"Softest" championship team ever?

Egg Nog · Post #1 » by **Egg Nog** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:13 am

In various ways, there's been a lot of discussion on these boards about finesse -vs- banging, "softness" -vs- "toughness", etc. It fairly reasonable to say that a "soft" team can be relatively successful but will rarely (if ever) win much more than a decent playoff spot.

So I got to thinking: What do you figure the "softest" ever championship team has been? Has there ever really been a truly "soft" team that's managed to get the job done? If you can't think back too far, just say within the last 10 or 15 years.

UDRIH14 · Post #2 » by **UDRIH14** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 9:32 am

miami heat yo

Illuminati · Post #3 » by **Illuminati** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:06 am

UDRIH14 wrote:miami heat yo

Dwayne Wade attacks the paint with fearness.

Phil Jackson · Post #4 » by **Phil Jackson** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:14 am

Illuminati wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Dwayne Wade attacks the paint with fearness.

This guy said fearness lol.

farzi · Post #5 » by **farzi** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:34 am

Phil Jackson wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

This guy said fearness lol.

For once, you made a good point.

jourdy · Post #6 » by **jourdy** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:43 am

lol
and it's also the first time he made a post not kobe related.

damn illuminati punked u

Phil Jackson · Post #7 » by **Phil Jackson** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:48 am

jourdy wrote:lol
and it's also the first time he made a post not kobe related.

damn illuminati punked u

This guy should try out for the trying hard team.

jourdy · Post #8 » by **jourdy** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:57 am

You got me.

Back on topic though, Heat are definitely not a soft team. Alonzo alone gives that team all the toughness they need. I hated that guy, but after hearing him say "aint now way im gonna go out in a stretcher" after being injured, that was awesome.

Egg Nog · Post #9 » by **Egg Nog** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:07 am

On second thought: If I had to pick a championship team, I think I'd actually have to take the Spurs. I mean, they weren't all softies, but by championship standards it seems like they might be.

Perhaps a better question would be (and answer this one if you want):
What was the softest team ever to reach the finals?

jourdy · Post #10 » by **jourdy** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:10 am

That question is so begging for a Mavs answer

Magz50 · Post #11 » by **Magz50** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:26 pm

Egg Nog wrote:On second thought: If I had to pick a championship team, I think I'd actually have to take the Spurs. I mean, they weren't all softies, but by championship standards it seems like they might be.

Perhaps a better question would be (and answer this one if you want):
What was the softest team ever to reach the finals?

Can you please clarify how the hell any of the Spurs teams might even be considered in the top 10 softest championship teams? Any team that is the best defensive team in the league year in and out shouldn't even be in the same sentence as "soft".

XTC · Post #12 » by **XTC** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:06 pm

Egg Nog wrote:What was the softest team ever to reach the finals?

Mavericks where pretty soft in the finals. Not a knock on their team, their well built, but where pretty soft.

Post #13 » by **penbeast0** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 8:35 pm

I'd probably go with the Golden State Warriors. They had Cliff Ray who was a serious banger but only a part time player (George Johnson who split time was a shotblocker but not a physical guy). Otherwise, they had two finesse players at forward (Rick Barry and Jamaal Wilkes); probably the least inside muscle ever to win a title and that's what I think of as soft.