Do you have a second team you follow?

Is it Darko and the Magic?

Isiah Thomas and the Knicks?

Maurice Evans and the Lakers?

Memet Okur and the Jazz?

Ben Wallace and the Bulls?

Vote now!

I don't really have a 2nd favourite team in any sport. I'm a 1 team man.

But if I had to choose 1, I'd say the Raptors. :canada:

Hit the poll! It took me time to post all the team names!

I've always liked Orlando (before they "stole" Hill), and Seattle (dating to the 70's). I've always liked Phoenix and Utah a lot too.

But right now I am a huge Arenas & Jamison fan. Plus it will totally irk Dlev so I say GO WASHINGTON!

(Roscoe, Your mailbox is full so I can't send you a pm reply).

I'd have to go:
Pistons
Bulls
Magic
Jazz
and then my interest level really drops off.

If those teams weren't playing, I'd probably tune into the Lakers and root against Kobe.

I guess the pattern is that I follow teams when the Pistons trade players and then like the teams more when I get to know them.

Except, I've been in Chicago for 8 years now, so I've become a secondary Bulls fan just through going to games and watching them on local TV (before I got LP).

Spurs... Bulls... Lakers... Rockets... Sonics... Raptors...

orlando is my # 2 team. they are on the rise. nba champs. it's interesting to watch a team rise from the ashes.

orlando is my # 2 team. they are on the rise. nba champs. it's interesting to watch a team rise from the ashes.


Would those be Darko's cigarette ashes? :)

I've always liked Orlando (before they "stole" Hill), and Seattle (dating to the 70's). I've always liked Phoenix and Utah a lot too.

But right now I am a huge Arenas & Jamison fan. Plus it will totally irk Dlev so I say GO WASHINGTON!

(Roscoe, Your mailbox is full so I can't send you a pm reply).


What a surprise. The Wiz Nooooo.....:rolleyes:

Eddie Jordan was really ticked at Agent zero`s one on one display against Kobe last night. The Wiz could have perhaps won that game if it wasn`t
for Arenas and his selfish play.

I noticed you were the only person that voted for the Wiz in your "EC Championship poll"

I am leaning towrds the Rockets as my #2 team. If Yao can come back and play like he did before his injury and T-Mac stay healthy, I believe they could come out of the west.

That is a huge IF though......

Bulls, then Suns. They're just too much fun.

The Lakers (as a setting) always have the mystique of getting-giving continuing last changes (aka: go west young man). Youth, middle and old age are slightly ahead of your "big break". A place where we can keep our dreams as dreams.

I picked the Nuggets. Because I like this old avatar:

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I would have to say the Suns. They are fun to watch after a Pistons game late Friday or Saturday nights.

Clippers, because their tickets are cheaper than the Lakers:)

I really had to think on this. It wasn't easy shunning the star power of Smush Parker in LA or Uncle Spliffy in NJ.

So it's the Raps, simply because I have a whole channel devoted to them. The "games in an hour" are pretty sweet. They cut out all the BS.

So it's probably Raps, Spurs/Knicks, Sonics.

I picked the Sonics, because I get to see lots of their games here in Seattle. With the recent sale of the team, and the city referrendum against a new stadium, there are lots of interesting business subplots to keep you interested. They are also very active in the Greg Odom lottery quest.

After the Pistons, I would say the Bulls are closest to my ideal basketball team.

Losers:
L.A. Lakers ..... http://www.pistonsforum.com/images/pfv2/polls/bar1-l.gifhttp://www.pistonsforum.com/images/pfv2/polls/bar1.gifhttp://www.pistonsforum.com/images/pfv2/polls/bar1-r.gif DetroitBasketball (http://www.pistonsforum.com/members/954.html), pass99 (http://www.pistonsforum.com/members/841.html) ... 2 ... 6.90%

My #2 team was so below the line of disinterest the team I hate the most actually registered higher.

To keep myself from being a fair-weather fan I limit myself in all sports to teams from 3 areas: Detroit (near where I grew up in Lansing/E.L.); NYC (where I lived after college and after grad school and met the wife); and SF/Bay Area (my current home err apartment and home of said grad school - Boalt). So I voted for Golden State, w/Knicks close behind.

As far as who I most like to see on TV outside of those area's teams, I go with PHX.

Raptors. They're my "home" team.

I thought I had already had my say when I voted, but apparently I had another senior moment. It will come as no surprise to anyone that my second favorite team is the Magic.

I know, you guys are completely bowled over.

The Phoenix Suns. Love watching the way they use speed, movement and intelligent team play to counter size and strength.

Was impressed by the Raptors passing and unselfishness, a completely different dynamic from last year.

While I marvel at the individual skills of Kobe, DWade and the like, intelligent team play is what I find the most entertaining. Larry Bird's Celtics will always be the gold standard for me (and I suspect for Joe Dumars too).

How can a Piston fan have the Bull's as their second favorite team? That would be like me having the Wolverines as my second favorite. Taint gonna happen!:gun1:

I picked the Nuggets. Because I like this old avatar:

http://re3.mm-a1.yimg.com/image/2057472070
That guy is a little too excited to be waving a sharp implement. If you show up at an arena looking like that you're going to get tazered before you get through the gate.

How can a Piston fan have the Bull's as their second favorite team? That would be like me having the Wolverines as my second favorite. Taint gonna happen!:gun1:

I don't mind rooting for the Buckeyes even though I'm a Wolverine. Can't live your life hatin' on others.

Those recruits playing for you could have have just as easily signed on to Michigan.

And then you have the Ben Wallace situation. How can he stand to play for the Bulls? Probably because these guys don't have loyalties anymore. They play for the Benjies.

If I have to choose one...The Bobcats...and you know why? I love their defense...I think the most efficient D is in Detroit and Charlotte.

I like the Bobcats. Their collection of players is fun to watch!

The Bobcats' defense is like Mo Evans': a lot of false hustle and activity that doesn't accomplish much.

Okafor's a great defensive player, but Bickerstaff has the guards and Wallace chasing the ball and then trying to intercept long passes, which has them in the mid-20s in points allowed/100 possessions.

Of course, the top 15 in that stat include Cleveland (!), Dallas, Denver (!!), the Clippers, Phoenix (!!!), and Sacramento (!!), so it's not a perfect indicator of a team's defensive weaknesses.

That guy is a little too excited to be waving a sharp implement. If you show up at an arena looking like that you're going to get tazered before you get through the gate.
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Yeah and the dudes feet are on backwards.
Some one should get Zoo99 are Porky Pig avatar.
I think he has a thing for pudgy things.:MusicBigGrin: