I love this topic.......it came up on the Halftime thread tonight:
Here's the list of deadbeats (jokers who show no pride in themselves, but can't be faded either, because they occassionally get bitten in the ass an actually show up to play occasionally (usually when you re on the other side):
1. MILWAUKEE -- is there a bigger group of underacheivers than this bunch of deadbeats? They can play with the best in the league one night (when the 3's fall) then lose to teams like Cleveland an Chicago the next. This is a horrible home favorite.
2. NEW YORK -- it's a delight to watch this awful, perpeutually over-rated team get destroyed every night. To their credit, they are some fighters on this team, but overall they don't have the talent (and never have, since the days of Willis Reed) to be a championship calibre team,
3. CLEVELAND -- This whole starting lineup plays like they have mittens on the hands one game, then they score 116 the next, Mihm is bar none, the worst player in the NBA in my view. This team is the the NBA what the Saints are to the NFL -- a club that is synonymous with LOSING.
4. TORONTO -- So star Carter gets injured and the whole freakin' team goes on vacation. this is a truly gutless team that really showed their stripes when they were playing in Sacramento a couple of months ago, was getting blown out -- and the Raptors were seen laughing and joking on the bench.
5. DENVER -- When this team falls behind, they simply pack it in. There is no chemistry nor regard for staying respectable once these clowns fall behind by double digits. They're ready to go out and party.
DIS-HONORABLE MENTION: Charlotte, Phoenix, Detroit
TEAMS WITH HEART:
(1) Washington Wizards -- any question about this? Jordan suits up and this team makes a complete turnaround. And, they'll only get better as the season goes along.
(2) Utah Jazz -- A team everyoe (including me) thought was too old and too slow to compete in a tough conference. The recent five game road winning streak shows this team is made of real grit.
(3) Dallas Mavericks -- Maybe a controversial choice, but the owner gives them a special brand of enthusiasm that is rare in the NBA. This long-suffering franchise is going to win a title eventually, and will deserve it due to Mark Cuban's remarkable ownership. Team gets a black eye from its horrendous defense -- this is the Lloyola Marymount of the modern era.
(4) LA Clippers -- Not the most talented team in the league, of course, but for a very young bunch, they seem to play tough more nights than not.
(5) New Jersey -- Amazingly, this may be the best team in the East, showing the tremendous disparity between the conferences. Nets hae com a long way in the past year and play competitively most games.
HONORABLE MENTION: Golden State, Boston, Sacramento
Just my opinion.
-- Nolan Dalla
Here's the list of deadbeats (jokers who show no pride in themselves, but can't be faded either, because they occassionally get bitten in the ass an actually show up to play occasionally (usually when you re on the other side):
1. MILWAUKEE -- is there a bigger group of underacheivers than this bunch of deadbeats? They can play with the best in the league one night (when the 3's fall) then lose to teams like Cleveland an Chicago the next. This is a horrible home favorite.
2. NEW YORK -- it's a delight to watch this awful, perpeutually over-rated team get destroyed every night. To their credit, they are some fighters on this team, but overall they don't have the talent (and never have, since the days of Willis Reed) to be a championship calibre team,
3. CLEVELAND -- This whole starting lineup plays like they have mittens on the hands one game, then they score 116 the next, Mihm is bar none, the worst player in the NBA in my view. This team is the the NBA what the Saints are to the NFL -- a club that is synonymous with LOSING.
4. TORONTO -- So star Carter gets injured and the whole freakin' team goes on vacation. this is a truly gutless team that really showed their stripes when they were playing in Sacramento a couple of months ago, was getting blown out -- and the Raptors were seen laughing and joking on the bench.
5. DENVER -- When this team falls behind, they simply pack it in. There is no chemistry nor regard for staying respectable once these clowns fall behind by double digits. They're ready to go out and party.
DIS-HONORABLE MENTION: Charlotte, Phoenix, Detroit
TEAMS WITH HEART:
(1) Washington Wizards -- any question about this? Jordan suits up and this team makes a complete turnaround. And, they'll only get better as the season goes along.
(2) Utah Jazz -- A team everyoe (including me) thought was too old and too slow to compete in a tough conference. The recent five game road winning streak shows this team is made of real grit.
(3) Dallas Mavericks -- Maybe a controversial choice, but the owner gives them a special brand of enthusiasm that is rare in the NBA. This long-suffering franchise is going to win a title eventually, and will deserve it due to Mark Cuban's remarkable ownership. Team gets a black eye from its horrendous defense -- this is the Lloyola Marymount of the modern era.
(4) LA Clippers -- Not the most talented team in the league, of course, but for a very young bunch, they seem to play tough more nights than not.
(5) New Jersey -- Amazingly, this may be the best team in the East, showing the tremendous disparity between the conferences. Nets hae com a long way in the past year and play competitively most games.
HONORABLE MENTION: Golden State, Boston, Sacramento
Just my opinion.
-- Nolan Dalla
