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Some “all-time” lists are really hard to arrive at. Yet, as the San Antonio Spurs celebrate another NBA championship, the thought is striking in its obviousness: The top five coach-player relationships in NBA history aren’t very difficult to determine. The order might be a source of debate, but the noteworthy aspect of these five relationships […]
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The fact that the San Antonio Spurs gained revenge against the Miami Heat in only five games should not diminish the impact of this particular moment in NBA history. The fact that the Spurs drained the 2014 NBA Finals of the drama they initially promised should not reduce the significance and enormity of their achievement. […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 6/7/2014
A long line can be drawn through the entirety of the NBA’s history, from the 1940s to the present day. What the Minneapolis Lakers began in 1949, the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs will develop in the 2014 NBA Finals. * When the history of the NBA is written, the Chicago Bulls and Michael […]
51 points for #Lakers in 3rd Q, a franchise record. #saywhatttt
— James Worthy (@JamesWorthy42) March 26, 2014
This is a thing that happened. This Lakers team. THIS TEAM.
Los Angeles had 51 points in the third quarter in the team’s game against New York. Pretty incredible.
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0 comments by Philip Rossman-Reich on 3/20/2014
Yahoo Sources: After five weeks on sidelines, Steve Nash expected to return to Lakers lineup on Friday. http://t.co/BVDf4qcicE — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 21, 2014
“Jerry Buss was the Lakers, so I don’t know if the Lakers will ever be the Lakers. I don’t think there was a smarter owner in the history of the NBA than Jerry Buss, so that’s tough to replace.
I don’t think people realize just how good of an owner Jerry was. I looked up to him a lot. Absolutely. So I don’t know if the Lakers will ever be the Lakers.
He just understood fans, entertainment, players, how to balance all of it together, how to deal with the NBA, when to listen to (ex-NBA commissioner) David (Stern) and when to ignore him and when to tell him what to do. He had that breath of skills that every time I spoke to him — usually I’m used to doing to the talking, just force of habit.
But he’s one of the few people that when we sat down I did all the listening. So I don’t think there’s any question he’s by far the best owner in the history of the NBA. No exception.”
h/t Dwain Price of Full-Court Press of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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