Second team?

[DAF86]

I don't root for anyone else, but I love the game. If the Spurs aren't playing I'll watch whatever the best match-up is on. In the Playoffs I tend to stay with the West.

an "opinion" post by duncan228.

[Slinkyman]

[TIMMYD!]

I usually root for the Heat because they killed the Mavs.

[peskypesky]

Since the Spurs are done this year...I'll probably root for the Magic come playoff time. Howard seems like a good guy...

to both statements

[Brazil]

I really can't root for a second team, but I can root against other teams.

So to the extent that I watch the NBA after the Spurs are eliminated, I will root against:

1. Lakers
2. Celtics
3. Mavs

Schadenfreude can suffice in a pinch.

+1

first I will root for whoever is playing these 3 teams then I'll follow the cats (ty jax larry diaw) the bulls (big fan of jo noah and rose) and the blazers (they deserve it)

[SouthTexasRancher]

Nuggets and Magic with Denver winning it all.

[SouthTexasRancher]

I usually cheer for 2 teams, the Spurs and whoever Vince Carter's team is..the Spurs are the only team where I actually *care* about what happens in a serious way..this year VC's team is Orlando and probably will be for a while barring a huge flop, so I'll be cheering for them the next few years, although I'll never reach the point of caring too much about what happens with them or talking about their off-seasons or anything..

The Raptors are the only other team that I genuinely like to see do well..I don't really "cheer" for them, but I like seeing them succeed..that's where I was living when I really got into the NBA and they're my brother's favorite team(he lives there), even though they'll probably never win anything..

The #3 team I "cheer" for is basically whoever plays against the Lakers..I dislike Dallas, Denver, Utah, Portland and teams like that, but I'll always cheer for them when they play against the Lakers..

Classic!!!

[#2!]

I'm obsessed with the Spurs, but I admittedly have a fairweather approach to the rest of the league. There's the UT connection to the Durantula so I at least have an excuse, but mostly I just really enjoy his game.

Usually its certain players that I like watching; Melo, and KD the most probably. Other than indvidual players I like to watch certain teams play when they're clicking like the Jazz, and the Magic. But I have do disagree with what some have said about Dwight Howard; I love the Magic's ball movement around the perimeter, but I hate watching Howard wasting his natural talents by catching the ball in Timmy's spot when he should be catching deeper ala the Diesel.

[SenorSpur]

Don't really have a second team. I love the NBA, but watching it is not as much fun when my team sucks.

[tdunk21]

spurs and cavs.....and if not both of them...then i can take anyone but the fakers......

[FeZZy]

i really like rooting for the NETS to make the finals

[Frenzy]

I really can't root for a second team, but I can root against other teams.

So to the extent that I watch the NBA after the Spurs are eliminated, I will root against:

1. Lakers
2. Celtics
3. Mavs

Schadenfreude can suffice in a pinch.

this

[Dro210]

Thunder in the West, Bobcats in the East

Thunder over Bobcats


Hawks, Magic, Nuggets cool too

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

I'm watching a lot more Bucks games (for Bogut - he's legit now, and he's an ol' skool centre, and an Aussie, and a straight-talker, so I love the guy), OKC games (for Durant, Westbrook, Green and Harden), and, strangely, Houston games (I love watching a bunch of under-talented guys who play their arses off).

[Muser]

I'll root for whoever comes out of the West.

[timtonymanu]

Magic in the East - Howard's respectful. I actually like Vince Carter.

Nuggets in the West - Hate on me all you want. They actually have likeable players except K-Mart and JR. I just hope they have their heads screwed on right this year.


I will never root for:

Lakers/Mavs - obvious reasons
Celtics - bag team
Cavs - LeBron, Mo, Shaq, Andy, bandwagon fans .... they're unlikeable


I like the Thunder and Bobcats but im not expecting them to go far this year. Larry Brown is coaching how Pop should be coaching. And I like Kevin Durant. I hope he goes farther than LeBron in this league.

[Chieflion]

Second team? Orlando Magic. Dwight is a nice guy all-around and I am a big fan of Vinsanity.

[gospursgojas]

OKC and Magic

[MB20]

Second team?

Any team not named Celtics, Lakers or Cavaliers.
So I guess I will be rooting for Denver (West) and Magic (East).

[Muser]

I don't know how anyone an root for the Magic, yeah Dwights a nice guy but damn do they play some ugly Basketball..

[Trimble87]

I don't know how anyone an root for the Magic, yeah Dwights a nice guy but damn do they play some ugly Basketball..

I agree with this. Dwight is a great guy, and I hope he realizes his potential. But I cant watch Carter/Lewis/Nelson jack up bad shots while Howard gets 12-15 shots per game. Absolutely terrible basketball.

[pookenstein]

I like the Thunder (Durant, Westbrook and strangely Sefalosha) and Portland (Roy, Fernadez and their crazy crowd), but once the Spurs are eliminated I'm gonna root for the Nuggets.
Like someone said earlier, outside of JR and K-Mart they have some likeable players andthey have the best chances of beating the Fakers.

[OrEmuN]

If the Spurs exit the playoffs, I will not watch any more NBA til next season. I am not a big basketball fan, more of a soccer person. Watches the NBA solely and exclusively for the Spurs.

[Old School 44]

I'd root for the underdogs like the Hawks or OKC.

[VBM]

Oklahoma City...I'm a UT Law alum so I'll always root for whatever team Durant's on (unless he goes to LA, Boston or Dallas (wouldn't mind watching him play here in Houston).

In the East, only squad I like is the Hawks.