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I didn't realize that Sheed made more money than Stevie Nash. That's effed up, right there.
Just got my new edition of SI and there is a great article in there on trying to take players from any team in the NBA and making up a team that can beat the Spurs
Basically they said that SA was the perfect team. They said they had the perfect mixture of selfless stars, steady role players, youthful exuberance, veteran savvy, and a wisely managed payroll.
They could choose players from any team, but had to stay within the luxury tax threshold 61.7 million. They also wanted to choose players that would fit in with each other and play roles.
Here is their team they put together:
Starters:
Steve Nash 9.6 million
Dwayne Wade 3 million
Yao Ming 5.6 million
Lebron James 4.6 million
Rasheed Wallace 10.3 million
Bench
Nenad Krstic 1 million
Antonio McDyess 5.5
Dwight Howard Howard 4.5
Ron Artest 6.5
Eric Piatkowski 3
Chauncy Billups 5.9
Luke Ridenour 1.6
Coach- Pat Riley.
Yeah, I think they can beat SA in 7 games.
I didn't realize that Sheed made more money than Stevie Nash. That's effed up, right there.
He's on the back end of his contract whereas Nash just started his...
of a team, however in 3 years their payroll will be $100MM while the Spurs will still be at the tax threshold.
Yeah, that's one thing I noticed... their team won't be able to resign anyone at a higher level, so it's pretty much a one-time deal once contracts start expiring.
Nice try, though.
Interesting that three Pistons are on there.
The point is they would be able to knock off the Spurs even if for only 1-2 seasons.
So could a team of space robots. It doesn't mean it's going to happen.
I think the point is, is that SA has done such a great job putting together a championship team while staying under the luxury cap, that it takes some great imagination and the rest of the league's players to draw from, to beat the Spurs in the playoffs.
spurs would take them in 6
Yep, and even with that, the "all star" team would have to have a lot of practice, otherwise they would wind up like our Olympic team. Nash, Wade, LeBron....all need the ball.
And that none of them are Ben Wallace, who was more effective against the Spurs than anyone else.
I think I'd take either Shaq or Big Ben over Yao, at this point.
A starting lineup of Shaq, Wade, Lebron, Rasheed, and Nash with McDyess, Billups, Artest coming off the bench...That would be tough for the Spurs. They'd have to be coached by Larry Brown, though, in order for it to all work.
I'll take the Spurs over that team.
putting them together is one thing.
getting them to play AS A TEAM is another story.
I think Spurs still win the series.
They could have done a lot better than throwing Sheed+McDyess 15+ Mil. You could find a better combo.
They didn't pick a single Spur for that team. No respect!
Did Eric Piatkowski's dad Walt vote on the role players?
I bet they would to, however I think putting either of those guys in would throw them over the cap. Both those guys are at the end of lucrative contracts where as Yao is at the end of his rookie contract.
What a brilliant idea for an article? That is pratically an all-star team. Spurs could win a series (but I think that team would win in 6 the one SI picked), but instead of putting all-star caliber players on the bench, they should have been more conventional and put together a team w/ more thinking.
They got players that are still in their rookie contracts. So that team will fall apart in a year or 2.
It will be good to read the article. It sounds very complimentary and not something you see every year in any sport regarding the perceived top team.
It's good to see Jim posting "real" things and not bogus entries without links.(from the closet of old bones)
What's pretty amazing is that if you want to create a team to compete with the Spurs which has the same total salary, and with no impact players (first eight off the bench) on rookie contracts the same as the Spurs, you have to pick and choose some of the best salary to production players in the league.
It will be good to read the article. It sounds very complimentary and not something you see every year in any sport regarding the perceived top team.
It's good to see Jim posting "real" things and not bogus entries without links.
It is on sale on news stands near you, you cheap bas .
They also rate teams in each conference from top to bottom.
Guess who is number 1 in west?
And as I have said since this Summer, they have Indy number 1 in East over Miami.
They ranked Minnesota 11th, which was surprising to me. And it doesn't look like they've jumped on the Warriors bandwagon either.
1. Spurs
2. Nuggets
3. Suns
4. Rockets
5. Mavs
6. Kings
7. Sonics
8. Grizzlies
9. Jazz
10. Lakers
11. Wolves
12. Warriors
13. Clippers
14. Blazers
15. Hornets
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