Best Bench In The NBA

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  1. BasX

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    After reading the article i posted earlier
    i wondered your opinions about he best bench in the NBA?
     
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    At this very moment, it's the Lakers'

    They have I believe the highest bench scoring of any team in the league, and don't really have any huge weaknesses other than the lack of a solid backup for Pau Gasol (who doesn't have to sit for very long anyway)
     
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    Detroit or Utah.
     
  4. BasX

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    ill put in an argument for my team Toronto
    Ford leads the team
    right there they have the upper hand
    Delfino is a good player shooting and cutting
    Kapono 3 Point Champ
    Rasho is consistent
    Brezec fits in well
    Hump can do garbage work
    Graham... well has flashes of ups but besides that, meh

    Toronto has to be top3 AT LEAST, if not number 1
     
  5. Chutney

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    I definitely feel its Toronto. They haven't been in the first half of the season, because of injuries, but they should show that now that they're healthy. They were the best last season and only have more talent this season.

    TJ Ford is a starting point guard on the majority of the teams in the NBA. There's barely any drop-off from Calderon to Ford (if anything TJ's more effective as a spark off the bench). Delfino should actually be starting on this team, but Mitchell has a crush on Jamario Moon for some reason. He'll have off nights, but is a damn effective scorer and an aggressive defender. Kapono is the league's best 3 pt. shooter. Humphries is a good rebounder and serviceable big body. And Rasho, despite his terrible contract, is still a very smart, fundamental rebounder and post defender.
     
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    No doubt it's the Bulls. First four off the bench are Gordon, Nocioni, Hughes, and Gooden.

    It's going to change real quick though.

    Bulls bench since the trade has been scoring something like 80 PPG.
     
  7. Run BJM

    Run BJM Heavy lies the crown. Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Detroit: Amir Johnson, Jason Maxiel, Hermann, Stuckey, Afflalo, Hayes, Ratliff, Juan Dixon

    Lakers: Walton (assuming Vlad is starting), Ariza, Vujacic, Farmar, Turiaf, Mbenga

    Cleveland: Sczerbiak, Joe smith, Varejao, Pavlovic/Devin Brown (which one starts?), Damon Jones, Gibson/West (again, which one is the starter?)

    San Antonio: Manu Ginobili, Damon Stoudamire, Kurt Thomas, Jacque Vaughn, Ime Udoka, Brent Barry

    Boston: Cassell (?), PJ Brown, Leon Powe, Eddie House, Tony Allen, Glenn Davis, James Posey

    Those are the best benches that come to mind, Toronto isn't in their class IMO.

    I would rank them 1. Cleveland, 2. San Antonio, 3. Detroit, 4. Boston, 5. LAL. Boston could move up a lot but I'll wait and see how Cassell and Brown look. Sczerbiak, Joe Smith, Varejao, Pavlovic/Devin Brown, and Delonte West/Daniel Gibson is a pretty effin god second unit. SA is playing two legit starters off the bnech in KT and Manu plus Mighty Mouse has looked solid as a backup and Udoka and Barry can play. Detroit has lots of talent but they're very young. LA has bunch of overacheivers but not much size.
     
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    I like the Wizards' bench. Too bad they are starting.
     
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    Definitely the Bulls:

    PG-Ben Gordon
    SG-Larry Hughes
    SF-Andres Nocioni
    PF-Drew Gooden
    C- Aaron Gray

    Too bad the starters suck.
     
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    I consider the "bench" to be everyone outside of the five players who play the most minutes.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BG7 Lavigne @ Feb 29 2008, 07:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Definitely the Bulls:

    PG-Ben Gordon
    SG-Larry Hughes
    SF-Andres Nocioni
    PF-Drew Gooden
    C- Aaron Gray

    Too bad the starters suck.</div>
    Truth. How can a team with the next Tim Duncan not have the best bench?
     
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    I hate them, but I'd go with San Antonio.

    I mean, hey, at least their bench doesn't have Bowen.
     
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    Not to be a homer, but it's clearly the Pistons.
     
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    I'm going to go against the pattern here and say its definitely not the Nets.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RipCity @ Mar 1 2008, 05:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Not to be a homer, but it's clearly the Pistons.</div>
    You really aint bein a homer if your statin a fact.
     
  17. CelticKing

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    Clearly its Boston. [​IMG]


    If BOS wasn't in the NBA, I'd say Cleveland. (our main enemy through our road to the rings)
     
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    This thread is just a bunch of homers advocating for their team. (most, anyway)

    CLEARLY, it's the Raptors. [​IMG]
     
  19. RipCity

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    Except the Pistons actually do have the best bench in the NBA..Cleveland is a joke, really so are the Raptors, no offense.
     
  20. BasX

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RipCity @ Mar 2 2008, 03:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Except the Pistons actually do have the best bench in the NBA..Cleveland is a joke, really so are the Raptors, no offense.</div>
    if the bench can help you win the game its not a joke and the Raptors bench has done so, with delfino and kapono, and which ever PG comes off the bench, but i won't disagree, pistons have a very god bench
     

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