Which team is truly the best in the NBA?

[MaineDolFan]

^^Are you reading the posts?  It's completely on topic. 

[Sunstroke]

I think any thread along the lines of "which team is the best in the NBA" is bound to have at least a little sideways spin as people start bracketing similarly-talented teams into groups to determine cut-off points for "great," "really good," "solid" teams, etc...

[Sunstroke]

One last thought to Fausto, in regards to the Raymond Felton misconception on his part<g>...

Following up that one "statistically weak" game Felton had against the Heat (which, again, the Knicks won)... Against Atlanta tonight, and the "other" PG you mentioned, Mike Bibby, Felton had 21 points and 13 assists.

Top-10 PG in the NBA now. For those who watched him as a Tarheel and early in his NBA career, this is not a surprise. To those who watch Heat games and wear Homer goggles...this is your Raymond Felton wake up call.

And to slip things back on track...

As much as I'd love to see Miami win the title this year, my original "they'd be more likely to win 'next' year than this year" opinion still stands. I am going with the young gun upset in the playoffs this year, and will put my "Congratulations, Oklahoma City Thunder on your first NBA title" up for public record before anyone realizes how scary they're actually going to be in April.

[MikeO]

If the Heat are healthy and motivated, which are two big IF's sometimes, nobody is better than they are. Nobody can touch em. But they aren't healthy and aren't motivated every night. I mean the Heat blew a 2nd half lead to the Knicks the other night, and after the game in front of the media in the lockeroom Lebron is whistling and singing/ Which #1 is just flat out odd and strange and 2nd seems like he could have cared less that they just lost. Even Wade turned around and gave him a weird look that was caught on camera. The Heat have all the talent but miss that one vet who can slap these guys upside the head and go ...."hey quit f'n around lets go"

If I had to rank the Top 3 teams heading into the spring...

1) Lakers
2) Spurs
3) Heat

[Sunstroke]

so Felton scored 6 points with 3 boards and 7 assists in 37 minutes yesterday while being guarded by chalmers/arroyo

top 10 PG indeed .. he got outscored by joel anthony

Since it involves one of the "best teams in the NBA" and is about as perfect a supporting case for a point I made above (not judging a player by one game) that I could ask for, I need to digress to PG-land one last time.


Raymond Felton's line against the tough D-team, Miami:

6 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists (and a Knicks win)

Rajon Rondo's line against the "Defenseless" Phoenix Suns last night:

7 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists (and a Celtics loss)

Hmmm...

Despite the loss to Phoenix, I still consider Boston to be one of the elite teams in the NBA, and possibly the best.  Despite Rondo's extremely weak stat line for one game, I still consider Rondo to be one of the elite PGs in the NBA...

And on a personal fan sidenote... GO SUNS!!

[JVides]

On the first list, if I'm ranking them today (not career body of work), I put Felton ahead of Tony Parker, Brandon Jennings, Chauncey Billups and Jason Kidd.

So this is how it is, 'Stroke?  We're finally coming to blows?  Felton over Parker?  You're killing me, bro...

[Sunstroke]

So this is how it is, 'Stroke?  We're finally coming to blows?  Felton over Parker?  You're killing me, bro...

Yes, Felton over Parker... No disrespect to Parker, who I like quite a bit, but yessir...right now, I'd take Felton over Parker.

Here's one that will make ya smile though, just to balance it out... I'd take Popovich as my coach before any other coach in the NBA, including Phil Jackson.