thanks for reminding me how much I hate Zaza! 😂

IF CP3 doesn’t go off in that game 7 win that first round series matchup against them, and Kawhi not going M I A, I truly believe they could’ve gav the warriors a run for their money in the WCF had they matched up …

The reason is the man they called CP3.

Pls do why 2020 lakers were not able to repeat

Zaza is a coward for going into Kawhis landing spot.

2015 could of won but okc exposed our rebounding woes and 2016 could of won since we match up perfectly with the warriors but Zaza had other plans

What temperature does the nba run in their arena's?

Zaza Pachulia is the real finals mvp in 2016. 😂😂😂

10:17 That was the dirtiest play in the entire NBA history.

The 2014 Spurs were built for only one championship run. And they accomplished that.

Why do we as the audience always expect championship teams to repeat?

No player averaged over 30 minutes per game in the regular season

2014 wasn't that bad. 2013 was the one that hurt. I was actually ok when the Spurs lost and Timmy waved bye to the game as he was heading out. Always mentioned 2014 was good enough to last me a decade. Interestingly enough, Spurs got Wemby. Made those mediocre years after the big 3 era was worth it.

Ask Zaza Pachulia, he knows why.

Yah there was a time were they were the top team, yet they folded on 1st round vs memphis. There is something about pop coaching that they cant defend their title.

Warriors happened that’s why, no need for a 12 minute video to explain

Because pop lost the last game on purpose so the pelicans could get in and it warped the standings. The 2 biggest challengers to the warriors met in the 1st round instead of the spurs playing and beating gsw in round 2. It ruined the bracket and started the warriors reign

They Still Were Contenders For Three More Years

Crushed the Heat

Spurs fan here since 2005. I'd say that it was our 7th Silver n' Black title. The Warriors don't have the chance to beat that team. Durant was man handled by Kawhi the whole game and can dominate the whole series, LaMarcus can really bully Draymond anytime, while the role players have enough speed and toughness to guard Steph and Klay. Imagine. Just that Game 1, Kawhi got 26 points before he got injured by their savior, Zaza in the 3rd qtr. Durant got what? 7 points!!!!! then he played well in the 4th cuz Kyle Anderson is the back up SF at that time. Curry and Klay were around 20% FG. Draymond still got his ass kicked by LaMarcus. but just bcuz of that dirty play, they won the series. Not fair. And people even thought about the 2017 Warriors being better than the 2001 Lakers? lol. Not just fair. They don't want to compete that series. They were so desperate to get their revenge on Lebron. That's how shameful it is. Karma strikes when they got beat up by that 2019 Toronto. Still, F#ck Kawhi and F#ck the Warriors. Anyways we got Wemby now and looking forward to the bright future of the San Antonio Spurs ❤️

The Spurs never could repeat at any point. They had injuries in 2000, lost in the 2nd round in 2004, lost in 2006, lost in the WCF in 2008, and lost in the first round in 2015. They could never get over the hump. And yet people call them a "dYnAsTy" LMAO. Please, come on, great team? absolutely, but let's have some standards, that word gets thrown around way too often.

i bet if they had beaten the heat during 2013 they would not have won this ring in 2014. They're the team that says "hey we won, now let's slack off but not to the point of missing the playoffs" . That loss at 2015 vs the clippers was a shocker. A doc rivers led team overcame a 3-2 deficit and won??

They weren't able to repeat because the team they played in the playoffs made more baskets than they did. And that's how it goes sometimes.

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