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The mavZ..........
Neither Suns, Miami or Detroit is going to beat them four games.......... Even if Dirk's legs get a little shaky....... Only team w/ a prayer is healthy SA..............
This poll is a little different. To get rid of all the Homer votes you can not choose your own team!
Homer votes aside I would like to see how most of you b-ball fans really feel.
I meant to make this a poll but I ed up.
1. Miami
2. Dallas
3. Detroit
3a San Antonio
4. Phoenix
5. Utah
6. Houston
7. Cleveland
8. Los Angeles
9. Chicago
10. Washington
11. other
I have to go with the Heat.
I think Miami will win again. I just feel like even without Wade, Eddie Jones can do just enough to help the Heat win it again. Teams are different nowadays and have changed their lineups. They no longer try to match up with Shaq. That will be the problem for other teams. Shaq and Mourning will rule the paint and force teams to beat them with Jumpshots. That's not happening.
Last edited by LakeShow; 03-15-2007 at 11:53 PM.
The mavZ..........
Neither Suns, Miami or Detroit is going to beat them four games.......... Even if Dirk's legs get a little shaky....... Only team w/ a prayer is healthy SA..............
1. Rockets...will not win because they are not the Mavs.
2. Bulls....see above
3. Spurs...see above
4. Lakers...see above
5. Suns...see above
6. Wizards...see above
7. Heat...see above
8. Pistons...see above
9. Cavs...see above
I think ShaQ is a prob. but he is not as much as a problem for the MavZ w/ Damp............ IMO....
I'd still have to say the Mavs are the favorites. Not saying the Mavs weren't fortunate at points throughout, but the Suns cannot count on that end stemming from similar means again. No way do the Mavs control the glass like that and lose another game.
Until the Suns realize their defense means nothing without attacking the defensive boards, they'll challenge, but not seriously contend. They can, but they still have work to do.
if a team from the east wins it will only be because the team coming out of the west will have played three 7 game series and be worn out
I would agree.I'd still have to say the Mavs are the favorites.
Why isn't San Antonio on your poll? Since I can't pick the Mavs, I'd say that San Antonio is definitely the favorite. No one comes close.
If things hold to form, I'd think the winner of the Spurs/Suns series has as good of a shot of anyone. The team that comes out of the West will be salty as after that road.
It's hard to choose between Spurs/Suns if I had to, but I guess the intangibles gives the advantage to the Spurs though it would come of no shock to see the Suns take it all.
My choice is Phoenix.
Hey! No excuses
Best post every by a phoenix fan, give you props for that post...
People are fooled at how good the solars are and fail to realize this SMALL detail... They can play the best defense in the league (which they are nowhere near doing) and hold opponents to 42% shooting every night, but if they don't come up with those rebounds like it happened last night and it's happened every game against the mavs this season, their defense is USELESS.
Dallas shot 10 % points less than PHX and still lost by a single bucket (and a couple of miraculous shots and foul calls). Had they not turned the ball over so much and shot 5% higher (which is very likely) they would have no doubt won the game...
PHX is great at what they do and are fun to watch, but you can't judge a 50-14 record against the mavericks when you play so many bottom-feeders throughout the season (same thing goes for the mavericks). Eventually you're going to have get that stop or that rebound to win the game (see marion's rebound for nash's 2 pointer, counted as a three lol and nash's defensive play on terry to give them the ball back)... defense and rebounding.
That's why records against top teams are the best indicator of who's the best team IMO. They show what your team can do/does against the elite teams, not the bottom-feeders and PHX doesn't have a very good record against top-teams because of these same reasons.
Dallas, SA, Utah and Houston are all better rebounding and defending teams than PHX, and PHX's record against this teams backs that up...
Just ask what was the problem with SA in last year's playoffs ?, their small ball lineup forced by dallas couldn't rebound. They scored plenty of points, but there was always dampier/diop/dirk around the basket getting rebounds and only Duncan doing so for their team...
with that being said, I like the Spurs if I can't pick the mavs. They rebound, they defend, they are hungry after last year and most importantly, they've been there and done that. The solars don't have that tough mentality, SA is more experienced than them...
Last edited by Dirk41MVP; 03-16-2007 at 02:16 AM.
