Never seen you post here before. This is a solid post +1 good job

No.............

Agree with all of your sentiments. Nice to see a reasoned post like this here. Just had to argue one point as a Mavs homer...

I think it can for sure be fairly argued the Mavs have been better over this span, and I really think it's probably the Mavs by a small, but decisive margin. I'm too lazy to look up any specific numbers to back up my point, though.

amazing.

yeah, i had "maybe the Mavs" in there at first and took it out, mainly because of the difference between 2 finals and 1 title vs one finals and no titles. But the conference strength mitigates that some and the Mavs might have more wins over that time (?).

So you are right at least that you can definitely make the case. Can't put the Pistons outside the top 3 through.

Another interesting question, yet to be resolved, is whether #1 is Lakers or Spurs over the entire decade. Obviously the Pistons or the Mavs could get in that discussion by winning the rest of the titles in the decade.

Yeah, I don't post here much but playoff basketball is my time of year. Watching games every night and playing tons of poker, kinda hard not to wander over here.

How can you find any time to play poker during the playoffs? Especially being a donkament player? I've watched every minute of every playoff game so far and the live donkament I'm playing on Sunday will be my first poker since the playoffs started. I guess your time management skills must be way better than mine.

hah i'm not really a donkament player any more except Sundays when I lose at them. Believe it or not I decided to go for sn elite like three weeks ago. I've played 80k hands of plo since. Not on pace yet, but i'm getting there. Sometimes I play during games I don't care as much about, but mostly I get sessions in during the day.

good point. most of them have their long term contracts, have the one 'ship' and have basically become fat lazy cats.

and lol @ sheed at halftime. he was paying absolutely no attention to flip saunders. i've about had it with his ****. sure he's talented as hell, but that means nothing when he is a distraction to his own team.

I wonder how they'd be remembered today if they hadn't lost game 5 by one point and went on to lose in 7 games to the Spurs in the Finals.

totally disagree with this. Last years team had JRich, although I'll admit that Ellis has improved.

god this is the best post you've ever made and im not even sure you know why

Dyess broke his nose. Probably out for game 4.

Are the sixers the favorite to win this right now? No, right? Still pistons in 6/7? I just don't know.

bobbo,

detroit is a 5.5 point favorite on the road today in game 4.

still have to consider them the favorites.

Pistons are -275 for the series right now.

man how can you not cheer for these 76ers ? So fun

Because I love Jason Maxiel in a very real way.

Sixers already up 8, so awesome

If the Pistons lose the series the coach is insta-fired right ?

This sixer team is fun to watch. The remind me of Denver, back when they were good.

God I love this team.

QFT. Philly is 100% this years "spunky young team that shows well in the playoffs but disappoints next year when they can't sustain this for 82 games"

BTW, is it me or does Igoudala have questionable hands at times?

lolo sheed.

if Philly were to pull this off, how would this rank amongst greatest upsets of all-time? Way bigger than something like Dallas-GS right?