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Free Agent Fan Needs Help Picking Team 

Post#1 » by kmsmith5 » Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:00 pm

I need your help in deciding on a favorite NBA team. I have been a huge basketball fan all of my life. I have never had a hometown team growing up in Buffalo, NY. I used to root against the Bulls when I was a kid because they were so dominant. I like underdogs because I am a Bills and Sabres fan. I don’t want to be bandwagon so I am disqualifying all teams that have won a championship in my lifetime. I have narrowed it down to Minnesota, LA Clippers, Golden State, New Jersey, Dallas, OKC, and Toronto, These are the criteria I am considering when deciding on a team I will follow for the rest of my life

1. Location: I want to be able to watch the team that I choose. Toronto is a short drive into Canada so the Raptors get points there. However, I can watch all Nets and Knicks games on YES and MSG respectively, and I plan on moving to NYC in about a year. I also plan on moving to LA eventually (5+ years from now) but of course that could change. So the Clippers are in the mix and get extra points for being the former Buffalo Braves.

2. Future Outlook: As long as I have the power to choose I might as well pick a team headed in the right direction. Again, I would prefer to not be bandwagon, so a young team with a lot of potential is preferred over an older current contender. The Clippers get points for their core of Griffin/Gorgon and Minnesota’s 2012 unprotected draft pick. I’m also a Syracuse fan so if the Nets get Carmelo without giving up too much they will get major points.

3. Owner/GM: This is part of the future outlook, but a team like the Clippers loses points here for obvious reasons. Good owners get more points than a good GM because they are more permanent.

A few notes on each potential team:
Minnesota
Pros: Kevin Love (huge fan of him since HS), Jonny Flynn and Wes Johnson (‘Cuse fan even though they may be busts) Rubio(maybe?)

Cons: Don’t like most moves their GM has made and their location doesn’t get them any points. Don’t have their 2012 draft pick (Clippers unprotected) and it should be a very deep draft considering the potential lockout.

LA Clippers
Pros: Griffin, Gordon, Davis’ very recent resurgence, the aforementioned Min. 2012 unprotected pick. Location. Former Buffalo Braves

Cons: It’s the Clippers, Donald Sterling. Bills, Sabres, Clippers combination might kill me in the long run.

Oklahoma City
Pros: Durant (been a huge fan since college), already a contender, Good GM.

Cons: Location, Don’t like team nickname, colors, or that they left Seattle the way they did.

Golden State
Pros: Stephen Curry, location gets some points; I like the team nickname, great fans

Cons: new unproven ownership/GM

Nets
Pros: With or Without Carmelo I like the roster going forward (if they don’t give up too much for him), Owner (even though he’s unproven), Location, move to Brooklyn would be a plus, TV availability (YES network)

Cons: Carmelo deal could handcuff building of team. Billy King. New Owner might not be as good as he seems. Lopez’s slump might be permanent.

Dallas
Pros: Already a contender, Cuban will keep them competitive; Dirk probably has a few good years left in him considering his style of play

Cons: Location, since I don’t see myself living near Dallas anytime soon.

Toronto
Pros: Location (nearby currently), They’re fairly new so I haven’t missed as much of their history. Great fans

Cons: Location (they’re Canadian and hard to catch on TV), Ownership is cheap, GM Colangelo has made some bad moves in Toronto since helping build Suns.

Thank you for any input. I don't expect fans of these teams to care about adding one more loyal fan, but I thought it could be an interesting discussion while helping to make my decision.
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Re: Free Agent Fan Needs Help Picking Team 

Post#2 » by Preludepunk27 » Sat Feb 19, 2011 6:59 pm

Become a Nets fan for this 1 reason alone:

Adding you to the Nets fan base would mean we'd officially have more fans than I have fingers and toes.
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Re: Free Agent Fan Needs Help Picking Team 

Post#3 » by vincecarter4pres » Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:06 pm

Preludepunk27 wrote:Become a Nets fan for this 1 reason alone:

Adding you to the Nets fan base would mean we'd officially have more fans than I have fingers and toes.

:lol:

So true.

Eh, I don't know what to say. On the court our future should be bright, but you never know with Billy King and Avery running things.

You will get to see every game, so that's a plus.

As a fan base, we're a small group, but tight knit.

We tend to be passionate, some such as myself overly so, so if you post on the board and get a little bit frustrated because it seems like people are being dicks, don't sweat it, just call them out on it and fight fire with fire, just don't go all suspendable nuts. :D

I will admit, I think it stems from the fact that fans in general and Knicks fans especially provoke and trash talk the Nets to no end, even more so after the debacle that was last season, so therefore we are often on the defensive and want to be good again, painfully so.

We welcome all though.
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Post#4 » by portlandpilot » Sat Feb 19, 2011 9:50 pm

Travis Outlaw is getting paid bank for some reason. And every player who has ever played for Avery despises him. Things don't look fantastic for the Nets. Unless they can figure out a way to get the Blazers to take back Trout by giving us Devin Harris, who is a former all star. But hey, moving to Brooklyn seems kindof cool (from the perspective of someone who is from Oregon)
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Re: Free Agent Fan Needs Help Picking Team 

Post#5 » by N Ireland Nets » Sun Feb 20, 2011 2:33 pm

Your just like me only you have a background in basketball.

I was looking for an underdog team to support. The key thing about the Nets is the potential is huge with the move to Brooklyn, loads of picks and young players we could become a force. By becoming a fan now your not jumping on the bandwagon and will go through major lows over and over again but it will make any success so much more sweeter. Also alot of fans forget how good the nets were in the not so distant past (Kidd & co) so success isn't exactly not in our background or nature as a franchise.

With Prok as our owner were aiming for the sky so why not jump onboard and enjoy the ride. Sure it'll be bumpy but sweetness can't be had without the sour.

So welcome to the club, enjoy your stay
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Re: Free Agent Fan Needs Help Picking Team 

Post#6 » by JoseRizal » Mon Feb 21, 2011 2:52 am

@ TS

You came to the right place. By picking this team you have nothing to lose. No high expectations and no pressure to win-now.

But, If by any chance, Proky delivers his promise of a championship in 5 years; you'll have front row seats and watch bandwagoners flock this board...

Choose wisely... :D
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Post#7 » by JustCame » Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:04 pm

Knicks! (=
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Re: Free Agent Fan Needs Help Picking Team 

Post#8 » by treiz » Wed Feb 23, 2011 9:12 pm

We just got Deron, that might help...
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Re: Free Agent Fan Needs Help Picking Team 

Post#9 » by Boss_ » Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:07 pm

Order nba league pass and be a fan of all teams. If we all told you to be a fan of the raptors, would you be a fan because we told you so?
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Post#10 » by vincecarter4pres » Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:45 am

The Boss of Bosses wrote:Order nba league pass and be a fan of all teams. If we all told you to be a fan of the raptors, would you be a fan because we told you so?

Hey, hey now. None of the subliminal marketing. :)
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