Is there or has there ever been a team expected to win without their best players?

[therealtruth]

I think we'll be fine if we get healthy in time.

[cjw]

The almost worse case scenario has happened to the Spurs with a ridiculous run of injuries to important players and yet they are 17-11. That's a better record than Cleveland, with three healthy stars, and New Orleans, with a squad full of good, young players. It's an incredible accomplishment.

This x100. We're not the 72-10 Bulls, but in the end all les count the same (unless you ask Lakers fans or Bill Simmons who say it's 5 Kobe / 4.5 Duncan)

[Horse]

This x100. We're not the 72-10 Bulls, but in the end all les count the same (unless you ask Lakers fans or Bill Simmons who say it's 5 Kobe / 4.5 Duncan)

That's some dumb and if that's the case should be Duncan 4.5/ Kobe 2

[cjw]

That's some dumb and if that's the case should be Duncan 4.5/ Kobe 2

Hey, don't shoot the messenger. The excuse is "oh nobody was in shape that year because of the lockout and Spurs got Knicks minus Ewing". Well, too f'ing bad?

[Horse]

Hey, don't shoot the messenger. The excuse is "oh nobody was in shape that year because of the lockout and Spurs got Knicks minus Ewing". Well, too f'ing bad?

And I guarantee the Knicks don't make the finals if Ewing was healthy.