Simply ridiculous papabear. First, the Spurs should have already repeated, so no reason why they can't do it this year. Miami pulling BS with the cap to make the super team even more super, will be even more motivation to slap their smug faces in the finals for the Spurs. The Heat have not been better than the Spurs in 2 years, the moves they make first have to catch them up. A rookie pg and maybe Lowry, will not make them better than the Spurs, maybe catch them up or move closer. The Spurs have some young guys who will only get better, the Heat lack depth and bench talent, plus losing Battier is huge, like Miller was last year. Finally, the Knicks, with or without Melo, will be a contender in 2 to 3 years, not at least 5 years.
As for other comments, there are more than 4 contenders some years, depends on who you meet in which round. Clippers were considered contenders this year, but matched up with OKC. If OKC matches up with the Spurs one round earlier, are they still not contenders. GSW and CHI were considered contenders and didn't even make it out of the 1st round. This game has been and always will be about matchups and buckets.
Also, Pau at a discount, is a major haul. Who cares if we rebuild the Spanish national team or the Lakers East, those have been solid to Championship level teams, something the Knicks have not been in a long time. I trust in Phil.
