Consistency and excellence best describe the Spurs Organization...kinda like ADMU.
By Ryan Hunt, SI.com
4. San Antonio Spurs
Credentials: The model for consistency and excellence over the past 10 years. If it weren't for the Lakers, San Antonio would have been the clear Team of the Decade in the NBA. The Spurs won three NBA championships and were the only franchise to win 50 games and make the playoffs every season during the 2000s.
Drawbacks: San Antonio had its troubles against Los Angeles during the playoffs, winning only once in five postseason series. The one victory was in 2003, when the Spurs beat the Lakers in the conference semifinals en route to the NBA crown.
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Summaries by John Rolfe, SI.com
One of my all-time favorite NBA players, Timmy...
12. Tim Duncan
The epitome of quiet excellence in a look-at-me league, Duncan was the NBA's MVP in 2002 and '03, and Finals MVP in '03 and '05. Behind Duncan, the Spurs last year became the third team in NBA history to have 10 consecutive 50-win seasons. "In my 20 years in the NBA, Duncan is the best big [man] to play the game," former coach Jeff Van Gundy told SI in 2007 as the Spurs were en route to their third title of the decade (Duncan's fourth overall). [Shaquille] O'Neal always had the benefit of a dominant perimeter player, from [Penny] Hardaway to [Kobe] Bryant to [Dwyane] Wade. Duncan has had very good players, but he's never had that dominant player, so that's why I give him the edge."
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By Damon Hack, SI.com
Cheers to Pop!
6. Gregg Popovich
Besides having one of sports' best game faces, Popovich is one of the smartest people you will come across. A graduate of the United States Air Force Academy with a degree in Soviet studies, Popovich can handle almost any topic. But turning really good players into great ones might be his biggest strength. Popovich's Spurs teams have never been the most athletic or talented, but they routinely outsmart opponents and win. Watching Popovich's teams in the 2000s was a journey into the heart of fundamental basketball -- boxing out, bounce passes, bank shots. San Antonio won three titles under Popovich this decade, one fewer than Jackson's Lakers.
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My list
1. Becky Hammon
The best female athlete. Classy on and off the court.
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