Here we are at the end of another summer historical series. The NBA season is thankfully just around the corner but first we'll finish up business by examining the best teams in franchise history for the Pacific Division, which has some particularly meaty issues to examine in Los Angeles and Phoenix. As always, our standard of review for this series of articles can be found here. … [Read more...] about Best Team In Franchise History: Pacific Division
This is our fifth segment on the best teams in franchise history by division. As always, our standard of review for this series of articles can be found here. The Northwest is one of the few divisions without an original NBA team in its midst. Still, they have some teams with robust and fun histories, a few of which are particularly interesting. Denver Nuggets -Kyle's Best Team: 1976-77 (50-32) -Most Wins: 1987-88 (54-28) -Best Playoff Run: 1984-85 (8-7) … [Read more...] about Best Team In Franchise History: Northwest Division
1. Marbury Happenings: One of the few subplots actively brewing in the NBA right now is the Knicks' dealings with Stephon Marbury. Before this week, there were strong rumors that Marbury was going to be released and the Knicks were going to buyout the $22 million left on his deal for 2008-09. The situation is very interesting because there really are a myriad of options here. Granted, the Knicks won't be very good and Marbury has been a complete headache the last few years but it is not … [Read more...] about Quick Thoughts
Having finished our Eastern Conference review of the best teams in franchise history, we now turn West. Our first Western division is the Southwest, which gives us the teams of Texas, all of which have fun histories, as well as the less ballyhooed recent expansion teams (and recently moved franchises) in Vancouver/Memphis and Charlotte/New Orleans. As always, our standard of review for this series of articles can be found here. Now let's get to it... Dallas Mavericks -Kyle's Best … [Read more...] about Best Team In Franchise History: Southwest Division
Atlanta Hawks 7/29 Sign Maurice Evans 7/30 Sign Randolph Morris 8/8 Re-sign Josh Smith 8/11 Sign Thomas Gardner and Othello Hunter 8/13 Sign Flip Murray At the end of the day, the Hawks avoided the worst case scenario--that Smith would take a one-year qualifying offer in order to set up a run at unrestricted free agency in 2009. It seemed that Smith wanted to leave Atlanta pretty badly but not badly enough to risk injury or decline that could kill his market … [Read more...] about Transaction 7/17-9/11
We now turn to one of the "new fangled" divisions, the Southeast, which was created to accommodate the expansion Charlotte Bobcats and even out the divisions (in case you missed it, an explanation of our "best" inquiry can be found here). Aside from Charlotte, the division contains two old franchises (Atlanta and Washington) and two newer guys (Miami and Orlando). The division lacks the obvious compelling best in franchise debates that we see in many of the other divisions but there may be … [Read more...] about Best Team In Franchise History: Southeast Division
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