I would go to games if management wasn't so incompetent. Oh yeah, what about a backcourt of Clyde Drexler and Michael Jordan in the 80s and 90s; and frontline of Bill Walton and Moses Malone in the 1970s. The Blazers are the worst drafters in NBA history.
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Yes, I'm afraid they are.  Paul and O'Neal together on any team would be awesome.  Blazers will be fine eventually, gotta give it some time ... lots of time.
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lmao Doleac? Please..the few minutes he played he was embarassing compared to the other heat players. It was the Finals, Pat Riley couldn't risk putting in those kinda players. Besides..he preferred to go with players who were much better to handle these situations.
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I think the Bulls, after the past 2 seasons success, with said drafts are poised to make a decent run at the East title. I am surprised you are a "fan", yet don't realize their draft days have been considered the best in the past 4 years. I imagine you are a Cubs fan who thinks they suck because of Baker too...
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Mavs if the refs call the game the way they should. Everyone is sick of the 380 lb ape in the middle.Won't mention any names though size 24 shoes can't dribble fouls every 10 seconds.3sec violations constantly, Travelling.But I didnt mention your name.
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Yes, what a dumbass.  Without MJ, he was terrible.  And now a terrible announcer.  I bought his shitty shoes back in the day and slipped all over the floor all season because my parents wouldn't buy me another pair and mostly because they were SHITE.!
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Anyone thinking KG is over-rated knows nothing about the game or how the business end of it translates to the court. KG was the reason the NBA had to introduce a salary cap. His massive contract was just a harbringer of contracts to come and is partly responsible for the t-wolves being hamstrung to sign other talent around Garnet. Its tough to make money when you've got one guy making the salary of the rest of the team. Also, it poses problems with the cap (although exemptions to his already signed contract exist as well).\n\nThe second factor is purely a front office screw up. Kevin McHale made a secret agreement with Joe Smith breaking leauge rules of the salary cap. Why Joe Smith is that important to you I have no idea, but he was. The T-Wolves were massivly punished for this losing draft picks. Not one, two or three picks. They lost 5 draft picks... picks are often the incentive that gives a GM flexibility to make trades actually happen.\n\nBeyond that, when a franchise does poorly they've got the lottery and a guarenteed highish draft pick, if not a lottery pick. So instead of blaming Garnet for the wolves not winning lots of games or being in June, look to the front office where the blame is deserved. (did I mention not being able to retain Marbury??? KG is the only player he's ever meshed with)
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The teams I hate in general on the franchise-level as a whole are the New York Knicks, The LA Clippers and the Dallas Mavericks. The Knicks are run like the chimps in that careerbuider ad, the Clippers owner is disgracefully cheap and inept, and Mark Cuban, the owner of the Mavs is very creepy and way too involved in the team and its players.
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I remember the trapizoid lanes, and the difference in the size, and material of the ball.  It'll be very difficult for the US to win.  Our guys have grown up playing by different rules, and the lanes being the way they are, makes the game much more different than one may believe.  Our greatest chance is to send the best NBA team, with a starting 5 of US players.  For example, the Heat or the Pistons last yr.  This is just wishful thinking but it's what I'm thinking, lol.  Even with those teams, and the single elimination, it would still be difficult for an NBA team to go over there and win.
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This is one of the worst disasters in the history of pro sports.\n\nIsaiah+Huuuuuuuuge payroll =DISASTER\n\nwhy can't he figure out that you can't have a team with overpaid shoot-first players like marbury, crawford and robinson \nalso eddy curry could apparently drop dead at any minute????\n\no yeah, and chicago gets their lottery pick (2 overall!)
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The Draft is rigged.  The NBA wont let the Toronto Raptors get a number one pick.
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i hate the kings, they are a bunch of cry babies led by bibby, i think shaq put it best when he called them the sacramento "Queens" . Go LAKERS!!!
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National championship talent is tough to bring to Memphis.  It could happen, but the chances are very remote.  Being able to put all those six games together requires a super team.  Also...there was a scholarship rule change that made it a little easier for teams like George Mason and Bradley to compete.  I believe that rule was changed back, so we may see fewer upstarts in the coming years than we saw this last time.
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Considering that it is a player's league, it was probably the right choice to get rid of the vagabond Brown.  Only problem is, the man running the show and wanted him in the first place (Zeke) should have just as much blame heaped upon him.  The team he assembled is absolute garbage, with too many conflicting egos and not enough leaders.  And now he wants to coach that mess?  Zeke needs to find a coach out there that can (and wants) to take the NY media abuse; if he stays on as coach/GM, his goose will be cooked by the all-star break next year.\n\nI think that the Knicks have some excellent young talent, and Brown probably helped behind the scenes in practice to improve their games, but there is no way guys like Marbury and Francis were going to give the ol' professor the time of day.  And if a hall-of-famer like Brown can't get through to them, Zeke won't be able to.  I don't care how much lipstick you slap on that pig; it is a no-win situation all the way around.\n\nRight choice to fire; wrong choice to coach.  Blow it all up and start all over again, Knicks.
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Yes i agree. I have already had a real problem watching NBA because of when the lakers won two championships by drawing fouls and running over people(shaq). Now that i have see first hand the tyranny of the NBA refs, why would i wanna watch a game where the commissioner fines people for no reason. (example Dirk: he was mad at himself no reason to fine him) The commissioner is getting ridiculous but i do agree with fining Mark Cuban, GET OFF THE COURT. \n\nThe refs call fouls for the stars. This fact was very obvious for "the next Jordan" in the whole series but especially last night where at least two times no one touched him at all and he still got the call. It is the same for Kobe and others. I loved seeing the Pistons beat the lakers, they were a true team just like the mavs spurs. It seems the NBA just wants money but no big surprise there.\n\nIf you want a real game I suggest go play pick up ball or watch College because you won't find it in the NBA in any more.
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Well I live in Seattle, and the Sonics front office has been in sad shape for many years.  Wally Walker has got to be the biggest idiot to ever hold a pro sports executive job.  For every good player he has brought in, he brings in 4 losers.  (And then there's Jim McIlvaine . . . hoo boy!)  As long as WW's in charge, the team is going to struggle (on the court AND off).\n\nPutting the Blazers up for sale is an unfortunate thing.  Portland has been plagued by talented but underachieving players that are difficult to coach the last few years.  It's a shame because Portland has great fans and had been treated with a great team for decades.  This team deterioration could be deadly in such a small sports market as fans lose faith.\n\nBut I'm a huge hockey fan, too.  And if it comes down to bringing the NHL to the US northwest, do it do it do it!  The Pittsburgh Penguins very nearly came out here till Mario bought them.
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Ron Artest, Stephon Marbury, Rodman, latrell Spreewell, and any of the portlant trail blazers players. Talk about head cases.
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Not everyone scored, Patrick O'Bryant didn't score and Adonal Foyle didn't even play. They are way too inconsistent to be called anything near a dynasty. They don't really even have an identity right now. Their small ball plan was scrapped after one game. I guess Don Nelson figured out that a lightweight like Mike Dunleavy won't suddenly become a power forward just because of his presence. As long as Baron davis is hogging the ball and Nelson is their coach, the warriors' playoff drought will continue.