Will the NBA become more popular if Nash or Dirk wins a championship?
356296
as a mavs fan i sure hope they win
1103741
If he comes back at 100% yeah he was an awesome talent...but even at 100% he would have to overcome two great teams in the Western Conference...I can see the Suns reaching 60 but that doesn't get he the Western Conference Championship..between teams of the upper echelon in the West I don't think home court advantage is going to mean that much San Antonio had it this year..so number of wins isn't a guarantee of a championship...without changes I still think it will be competitive between the top three in the west Dallas Phoenix and San Antonio but i still see it in this order Dallas and San Antonio and then closely followed by Phoenix.....and the Eastern Conference is becoming a non issue the best teams seem to be headed downhill. Thats how I would sum it up with a complete recovery of Stoudemire which I dont think is very likely.
627419
MVP is for the regular season son the playoffs have nothing to do with it. Who got there team to the #2 seed in the western confrence, which is probably the better confrence. Kobe scores alot of points but he didnt make any one better on his team during the regular season. Nash got the 2 seed with out his best player Amare Stoudimire. Hands down it is nash, seven players on suns averaged career high in points this season. If kobe had been playing team basketball all season he could of easily won the mvp.
964325
Nope... They are definitely not championship contenders, they is a big difference between the regular season and the playoffs. In the playoffs, the game slows down to a half-court game and teams like the Spurs with superb half-court defense have a greater chance of winning 7 game series. The only team I have seen to have relative success in the playoffs with a fast-paced, fast break oriented offence is the Pheonix suns.\nI think Jerry SLoan deserves to win the NBA coach of the year, though.
398518
If you are a basketball fan than it is never boring. Playoffs are more exciting though. And the New York Knicks Fan. No wonder your bored. Lack of superstars NBA has plenty of superstars. I dont think you know what you are  talking about. \n\n       And to the person with the comment of the Olympics. We would win every time if our players were not so cocky and selfish. More than half of the superstars did not play in the Olympics where we won bronze. And still a lot of superstars arent playing. If they had Kobe Shaq Duncan AI WADE LEBRON TMAC MARION GARNETT CARTER Jermaine Amare and Arenas we would be the Dream team and blow out teams by at least 30 points.
942043
there really are times like this. the answer is simple, there are many better teams in the west, like the Spurs Suns Mavs..... yeah east may have LBJ but him alone isn't enough to take on MVP Steve Nash and his bestfriend Dirk.. and you got Kobe KG TMac Yao Tim Amare Melo and a whole lot more!!!east just got LBJ and DWade...and good old Shaq..yeah west is just better right now.
1093669
yes they should have won this year because first of all they deserve it. they've got shaq down low in the paint to dominate and alonzo to rotate for shaq. they're got dwyane wade to shoot and score and pass and rebound. but its not only because of the stars!!! shaq and dwyane wade did not win the championship all by themselves. the bench was the most helpful. they did better than dwyane wade or shaq this year. they were the most productive. so if you wanted the best players of the 06 NBA Finals i'd give you Antoine Walker, Gary Payton, and James Posey.
1173025
well i am like the biggest adam morrison fan out there but i really dont think he will ever win an mvp. he will be a pretty good nba player but not enuff 2 win it, hopefully he will prove me wrong!
1015301
I love the spurs I love Tim Duncan but no, they will dive and pick up the number one pick, Greg Ogden...Twin Towers 2.\n\nThen win 3 championship in the row...And Tim Duncan will be known around the world as the God of Basketball....:)\n\nGood luck!!!!!\n\nPlus they have so much money, they can really build a monster team if they wanted too...Plus they have three foreign players.
579303
I don't know about draft picks but I've believed that many NBA games are fixed for quite some time now and this year's playoffs are a good example.  The Lakers had no business taking the Suns to 7 just as the Cavs shouldn't have taken the Pistons to 7 (Don't get me wrong, I love the Cavs, but no talent outside of the King).  Who is on those teams?  Arguably the most engaging personality off the court (Kobe) and the most exciting player to watch on the court (LeBron).  those two guys = ratings = higher revenues for the NBA
507021
Suns totally!  Steve Nash is one of the best players in the NBA and with his big men to back him up they are unstoppable.  The Mavs will stop them though.  I really dislike Kobe Bryant, because he is just too cocky.  I don't think he's all that great.  He just turns my stomach.  I also didn't like Bill Clinton after that whole scandal.  Maybe it's because famous people think they can get away with everything and they don't that young people are going to follow their example.  Understand your responsibility people!!!
115643
Yes, especially people like Lamar Odom and Kwame Brown and Shaquille O'Neal\nBut Kobe Bryant? No Way
400134
The Dallas Mavericks have a really good chance of at least going to the Finals this year, because the Spurs are not in good shape, with Duncan's foot in trouble and no consistency from Manu Ginobili. The Mavericks can beat the Spurs, and they really don't have any other competition in the West. Now, if the Pistons go to the NBA Finals as expected, you should remember the Mavericks was the first team to beat the Pistons. In fact, they blew them out.
360738
No contest buddy. The playoffs are a different story: the tempo gets slower and you need to bring your game to a higher level. The suns will have to play the MVP and best active player in the nba in kobe bryant, which is no easy task. Its not even kobe either, people keep forgetting that the lakers are actually a legitimite team with a resurgent Kwame Brown living up to his potential and Lamar Odom, who is a triple double threat every night. Add smush parker and a much improved luke walton and you got the lakers going to the second round. A seven game series where the suns try to run will be their own demise. Steve Nash isnt god. Kobe Bryant will solidify his claim for the MVP.
1097415
They could.  They need a deeper bench, but I suppose so do the Spurs.  When Amare is back next year, they might be even better.  We might see the Suns in the finals next year.
849023
Even though I love the game of Steve Nash, I would have to give a resounding NO! to this one.  Both Nash and T-Mac are injured and have a history of being injured respectively.  While in Dirk you get an all-around player who gives you minutes, points, three points, rebounds, and a handful of assists, steals and blocks.  As for Parker, he is not as spectacular as the other PG's in this game but he is solid for FG%, minutes, points, and the occasional assists, rebounds, and steals.\n\nHope this helps. Good luck this season!\n\nIf you are interested in joining another Yahoo! Fantasy NBA league, I am inviting you and everyone here at Yahoo! Answers. League ID is 218266.  The password is 1234567
960881
U must be a fucking idiot!!! Why the hell will the nba disappear??  Basketball is one of the most poplar sports and there are millions of fans who watch the nba.  And ur saying the nba will disappear?  Either ur on crack or just plain stupid!!!!!