Owner Real Deal Posted July 4, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 What three teams would you say are mostly in Miami's way for a championship next season? Is Dallas still in the mix? Are the Lakers, Celtics and Spurs too old? How dangerous are the Thunder and Bulls? Can the Knicks get it together and be mentioned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRV Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 (edited) Bulls, Mavs, Thunder. Those are three teams that are still fairly young and their guys can stay together for a while. Spurs, Celtics, and Lakers all have like 1 or 2 more years left in them before their main guys retire or start to die off. Maybe not Kobe, but who knows how the Lakers will look a few years from now. If they get Dwight then I will add them in there. The Knicks too if they get Chris Paul. Edited July 4, 2011 by SRV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 I'll say the Thunder, Bulls, Mavs and ourselves are the biggest roadblocks. Unless LA gets Dwight I don't think they can beat us to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver P Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 (edited) For me the real question is rather what teams are in Dallas' way for a championship next season... The Mavs are the champs while Miami is one of the 29 teams that did not win last year. The Dallas Mavericks are the team to beat next year. Edited July 4, 2011 by Oliver P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 1) Dallas Mavericks - they're the NBA champions. Enough said. 2) Los Angeles Lakers - I wouldn't write Lakers off just yet, horrible performance in the playoffs last year but for most of the year they were considered the favorites until Dallas demolished them. 3) Chicago Bulls - lost to the Heat in 5 games but 4 of those games went down to the wire. The Bulls have all the defenders in the world to throw at Dwayne Wade and Lebron James but they need to add a scoring two-guard to take some of the load off Derrick Rose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Regime Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 A healthy Kobe, a focused Pau, a solid defensive strategy implemented by Mike Brown......believe me, we'll be a handful next year. LOL at writing us off because of age, but mentioning the Mavs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 A healthy Kobe, a focused Pau, a solid defensive strategy implemented by Mike Brown......believe me, we'll be a handful next year. LOL at writing us off because of age, but mentioning the Mavs. When's the last time we saw a healthy Kobe? He's still great but I wouldn't be banking on a fully healthy Kobe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted July 5, 2011 Author Owner Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 When's the last time we saw a healthy Kobe?2007. He has won two rings since. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 A healthy Kobe, a focused Pau, a solid defensive strategy implemented by Mike Brown......Those aren't the only problems for LA.. their bench needs some much needed upgrades and a new PG would be something worth mentioning. It's far too early to tell which teams will give the Heat problems, the only logical answer to this thread is the Mavs for obvious reasons. Until the lockout is resolved, and teams are given a chance to make moves, only then can we make predictions for next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 2007. He has won two rings since. Yea but he's aging now and we're starting to tell. Just like in a few years the same thing will happen to Wade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 The CBA is their biggest roadblock if you ask me. If the CBA prevents them from being able to sign (or trade for) a legitimate center and forces them to trot out a Joel Anthony/Zydrunas Ilguaskas center rotation next season, they are going to be hard pressed to win it all. Wade, LeBron and Bosh are good enough, as they showed this past season by coming within 2 games of winning it all basically by themselves, but they definitely need to upgrade the center spot. As far as teams go, maybe the Thunder if Westbrook takes another substantial leap in his development, Harden continues to progress, Perkins becomes the defensive anchor that they had hoped he would be and Durant rounds out his game. Outside of that, you pretty much have the Lakers and maybe the Mavs, depending on how the Chandler FA situation unfolds and how well they can put off father time. I don't see a single team in the East that has much of a chance of stopping them, even if they go into the next season with basically the exact same team as they had this past year. Of course this is assuming no blockbuster trades happen and we end up with Howard and Paul joining forces in New York or if the Lakers manage to make a move to add Dwight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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