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Postby Fresh8 on Fri Feb 24, 2006 4:05 pm

To not win an NBA Championship from 2000-2005.

Who is it for you?

For me, it'd be the Portland Trailblazers of 2000 and the Scarmento Kings... those two teams, I believe, had the talent to win. However, they were the teams who lost in the final moments. No doubt they would have won the championship if they made the Finals in the years they made the West Conference Finals.

Would the Pistons who lost to San Antonio be included in an answer for this question considering that they had a chance to win by going to the finals?
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Postby J@3 on Fri Feb 24, 2006 4:20 pm

Lol 2000-2005, so many to choose from.

Lakers + Malone and GP.
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Postby Null17 on Fri Feb 24, 2006 4:52 pm

The current Miami lineup since they seem to have decreased their chances of winning
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Postby Andrew on Fri Feb 24, 2006 5:07 pm

I'm going to go with Sacramento. The 2000 Blazers and 2004 Lakers might have been the best single year teams and the Blazers of 2001 and 2002 were pretty deep, but they were swept from the Playoffs whereas the 2000 team came within a quarter of the NBA Finals. The Kings of course had a few years as a legitimate contender, coming close to making the Finals in 2002 and remaining the following year.
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Postby Pera on Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:42 pm

I'm going to chose the Kings because they had a stronge team,who could win the championship but didn't.
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Postby mark_30_112 on Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:20 pm

Jae wrote:Lol 2000-2005, so many to choose from.

Lakers + Malone and GP.


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Postby Matt on Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:06 pm

Blazers...Game 7 and they go scoreless for 5 mins in the 4th? give up a dbl digit lead.....
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Postby ixcuincle on Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:09 pm

The Kings , since they led the series 3-2 that year against the Lakers and blew it.

And I can't help but take another shot at one of my least favorite teams in the NBA , the Miami Heat. I heard so much about Shaq guaranteeing a championship in Miami his first year , and then the team was "red hot" in the playoffs until they met a legitimate team in Detroit . The Heat led 3-2 , got their asses kicked in game 6 , I believe , and blew game 7. :lol:
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Postby ixcuincle on Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:14 pm

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Postby Doobie on Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:37 pm

No-one mentioned the Mavericks . They have been good recently . I'll go with the 2000 Blazers and the 2004 Pacers. Those Pacers were pretty good .
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Postby Nick on Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:06 am

Someone who hasn't been mention yet: Last year's Miami Heat.

If i recall correctly, Dwyane Wade had an unfortunate injury near the end of the conf. finals, and the lost.
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Postby Jugs on Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:07 am

Charlotte Bobcats of 2004-05. They were mad
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Postby dada on Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:50 am

Nick wrote:Someone who hasn't been mention yet: Last year's Miami Heat.

Already mentioned.
I thought the Heat had their best shot last year but unforntately they ran into Detroit.

As far as 2000-2005 goes, I would say Portland and Sacramento. Both teams were right there but just couldnt get over the hump. Sacramento was a scary team with Webber playing some of his best basketball and Vlade getting into Shaq's head with all his flip flopping. Very unfortunate Peja didnt come through for them in the clutch. That team had all the makings of an NBA champion. Portland was great also and they gave LA a hell of alotta trouble(Had make a historic run just to beat them).

Another good team is the 2004 Indiana Pacers who won 61 games but lost in the East Finals. They made the Finals in 2000 though.
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Postby Matt on Sat Feb 25, 2006 5:03 am

Indiana & Miami prove that reg season means nothing if you can't back it up. They were both #1 but couldn't beat Detroit despite HC.
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Postby Num33Baller on Sat Feb 25, 2006 6:15 am

Sac and portland... I would go with SAC first tho.
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Postby air2k5 on Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:54 am

This years Mavericks :), lol
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Postby Keo on Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:10 am

Sacramento in 2002. Still have the memories. :x
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Postby j.23 on Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:22 am

the bucks in 2001. they were pretty fucking good, with the big 3 of ray allen, glenn robinson (before he started to suck), and sam cassell -- with a great supporting cast of ervin johnson, mike redd, and others. unfortunate they lost to the sixers in the 2001 ECF though.
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Postby Anthony15 on Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:12 am

Denver (y)
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Postby Mazzocchi on Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:17 am

(off the top of my head)
The 2003 Mavs were amazing but got knocked out by Sacramento.

*looks online*

EDIT:
Yeah, it was the 2002-2003 Mavs, they went 60-22, had Nowitzki, Nash, Finley, Bradley AND Van Exel (even Avery Johnson :lol:) but lost to the Spurs in the Conf Finals.

I remember watching that too :(
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Postby Drex on Sat Feb 25, 2006 11:53 am

Blazers in 2000 and Sacramento in 2002
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Postby Blasphemy on Sat Feb 25, 2006 12:27 pm

Mavicks in 03-04(I think)

THey had like Nash,Jamison,Dirk and a couple more stars.
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Postby mark_30_112 on Sat Feb 25, 2006 3:39 pm

Lakers are the best for sure GP, Kobez, Shaq, Malone, Dfish just to name a few.
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Postby Anthony15 on Sat Feb 25, 2006 3:43 pm

mark_30_112 wrote:Lakers are the best for sure GP, Kobez, Shaq, Malone, Dfish just to name a few.


WTF? It says a team that didn't win a championship. U put Lakers that won 3...lmao
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Postby And1_Aussie on Sat Feb 25, 2006 4:37 pm

indiana pacer's
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