OT: Favorite current non-Sixers NBA team

Post #1 » by **tk76** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:17 pm

Other than the Sixers, what NBA team to you like- and do you want us to build in that mold?

If no current team, what historical team. I liked the 80's Suns and Sonics.

Grenerd686 · Post #2 » by **Grenerd686** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:24 pm

i really like what they are doing in toronto

Philly's Best · Post #3 » by **Philly's Best** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:25 pm

Definitely like what Portland and Atlanta are doing.

SendEm · Post #4 » by **SendEm** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:28 pm

Sacramento, New Orleans, Portland, Lakers, Wizards. Players are developing well.

Post #5 » by **The Guilty Party** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:33 pm

I'm such a homer that I don't know that I can say that I really like another franchise but I do watch the Suns whenever they are on ESPN or TNT. The combination of Nash's floppy hair and Amare throwing down nasty dunks is something fun to watch.

bebopdeluxe · Post #6 » by **bebopdeluxe** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:37 pm

Haven't seen Portland a bunch, but I like what they are doing...and I like the Lake Show now that Bynum has stepped up...

Would love to see the Hornets more as well...

Post #7 » by **tk76** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:38 pm

Of the teams mentioned I usually find Sac, Wash and Atl somewhat painful to watch- maybe I just like watching winners? I did enjoy watching Sac back when Vlade and Cwebb were in their prime- but I hated when they started whining about calls.

Post #8 » by **dbodner** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:49 pm

New Orleans and San Antonio.

Hewy29 · Post #9 » by **Hewy29** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:07 pm

The Memphis Grizzlies are my other team. I love the Grizz cuz Memphis is my hometown. I of course was at the Memphis Philly game when they first played this year. And I was also at the Memphis Philly game when Ai went down and Cwebb and the sixers rallied to pull off a win. I had seats right by the sixers tunnel and I leaned over and high fived C-web. Webber back in his day still falls 2nd behind AI for me in all time favorite players not named Jordan(cuz everyone was pretty much a Jordan fan when he played)

ankle420breaker · Post #10 » by **ankle420breaker** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:08 pm

Phoenix, New Orleans, Utah

Fire BK · Post #11 » by **Fire BK** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:22 pm

I love the fact that nobody has said the Nuggets yet. I certainly won't be the first. Iverson could've been a lot more gracious towards Philly in the last year. I figured a lot of Iverson fans would become quasi-Nuggets fans... but personally, I don't miss him at all. Good riddance. I love his heart. But we should've traded him 3 or 4 years earlier. Now you really see how impossible it is to win with him. He just takes entirely too many shots. And absolutely zero on-the-ball defense. Further, it seems like some of his comments towards Philly and Coach Cheeks have turned off any would-be Nuggets fans in Philly. They'll never win anything there. And they are completely cap-screwed for years to come.

I like what Portland has done. New Orleans has created a nice little squad. Also, I am very impressed with what Mitch Kupchak has done in L.A., too. And while Otis Smith vastly overpaid Rashard Lewis last summer, and Orlando is underperforming, I always have an affinity for that team because I pull for Jameer Nelson.

The Sixer Fixer · Post #12 » by **The Sixer Fixer** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:43 pm

My favorite non-Sixer teams (to watch) are the Suns, Jazz and Golden State.

Not saying I want the Sixers to build a team to play those styles, just the teams I prefer to watch when not watching the Sixers.

If it's about building the Sixers like another franchise, I would say it's clearly San Antonio. They have a little bit of everything you need to be a championship contender....

1 - Dominant big (Duncan) who can play on both ends of the court
2 - Efficient PG (Parker) who can penetrate and shoot the mid-range jumper
3 - Wings (Ginobili, Finley) who are versatile and can shoot the 3
4 - A wing who is a defensive stopper (Bowen)
5 - Bench full of smart veteran players (Barry, Horry, Finey, Ginobili)
6 - HOF caliber head coach

Mahorn at the 4 · Post #13 » by **Mahorn at the 4** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:49 pm

Being a Canadian, I root a bit for the Raptors, and of course for Nash and the Suns.

Nash currently is my favourite player to watch, including 76er players.

UptownPhilly · Post #14 » by **UptownPhilly** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:58 pm

Chi-Town Baby!

I grew up watching the Bulls(with MJ), and didn't know the Sixers were a basketball team until I was about 11 lol

ponder719 · Post #15 » by **ponder719** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:13 pm

Washington by default, since I lived there for the past couple years. It's not a particularly strong affinity, though.

Sixercise · Post #16 » by **Sixercise** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:25 pm

Nawlins & GS.

underpressure · Post #17 » by **underpressure** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:07 pm

I am a bit rooting for the Mavs. I do like the place - I spend there my junior high school year - and I am also a fan of Nowitzki. Besides I also like somehow the Hawks and the Jazz.

Post #18 » by **tk76** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:10 pm

Mavs are fine, As long as you don't root for the Cowboys.

Hawks and Jazz? I cannot think of two teams that have been more different over the last 20 years.

underpressure · Post #19 » by **underpressure** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:23 pm

Haha, no I could not care less about the Cowboys. The Pats are worse.

I like the Jazz because they have bunch of European guys on their team and one of the most promising playmakers in the entire league. The Hawks have a nice young core and I have heard that Atlanta is pretty nice.

IglooKing2 · Post #20 » by **IglooKing2** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:40 pm

Phoenix has been my second-favorite team for the last three years, but their recent behavior (selling off draft picks, not just trading Kurt Thomas, but giving up 2 #1s to lose him, and stubbornly insisting that they can win a title with terrible interior D) is getting on my nerves. I still like the Suns, but I think Golden State might've passed them as my second-favorite. Also like Portland, Toronto, and Utah.

Was a big fan of the Kings during their Webber-Bibby-Peja heyday. It's a shame that they've fallen so much.