corona wrote:philly - just not that good. haven't had any significant meetings or real tough games. sure, ai used to play for them...but its not that relevant. is minny/boston a rivalry because kg used to play for minny? i don't think so.
new york - just not that good again. sure they had the brawl, but both meetings since have been uneventful. apparently melo kissed & made up with the guys he fought with.
boston - no big/close/tough matchups. they've significantly outplayed denver so far this season. could become one if they meet in the finals or something, but the chances of that happening aren't too high.
cleveland - totally one sided. i think denver's like 9-2 against cleveland since 2003. and there's only been one close game...which melo won with a dunk in the last 20 seconds.
san antonio - totally one sided the other direction. 5 and out (twice) doesn't really make a rivalry. they have our number until we win at least 3 games in the playoffs against them.
utah - just not that good this season. and denver wasn't all that good against utah last season. haven't had any significant/tough/big matchups since both teams have become competitive, haven't met in the playoffs. if they're rivals simply because they're in the same division with an above .500 record...than portland's more of one.
i don't know if you're right because it
maybe is the wrong way to argue. if you argue like you do there are only rivalrys in the nba when teams play against each other and the games they play are always close. rivalrys are like bill russel against chamberlain. bill russel dominated him allways but it still was a rivalry because you always wanted to see how russel gets a loss some day. same with Bulls and Jazz in the MJ era. MJ pretty much dominated them but they were always rivals.
i understand that boston and denver isn't a rivalry. it was only one game but i see much potential of an rivalry between those two teams (which i understand doesn't makes them rivals right now you guys are right about this). things like the utah and portland thing is clear. they are rivals only because of the division. i mean if you win the divison you are placed at least 4th in the playoffs. that's an great advantage. that's why the games against your division rival are harder than games against the wolves for example. games against your division rival are positive in 2 ways. you make YOUR record better and make the record of your division rival worse if you win which increases the chance to lead the division.
The Melo vs. Lebron thing is a rival because it's the same like russel against chamberlain. one side dominates but those games are highly anticipated for a reason. it's a rivalry between former college rivals who are both amazing gifted athletes...
The Iverson thing is an rivalry in my eyes too. You can't call KG vs minnesota a rivalry because KG left the town in peace. Iverson wants to proove something. the bad thing about it is that BK isn't the GM anymore.
Maybe the word rivalry is a bit misleading. i could call it "high anticipated game" too but this sounds like bull. you cant tell me that iverson against his former team is the same thing as watching the nuggets against the wolves ("amazing" game too, sure
but there's nothing special about it.)
i dont know how to explain what i mean
