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Who is the #2 Team in the NBA for the 06/07 season?

  • Atlanta

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Boston

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Charlotte

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Chicago

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Cleveland

    Votes: 3 18.8%
  • Denver

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Detroit

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Golden State

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Houston

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Indiana

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • LA Clippers

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • LA Lakers

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Memphis

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Miami

    Votes: 4 25.0%
  • Milwaukee

    Votes: 1 6.3%
  • Minnesota

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • New Jersey

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • New Orleans

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • New York

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Orlando

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Philadelphia

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Phoenix

    Votes: 2 12.5%
  • Portland

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Sacramento

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • San Antonio

    Votes: 6 37.5%
  • Seattle

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Toronto

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Utah

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Washington

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Dallas

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    16

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Allo allo, ladies and gentlemen. Tis a boring time a year right now, so that means another series of polls for your viewing pleaseure.

This one is simple. I will be placing a poll for who you believe is the best team in the NBA (not your favourite). Just like in the player popularity polls, I will take out the winner to find the next best, and so on and so on.....
 
I went with San Antonio, like I do nearly every year. I think this may be their last season to make a run with this squad. Finley and Bowen wont have much gas left. They got some new bodies up front, but apart from that, have been extremely stable. I'm looking for Duncan to raise him game back up a level this season.
 
San Antonio i think is a little old and injury prone at the moment. In my opinion, if Amare is healthy, the suns have the best team in the league. They have a lot of talent that fits together nicely. The best point guard in the nba, a monster in the paint with amare, outside shooting with bell and both the jones'. They have key defensive players with bell again and the ultimate utility player, mr. do it all Shawn Marion.
 
If PHX is healthy, I don't see a scenario in which they don't win it this year.. Their defense is shaky, but, an added Amare to that potent offense is quite fearsome..
 
Dallas...they're still the deepest team in the league. And they're finally learning to play championship defense.

Phoenix still hasn't learned to play a lick of d.
 
I voted for San Antonio. Whoever voted for cleveland needs to get their head checked or something...

It makes me glad seeing no votes for Detroit though!!!
 
I went with Miami. They still have their pieces, they won the championship (reguardless of what you think of refs or any of that stuff)
 
Karma said:
I went with San Antonio, like I do nearly every year. I think this may be their last season to make a run with this squad. Finley and Bowen wont have much gas left. They got some new bodies up front, but apart from that, have been extremely stable. I'm looking for Duncan to raise him game back up a level this season.


Karma we finally agree!
 
I'm going with Phoenix. If Amare is even half of what he used to be, they'll be unstoppable. This is probably their only chance, though, since Nash is getting older and they probably don't have enough cash to retain Diaw.
 
I have to say San Antonio, and for a couple reasons.

#1 - they were a franchise-best 63-19 last year. If it wasn't for a fluke play by Dirk Nowitzki at the end of Game 7 of that series, they would have rolled Phoenix in the WCF just like they did the year before (and like they always do to Phoenix) and played Miami in the Finals.

#2 - IMO, they would have beaten Miami. The Heat and Mavs were both "Finals virgins" and had no experience on such a big stage. That might have contributed to Dallas blowing a 2-0 series lead and not being able to hold on to leads late in games at Miami. San Antonio would never, EVVVVER blow a 2-0 series lead to a team as inexperienced on that big stage like DWade and Miami were (at least as a team) or a double-digit lead in a game with less than 10 minutes left. If they do, I guarantee you that Gregg Popovich chokes one of his players not named Tim Duncan to death.

#3 - The games they lost to Dallas were pretty close. They nearly came back from the 3-1 deficit to beat them.

#4 - Not only were they 63-19, but they did so in a much stronger conference than the East. The East is now top-heavy, but in terms of depth, it is still horrible. The Kings were a very formidable 8th seed in the West and were a scare to knock the Spurs out, esp with Artest. In the East, it was Milwaukee as the 8th seed, and they were nothing more than a sacrificial lamb to Detroit.

So for those reasons, barring injury, I expect the Spurs to win 60 games again and try to get back to the Finals. They haven't won back-to-back rings yet, so I think that is their motivation under Popovich. Duncan still has at least three years left in him and is still the best PF in the NBA on BOTH sides of the ball.
 
King James MVP said:
I'm going with Phoenix. If Amare is even half of what he used to be, they'll be unstoppable. This is probably their only chance, though, since Nash is getting older and they probably don't have enough cash to retain Diaw.
"Unstoppable" - kind of like they were against the Spurs BEFORE Amare got hurt?;)
 
Miami will be tough to beat in the playoffs again next season. However, the Bucks cannot be overlooked. :)
 
CavalierAttitude said:
"Unstoppable" - kind of like they were against the Spurs BEFORE Amare got hurt?;)

Considering that team went about 7 deep, with the new Suns having Diaw and Barbosa and the Spurs slowly declining, I'd say unstoppable fits.
 

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