That is PATHETIC! An already made up excuse if the east win. So I guess if the West win they'll be worn out in three 7 game series. I don't see nothing 50/50 about that. You have to be fair for both teams coming out of each conference. If the east team beat the west team it means they were the better team and vice versa. How can a team be tired after having control of the series and going up 2-0? All they need was 2 more victories but since they couldn't stop WADE alot of excuses were made about the refs and how DALLAS gave it away. Puh-LEase Wade just took over and owned Dirt, Coward, Whackhouse, and everybody associated with that pathetic org. all by himself.
And you're a Mavs fan. Why in the world would your ALMIGHT MAVS be involved in three 7 games series anyway.
PATHETIC.
^^^
lmao, i knew someone would get pissed, that's why i posted it, i don't really think it matters much, thanks for biting though
I pick the Suns, because they have the Steve Nash factor; he is on a mission! (Too bad it coincides with Tim, Manu, Tony core mission.)
And their squad shows a lot of heart. And I think Amare's play would have been another weapon for Nash to use against the Mavericks last year. So if the Suns do knock off the Spurs I think they have a shot at going all the way.
Suns, seems like they have the ultimate package!
If I can't pick the Mavs, I've gotta go with San Antonio winning it all. Chicago or Cleveland winning the East.
I can agree with some of what you said, but me thinks you went off the deep end just a bit.
First, I believe the Suns ar 3-0 vs. Houston this year. They are 1-1 vs. San Antonio, 1-2 vs. Dallas and 0-3 vs. Utah. However, when one realizes that four of the six losses were literally a one-possession game, it's quite clear they can compete and could win vs. anyone, if'n they can do two things. The first of which is play hard, energetic defense and the second is crash the defensive boards.
Believe it or not, at times this season the Suns have been a very good defensive team. In fact, until KT and Diaw went down, they held opponants to a lower FG% than did the Mavs. The stats are skewed now thanks to the loss of their two best frontcourt defenders for roughly 10-to-15 games each, but, of late, they have at least attempted to defend at a high level.
The second has been an issue ffor much of the year. Their was a time where it looked like Amare was finally going to become that dominant rebounder (for the month of February he averaged 13 per and since December had averaged 11), but as of now, it's still their weakness.
You make some good points, but take them to the extreme.
The Suns can win the le, but they'll have to focus one these two areas.
You played the woulda/coulda/shoulda game with reference to the most recent Suns/Mavs duel, saying, "Had they not turned the ball over so much and shot 5% higher (which is very likely) they would have no doubt won the game..."
As mentioned above, while still losses, four of the six losses the Suns have suffered vs. the NBA's best have been one-possession games.
Vs. Utah early on, Barbosa missed a baseline layup with just seconds left that would have likely sealed the win for Phoenix.
vs. San Antonio, Raja Bell missed the backend of his FTs, that point would have given the Suns a one-point lead with under a second to play (or time very close to that). Instead it went to overtime, where the Suns lost.
vs. Dallas (2nd game), Dirk misses that jumper or Suns make their last attempt at a game-winning three, they escape on the road with a win.
vs. Utah (in Feb), Okur misses the go-ahead three, Suns likely hold on.
The other two losses were my four points and seven points.
They lost. That's the main issue, but you look at the record and flatly state the Suns are no good against the top teams.
I state that said record is a bit deceiving and that, with better rebounding, the Suns could surprise.
Until I see them rebound the way most deem necessary, I'll say the Mavs, and maybe even the Spurs, should be favored ahead of them. But they aren't as bad as you make them out to be.
Losses are losses, but your truth wasn't the whole truth.
Last edited by JMarkJohns; 03-16-2007 at 08:50 AM.
She's cute and smart... I kind of look like Kevin Martin... without the mid-90s haircutSuns, seems like they have the ultimate package!
(And I don't have herpes, no matter what you've read.)
yeah seriously, what's with Kevin Martin's hair? He looks like a low level lackey for the Gambinos. either that or a backup dancer for kid & play.
I think ANY of the big 3 in the West have a chance of going into the Finals having played at least TWO tough 7 game series'. It sux.
Dallas.
If not Dallas, then San Antonio.
I think Dallas will win it all.
Since we can't pick our own teams, I will say the Raptors.
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