Best team without their best player?

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Which team would be the strongest without their best player?

New York Knicks
26
20%
Los Angeles Lakers
9
7%
San Antonio Spurs
42
33%
Miami Heat
15
12%
Chicago Bulls
24
19%
Other
13
10%
 
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Best team without their best player? 

Post#1 » by shawngoat23 » Sat Dec 15, 2012 4:25 am

Which team do you think would be strongest if their best player missed extended time?
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Post#2 » by vegajf51 » Sat Dec 15, 2012 4:31 am

Miami heat would still make the playoffs in the east easy.
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Post#3 » by smith2373 » Sat Dec 15, 2012 4:35 am

The Spurs.
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Post#4 » by OneWhoKnocks » Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:01 am

The Spurs without question. Forget just their best player, even without 4 of their best players they can still win games against 2/3 of the NBA teams out there.
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Post#5 » by vegajf51 » Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:06 am

The spurs without Parker would do nothing in the playoffs, Miami could still possibly win the east with wade+bosh, probably wouldn't but would have a shot. You guys forget how loaded Miami is, it's not just Lebron but he clearly is their best player. Wade+ Bosh deserve more respect.
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Post#6 » by Sinant » Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:07 am

Interesting that the Thunder aren't there.

I mean, I think they'd be a lot worse than people think they would because just Westbrook is probably going to be pretty bad offensively, but he's still a Top 10 player.

With that said, the Spurs.
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Post#7 » by Axel » Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:09 am

I think the Spurs would have the least decline in their overall level of performance, while the Heat would still be the better team. I think OKC would withstand the loss of its best player more than any of the teams listed. I think they would be the best team in the NBA, if every team lost its best player.
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Post#8 » by vegajf51 » Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:12 am

Axel wrote:I think the Spurs would have the least decline in their overall level of performance, while the Heat would still be the better team. I think OKC would withstand the loss of its best player more than any of the teams listed. I think they would be the best team in the NBA, if every team lost its best player.

Without durant Westbrook would need to average 40, lol! I love Westbrook but we wouldn't be that good. We would still be a great defensive team but would struggle to score.

And I agree with spurs least decline, but the question was the better team.
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Post#9 » by OptimusOne6 » Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:13 am

If people think Tony Parker is the Spurs best player then I would agree, but if they think its Tim then I would disagree.

Some players are more valuable than others but that doesn't necessarily mean they are better. It is mainly because the Spurs don't have much depth up front while they have a lot of depth in the back-court.
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Post#10 » by Ronito » Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:13 am

Chicago.
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Post#11 » by KingAmmar » Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:13 am

Raptors play Better without their supposed best player (Bargnani).
Howcome they are not an option!!!11ONE
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Post#12 » by Ganji » Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:24 am

Spurs, you can't fight the system.
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Post#13 » by Axel » Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:34 am

vegajf51 wrote:
Axel wrote:I think the Spurs would have the least decline in their overall level of performance, while the Heat would still be the better team. I think OKC would withstand the loss of its best player more than any of the teams listed. I think they would be the best team in the NBA, if every team lost its best player.

Without durant Westbrook would need to average 40, lol! I love Westbrook but we wouldn't be that good. We would still be a great defensive team but would struggle to score.

And I agree with spurs least decline, but the question was the better team.


Really though? Westbrook is the Thunder's best creator, I think they would be OK on the offensive end. I would expect him to thrive in a system that made him the primary scorer offensively, and still create for the rest of his team. OKC without KD could beat MIA without LBJ, I think.

But I did answer who was the better team. Out of the choices listed, its clearly Miami.
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Post#14 » by mirrornick » Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:39 am

KingAmmar wrote:Raptors play Better without their supposed best player (Bargnani).
Howcome they are not an option!!!11ONE


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Post#15 » by EscapoTHB » Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:50 am

The knicks don't seem to miss a beat when melo is out.

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Post#16 » by orangeparka » Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:13 am

OKC, especially if they can get another rotation wing.

Have Kmart fill in KD's off-ball role and give RW the remaining shots, and I don't think they'd too as much worse off as any other team, by far.
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Post#17 » by 22haytham22 » Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:44 am

Raptors play better without bargnani hahahaha
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Post#18 » by HEAT33 » Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:54 am

The Heat.
Wade would step into Lebrons role of being the main go to player.

2 offensive weapons with Wade (healthy) and Bosh is what most teams would dream about.

Then you have Ray Allen also being an offensive threat. Wade could play SF in certain matchups playing small ball and have Ray Ray at SG.

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Post#19 » by nikomCH » Sat Dec 15, 2012 7:19 am

Spurs, Knicks, Thunder I think would all do fine without their best player.

The Lakers would be a wreck without Kobe (as the roster stands right now) and the Heat would be pretty bad without LeBron imo especially with Wade not playing well.
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Post#20 » by DreDay » Sat Dec 15, 2012 7:20 am

If Bogut is the Warriors best player, it's the Warriors.
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