Seriously, they won SEVEN fucking games. If that's your definition of "deep" you can have it. I'd rather have three guys who can average 20ppg than eight that suck. BNM
Vegas is open. Blazers are 150:1 to win the championship. Bet all you have. It's a sure thing. Actually... http://statsontapp.com/2012/05/23/can-a-team-win-an-nba-title-without-a-20-point-scorer/
Strawman much? No, but they are a hell of a lot better than the 8 "deep" 7-59 2011-12 Charlotte Bobcats. BNM
being a deep team, and being a team that goes deep into your bench are not the same thing. I'm not sure which one Denny is arguing here. If he's arguing that yes, the Bobcats sucked but went deep(er) into their bench than Portland is this year, that's probably correct. If he's arguing that the Bobcats were a deep team (this year or last year) I'm not sure what to say.
OK, granted. You make the comparison to the champion Heat. 12:5 to win the championship. Lakers are 11:4, OKC is 17:4.
Geezus! Way to be a total douche. Maybe you should have bet all you had on the incredbily deep Bobcats last year wise ass. BNM
What's with all the Strawman arguments????? Where did I mention ANYTHING about championships? You're inventing arguments because I disagree that the WORST team in NBA history was "deep"? Really??? You're acting like a troll. BNM
I'm arguing they had enough players worthy of taking 10 FGA/game. If they would have drawn up plays so only 3 players got almost all the shots, they'd have had two or three 20 PPG scorers, too. It doesn't seem to be a winning formula, 3x 20 PPG scorers. The winning formula seems to be 1 guy near 30, and another at 20.
I hear what you're saying, but I think if you don't have enough talent to justify players getting a majority of shots, you are almost forced to spread the wealth. So to speak.
I'm not trolling. LOL. The Bulls have Derrick Rose, 2 all-stars, and a 3rd guy who may well be (Noah). They're a superstar away from being a legit contender. Which of this big 3 is your Rose? MVP candidate.
Define worthy. If they really had 8 players worthy of taking 10 FGA per game, wouldn't they have won more than 7 games? Again, another Strawman. I just quoted some stats. I said nothing about championships or ideal formulas. But seriously, when was the last time a team, in any sport, won a championship without a single above average player? That's why last year's Charlotte Bobcats were the worst team in NBA history. They weren't 8 deep, they had 8 players of nearly equal below averageness. BNM
Well, Lillard could turn into a superstar, but I don't know if MVP candidate. A lot of MVP candidate is who is chosen as the "one" by the NBA. You can't tell me they don't sell certain players over others.
None of their players started even 60 games in a 66 game season. Looks to me like they dumped all their best veteran players and tanked for the 1st pick, someone to go along with Kemba Walker. I'd note they're 4-3 as I write this.
