NBA Front Office Rankings: Spurs No. 2

It's no secret that it's awesome being a sports fan, but it can also be frustrating as hell. Come on. As much as we've cheered and applauded the teams we love, haven't we cursed in frustration a bit more?

Ironically, when we do get frustrated, we tend to blame our team's coaching or our players for the underachieving. Yet, why not blame the men who hired them and sign the checks? I'm talking about the front offices responsible for putting these guys in charge.

In basketball, a key example of an owner who should be blamed 100 percent for his team's performance is New York Knicks principal owner James Dolan. He gets so overly involved to the point where he doesn't even seem to be aware that he is killing his team.

That being said, let's count down every NBA team's front office, going from the worst to the best.

Since taking over as GM in 2002, R.C. Buford has helped the Spurs win three championships. He had a great mentor in Gregg Popovich, so it's no secret that the man knows how to win. Last season, the team he put together was the top seed in the Western Conference after years of playing together.

I don't think we need to dwell on the fact that the Spurs were upset in the first round by a Memphis Grizzlies squad nobody saw coming, but we can write it off as a fluke. The fact remains that the Spurs are easily the best team in the Western Conference and have a few more championships left in the tank.