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However, I don't buy this belief that the team to beat is always the defending champions. Too rigid IMO. For example, in 2007, the Miami Heat were clearly not the team to beat that year. They might not have even been in the top 5.[/QUOTE]
I agree with that and I will just add to it that it really depends on matchups. Some teams just matchup better with others. Like the Mavs were a matchup problem for the spurs in '06 and it seemed all of their players played out of their ass when they played the spurs. You never know what can happen whose to say that LA gets ed over and plays the Blazers a team that seems to play with intense hatred against them much like the Mavs do against the spurs.
