Feel sorry for the Nets, Pacers, Bulls, Grizzlies, and Nuggets

Stratego · Mar 11, 2013

Well, Bulls certainly aren't a .600 team, but these other teams will end the season with around a .600 win % and NONE of them have a single percentile of a chance to win a championship. NONE.

I would add the Knicks to this list, but under the right "when hell freezes over" circumstance, to me they are the only East team capable of beating Miami, but still only a 1% shot.

awmllc2000 · Mar 12, 2013

Stratego said:
Well, Bulls certainly aren't a .600 team, but these other teams will end the season with around a .600 win % and NONE of them have a single percentile of a chance to win a championship. NONE.

I would add the Knicks to this list, but under the right "when hell freezes over" circumstance, to me they are the only East team capable of beating Miami, but still only a 1% shot.

Don't count the pacers out. They can beat any team out there on any given day.

gynecologist · Mar 12, 2013

Heat vs Spurs/Thunder

already cemented

The Great One returns · Mar 12, 2013

The Pacers have the best chance to beat the Heat. They match up well with Heat. have athletic TALL wings (Granger and Paul George) and are big inside and can use that advantage over a smaller Heat.

Hibbert looks legit usually against the heat but not so much against equal size.

Having said that, Heat would likely win in 6 but it is not gimme like so many. There are basically 4 teams that could win NBA Champ. (Heat #1 by big margin, then spurs, OK City, and Pacers). Only OK City and Indy have done it without cheating though.

CHOPTALK · Mar 12, 2013

This has been the problem with the NBA for the last 50 years.
This is why I have a hard time getting into it.

When is the last time ANY NBA team that was not a top 3 seed won an NBA title?

In MLB and NFL all you have to do is make the playoffs and you have a legit shot at winning WS or SB.

In the NBA we all know that there are 27 teams that have zero chance of winning a title.

The NBA is way too top heavy.

The NBA version of the Ravens would be someone like the Indiana Pacers or Denver Nuggets.

We know that those teams have no shot.

Green Bay barely made the playoffs a few years ago and win it all.
Green Bay was probably the NBA's version of the Jazz or Nets.

FairWarning · Mar 12, 2013

There isn't a team in the east that can beat Miami 3 games. Indiana may win 2.

The Great One returns · Mar 12, 2013

I hold out little hope for the Pacers but agree with chop and fairwarning...I would give the heat a 90% chance to win that series but NBA is definately way to top heavy. You basically need to get lucky in the lottery (Durant) and have star player stay or 2 or 3 star players go to 1 team and win.

Clippers are having good season, but have no chance to win title.

Playoffs would be more entertaining if just 1 game playoff between teams. Like NCAA tournament.