OT: Who will win the NBA title?
 

Ok, the National Basketball Association Finals are almost upon us. So what are your predictions?

With the East Finals over by result of the New Jersey Nets sweeping out the Detroit Pistons; and the West Finals basically good as done (no team as ever come back from a 3 to 1 deficet to win a best of 7 series) the San Antonio Spurs up on the Dallas Mavericks 3 games to 1.

So I will post the question of: Who will win the NBA Title? The New Jersey Nets? Or the San Antonio Spurs?

Edit: Post why you voted as you did and voice your thoughts on the finals. (Which don't start until next week.)

[ May 27, 2003, 04:11: Message edited by: Ragnarok ]

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To be honest, I don't think the Australian media even know the NBA finials are on, since the Bulls aren't in it.

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I like San Antonio more than New Jersey, but I think New Jersey will take the Title. The Nets have more offensive capabilities than San Antonio does.

Manu Ginobili will need to become the second comming of Peja Stojakovic to provide the offensive boost San Antonio will need, and that likely won't happen for another year or two.

New Jersey though is running all over the place, and it seems like their whole bench is producing points.

I'd love to see David Robinson retire with another Championship, but I don't see it happening against the Nets.

And god help the rest of the Eastern Conference if the Nets can keep Kidd (which they damn well better), 'cause there's no one else in the East that can rival the Nets and their current roster.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Why the Bulls? Luc Longley hasen't been on that team for awhile. There aren't any other Aussies on the Bulls, are there?

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The Chicago Bulls were a good selling point. You could see their Red Jackets everywhere, not to mention pictures of Michael.
I don't think many Ozzies even knew Luc Longley was Australian.
They still think Andrew Gaze is the best Basketballer ever, even though he failed to get picked up by any US team, he tried out for a couple of teams however and never made the cut.

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I think San Antonio will be able to pull it off, just on the strength of Tim Duncan. I think it will be close, either way.

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The Yankees? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

The only REAL sport is NFL Football http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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San Antonio Spurs will win. Dallas can't stop them without D.Nowitzki.

It's a pity Portland ended the season so early http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif However I hope Blazers will be champions the next year http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

EDIT- or Cavalliers, after they drafted that young basketball genius LeBron James. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ May 27, 2003, 19:12: Message edited by: BBegemott ]

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NJ will win... no bias on my part. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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basketball mod for SE? might get some players. colony only, no weapons? might be possible.

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Ok, here is what I say will happen... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

San Antonio will win...No east team can beat them right now...The Eastern Con. is just too weak to take on a team like San Antonio. When SA has it clicking they have 5 or 6 guys that can score in a hurry...Kidd will have to shut down Parker for the Nets to have any chance what so ever.

But this will be one of the better finals series since the Bulls were good. It will go to 7 games with SA winning game 7.

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Ok, the hockey playoffs are over and only the NBA remains. Anyone want to provide the answer of "Where are the Nets?" http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif Only reason they won game 2 is because of missed free throws by the Spurs. Other then that the Spurs would be up 3-0 right now. The Nets will win one more and the Spurs will win game 6 at home for Robinsons final home game and a national title. If Parker keeps playing like he has - by completely owning Kidd and shutting him down - he will earn finals MVP. I know all this of course as I went to the future in my time machine and watched the rest of the series. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

(If no one catches the time travel thing then read all the the Real Life comic at http://www.reallifecomics.com/index.php
You'll eventually find a few time travel plots in it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Then again, The nets could make a bazillion tony clones... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hmmmm, that they could. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
Edit: But then again, the original Tony would simply have to make the clones that he was one of them and he would eventually make them think they were going to different dimentions when really they weren't... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

[ June 10, 2003, 04:31: Message edited by: Ragnarok ]