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Which current contender did you least expect 4 years ago?

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by haven, Jan 30, 2002.

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Which team did you most expect so suck forever?

  1. Dallas - Horrible pre-Cuban organization, most losses in the 90's

    14 vote(s)
    32.6%

  2. Sacramento - Mitch Richmond was their franchise player.

    12 vote(s)
    27.9%

  3. Wizards - Juwon Howard. *giggle*

    2 vote(s)
    4.7%

  4. New Jersey - The "other" New York team

    3 vote(s)
    7.0%

  5. LA Clippers - Farm team for the rest of the league

    12 vote(s)
    27.9%
  1. haven

    haven Member

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    Credit goes to MadMax for this one as a result of a post of his in the main forum.
     
    #1 haven, Jan 30, 2002
  2. RunninRaven

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    It seems a bit of a stretch to consider Washington a current contender. Jordan is good, but I don't think he is that good.
     
    #2 RunninRaven, Jan 30, 2002
  3. haven

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    I basically think of anybody as a contender who could get to the 2nd round. Yeah, it's a generous definition... but hell, why not?

    I think that Jordan could single-handedly win a first-round series if he exploded, hence I included them.
     
    #3 haven, Jan 30, 2002
  4. Kim

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    I thought Dallas was going to be good, but for the wrong reasons. Remember, they had Jason Kidd, Jamal Mashburn, and Jim Jackson. So for me, it came down to Sactown and the Clipps. The Clips just sucked so much that law of averages said they'd be ok some day. Also, I do not consider them "contenders". Of the real contenders now, I see Sactown as the biggest suprise from 4 yrs ago....the Maloof brothers have really done a good job. CWebb for Richmond was at the time thought to be hugely slanted towards Washington. Also, Pedra, Hedu, Doug Christie, Vlade, Bibby....all those moves are in the last 4-6 years. They were just continiously mediocre prior to that.
     
    #4 Kim, Jan 30, 2002
  5. Nutcracker

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    I wouldnt exactly call the Clippers "contenders"
     
    #5 Nutcracker, Jan 30, 2002
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    What about the Raptors?
     
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  7. haven

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    They didn't have a tradition of sucking like these other teams. Teams suck all the time. Most improve at some point.

    They're contenders by Clipper standards :).
     
    #7 haven, Jan 31, 2002
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    Memphis Grizzlies
     
    #8 Houstone, Jan 31, 2002
  9. ScreamingRocketJet

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    Absolutley no question about it...Sacramento.

    They got one of those "once in a franchise" type DREAM pieces of good luck. They had ONE decent player...who was a season away from being over the hill...and traded him for a SUPERSTAR who had 10 years ahead of him.

    Richmond for Webber isn't even a fair deal in their primes...so to get CWEBB for an aging Richmond just defies belief. It would be like us getting Webber straight up for last the 2000 version of Glen Rice etc...

    From that...they then get young guys wanting to play there...and then get guys like Bibby happy to be traded there.

    If that deal doesn't happen...they are where the Grizzlies are.
     
    #9 ScreamingRocketJet, Jan 31, 2002
  10. carlit0

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    Minnesota is the answer.
     
    #10 carlit0, Jan 31, 2002
  11. boomboom

    boomboom I GOT '99 PROBLEMS

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    I'm hoping Utah Jazz is the actual answer.
     
    #11 boomboom, Jan 31, 2002
  12. carlit0

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    Jazz will not compete this year for the title. That happen 2 years ago.

    Minnesota will not win neither, but they may compete for the title.
     
    #12 carlit0, Jan 31, 2002
  13. carlit0

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    To compete for the title you have to have the ablility to get the finals and then compete with the West match up of LA,Sac,SA or Dallas. And from the east the only competition even worth watching in the finals are NJ, Philly, Bucks. Maybe Boston or Raptors.

    And the east will still lose. In a 7 game series.

    If the Wizards ever made it would be luck.
    Maybe not luck if they get to the second round, but 3rd, nope.
     
    #13 carlit0, Jan 31, 2002
  14. R0ckets03

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    Washington is not a contender.
     
    #14 R0ckets03, Jan 31, 2002
  15. vj23k

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    Dallas.

    Definitely.

    I knew it had to happen, but I didn't know it would happen so soon.
     
    #15 vj23k, Jan 31, 2002
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