Best In Franchise

Our inquiry into who the next Hall of Famer should be for each franchise now turns to the newish Southeast Division.  The division didn't exist before 2004-05 and most of its teams didn't exist before 1988 (Miami and Orlando came into being in 1988 and 1989 respectively and Charlotte in 2004-05).  Still, most of the new teams have surprisingly deep rosters and histories and so we should have some interesting players to look at here.  Before we go to the franchises, our standard of … [Read more...] about Who Is Your Most Likely Hall of Famer? (Southeast Division)

We now turn to the Central Division in our Hall of Fame segment.  Just as a reminder, we are looking for the next player most likely to make the Hall of Fame for each franchise.  The guidelines, can be found here.  Let's begin... 1.    Chicago Bulls: Outside of the Michael Jordan Era, the Hall of Fame doesn't have much in the way of candidates.  As great as the 1990s were, the Bulls franchise has few other highlights.  Currently, Derrick Rose is on the path but needs a lot more … [Read more...] about Who Is Your Most Likely Hall of Famer? (Central Division)

We just took a month off from writing in hopes that the NBA labor stalemate would move forward while we all thought of other things.  Unfortunately, the world of the NBA present is still stuck in neutral (and possibly even reverse).  On the bright side, we can spend as much time talking about the NBA's past here as its present.  I thought we could use some our time to take another look at the Hall of Fame. I know that discussion of the Hall of Fame tends to be a lightning rod.  There … [Read more...] about Who Is Your Most Likely Hall of Famer? (Atlantic Division)

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

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