Best Finals Loser

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Which of the last ten Finals losers was the best?

2015 Cavs
3
2%
2014 Heat
4
3%
2013 Spurs
78
55%
2012 Thunder
3
2%
2011 Heat
8
6%
2010 Celtics
18
13%
2009 Magic
0
No votes
2008 Lakers
22
15%
2007 Cavs
0
No votes
2006 Mavs
7
5%
 
Total votes: 143

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Re: Best Finals Loser 

Post#21 » by 83SixersRocked » Sun Aug 2, 2015 4:37 pm

Curmudgeon wrote:1988 Celtics would have beaten any one of those teams.

Past 10 years though.
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Post#22 » by Moose10Fan » Sun Aug 2, 2015 5:07 pm

O5 Pistons baby!
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Re: Best Finals Loser 

Post#23 » by SK21209 » Sun Aug 2, 2015 5:36 pm

Moose10Fan wrote:O5 Pistons baby!


I nearly made it last 11 just to include them, but I thought that would seem to arbitrary :lol: I'd take 05 Pistons over all the ones I listed I think
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Re: Best Finals Loser 

Post#24 » by BJGOAT3 » Sun Aug 2, 2015 8:58 pm

2008 Lakers and 2010 Celtics were injured so i'm inclined to pick 2013 Spurs.
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Re: Best Finals Loser 

Post#25 » by Usual Suspects » Sun Aug 2, 2015 9:02 pm

SK21209 wrote:
Moose10Fan wrote:O5 Pistons baby!


I nearly made it last 11 just to include them, but I thought that would seem to arbitrary :lol: I'd take 05 Pistons over all the ones I listed I think


2005 Pistons barely made it past an injured Heat team (would not have made it if Wade had been able to play every game). I'll easily take the 2013 Spurs over them.
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Re: Best Finals Loser 

Post#26 » by Moose10Fan » Sun Aug 2, 2015 9:23 pm

Usual Suspects wrote:
SK21209 wrote:
Moose10Fan wrote:O5 Pistons baby!


I nearly made it last 11 just to include them, but I thought that would seem to arbitrary :lol: I'd take 05 Pistons over all the ones I listed I think


2005 Pistons barely made it past an injured Heat team (would not have made it if Wade had been able to play every game). I'll easily take the 2013 Spurs over them.


They did fairly well taking the eventual champs to 7. Not to mention having to face the heat and the officials in the ECF ;)
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Re: Best Finals Loser 

Post#27 » by SK21209 » Sun Aug 2, 2015 9:32 pm

Moose10Fan wrote:
Usual Suspects wrote:
SK21209 wrote:
I nearly made it last 11 just to include them, but I thought that would seem to arbitrary :lol: I'd take 05 Pistons over all the ones I listed I think


2005 Pistons barely made it past an injured Heat team (would not have made it if Wade had been able to play every game). I'll easily take the 2013 Spurs over them.


They did fairly well taking the eventual champs to 7. Not to mention having to face the heat and the officials in the ECF ;)


It's a tough call, but I personally think that 05 was the best Spurs team, even better than 2014. Those 05 Pistons gave them absolutely everything they could handle; incredibly tough team with the Wallaces being the best defensive front court I've ever seen. That's why I give them the nod, but of course I won't argue too hard against the 2013 Spurs
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Re: Best Finals Loser 

Post#28 » by LeChosen One » Sun Aug 2, 2015 10:38 pm

2011 Heat.. LeBron + healthy D-Wade are an all-time great duo and should of destroyed those Mavs
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Re: Best Finals Loser 

Post#29 » by -Sammy- » Sun Aug 2, 2015 11:07 pm

SK21209 wrote:
Moose10Fan wrote:
Usual Suspects wrote:
2005 Pistons barely made it past an injured Heat team (would not have made it if Wade had been able to play every game). I'll easily take the 2013 Spurs over them.


They did fairly well taking the eventual champs to 7. Not to mention having to face the heat and the officials in the ECF ;)


It's a tough call, but I personally think that 05 was the best Spurs team, even better than 2014. Those 05 Pistons gave them absolutely everything they could handle; incredibly tough team with the Wallaces being the best defensive front court I've ever seen. That's why I give them the nod, but of course I won't argue too hard against the 2013 Spurs


I think the '14 Spurs are the best team we've ever fielded, but I agree that the '05 Pistons are far-and-away the best team we beat in the Finals, and arguably the best playoff team the Duncan-era Spurs have ever faced.

That Finals series was incredible and is highly underrated in terms of talking about all-time Finals series'.
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Re: Best Finals Loser 

Post#30 » by yoyoboy » Sun Aug 2, 2015 11:26 pm

Well I'm assuming the healthy 2015 Cavs don't count since they were never truly healthy in the Finals, so I'm going with either the 2012 Thunder or the 2011 Heat.
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Re: Best Finals Loser 

Post#31 » by GOBsaysCOMEON » Sun Aug 2, 2015 11:31 pm

2013 Spurs in the last decade. The 93 Suns were really good.
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Re: Best Finals Loser 

Post#32 » by TKainZero » Mon Aug 3, 2015 12:08 am

2013 Spurs

They were 2 kawai fts away
A Ray Allen miricle 3
Or a Tim Duncan 4 foot shot over Shane battier away


From winning In 2013


Also, 2008 lakers...
Garbage first half of year, until pau trade...
Then didn't lose 3 games in a row for over 3 seasons


If Bynum was healthy, lakers win in 2008...
Or if Leon powe doesnt get more fts than the entire lakers team
Or if lakers don't blow that game where they had huge lead
Or if Paul pierce doesn't become the wheelchair hero
USA Celtics in full effect. Amazing chemistry building experience right there for the main core of the team


Proceeds to finish 7th and shames the entire nation!
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Best Finals Loser 

Post#33 » by Daddy 801 » Mon Aug 3, 2015 12:12 am

90's jazz. People underrate The Malone/Stockton duo.


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Re: Best Finals Loser 

Post#34 » by the throg » Mon Aug 3, 2015 2:36 am

in the last 10 years??? bruh...really.......Image

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