Am I off base for thinking NBA is whore shit now?

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  • Deuce
    BARRELED IN @ SBR!
    • 01-12-08
    • 29843

    #1
    Am I off base for thinking NBA is whore shit now?
    Top heavy teams taking talent from others. You have exceptions sure like Denver and Memphis who are just a teams full of fukkin warriors, but for the most part teams and markets are hurting bad.

    Pistons
    Kings
    Nets
    Raptors
    Bobcats
    Wizards
    Hornets
    Warriors
    Cavaliers
    Suns

    All those teams are whore shit. NBA is too lopsided. Maybe I am off base though.
  • hels
    SBR Hall of Famer
    • 04-12-09
    • 8767

    #2
    The thing is is that many of those teams were contenders at some point in the last 10-15 years. Except for the Raptors, they've always sucked

    --I'm a Raptors fan btw
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    • High3rEl3m3nt
      SBR Hall of Famer
      • 09-28-10
      • 8022

      #3
      Scheduling is further exposing lower tier teams...can't remember it ever being this bad.
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      • dlunc3
        SBR Hall of Famer
        • 10-31-09
        • 9129

        #4
        pistons, nets, wizards, cavs, suns all dug their own grave... only the strong (and smart) survive
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        • Mac4Lyfe
          SBR Aristocracy
          • 01-04-09
          • 48384

          #5
          Pacers are a nice surprise. They're 16-6 and balling.

          Plus most of their games have been on the road. They're 6-1 at home thus far. Highly underrated team
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          • Smoke
            SBR Aristocracy
            • 10-09-09
            • 48111

            #6
            Deuce I'll buy you a dozen donuts you fat fukk
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            • opie1988
              SBR Posting Legend
              • 09-12-10
              • 23429

              #7
              NHL way better in every way.
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              • InTheDrink
                SBR Posting Legend
                • 11-23-09
                • 23983

                #8
                Baseball isn't much different....just that the nature of the game is that lesser teams can win one out of three in a series....doesn't mean they have any better chance to make playoffs or win anything

                Nfl is the only league with real parity
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                • Deuce
                  BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                  • 01-12-08
                  • 29843

                  #9


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                  • cleaveland
                    SBR MVP
                    • 04-04-10
                    • 1559

                    #10
                    Read Dan Gilbert's (the Cavs owner) letter to David Stern if you can find it. In the letter he says there are about 5 elite teams or something and the rest of the teams are the "Washington Generals" to those teams. I think it was right on the money and when you get an insider like that saying it, it's worth a lot imho.

                    The poster who said only the strong survive is right though because there a few small market teams who are very good so management still plays a huge roll in all this.
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                    • Romocide
                      SBR MVP
                      • 09-14-11
                      • 1404

                      #11
                      Pacer are solid because they play as a team. No superstar egos getting in the way. Granger and Hibbert are both very underrated imo. They are definitely a team you can root for.
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                      • Deuce
                        BARRELED IN @ SBR!
                        • 01-12-08
                        • 29843

                        #12
                        Originally posted by opie1988
                        NHL way better in every way.

                        Very true. Bottom feeder teams still with talent.

                        NHL so close in terms of teams being strong.

                        Take a look at the top 8 in each division. 9pts separates 1-8 in the East. 14 in the West. Detroit is just too good, what can I say?
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                        • dlunc3
                          SBR Hall of Famer
                          • 10-31-09
                          • 9129

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Mac4Lyfe
                          Pacers are a nice surprise. They're 16-6 and balling.

                          Plus most of their games have been on the road. They're 6-1 at home thus far. Highly underrated team
                          pacers, sixers, grizz, nuggets, ect... all show that with solid management, good coaching, and team basketball, you can be successful in this league with or without the superstars. They may not win a championship, but relevancy is what matters in this league
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                          • InTheDrink
                            SBR Posting Legend
                            • 11-23-09
                            • 23983

                            #14
                            Did I miss something and the NHL is now a different sport than hockey?
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                            • macoeric
                              SBR Wise Guy
                              • 09-29-10
                              • 626

                              #15
                              Originally posted by hels
                              The thing is is that many of those teams were contenders at some point in the last 10-15 years. Except for the Raptors, they've always sucked

                              --I'm a Raptors fan btw
                              We got screwed with Bargs for that #1 pick
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                              • Mac4Lyfe
                                SBR Aristocracy
                                • 01-04-09
                                • 48384

                                #16
                                Originally posted by cleaveland
                                Read Dan Gilbert's (the Cavs owner) letter to David Stern if you can find it. In the letter he says there are about 5 elite teams or something and the rest of the teams are the "Washington Generals" to those teams. I think it was right on the money and when you get an insider like that saying it, it's worth a lot imho.

