Help me pick an NBA team

[cookieb]

A bit about me-

I was a fan of Golden State in the Run TMC days

Live in Virginia, so the Wizards might be a choice, I love Arenas

Other players I like, in no particular order- Shaq, Lebron, Wade, Kirilenko, Brand, Duncan, Garnett, Yao, AI, Ray Allen, Dwight Howard, Chris Bosh

Love the ACC, hate Maryland

Help me decide what team to root for, convince me your team is the team, Wizards are the early leaders, I guarantee a visit to a game played ny the team I root for an an undying live for them

[nation]

I don't want you to root for my team...you cant just pick a team! if you rooted for gs in the early days you shouldnt stop.

[Golden_Rhino]

May I suggest the Toronto Raptors. A young team with a decent upside, plus Colangelo seems to have a magic touch. Added bonus: You get to claim you have culture because you cheer for a foreign team.

[goofball]

It ok to stop rooting for the trailblazers?

[Infinite1]

The bucks will be good this year. Charlie V is a monster

[FortunaMaximus]

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May I suggest the Toronto Raptors. A young team with a decent upside, plus Colangelo seems to have a magic touch. Added bonus: You get to claim you have culture because you cheer for a foreign team.

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Not a foreign team, just a foreign sport. Besides which, we cut the hole in the peach basket first. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

Bosh's solid, and he's committed to the build. Colangelo's going to bring an awesome focus to the franchise. And the corpration has deep pockets. I predict a 2-year resteal of the title within the decade. This Euro commitment in the early development might very well reap a gem like Nowitziki.

[Green Kool Aid]

I am a legitimate NBA junkie, so I feel like someone who can chime in here with a good response.

You want to pick a team that isn't good right now, but will improve every year, and has a chance to be a champion soon. (sorry Bulls fans, your team is building itself to be a 55 win team that gets knocked out in the second round every year [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]) Here are my three selections:

Orlando Magic- Dwight Howard is the real deal. I am a HUGE celtics fan, and have seen his ridiculous game destroy us many times (howard dunk on celtics ). Moving on to Darko, he can knock down the mid range jumper, and he averaged 2.1 blocks in 20 minutes/game last year. This is very good. In the backcourt, they have Jameer Nelson, who has an insane handle, and shot a ridicullous 42.4 percent from the 3-range last year. With the addition of Redick, this team has a very young starting five, and will shoot a lot of 3's, block a lot of shots, and play some fast break ball. Their bench is pretty thin, but the NBA is a starters league, and they are still developing anyways.

Phoenix- I know this is trendy, but they are unbelievably fun to watch. I will not miss a Suns game that is televised. In terms of entertaining players, Nash is the best passer in the game, Raja Bell is a lockdown defender with an attitude, Barbosa is blazing fast and a really good outside shooter, Marion is Marion, and don't forget Amare is coming back next year. They also have the first five position player since Magic Johnson in Boris Diaw. Seriously, their team ball is incredible, and if Amare is healthy, they should be the favorites to win it all. But fast break baskebtall doesn't work in the NBA playoffs? With Amare back, it will.

Memphis Grizzlies- I "adopted" the Grizzlies last year for the playoffs when the Celtics didn't make it, only to see them get absolutely owned by the Mavs. Pao Gasol is such a graceful big man, who can pass really well, and shoot with both hands around the basket. He also is a fierce competitor with a nasty streak--he CAN break the european stereotype. Also, i LOVE when they did with their offseason. Drafting Kyle Lowry was very smart (I think he was the best point guard in the draft), and trading Battier for Rudy Gay and Stro Swift was an absolute steal. They have a perfect mix of veterans, shooters, defenders, a do-it-all player in Mike Miller, along with an awesome aerial attack of Swift, Rudy Gay, and Hakim Warrick. This team will be a lot of fun, and could improve on last years 49 wins, depending on how Gasol heals from his injury.

Good luck picking a team. The NBA is such a great league.

[Green Kool Aid]

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I don't want you to root for my team...you cant just pick a team! if you rooted for gs in the early days you shouldnt stop.

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I HATE this attitude. The Warriors are doing nothing to improve their franchise, have the worst best player in the league (J-Rich), have two horrible, overpaid white guys (Murphy and Dunleavy), and they continue to let Baron Davis launch 6 threes per game at a 31 percent clip. What loyalty have the Warriors shown to their fans? If i were a Warriors fan, I would boycott the team compmletely until Mullin were fired as GM, and something was done to turn around that franchise.

[Duke]

I can see being a fan of a certain player, but being a fan of... the colors on the uniforms? That makes no sense to me.

Teams aren't bound to one location, they change their players, coaches, and owners regularly, and even build new stadiums. Hell, they even change the colors of their uniforms at times.

Why on earth would anyone be a fan of a certain team?

[Andy B]

I recommend the Chicago Packers.