Favorite NBA Team?

And he's got the whole world on his shoulders. What a pimp.

This is honestly a very tough question, because I don't know how evrything will shape out. I don't have much of a loyalty to any single team; instead I like to follow players. Whoever my favorite players are playing with, I usually go with that team. Now with all the switches that have happend recently, I really don't know.

Normally I'd be inclined to go with my home team, which is the Rockets, but I don't much like the way they are shaping out right now. They may do very well next season, but they may do terrible as well. Either way, I'm probably going to watch most every game, but I am not a big fan of the team. I don't particularly like Tmac.

A few of the teams that I would consider rooting for this year would be the Miami Heat, L.A. Lakers, Philladelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic, and Sacramento Kings.

The Orlando Magic may be my first choice, because for the last five to six years I have been growing up on Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley, and have grown to like them quite a bit; perhaps the best backourt in the league. Since I've been following them for so long, I will probably watch every Magic game that I get the chance. Also, Kelvin Cato has just recently begun improving drastically. It's a shame to watch all of those players leave Houston. Plus, with the addition of Dwight Howard, and if Grant Hill stays healthy, the Magic may very well be the top team in the east. It just depends on how the Rocket's player's transition goes.

Now, Miami has Shaq. It's a shame that they lost a bunch of players, but they have Shaq. Shaq is still one of the most dominant force in the lague, and when he gets pissed off, he is quite fun to watch. I hated seeing Rafer Alston leave from that team, because I thought he was a great roll player. I think he's playing for the Raptors now.

LA and Philadelphia both have some of the most exciting players to watch, namely Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant. I'm a big fan of both of those players, and wherever there game takes them, I'll follow them as much as possible.

Now Sacramento has always had a good team, but I've never been a fan of Peja. I'm hearing rumors of him and Carter being traded, and that would be great. With Mike Bibby, Vinsanity, and Chris Webber, the Kings will be a great team to watch, and a powerhouse in the west.

It's a tough choice, but if I had to pick a team right now, I'd go with the Magic.

Ugh, like I mentioned earlier in this thread, I hate how someone follows different teams, depending on different things. I have a few philosophies on why this is your case:

• You are still young. Meaning, at my age, it is a really big thing for sports fans to go to a bar and have a drink when their home team is on. I would get lynched by not only my friends, but the others in the bar if I was rooting for a team because "I liked the player(s) on that particular team".

• Houston sucks as a sports city, since you did say the Rockets are your home team. I only say this because I live in Philadelphia, and die-hard sports fans are all over the place, which I am happy to say I am a part of. If you are not attached to your home team already, your city simply must suck for sports..

• Maybe you moved around too much throughout your life, which caused you to like teams with certain players. For instance, one of my best friends grew up in Chicago, so he was always a die hard Bulls, etc. fan, but after moving to the Philly area, within a few years he was more of a Philly die-hard than he ever was in Chicago, although he still rooted for the Bulls while Jordan was there, then the Wizards when he was there. That case is acceptable, but he never let it get in front of Philly sports.

That is all I can think of as of now.

I picked Philly because they are the city of brotherly love.

Now, Miami has Shaq. It's a shame that they lost a bunch of players, but they have Shaq. Shaq is still one of the most dominant force in the lague, and when he gets pissed off, he is quite fun to watch. I hated seeing Rafer Alston leave from that team, because I thought he was a great roll player. I think he's playing for the Raptors now.

Screw Shaq. The 'dream team' couldn't do shit this year. Kobe + Shaq just couldn't cut it last year. Dwayne Wade and Shaq won't either. Atleast the Pacers have some competition in the Eastern Conference now.

Rafer Alston aka Skip to my Lou aka the original playground baller is teh pwn.

I forgot to mention that my favorite team is, of course, my hometown heroes, the Pacers.

What the hell do you mean, "at least the Pacers will have some competition in the Eastern Conference now"?

Too bad they couldn't cut it enough to get to the Finals.

One team gives us trouble; that's it. Miami getting it to 7 games was a fluke, it won't happen again. I give props to Detroit, they're the only team that is relatively close to our playing level.

Orlando and New Orleans are at your playing level. Eastern Conference is ownage this year, man.

The NBA is a fag's game.

Yeah, you're an idiot. I'm guessing you'd prefer Diablo2 or Starcraft than anything athletic.

The NBA is a fag's game.

Who is this guy and why was he banned?

He's been posting shit like that in 2 threads. Mine and Jinx's.

But this year's Championship game will be Minnesota vs. Orlando ... (orlando wins)

Lmao, all the hype Orlando is receiving is ludicrous. They may not have the worst record in the NBA this season, but I do not think they'll get past seed 6 in the Playoffs.

I think they'll at least be fourth. Many professionals still rank them low, though. I've seen them ranked as low as #27 in the league.

Houston didn't do anything with Francis and he had Yao to back him up. What the hell is he going to do with Orlando?