I was looking at the threads drawing comparisons between our guys and the rest of the league and I couldn't help but feel optismistic. I started thinking about it (danger!) and I think the thing I like most about our team is their swagger. I just feel like Steve and Cuttino are ready to take the team to the next level. It's not just business for those guys, like it is for most of the league, it's personal. And now that we've added Kevin Willis, our thang is swingin large (Step aside and let the man go through). Obviously Shaq and Kobe have an amazing swagger in the important games, but what other teams have that "attitude" that makes them play above their abilities at the important times? The Jazz don't have it. Thats why they'll never reach the top. Seattle lost theirs. The Clippers seem to be getting it. 1. Lakers 2. Sacramento 3. Milwuakee 4. Philly 5. Rockets ( this is in light of the new team) So if you were listing the 5 most swaggering teams, or least swagadelic. Who would be on your list?
1.Lakers (Champs, Obviously) 2.Sacramento (CW is tough to stop and so are their shooters) 3.Milwuake (good all around talent) 4.Orlando (their core of TMac, Hill, and Miller will be tough, not to mention their shooters and new front court depth) 5.Rox (of course)
I'll take the backwardhead "least swagadelic" approach. <ol> <li>Utah...with a guy named Karla and another wearing tiny, tight shorts, the Harley Davidson isn't even enough to get someone at Mary's to buy you a drink. <li>Washington, wagging your tongue while walking off of gang plank of futility is not swagadelic...it is close to psychodelic though <li>Atlanta, because rimbaud lives there <li>New York, because coaches who hump their player's legs during fights lose all swaggering points...same with that fan who was foolish enough to give Reggie Miller the choke sign. <li>Seattle...I have to include them, because I've always wanted to be punched by Payton. A black-eye courtesy of Gary Payton is pretty swagadelic for us mere mortals. </ol>
Interesting topic, I agree with most of the selections but I think a team not included that definitely should be is the Charlotte Hornets. They went into the playoffs last year with those black headbands and looked like a team of soldiers on a mission. I don't think you could consider many teams in the west as having much swagger, the Kings and Spurs last season basically gave up against Shaq, Kobe, and the rest of the Lakers. I would rank the Rockets as 2nd behind the Lakers as being the most "swagadelic" , they always battle it out to the end, I would love to see what Steve and Cuttino could do in the playoffs.
I assume that the swagger you talk about is the "I'm havin' fun kickin' your a$$" type of swagger. In that case, Shaq is the only one on the lackers doing that. Kobe doesn't look like he's having fun, much like Jordan(they just want to win). Sam I am has is on the Bucks. Webber might have it, he's a toss up. Kevin Garnett has it, but all these teams just have one. We got two, steve and cuttino. So my swagadelish are in this order: Rockets Lakers(due to shaq's sheer size) Bucks(cause sam's an ex-rocket) Raptors(Vince) . . . last place: Sixers(iverson is angry and has Nepolean's disease, though I respect that)
