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tweed24
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Sting
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They are close to hiring Hollins. Would you feel comfortable with the Celtics playing the Heat in the first round?
Sting
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Not really true. The Knicks have been a 8th seed and were able to make it all the way to the finals. It's all about what team gets hot at the right time.
That was 15 years ago, and that's the only time in league history a team in that position. Had gone to the Finals.
Getting hot at the right time in the NBA playoffs is a false idea to have considering teams play series, not one game.
You can only really say that about the 1995 Rockets as a team that got hot at the right time and won the whole thing. But they were defending champions, though.
Otherwise, being 6-8 seed gets you no closer to a title. Basketball isn't random at the NBA level.
That happens exactly once and that was in a lockout season.
They lost out in the first round for the 2nd straight year. That's all that matters. That's the difference between fans of mediocre franchises and fans of teams that expect nothing short of a title.
Sting
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So people had the Dallas Mavericks winning it all the year that they won it?
Sting
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My response was made in regards to a comment that being 6-8 seed is meaningless, which isn't true.
They were the No.3 seed.
I don't think many picked them to beat Miami, but it's not out of possibility for a seed that high to win a title. It's happened 7 times in league history.
tweed24
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Man get outta here with that nonsense. Lakers about to go on a big championship drought. The Lakers franchise is below average now.
Dallas won 57 games in the West that season to Miami's 58 (in the lEast)
Sting
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Not the question I asked but to answer my question people weren't giving the Mav a chance to win the NBA Title that year. The Mavs would constantly go up against a team like the Spurs and lose but that year they got hot and it carried on to the finals where they beat Miami.
Sting
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Even with Dallas winning that money games, people still didn't think they would come out the West. They thought that they would fold like usual
skyvolt2000
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Folks were ready to run Rick Carlise out of town that year if they lost in the first round for what the 5th time since going ot the Finals with Avery.
Rick was a dead man walking and everybody knew it.
Folks still had doubt after they abused the Lakers with that sweep.
And if my coach or GM thought like that-I would FIRE them on the spot. The draft and signing big names is not always rocket science.
How many draft trades or contract dumping or trading for a name help a team? Last time I checked a bunch of no names (or one big star and some change) won titles in San Antonio, Houston, Boston, Dallas & Detroit in the 2000s. While a bunch of big names sat at house like John Wall, Derrick Rose, Curry & Paul.
How many more injury prone players with hype will Philly keep getting?
The draft has been mean to Cleveland.
1.How do you think the Spurs were able to draft Duncan? They tanked when Robinson got hurt.
2. The C's appeared in two NBA Finals and three ECF after trading for big name players like Allen and KG.
3. Who are all these no-name players on the Rockets, Mavs and Spurs? You mean future HOFer Duncan? All-Star Tony Parker? Last I checked when the Rockets won championships they had Hakeem and Drexler out there. I'm sure the Mavs had Dirk, whose going to be in the HOF. And Jason Kidd, who is going to be in the HOF. Tyson Chandler, who was DPOTY.
The 2004 Pistons had Top 5 players at their positions.
Great, star players put your team in a position to win titles. If you don't have those guys, your team will be the Hawks. Just good enough to be not that bad.
Rockets pitched Melo with Jeremy Lin's number, Lin's not thrilled
The Houston Rockets hosted Carmelo Anthony Wednesday morning as part of Melo's tour de free agency. As part of their presentation, they showed billboards with Melo in a Rockets jersey. Specifically, No. 7.
Funny thing about that, though: Jeremy Lin is No. 7.
Awkward.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Luke 6:29 - If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them</p>— Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLin7/statuses/484390703099691008">July 2, 2014</a></blockquote>
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http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on...elo-with-jeremy-lins-number-lins-not-thrilled
The Houston Rockets hosted Carmelo Anthony Wednesday morning as part of Melo's tour de free agency. As part of their presentation, they showed billboards with Melo in a Rockets jersey. Specifically, No. 7.
Funny thing about that, though: Jeremy Lin is No. 7.
Awkward.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Luke 6:29 - If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them</p>— Jeremy Lin (@JLin7) <a href="https://twitter.com/JLin7/statuses/484390703099691008">July 2, 2014</a></blockquote>
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http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on...elo-with-jeremy-lins-number-lins-not-thrilled
Bighead
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They paid too much
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