The San Antonio Spurs have won 11 straight and are tied with the Indiana Pacers for the best record in the NBA, but no one is talking about them.
Every year, the Spurs get overlooked as a title contender due to their age. Naysayers around the country, say "Nope, not this year. They don't have another one in them."
And every year, the Spurs prove them wrong.
This year is no different.
After their heartbreaking loss to the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Finals last year, most thought the Tim Duncan-Gregg Popovich Spurs were done. As if Ray Allen's three-pointer triggered a heart attack that finally flatlined the elderly Spurs who had gone senile thinking they could compete with the almighty Heat.
Even during the offseason, the traumatic Game 6 loss still haunted the Spurs.
During this season's media day, as reported by Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com, head coach Gregg Popovich said this of Game 6, "I've thought about it every day and I'm wondering when it will go away. It hasn't happened yet."
Hard not to forget about it when almost every day som ...
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