[Seuss]

Vote for what you believe are the five top teams in this conference. (Do it by posting your list)

Boston Celtics Team:

PG: Mookie Blaylock
SG: Michael Cooper
SF: George Gervin
PF: Dave DeBusschere
CE: Moses Malone

BENCH: Jack Sikma, Arvidas Sabonis, Jojo White, Ron Harper, Allen Houston

New York Knicks Team:

PG: Mark Price
SG: World.B Free
SF: Peja Stojakovic
PF: Elvin Hayes
CE: Bob McAdoo


BENCH: Mark Eaton, Larry Kenon, Walter Davis, Scott Skiles, Ronnie Turiaf

New Jersey Nets Team:

PG: Chris Paul
SG: Ray Allen
SF: Paul Pierce
PF: Chris Webber
CE: Ben Wallace

BENCH: Joe Johnson, Bob Dandridge, Otis Thorpe, Stephen Marbury, Tree Rollins


Philadelphia 76ers Team:

PG: Dave Bing
SG: Bill Sharman
SF: Jerry Sloan
PF: Karl Malone
CE: George Mikan

BENCH: Mark Aquirre, Maurice Stokes, George Yardley, Guy Rodgers, Tom Heinsohn

Buffalo Braves Team:

PG: Oscar Robertson
SG: Earl Monroe
SF: Reggie Miller
PF: Detlef Schrempf
C: Darryl Dawkins

BENCH: Sean Elliot, Vern Mikkelson, Lamar Odom, Robert Horry, Tyson Chandler

Chicago Bulls Team:

PG: Kevin Johnson
SG: Dennis Johnson
SF: John Havlicek
PF: Dan Roundfield
CE: Bill Walton

BENCH: Marcus Camby, Marques Johnson, Xavier McDaniel, Kurt Thomas, Brevin Knight

Detroit Pistons Team:

PG: Isiah Thomas
SG: Kobe Bryant
SF: Glen Rice
PF: Kevin Willis
CE: Robert Parish

BENCH: Rony Seikaly, Sam Cassell, Michael Finley, Andre Iguolada, Antonio Davis

Milwaukee Bucks Team:

PG: Maurice Cheeks
SG: Vince Carter
SF: Andre Kirilenko
PF: Pau Gasol
CE: Hakeem Olujawon

BENCH: Don Buse, Sean Battier, Terry Cummings, Lou Hudson, Sam Lacey

Charlotte Bobcats Team:

PG: Harold Greer
SG: Clyde Drexler
SF: Billy Cunningham
PF: Charles Barkley
CE: Dan Issel

BENCH: Chet Walker, Johnny Moore, Glen Robinson, Clark Kellog, Cliff Robinson

Miami Heat Team:

PG: Terry Porter
SG: Tracy McGrady
SF: Larry Bird
PF: Dennis Rodman
CE: Yao Ming

BENCH: Paul Westphal, Maurice Lucas, Elmore Smith, Calvin Natt, Steve Francis

Orlando Magic Team:

PG: Mike Bibby
SG: Gerald Wallace
SF: Rick Barry
PF: Horace Grant
CE: Dave Cowens

BENCH: Bill Laimbeer, Derek Fisher, Nick Anderson, Kiki Vandeweghe, Red Robbins

St. Louis Hawks Team:

PG: Gary Payton
SG: Mitch Richmond
SF: Bernard King
PF: Buck Williams
CE: Tim Duncan

BENCH: Brad Daugherty, Andrew Toney, Paul Silas, Gus Williams, Richard Jefferson

[Seuss]

My list:

#1 Hawks
#2 Bucks
#3 Pistons
#4 Bulls
#5 Heat

[Diophantos]

Should we not vote if we're in this conference?

[jericho]

1. St. Louis (not just a homer pick...I put all teams through a quantified system)
2) Chicago
3) Miami (probably the team I least want to face in the playoffs, along with Washington)
4) Philadelphia
5) Charlotte

[BadBaronRudigor]

1. Bulls
2. Hawks
3. Bucks
4. Heat
5. Boston

[Diophantos]

Okay, here goes:

1. Miami (homerism to the max)
2. St. Louis
3. Chicago
4. Milwaukee
5. Detroit

[Marcus13]

1. Hawks
2. Bulls
3. Heat
4. Celtics
5. Nets

[Flash is the Future]

1) Hawks
2) Heat
3) Pistons
4) Bulls
5) Bucks

[Sunsfan81]

1. 76ers
2. Bulls
3. Hawks
4. Celtics
5. Bobcats

I think you guys are nuts not voting for the 76ers, they clearly have the best team here.

[Knick_Killer31]

1. Hawks
2. Heat
3. Bucks
4. Bulls
5. Sixers

[Diophantos]

Originally Posted by Sunsfan81

I think you guys are nuts not voting for the 76ers, they clearly have the best team here.

Don't see that. The backcourt can score and handle, but is small and weak defensively, and not terribly efficient. Sloan is tough, but a poor shooter and undersized at the 3. Malone is great, but I think Mikan has serious question marks with how he'd play in a league with this much speed and athleticism. The bench is pretty solid, I guess.

But, IMO, there's too many question marks--the offensive effectiveness of Sloan and Mikan, the size and defensive deficiencies of the backcourt, Sloan guarding big 3's (Bird, King, etc),...

[Sunsfan81]

Originally Posted by Diophantos

Don't see that. The backcourt can score and handle, but is small and weak defensively, and not terribly efficient. Sloan is tough, but a poor shooter and undersized at the 3. Malone is great, but I think Mikan has serious question marks with how he'd play in a league with this much speed and athleticism. The bench is pretty solid, I guess.

But, IMO, there's too many question marks--the offensive effectiveness of Sloan and Mikan, the size and defensive deficiencies of the backcourt, Sloan guarding big 3's (Bird, King, etc),...

Mikan was one of the most dominant centers of all-time. Sloan could defend any SF. And with Bing, Sharman, Malone, and Mikan he doesn't need to score. And there are many teams here who have at least one deficient offensive player (which Sloan wasn't, he did average 18 ppg one year). Plus their bench blows away the rest of the teams here.

[Diophantos]

Originally Posted by Sunsfan81

Mikan is one of the most dominant centers of all-time.

Sure. But if you don't think there are serious questions about how he'd perform in a league that is faster, more athletic, and overall significantly different than the one he dominated in, then I don't really know what to say to you.

[Seuss]

Sunsfan, your voting style is a little flawed.

If most of your posts, you thought another team was better because of how many HOFers that team had. Rather then how well that team would play together. I'm not going to tell you how to vote. But I think you should take into consideration that guys like Wilt, and Mikan aren't going to dominate like they did during their era.

[tkb]

1. St. Louis 2. Miami 3. Milwaukee 4. Chicago 5. Detroit

I'm in this conference with the Nets team that didn't pick in the first 2 rounds and no shot at this, so i voted anyway.