Is Dallas a Top 5 Team?

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Is Dallas a Top 5 Team?

Yes
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No
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Post#41 » by wigglestrue » Wed Feb 20, 2008 3:42 pm

Boston
Detroit
Spurs
Lakers
Suns
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Mavs

No. They're 6th.
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Post#42 » by reincarnatingDABULLS » Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:23 pm

Im a Laker fan, but i know how to tell the truth


1. Celtics
2. Spurs
3. Lakers
4. Pistons
5. Nuggets
6. Jazz
7. Hornets
8. Suns
9. Warriors
10. Mavs
11. Rockets
12. Magic
13. Heat (wait till next season)
14. Portland
15. Cavs
16. Wizards
17. Nets
18. 76ers
19. Kings
20. Hawks
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Post#43 » by Ming Kong! » Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:02 pm

Nah, but I think they got better.

My top 5 contenders: Spurs, Celtics, Utah, Pistons, and Lakers
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Post#44 » by Cassius » Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:58 pm

reincarnatingDABULLS wrote:Im a Laker fan, but i know how to tell the truth


1. Celtics
2. Spurs
3. Lakers
4. Pistons
5. Nuggets
6. Jazz
7. Hornets
8. Suns
9. Warriors
10. Mavs
11. Rockets
12. Magic
13. Heat (wait till next season)
14. Portland
15. Cavs
16. Wizards
17. Nets
18. 76ers
19. Kings
20. Hawks


Teams with worse records than Toronto, while missing last year's starting SF (Garbo) and last year's starting PG (also second leading scorer).

Not sure why the Suns are ranked at the top when their record against the top WC teams looks like that of a lottery team.
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Post#45 » by KobeFarmarEra » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:38 pm

IggyTheBEaST wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



Lakers>Dallas


Goldenstate > Dallas until proven otherwise. Sorry, but you can't ignore a seven game series beatdown. Though, Kidd changes things we just have to see how much.
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Post#46 » by keepthenetsinnj » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:03 pm

Yes. Dallas>Lakers.
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Post#47 » by kflo » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:09 pm

KobeFarmarEra wrote:-= original quote snipped =-



Goldenstate > Dallas until proven otherwise. Sorry, but you can't ignore a seven game series beatdown. Though, Kidd changes things we just have to see how much.


is cle automatically > det until proven otherwise? what about boston? does > mean they have a better chance of winning it all?
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Post#48 » by Nate505 » Wed Feb 20, 2008 9:15 pm

reincarnatingDABULLS wrote:Im a Laker fan, but i know how to tell the truth


1. Celtics
2. Spurs
3. Lakers
4. Pistons
5. Nuggets
6. Jazz
7. Hornets
8. Suns
9. Warriors
10. Mavs
11. Rockets
12. Magic
13. Heat (wait till next season)
14. Portland
15. Cavs
16. Wizards
17. Nets
18. 76ers
19. Kings
20. Hawks


Ahh yes, of course a 9 win team with the worst record in the league is somehow the 13th best team in the league.
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Post#49 » by hsb » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:13 am

I'm going with yes: Heres my quick list...

1. Spurs
2. Phoenix
3. Boston
4. Dallas
5. Detroit/Lakers

I don't think Detroit is better than Dallas. Every year Detroit looses in the playoffs they can never own up to it. I just don't think they play as good as they think, they have fat cat syndrome. The team is great, but I'm not sure top 5 is a given.

Top 5 is actually harder to asses then previously thought. A lot of great young teams (Hornets and Lakers) in the West can change my ranking with a great playoff runs. Plus, no one knows how good of an addition Kidd and Shaq will be.

Now that I think about it, I hate the Shaq-Marion trade. I would probably put Phoenix 4 and bump Dallas and Boston.
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Post#50 » by MrDollarBills » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:03 am

:rofl: @ Dallas being better than LA. Take it from a Nets fan, when those PGs out west blow past Kidd like a gust of wind, that tune will soon change. Dallas better pray Golden St doesn't come anywhere near them in the playoffs.
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Post#51 » by draft » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:12 am

Dallas are very weak inside. Kidd can't help them there. Nowitzki/Dampier/Bass will have a hard time guarding Gasol/Bynum or Shaq/Amare.
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Post#52 » by MrDollarBills » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:14 am

Dallas' big men will have a hard enough time picking up Kidd's man when he easily skates into the paint, never mind having to cover the opposing team's bigs!!!
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Post#53 » by JordansBulls » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:33 am

Boston
San Antonio
Phoenix
Detroit
Dallas
Lakers


I think Phoenix, Dallas and the Lakers are about Equal.
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Post#54 » by JES12 » Sat May 10, 2008 12:11 am

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I don't think people quite take into account that we just added a freaking HALL OF FAME point guard.

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Post#55 » by Eric12 » Sat May 10, 2008 12:15 am

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Post#56 » by cjs55 » Sat May 10, 2008 12:22 am

I was wondering why the poll was so close...
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Post#57 » by Dr Octagon » Sat May 10, 2008 1:35 am

No.
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Post#58 » by Flash3 » Sun May 11, 2008 12:57 pm

Nope.
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