Top FIVE Young Teams...

Wizenheimer · Post #21 » by **Wizenheimer** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:29 pm

Youngblood wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Their core group is very young. Bosh, Ford, Calderon and Bargnani are not even in their primes yet.

Calderon is 26 which is about the NBA average age, Ford's spinal cord is about 87, and Bargnani is barley in their core at present. Carter is part of the core as well as a starter and he is 32. Rasho has been starting and he is 31. Moon will turn 28 in about 6 weeks. This is not a young team, core or otherwise.

The OP asked about young teams, and if you can pick and choose which players to include or exclude on a team, it's a meaningless question.

Silk Wilkes · Post #22 » by **Silk Wilkes** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:43 pm

Wizenheimer wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Calderon is 26 which is about the NBA average age, Ford's spinal cord is about 87, and Bargnani is barley in their core at present. Carter is part of the core as well as a starter and he is 32. Rasho has been starting and he is 31. Moon will turn 28 in about 6 weeks. This is not a young team, core or otherwise.

The OP asked about young teams, and if you can pick and choose which players to include or exclude on a team, it's a meaningless question.

If it's the overall team then you're right. However, The Raptors traded Vince Carter a few years ago...I think you meant Anthony Parker.

Wizenheimer · Post #23 » by **Wizenheimer** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:19 pm

Youngblood wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

If it's the overall team then you're right. However, The Raptors traded Vince Carter a few years ago...I think you meant Anthony Parker.

yeah...parker

Red Robot · Post #24 » by **Red Robot** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:24 pm

CBS7 wrote:Bulls are actually now the youngest, beating out the Blazers by a fraction. (under a tenth of a year I believe).

I think it's true that the Bulls are younger by an average of about a month. But if you break it down by minutes played, the Blazers are 8 or 9 months younger. The average roster ages are affected by players like Simmons, Curry, Nichols, and Brown who average 22 years old but never see the court. The Blazers have one of those too--Greg Oden.

IggyTheBEaST · Post #25 » by **IggyTheBEaST** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:44 pm

1. Utah (Easy Choice)
2. N.O ( The whole team isnt young, but Paul+West are)
3. Portland (**** of Talent)
4. G.S (Ellis, Biedrins, Brandon Wright and more)
5. Philly (Louis Williams, Igoudala and Thaddous Young +)

Honorable Mentions: Hawks and Sonics, Lakers?

killacalijatt · Post #26 » by **killacalijatt** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:38 pm

No love for the Warriors
Ellis 22, Biedrens 21,Wright 20,Marco 23
:roll:

Wizenheimer · Post #27 » by **Wizenheimer** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:18 pm

killacalijatt wrote:No love for the Warriors
Ellis 22, Biedrens 21,Wright 20,Marco 23

there's been a little love directed their way,

however:

Croshere 32, Jackson, 30, Davis 29, Harrington 28, Barnes 28

Post #28 » by **VintaGe36** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:15 am

Why no love for the Sonics?

farzi · Post #29 » by **farzi** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 5:51 pm

VintaGe36 wrote:Why no love for the Sonics?

They won 20 games, and unless they land Beasly or Rose a lot of people don't see that improving much next year.

carlos1223 · Post #30 » by **carlos1223** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:07 pm

Duiz wrote:Utah Jazz anyone? The 5th youngest team on the NBA, and the youngest team on the Western Conference playoffs

You are such a homer it's not even funny

carlos1223 · Post #31 » by **carlos1223** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:12 pm

IggyTheBEaST wrote:1. Utah (Easy Choice)
2. N.O ( The whole team isnt young, but Paul+West are)
3. Portland (**** of Talent)
4. G.S (Ellis, Biedrins, Brandon Wright and more)
5. Philly (Louis Williams, Igoudala and Thaddous Young +)

Honorable Mentions: Hawks and Sonics, Lakers?

Iguodala sucks dude. A choker. He cant handle the pressure of the playoffs and he proved that last night and in Game 1.

Post #32 » by **revprodeji** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:21 pm

Wolves have Al Jefferson (top 10 post player with great low block offense--also signed to a nice extention) A group of young hustle players (Gomes/Smith/Brewer/McCants) and Randy Foye who was putting up some serious numbers in the final month or so after returning from injury. They will have some serious cap next summer also.

Also, as my sig says, they had almost the same record as the darling blazers towards the end of the season.

Not saying they are the best young team, but that is a nice foundation.

kinch · Post #33 » by **kinch** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:16 pm

revprodeji wrote:
Also, as my sig says, they had almost the same record as the darling blazers towards the end of the season.

Though the Blazers did beat them all four times they played. I don't know why people use a "sig" to make a point. It's like having a bumpersticker on your car- it **** up the aerodynamics.

Tiggo Bitties · Post #34 » by **Tiggo Bitties** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:39 pm

revprodeji wrote:Wolves have Al Jefferson (top 10 post player with great low block offense--also signed to a nice extention) A group of young hustle players (Gomes/Smith/Brewer/McCants) and Randy Foye who was putting up some serious numbers in the final month or so after returning from injury. They will have some serious cap next summer also.

Also, as my sig says, they had almost the same record as the darling blazers towards the end of the season.

Not saying they are the best young team, but that is a nice foundation.

Impressive that the Wolves we're almost as good as the 3rd youngest team in NBA history for part of a season. I like my sig better though.

Grenerd686 · Post #35 » by **Grenerd686** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:08 pm

carlos1223 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Iguodala sucks dude. A choker. He cant handle the pressure of the playoffs and he proved that last night and in Game 1.

Iggy sucks so bad that he averages 20,5,5,2. Not to mention he is a good defender.
The sixers still do have a nice young core.

blazersmaniac8 · Post #36 » by **blazersmaniac8** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:13 pm

As of now I would say
Jazz
New Orleans
Blazers
T-Wolves
Warriors

farzi · Post #37 » by **farzi** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:28 am

Tiggo Bitties wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Impressive that the Wolves we're almost as good as the 3rd youngest team in NBA history for part of a season. I like my sig better though.

rofl

Hendrix · Post #38 » by **Hendrix** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:08 am

Utah
Portland
New Orleans
Toronto
Philly

Wizenheimer wrote:Again, why is Toronto on anybody's list??

they were the 8th oldest team in the League and all they did was trade Dixon for Brezec

I'd like people who put Toronto on the list explain their logic...or lack of

Their main guys that are part of the core team are young. Guys like Rasho, Brezec, Baston, Garbajosa, Parker are all probably gone next year, and 3 of them don't even get any minutes. The remainder 9 guys of the roster that gets the majority of the minutes, and will be around for a while is an average age of 25.

The way I see it is if you had a team like Chicago who's young. Take out 3 of their young bench players that suck and get no minutes and replace them with guys that are 33, they would be in the top 10 oldest teams. Doesnt mean that they don't still have all the young potential core that they currently have.

Post #39 » by **revprodeji** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:11 pm

Wolves did not have Foye til the end of the season. lets see how good the blazers are without Roy for most of the season.

celticfan42487 · Post #40 » by **celticfan42487** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:23 pm

Foye a'int Roy.

As for why TOR is listed. Because no one's heard of half their players till the past 2 years.

Now you see them in the playoffs barely knowing they exsisted except for 3 games and you think wow they must have a lot of young players.

When in actuallity they have a bunch on players that are in their prime but were playing in Europe.

If Raps got a lot of time on ESPN no one would think Calderon is like 22 years old.