Combine Minnesota and Miami (the two worst teams in the NBA)

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How far would this team go?

Lottery
11
30%
1st round exit
4
11%
2nd round exit
9
24%
2nd round exit
9
24%
WCF exit
1
3%
Finals exit
2
5%
NBA Champions
1
3%
 
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Combine Minnesota and Miami (the two worst teams in the NBA) 

Post#1 » by Joseph17 » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:14 pm

C-Shaq
PF-Al Jefferosn
SF-Ricky Davis
SG-Wade
PG-Foye

Bench
Mccants
Haslem
Jason Williams
Cook
Gomes
Ratlif
Smith
Telfair
Walker
Jaric


How far would this team go in the playoffs? Which seed would they be?

Edit:This team is playing in the Western Conference.
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Post#2 » by dem warriors » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:27 pm

when you mix crap with crap...you dont get gold, you still are left with more crap
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Post#3 » by T.Duncan21 » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:31 pm

I would probably start Mccants over Davis. This team would be able to compete with DET and BOS if they were healthy. That's pretty sad that it would take MIA, who won it all 2 years ago, to combine with another team to be considered elites. That shows how far they've fallen
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Post#4 » by Magz50 » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:34 pm

That's what happens when you sacrifice your future for a shot at winning now.
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Post#5 » by revprodeji » Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:36 pm

We got rid of Ricky for a reason, start Gomes instead. Also, if everyone was healthy you would have

Shaq/Al/Gomes/Wade/Foye

which is a very, very good starting line up, but also off the bench you have

Ratliff/Haslem/C.Smith/C.Richard (as the bigs)

Jaric/Brewer/McCants/cook (wings)

J.Williams/Bassy (points)

walker and Davis/blount are somewhere.

If Healthy this would be a very good team. But the health is the issue this year also.
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Post#6 » by dockingsched » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:02 pm

if everyone was healthy the heat wouldn't have the 2nd worst record.
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Post#7 » by Flash3 » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:05 pm

Magz50 wrote:That's what happens when you sacrifice your future for a shot at winning now.
Some teams are in a position to do that, and actually end up fulfilling that goal. Miami was one of those teams....

Better to have won a title, than to have never.....
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Post#8 » by nate33 » Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:30 pm

1st round exit. Maybe they sqeak into the 2nd round in the East.
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Post#9 » by hermes » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:05 pm

i'd say lottery
but they would be a lot better than either team seperate
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Post#10 » by Magz50 » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:18 pm

Flash3 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Some teams are in a position to do that, and actually end up fulfilling that goal. Miami was one of those teams....

Better to have won a title, than to have never.....


Exactly, it paid off for the Heat. Some other teams though it hasn't.
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Post#11 » by realfung » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:17 pm

It would be a 1st round exit......
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Post#12 » by kookie_819 » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:18 pm

Ricky Davis is still on that team. That team is definitely lottery-bound.
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Post#13 » by GJense4181 » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:36 pm

Shaquille O'Neal/Theo Ratliff
Al Jefferson/Udonis Haslem
Ricky Davis/Ryan Gomes/Corey Brewer
Dwyane Wade/Rashad McCants/Gerald Green
Randy Foye/Marko Jaric

That team would not win a championship due to not having any legitimate point guards on the entire roster, but that frontcourt is spectacular.
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Post#14 » by theGreatRC » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:41 pm

hermes wrote:i'd say lottery
but they would be a lot better than either team seperate



You really think outside the box.
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Post#15 » by raps4life~ » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:45 pm

when i saw the title i thought i might see a pretty sick team when you combine the two. but im really unimpressed. that team is garbage.
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Post#16 » by _BBIB_ » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:51 pm

Flash3 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Some teams are in a position to do that, and actually end up fulfilling that goal. Miami was one of those teams....

Better to have won a title, than to have never.....


Exactly.

Somebody posted on this forum a list of all the teams that have won championships in the past few decades and surprisingly it's only a handful of teams

I wish I had saved it
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Post#17 » by RJM » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:02 am

PG - Rashad McCants/Jason Williams/Chris Quinn
SG - Dwayne Wade/Daequan Cook/Gerald Green
SF - Dorell Wright/Ricky Davis/Corey Brewer
PF - Al Jefferson/Udonis Haslem/Antoine Walker
C - Shaquille O'Neal/Mark Blount/Michael Doleac
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Post#18 » by revprodeji » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:28 am

Shad has never, nor will ever play the PG spot.

Also you forgot about randy foye.
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Post#19 » by Alex_De_Large » Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:19 am

Big Al + Wade? playoffs for sure, but then i choose first round exit.
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Post#20 » by Smooth32 » Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:21 am

Magz50 wrote:That's what happens when you sacrifice your future for a shot at winning now.


And it's the same thing that will happen to the Celtics...

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