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Cleveland Cavaliers (Shaquille Oneal)
San Antonio Spurs (Richard Jefferson)
Orlando Magic (Vince Carter)
Other
Id go with the Magic with the Spurs a close second.
MODS: Can you move this poll to the general forum?
Looking at who the players are replacing
Shaq replacing Ben Wallace
Jefferson replacing Finley
Carter replacing Hedo
Very close between Spurs and Cavs, but i'll go with the Spurs just because Shaq is way over the hill (Yes he had a good season last.) and Jefferson is in his prime.
The Spurs are going to run away with this poll unless a mod moves it to the general forum.
What a surprise, it's the spurs.. And on a spurs forum nonetheless. Gee, I guess I didn't see that coming...
I agree with how Muser posed it. If you take into account who each is replacing on the floor, then it should be Spurs. Although Shaq is really taking Ilgauskas spot, and Ilgauskas is moving to the bench. Either way, the Spurs are gaining for production then what was there, so the Spurs have upgraded better. Shaq will put up the same numbers as "Z" and Carter will put up similar numbers to Hedo. Jefferson should really put up WAY bigger numbers than Finley.
We also added Blair "20 minutes a game"-RC Buford
Straight rebounding machine
So Spurs=Most improved
Cleveland????
the only thing Cleveland has improved the most is the suspension system on their team bus to support Shaq's fat ass
San Antonio may have improved the most but Cleveland, Orlando and L.A. Clippers aren't far behind in net improvement.
how the has Orlando improved??? by replacing their 2nd best player and clutch playoff playmaker with an overrated known ballhog and playoff choker???
Clippers? Seriously?
Can we move this to the "Idiotic polls judging the offseason before teams can even talk to free agents" forum?
Who says they wont have Hedo back?
I could make the argument that the Lakers improved most from last season.
Bynum will be back healthy and confident
Sasha will get his shooting touch back
Ariza will continue to improve
They will have championship experience
but most importantly...BYNUM WILL BE BACK AND HEALTHY
Rockets.
Carter does virtually everything Hedo does, but better
This basically describes Hedo perfectly.
Hedo is overrated now because of a playoff series where Delonte West was guarding him.
The correct answer is the Lakers, though. Ariza will be resigned and he will improve. Bynum gets healthy and stays in beast mode. Shannon Brown will get better. Jason Kidd signs for peanuts.
Back to back, easy.
If the Magic keep Hedo, then I'd vote them ahead of the Spurs for most improved team. I can't give it to Cleveland, as I don't think Shaq's gonna do a lot but take the ball out of LeBron's hands and make their pick and roll defense even worse.
This completely neglects the fact that there's no way Buss can afford to have a New York Knicks level payroll, but logic has never been your strong point.
There's no way it could be any worse than it was.
Lakers had a higher payroll than the Knicks last year and 3rd highest in the league while paying Phil Jackson 10 million. That payroll is jumping to Isiah Knicks level no matter what next year with Bynum's extension. But logic has never been your strong point.
As usual you're ing wrong to a ridiculous degree. New York's payroll was $93 million last year; LA's $75 million. Just shut the up and quit saying until you research it.
From Google Cache, showing the 2008-09 salaries (since hoopshype has advanced the year):
http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:...ient=firefox-a
http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:...ient=firefox-a
If the Cavs can land CV, I'd say it's definitely them.
Spurs have improved the most. Anyone who says otherwise is in denial. once they sign a coveted big, from a talent perspective, they're as good as, if not better than, anyone team in the league. this after they were supposed to be done and written off.
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