The San Antonio Spurs are unkillable slime in the eyes of Western Conference rivals. Just when you think they are done they morph their style, absorb some new talent, make a few smart moves and the next thing you know, they are back on their advance towards total NBA domination.
Net Cords: Are The Spurs Lucky Or Good?
Bitter fans and confused media from around the league often look at the Spurs are decry their "luck." They were certainly lucky to get Tim Duncan with the first pick in the 1997 NBA Draft when they had finished the season with the third-worst record.
But plenty of other teams drafted star players with the first overall pick and have not come close to the success the Spurs have seen.
SB Nation’s Spurs site, Pounding the Rock, addresses the “luck factor” in the Spurs success.
Are The Spurs The Luckiest Team In The NBA? - Pounding The Rock
I believe that in sports, as in life, there is an element of fortune or providence most commonly known as luck. The thing that we as fans often fail to correctly allocate appropriately is this facet of luck. Sometimes we claim that a player, coach or FO is lucky when they have, in fact, put in more work than others and are simply prepared to make the most of the situations that present themselves and therefore appear to be lucky.
Were they "lucky" to have Manu Ginobili or Tony Parker turn into a stars after being selected 57th overall in 1999 and the 28th pick in 2001 respectively?
Are they “lucky” to consistently plug in the perfect role players around their stars?
Were they "lucky" to beat the Suns in 2007 with the help of a bench-clearing, suspension-inducing brawl?
Luck favors the prepared.
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