Who are the 2006 NBA Champions?

[AngryCola]

The league will be in some trouble if it's the Spurs again. There seem to be some vocal fans on 2+2, but SA is a small market. The Spurs bore me to death.

Luckily, there's no way it will be the Spurs again. This question really isn't fair until the start of next season. There will be many trades and such between now and then, so it's kind of hard to say at this point.

BUT -

I'll pick the Heat.

[M2d]

Golden State

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Golden State

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Just stay healthy, don't have any meltdowns, and sneak into the 8th spot in the West, and I'll be happy (well, for that year, anyway).


Sportstalk caller two years ago: "...and what up with Jason Richardson - how come we got a shooting guard that can't shoot, and don't guard anyone?"

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I happened to see Mike Dunleavy driving recently, so I thought I'd put in a good word for him.

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Must be talking Sr., since Jr. never drives.

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the answer is always The Lakers

[Aytumious]

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The Spurs will dominate the West again next year unless one of the Western powers makes a significant change in the offseason. The T-Wolves have stated that they are going to be active this offseason, so I'd paint them as the favorites to make a run at San Antonio. No other team has the pieces in place yet to offer any real resistance against the Spurs specifically, although the Suns should be favored to win the regular season record and home court advantage again. I think Denver will be one of the more interesting teams out there, as they adjust to their first full year under Karl.

The East is where things get interesting. I'll say it now, if Larry Brown leaves Detroit, there will be a significant dropoff if they don't get a very strong replacement. There will be a power vacuum at the top of the East next year, and there are no less than three teams that will look to fill it up. Once again, I'm picking Indiana to be the best team in the league next year if circumstances don't crush them like they did this year. I'd say Miami is still favored to take the #1 seed. Detroit, Chicago, and New Jersey will all make a signiicant run at the top, but it's still too early to figure how successful they will be. If Larry Brown stays with the Pistons, they will continue to be right near the top.

Edit: oh yeah, smart money is on the Spurs repeating.

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Spurs to repeat since they are still young and not losing anyone major to FA.

Pistons will be fine even if Brown leaves provided they can get one of the top FA coaches. They also aren't losing anyone to FA.

The Wolves are in bad shape since they don't have any cap space to make moves in free agency and they don't have much in the way of tradeable commodities, unless you count the two cancers.

[Clarkmeister]

Da Bulls.

[mason55]

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Da baby Bulls.

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[goofball]

$$ going down on that?

[Clarkmeister]

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$$ going down on that?

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It has for 2007-2008.