http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BKN_GM_SURVEY?SITE=TXHOU&SECTION=SPORTS&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT The San Antonio Spurs are overwhelming favorites to repeat as NBA champions, according to an NBA.com survey of the league's general managers. The Spurs received 77 percent of the vote among the approximately 25 GMs who responded. That percentage is the highest a team has received in the four years the survey has been conducted. The defending champions got 96 percent of the vote to win the Western Conference and 100 percent to win the Southwest Division. Miami also was a unanimous pick to win the Southeast. Results were posted beginning Tuesday on NBA.com. San Antonio star Tim Duncan got more than 78 percent of the votes as the league's top power forward and is the favorite to win another MVP award. Other popular choices among the league GMs were Miami's Shaquille O'Neal, who got 84 percent as the top center, and Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki (77 percent) as the league's top international player. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant received the most votes in two categories: best shooting guard and the player wanted to take a shot with the game on the line. Reigning MVP Steve Nash replaced Jason Kidd as the point guard - the first year Kidd didn't receive the most votes at that position - and Tracy McGrady of Houston was picked as the top small forward. New Knicks coach Larry Brown was picked as the best coach.
Means a lot coming from the people who actually know a thing or two about the game. Anyways, I am really not into this whole 'best player' talk, the bottom line is the best TEAM wins.
they said approximately 25. still, how do they now know how many gm's responded but they know that 77% voted for the spurs? somewhere they had to know how many gms there were so they could divide.
But Shaq didn't get 100% of the vote. My guess with the approximation is that some GMs submitted replies with some of the questions left unanswered.
going by the numbers shaq and amare are better. this season however, yao has improved conditioning and stro will help keep him out of foul trouble. this all equals more minutes. if he averages 36 MPG he will also average 22-10.5-2.5. that would put him next to amare.
Who votes on the all-nba teams? Strange that tmac got third team if the gm's consider him the best small forward. Maybe his strong playoff performance influenced this new vote.
It's not possible to have 77% with 25 votes. 19/25 = 76% 20/25 = 80% It was probably 26 votes. 19/26 = 76.9% ~ 77%
