"D" is for.....Dynasty or Dull?

The San Antonio Spurs won their fourth NBA Championship in nine years and the conversation took the predictable turn to discussing if they were a dynasty. The thing that I find most interesting is that the conversation even had to take place. Could you imagine if this had been the Lakers or Knicks who had won four out of the last nine championships? We would be holding sacred vigils in honor of them and proclaiming them to be the most impressive sports dynasties of our lifetime. The fact is plain and simple....we think the Spurs are boring. It is easy to take San Antonio to task and question their legacy because they do not have someone whether it be a player in the mold of a Michael Jordan and Shaquille O'Neal or a coach like Phil Jackson and Pat Riley that captures our attention and makes us take notice. The best part about the Spurs is Eva Longoria sitting at courtside. No matter what your opinion is though the Spurs have to be considered a dynasty and I would go one step further and say that they are the best team in the NBA since Jordan's shot over Byron Russell in the 1998 NBA Finals. They have been consistent in all facets of the game as they have been lead by an underappreciated Tim Duncan who when it is all said and done will be the best power foward of all time and a coach in Greg Popovich who has demanded nothing less than perfection and his message has never gone cold. Sure they are dull but as we have attempted to raise up another team or another talent in the league the Spurs have looked at the challenge taken it head on and been victorious.