johnston797

They were much more competitive against the Spurs than Detroit. They were also missing Joe Johnson in their first 2 games. So, yea, I would say they are second best.

And if this post doesn't guarentee that Pistons win at least 2 of the next 3.....

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Dan Rosenbaum

By that logic the Sonics clearly would be the second best team. They took two games from the Spurs and almost took a third. And they did it missing an All-Star in Rashard Lewis and a top sixth-man-of-the-year candidate in Vladimir Radmanovic.

The Suns only took a game after the Spurs were up 3-0.

Now there are lots of other reasons to pick the Suns as the second-best team, but if being competitive with the Spurs is the barometer, then the Sonics are the second best team.

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Pay Ton

No. They are the fourth. Behind both Detroit and Miami.

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rwj333

No, Seattle and Phoenix would have beaten Detroit and Miami.