                                The poster who said only the strong survive is right though because there a few small market teams who are very good so management still plays a huge roll in all this.
                                Funny how Gilbert never wrote that letter when he was one of the 5 elite teams for 6 years

                                Small market teams have to draft better and build within and not rely on the FA market. Paxson and Ferry were horseshit GM's that did more to hurt Cleveland then help. Paxson lost Boozer and got nothing for him. Ferry lost Lebron and got meaningless picks in the next 4/5 years in return. I'm a Cleveland fan and Gilbert needs to shut the fuk up. Cleveland was one of the highest salaried teams when they had Lebron. Now he's cut bait and enjoyed sellouts last year from folks committing years ago
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                                • BigDofBA
                                  SBR Posting Legend
                                  • 09-30-09
                                  • 19313

                                  #17
                                  Last time I checked, the OKC Thunder had the best record in the NBA and our payroll is 20th in the league.
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                                  • TexansFan
                                    SBR MVP
                                    • 09-06-06
                                    • 3365

                                    #18
                                    NBA has sucked since the late 90's. I was hoping they stayed on strike permanently.
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                                    • InTheDrink
                                      SBR Posting Legend
                                      • 11-23-09
                                      • 23983

                                      #19
                                      Biggest problem in the nba is reffing

                                      Everyone questions whether games are fixed...and history has shown they might be....possibly by gamblers and by stern. But in general reffing is horrid.
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                                      • macoeric
                                        SBR Wise Guy
                                        • 09-29-10
                                        • 626

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by InTheDrink
                                        Biggest problem in the nba is reffing

                                        Everyone questions whether games are fixed...and history has shown they might be....possibly by gamblers and by stern. But in general reffing is horrid.
                                        Could not agree more
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                                        • Mac4Lyfe
                                          SBR Aristocracy
                                          • 01-04-09
                                          • 48384

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by InTheDrink
                                          Biggest problem in the nba is reffing

                                          Everyone questions whether games are fixed...and history has shown they might be....possibly by gamblers and by stern. But in general reffing is horrid.
                                          Reffing is a problem in every competitive sport nowadays. The NFL is horseshit and baseball won't get out of the stoneage. Hell even tennis has bullshit line judges that are either blind or on the fix. College sports? Give me a break. Reffing is a problem in anything that takes bets.
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                                          • hels
                                            SBR Hall of Famer
                                            • 04-12-09
                                            • 8767

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Mac4Lyfe
                                            Reffing is a problem in every competitive sport nowadays. The NFL is horseshit and baseball won't get out of the stoneage. Hell even tennis has bullshit line judges that are either blind or on the fix. College sports? Give me a break. Reffing is a problem in anything that takes bets.
                                            At least tennis is doing something about the shittiness of line judges. Most other sports could introduce technology to help the flow of the game but they're all still in the stone age ways of thinking.
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                                            • InTheDrink
                                              SBR Posting Legend
                                              • 11-23-09
                                              • 23983

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by Mac4Lyfe
                                              Reffing is a problem in every competitive sport nowadays. The NFL is horseshit and baseball won't get out of the stoneage. Hell even tennis has bullshit line judges that are either blind or on the fix. College sports? Give me a break. Reffing is a problem in anything that takes bets.
                                              You can blame incompetence in the other leagues.....in the nba it's proven to be just plain cheating.
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                                              • Mac4Lyfe
                                                SBR Aristocracy
                                                • 01-04-09
                                                • 48384

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by InTheDrink
                                                You can blame incompetence in the other leagues.....in the nba it's proven to be just plain cheating.
                                                You must have missed all the inadvertent whistles in the NFL this year...
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                                                • InTheDrink
                                                  SBR Posting Legend
                                                  • 11-23-09
                                                  • 23983

                                                  #25
                                                  Let me know when an nfl ref serves time for his actions on the field
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                                                  • UNCGQ
                                                    SBR Wise Guy
                                                    • 09-08-09
                                                    • 993

                                                    #26
                                                    No. But it might be horse shit.
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