LOS ANGELEANS!:  C'mon, you've got 2 basketball teams??? WASSUPWITDAT???
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no they have one team, and Kobe
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BASKETBALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!
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I, being an Angels' fan, am very familiar with the M's.  I thought last year was a total fluke.  I think the M's have the lineup to put up some runs and now that they've obtained some pitching (Washburn), they may be back in the hunt for the West.  I am upset my Halos haven't done much in the offseason besides letting go of two big contributors (Molina, Washburn) so hopefully they have a good plan with the farm system.  I still think the M's lineup is probably better than the Angels'.  But then again, what's on paper doesnt count. Play ball!
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I have to go w/ the Spurs in 7, based on their experience, past championships, and ever-so-slightly depper bench. (These teams are very evenly matched this year!)
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ever since i started watching nba i lyk the los angeles lakers very much.....but when this kobe "the selfish" bryant went to play with the los angeles lakers,,, i turn to san antonio spurs as my favorite team........
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Oh my gosh! YES!!!! The Phoenix Suns were beat up for the first two rounds!!!! But we were rooting for Dallas during the Finals.  I am so aggravated! This is crap that seriously needs to STOP!!!!! Ill always watch my Suns, but I cant ever watch a game without wanting to throw something at the tv.  Nash is a double MVP and he doesn't get anything called for him ever,.  Its just plain ridiculous.
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Well - previous offshoots of the NBA have not done so well. I'll take it one further, "minor leagues" in pro basketball have not done so well, and are not widely publicized in the media.\nWho in the world knows the teams in the NBDL? Supposedly the offshoot and re-organization of the CBA. \nHow about the ABL? The "other" women's pro league? Disbanded after one season. \nit's possible those offshoots didn't go so well because the NBA really didn't get fully behind it. The WNBA has the NBA signature attatched to it. \nI don't know, it's hard to say. Personally, I could give a care less about pro basketball. I'm more into the college game now. No contracts, no prima donnas, no revenue sharing, no collective bargaining, no luxury suites (well, demand for them), no $500 courtside seats - just pure, good, talented, exciting basketball.
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Don't count on the Heat/Cavs being the next Laker/Celtic rivalry.  That was something we'll NEVER see again. For one thing, rosters are too unstable for any teams to have a solid ten year rivalry anymore.   The Celtics and Lakers played in the finals SEVEN times between 1959 and 1969.  No way any two teams today can do that.\n\nESPN's already tried to create the next Laker Celtic rivalry, with Cleveland and Denver.... from "Melo" and "Bron's" first day in the league, they were the next Bird/Magic... ESPN or TNT would even televise all of their games against each other (being in different conferences, they only play each other twice in the regular season)...   and we've all seen how THAT'S working out... by the time Magic and Bird were in the NBA for 3 years, Magic had two rings, and Bird got the other one.  Not only that, but the Denver/Cleveland games have been ATROCIOUS displays of 'basketball'.\n\nAnd it's true that Shaq is not the player he once was (he's maybe 20% of what he used to be)... but 20% of Shaq is still a hell of a lot better than 100% of  Zydrunas Ilgauskas.  That guy SUCKS.\n\nAnd even if Alonzo is only good for a few minutes at a time, that's all they needed him for this year.\n\nYeah, Jason Williams was all flash and no wins...until NOW!  Guess what? Until this year, so was Wade...(.And if Williams was all flash and no wins, what's Lebron?)\n\nAnd Haslem is an excellent player...I love that high, arching jump shot of his...nothing but the bottom of the net when he's on... and he's no all star, but when was the last time a team won a title with five all stars?  So what if he's not an all star, he'd start for Cleveland any day of the week.\n\nIn fact, Lebron is the only player on Cleveland who's better than his counterpart on the Heat.\n\nCleveland's not going anywhere. We're not going to see them in the Conference Finals for the next ten years...\n\n I think Wade will win more titles than Lebron, unless Lebron goes to another team. There is such a thing as a 'culture of winning', and Cleveland ain't got it. And they never will have it.  There's just something about playing in Cleveland.  The Cavs have never played in the finals. The Indians haven't won a World Series since 1920. The Browns (old and new) sucked (although they did win some titles in the 50s).\n\nI don't see Miami repeating next year. But you never know.\n\nWade will win more titles, unless Lebron gets his a$$ our of Cleveland.
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They would just work the schedules - You are also assuming they would all have home court/ice advantage - the games are spread out enough. It's also happened in Boston or Phoenix, I think - I'm sure somewhere else - where they played a hockey game during the day, then they just lay the basketball floor over the ice surface and play a night basketball game. The same scheduling conflicts occur all regular season, you know - the leagues just work together.
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You should expect alot!! from them 2 teams u mite get aught up in the krazyness! watch out! which team do u like better?
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Go Mavericks and/or Suns!!
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basketball should be reflection of its player.  the argentinan singer doesn't have rap album coming out soon.  basketball has become to bland.  there aren't personalities in the league anymore.  the are a bunch of millionares worrying about their contracts and mistresses.  if you make 10 million dollars a year, what do you care about allstar weekend for.  keep enough fans happy so they will buy your 150 dollar shoes.  david stern is disconnected from his employees.  basketball is nothing how it use to be during the bird and magic era
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New York isn't the only state with 2 teams.  As so many people have pointed out, Ohio has the Indians and the Reds, Illinois has the Cubs and the White Sox, Texas has the Rangers and the Astros, Florida has the Marlins and the Devil Rays, Missouri has the Cardinals and the Royals, Pennsylvania has the Phillies and the Pirates, California's got 5 teams in the A's, Giants, Dodgers, Angels, and Padres, and a case could be made for the Washington D.C./Maryland area having two teams in the Nationals and the Orioles.\n\nIf you're talking about the city of New York, they're not the only city to have two teams either.  The Cubs and the White Sox both play in Chicago, and even Los Angeles has two teams (can anyone forget the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim?), although the Angels play down the I-5 in a completely different county.\n\nAnd wait, I'm still not done.  The Yankees have been throwing money at players for years and yet they haven't won a World Series since 2000 when they beat the Mets.\n\nDude, check your facts before you start shooting your mouth off.
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that lakers and suns are gonna play? iono
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i was going for the pistons but as u can see they got eliminated. miami just so hapenns to get lucy every fuckin day. there very week and it showed in games 1&2 in dallas, in which it is going to show tonight!! go Mavs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GO Mavs!!!!!!
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