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MagicMadness wrote:

GuyverX wrote:After signing the biggest free agent in Clipper history at the time in Cuttino Mobley...

Is this really true? There's no way Cuttino Mobley is (was) the biggest free agent signing in Clippers history...right?

I mean, I know they've been a bad, bad team for a long, long time, but...that's just sad if Mobley was the biggest name to ever come to the team (before Davis)...

It's true unless somebody wants to add any previous players. I'm not familiar with the Buffalo Braves or any players who are that old school but before Baron, Mobley was the biggest FA signing in L.A. Clippers history. Sad but true. We had to overpay at $42 million/5yrs to get him too but I think it set a nice precedent with where Donald Sterling and his wallet is at. This is why the last few years have been a real turning point for this franchise even though people are quick to say "same old Clippers." Sterling has been trying to put a winning team together since the end of '04.

Baron Davis is the first star player to ever want to put on a Clippers uniform voluntarily.

Jazz 1988-1989. After shocking the world and taking the mighty Lakers with Magic, Kareem, etc. to seven games in the second round, the Jazz (for the first and probably only time) were the media darlings and predicted by many experts to reach the finals against the Bad Boy Pistons (which would have been at the time a matchup of the two best defensive, physically tough teams in the NBA, a matchup I would have loved to see instead of the soft NBA we see now). The Jazz had the second best record in the Western Conference. Unfortunately they met the Warriors who as an 7th seed were a bad matchup and used their quickness as an advantage against the Jazz size and lack of depth. The Jazz were swept in the first round 3-0, the only time the Jazz have ever been swept in the playoffs.

Since I've only been alive for 15 years the last three seasons come by.

(Jazz)

69-70 Knicks...

I was old enough to understand the greatness of the team, and young enough for everything to matter.

They had proved themselves to be contenders the previous year after the Debusschere trade transformed them, and there was a lot of anticipation that they could win it all. Everything ended up working like a fairytale, including the amazing finals victory over the Lakers and all the drama surrounding Reed and his injury.

BOS: 2007-8 hands down

DAL: when Dirk got drafted

ive never been excited for a season more than i have dreaded the season that begun our post stockton=malone era. Now that the jazz have climbed back into competition, im looking forward to every season, knowing Deron Williams can only get better.

DET 04-05 Defending Champs with just about everyone coming back, plus full year of Sheed, and at this point we still thought there was hope for Darko.

This season... Roy, Oden and LMA together

2001 offseason when the Raptors signed Hakeem Olajuwon

for the heat the 04-05 season to me cause of acquiring shaq.

this season nothing comes close

1983, we already had been in the finals 1980, 1982 and lost to LA both times. We added Moses that summer and we were really hyped going into that season.

For the Hornets I was most hyped when we drafted Alonzo, had L.J, Muggsy, Dell Curry, wasnt gonna be a championship contender then and there, but I just felt we'd gotten the best PF/C combo in the league and it was only a matter of time, haha, still waiting!

I'm a die hard fan so im PUMPED for every season whether its going to be good, bad, or just ugly. But my favorite years were

93-94
94-95
97-98

99-00

2004

Last year and this one

For Portland, I'd have to say this is the second most anticipated season. 1977-78 was the most antiicpated because the predictions were that we would repeat and the dynasty would be on. Almost happened--50-10 record through 60 games--but injuries to Walton and Gross doomed us.

As a Raps fan, I'd have to say either 2001 or last season. 2001 was the signing of Hakeem, and last season we were just coming off of the Cinderella 06-07 season.

gary payton
kobe bryant
karl malone
shaquille o'neal


can you believe that possibly THE 5 BEST PLAYERS IN EACH POSITION TO EVER PLAY BASKETBALL WERE AT ONE POINT, ON THE SAME TEAM?
and yet, the pistons tickled us to mercy.

iki4life wrote:gary payton
kobe bryant
karl malone
shaquille o'neal


can you believe that possibly THE 5 BEST PLAYERS IN EACH POSITION TO EVER PLAY BASKETBALL WERE AT ONE POINT, ON THE SAME TEAM?
and yet, the pistons tickled us to mercy.

Wait, I can see the argument for Shaq, but who were the other 4 players?

Stockton > Payton
Duncan > Malone
Jordan > Kobe

And I hope you didn't put Devean George in that group of 5.

I can only assume (hope) he meant those four players were each "one of the five best at their positions ever"...

For the Heat it had to be before the 05-06 season. Dwyane Wade broke out in 04-05, Shaq was playing great, and we were one year removed from losing to the Pistons in the ECF. It was obvious we needed a better supporting cast (Damon Jones wasn't cutting it). Then what happens? Riley pulls another rabbit out of his hat and adds James Posey, Gary Payton, Jason Williams, and Antoine Walker and instantly creates a championship-caliber team.