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DetroitFan* BS: Start Stanton! said 11/13, 03:38 PM
San Antonio Spurs

They are the DEFENDING NBA CHAMPS!

You can't take that away from a team. That proves they are STILL the team to beat in the NBA. Here is what their stats look like, so far this season:

97.9 Points Per Game - 3rd In Division
88.3 Defending Team's PPG - 1st In Division

3 Of their players average OVER 17 Points Per Game, and 1 of them is on their bench, (Manu Ginobili).

Alright, now, I don't want anyone to get excited about their win over the Spurs, it was only by what? 6 points... Is that much at all? No, I could make that myself in 2 shots, with people my size. So, I don't think that game proves the Rockets are better.

Also, the Spurs are a team of Stars, that WORK WELL together, and it has shown. 2003, 2005, and 2007 NBA Champs, isn't that somethin' else? I think it is very good.

However, we are talking about who the best team is now, and they are looking pretty good in their conference, and don't have the easiest schedule, yet not the hardest either. This year, you know this team will do good, because they play consistent, and other NBA coaches and Teams know what they can do, since they pick off Teams in the Playoffs A LOT.

You're Up

DetroitFan* BS: Start Stanton! said 11/14, 02:31 PM
How can you even ask if their teamwork is overrated? That is insanity, unless their 2003, 2005, and 2007 Championships were all flukes, or overrated. You can't be overrated, to win championships, unless the teams you play are weak, and the Pistons are not weak, The Suns, Mavs, and Lakers are not weak. The Jazz are not weak, how could their teamwork be overrated?

My main problem with the Rockets, is Tracy McGrady. He HAS been Injury-Prone. I don't know how much more that can be stressed. If he goes down this year, they are in some trouble. At the beginning of the Season though, everyone is playing for the NBA MVP. The race is wide opened, everyone is a contendor right now. So, I don't see how saying he is an MVP Contendor helps you, because so is, Tony Parker, and others that lead their teams right now. I think that is too early to call right now.

Here are the Standings as of now, to give the voters a Head's Up:

Spurs (7-1)
Rockets (6-2)
Hornets (6-2)
Mavericks (5-2)
Grizzlies (2-4)

Spurs Offense/Defense:

Offense - 15th
Defense - 3rd

Rockets Offense/Defense

Offense - 19th
Defense - 7th

The San Antonio Spurs are still the team to beat right now, too.

DetroitFan* BS: Start Stanton! said 11/15, 06:56 PM
Overrated means that a team is not for real, or they have yet to face a tough challenge to prove their strength. The San Antonio Spurs are nowhere near overrated. In the playoffs, they face MANY tough opponents, since they are on the tougher conference in the NBA. If they were just dominating the other conference with the Pacers and Hawks, then I would claim them overrated, but they are in no way overrated.

Right now, the San Antonio Spurs are the same team they were last year, and last year they dominated throughout the season and the Championship. If anything, they only lost minor players. I don't think that will damage them, like it does to others.

Now, back to that rant from me where I said anyone is up for MVP right now. I meant that anyone, EARLY this season can come off the bench and start playing very well. There could be a nobody that starts playing like a BIG time all-star, so you can't tell if anyone will come out from the shadows. It doesn't happen often, but sometimes there are those people that choose to step up their game and contribute well.

My problem is that I don't think the Rockets have the depth in their team, to keep beating the Spurs.

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