Last season in the NBA, the Toronto Raptors won the division and a Wild Card team that barley made it in the New Jersey Nets followed it. A known fact is that is the division was pretty much convincing as to who survives and who doesn’t. The Celtics were miserable last season and looking to ...
With the famed Dallas Mavericks attempting to re-enter the 2007 NBA Finals after losing to the Miami Heat in the championship series the previous year, much of the attention was paid to that sole Texas team. It seemed as if most people forgot that the San Antonio Spurs had won the previous two championships in ...
The 2005-06 Dallas Mavericks suffered through the NBA Finals losing to the Miami Heat, headlined by Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade. The 2007 Mavericks lost to the upstart Golden State Warriors, guided by the coaching ingenuity of Don Nelson, oft-injured Baron Davis and Indiana Pacers castoff Stephen Jackson, despite Dirk Nowitzki’s MVP season. Where do ...
Pistons General Manager Joe Dumars has always said the toughest part of being a general manager is taking a team from good to great. But just about a year after making that statement, he had found the special formula to turn his Eastern Conference runner up squad of 2003 into 2004 NBA Champions. Now that ...
San Antonio Spurs ’06-’07 Record/Standing: 58-24 (.707), 2nd in Southwest Division ’06-’07 Postseason (if applicable): NBA Champions (defeated Cleveland 4-0 in NBA Finals) Coach (Record): Greg Popovich, 12th season (576-276) Key Additions: SF Marcus Williams (draft; 2nd round, 33rd overall) Key Losses: n/a If there is one thing that the NBA can take solace in ...
The National Basketball Association’s Seattle franchise, the SuperSonics, is currently in the midst of a storm reminiscent of Seattle’s infamous rainy climate. With head ownership being entrusted to investors from Oklahoma and the departure of one of the team’s most famous players, Ray Allen, fighting against the lightning bolts of franchise relocation and a green ...
