moment to reflect : Heat are NBA's best franchise past 10yrs

[Phinsoverpats]

Damon jones was one of the best 3pt shooter in the league I don't remember no one saying he didnt have a j...then he didnt disappear after Shaq he won a game against the Wizards in the first round of the playoffs the next year playing for the cavs

[John Thomas]

Ehh i'd still say the Spurs have been more successful, but thats because they haven't missed the playoffs at all

[DefenseWins]

Ehh i'd still say the Spurs have been more successful, but thats because they haven't missed the playoffs at all

You know, that's actually true. I didn't think about it until now. They always had 50+ wins every year the past 10 years. That's really something else. They were always a very good regular season team too. But when it came to the playoffs, they'd lose in the 1st or even 2nd round, while having about 60 wins or so. Then again, it is the West, but still.

[John Thomas]

Ehh i'd still say the Spurs have been more successful, but thats because they haven't missed the playoffs at all

You know, that's actually true. I didn't think about it until now. They always had 50+ wins every year the past 10 years. That's really something else. They were always a very good regular season team too. But when it came to the playoffs, they'd lose in the 1st or even 2nd round, while having about 60 wins or so. Then again, it is the West, but still.

theyve also won just as much titles (if you count 2003)
they've also had better draft picks (outside of wade)
no shame in coming second to them, but this is our time

[Cmon_Son-_-]

Ehh i'd still say the Spurs have been more successful, but thats because they haven't missed the playoffs at all

You know, that's actually true. I didn't think about it until now. They always had 50+ wins every year the past 10 years. That's really something else. They were always a very good regular season team too. But when it came to the playoffs, they'd lose in the 1st or even 2nd round, while having about 60 wins or so. Then again, it is the West, but still.

theyve also won just as much titles (if you count 2003)
they've also had better draft picks (outside of wade)
no shame in coming second to them, but this is our time

But we won the Head to Head to seal the decade. but i'd make it a tie we've been to more finals in the last 10 years even if they never missed the playoffs.

[narmerguy]

Ehh i'd still say the Spurs have been more successful, but thats because they haven't missed the playoffs at all

You know, that's actually true. I didn't think about it until now. They always had 50+ wins every year the past 10 years. That's really something else. They were always a very good regular season team too. But when it came to the playoffs, they'd lose in the 1st or even 2nd round, while having about 60 wins or so. Then again, it is the West, but still.

I'm always confused when people say this. Winning championships is hard. They had a run of winning pretty regularly but then struggled to make it through. Can't exactly fault a core that's won 3-4 rings together for not winning more, even if they were still very good over that stretch.

[aquaadverse]

Chicago has a cheap owner, were a .500 team and had an unproven rookie coach going into the 2010-2011 season. NY had Dolan. Dolan. Hardly a mystery.

[tonyreyes123]

Heat are on their way to becoming a tier 1 franchise along the likes of Lakers/Celtics/Bulls/(Spurs?).

[vincent]

Make this thread on the GB

you feel free to make it, King Cuban got my GB privileges revoked.....

How about this

[NBADraft2003]

The Miami Heat is the best basketball franchise of the past 10 years. No other team in the entire league has enjoyed more success than the Miami Heat.

9 Playoff Berths.
6 Division Titles.
5 EC Finals Appearances.
4 NBA Finals Appearances.
4 EC Championships.
3 World Championships.


The Spurs are 2nd place.

Fun facts :
- The Miami Heat surpassed the Knicks in championships
- Only the Lakers, Bulls, Celtics and Spurs have more championships


What a run. I have enjoyed every minute of it. I still remember the 2005 off-season, and how Riley pulled off the biggest blockbuster trade in NBA history at the time. I remember checking Celtics forums and seeing people complain "Farewell again to employee #8" and "We gave up Toine for a bag of chips" and have other Celtic fans argue back telling them he was gone anyway. How we straight up robbed Memphis of Jwill and Posey for EJ. How Shaq and many people thought poor EJ was a curse to have on the team(lol)..... How Damon Jones (Amon Ones cause he has no D and got no J remember that lol) tried to hero ball and gave up a costly turnover in final moments of a game that got his ass shipped out, he went to CLE and did the same thing, I remember Varejao fake punched him while hugging lebron..... I remember Jamie Foxx wearing a "Thanks Kobe, Love Miami" shirt back in the day. I remember Riley and peoples actually saying Shawn Marion could be Wade's pippen when we traded for him....... anyone remember Jamario Moon? He was pretty good for a hot second down here, I remember his alley oop dunks with Wade... then he just disappeared.

What a run it has been.

One hell of a ride