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The NBA team of the Decade

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  • Here is something I have done for at least 3 of the major sports. Name a Team of the Decade. I post a running count here after 7 seasons of the 2010s. Here is the methodology:

    10 points goes to the year's Champions, 6 points to the runnerup, 3 points to the losers of the Semifinals, and 1 point to all teams that make the playoffs but lose in the first or second round.

    The point totals that you see a cumulative for all years of the decade.

    Here is the current standings:

    Miami Heat................ 43 points (two titles, 2 runnerups)

    San Antonio Spurs......23 pts

    G. St. Warrioris.........18 pts

    Cleveland Cavaliers....17 pts.

    OK City Thunder..........17 pts.

    Dallas Mavericks.........15 pts.

    LA Lakers....................13 pts.

    Boston Celtics.............13 pts

    Atlanta Hawks..............9 pts.

    Indiana Pacers............9 pts

    Memphis Grizzlies.......8 pts

    Chicago Bulls.............7 pts

    Houston Rockets........6 pts.

    Orlando Magic............5 pts

    Portland Trailblazers...5 pts.

    LA Clippers.................5 pts.

    Toronto Raptors..........5 pts

    Denver Nuggets.........4 pts.

    Phoenix Suns.............3 pts

    NY Knicks..................3 pts

    Brooklyn Nets.............3 pts

    Charlotte Hornets......3 pts

    Milwaukee Bucks.......3 pts

    Utah Jazz..................2 pts

    Phil. 76ers...............2 pts

    New Orl. Pelicans.....2 pts.

    Wash. Wizards.........2 pts.

    Detroit Pistons..........1 pt.

    Sacramento Kings.....-0- pts.

    Minnesota T-wolves..-0- pts.

  • Former Teams of the Decade:

    2000s: LA Lakers 55 total pts, second: Spurs, third: Pistons

    1990s: Chicago Bulls 65 pts, second: Houston Rockets, third: Utah Jazz

    1980s: LA Lakers 72 pts. second: Celtics, third: 76ers

    1970s: Indiana Pacers ABA 43 pts second: tie: NY Knicks and Washington Bullets nka Wizards 34 pts.

    1960s: Boston Celtics. 93 pts. second: LA Lakers. third St. Louis/Atl. Hawks.

    1950s: Minneapolis Lakers 56 pts. second: Syracuse Nationals nka Phil 76ers. third: Celtics

    1940s: Philadelphia Warriors 17 pts. second: Baltimore Bullets, third: Chicago Stags/Washington Capitols/Minn. Lakers

    (league only operated for 3 years)

  • Team of the decade still goes to the spurs. And they're not finished either which is sick

  • Team of the decade still goes to the spurs. And they're not finished either which is sick

    @clevfan4life said:

    Team of the decade still goes to the spurs. And they're not finished either which is sick

    Tim Duncan And Tont Parker can't stay young forever.. I expect the spurs to take a huge decline.. Don't be surprised if Popovic retires soon.
  • Team of the decade still goes to the spurs. And they're not finished either which is sick

    @clevfan4life said:

    Team of the decade still goes to the spurs. And they're not finished either which is sick

    No, sorry, they have won just one title this decade and one runnerup. The Heat won twice and were runnerup twice. My Team of the Decade list is not subjective, it is objective based purely on how a team's actual performance in the playoffs, not on how good you think they are or how much you like them.

    As for the Spurs, they may not be finished....but neither are the Cavs, Warriors, Thunder if Durant stays there.

  • Whichever team wins these Finals will jump up to second place in these standings.....but they still won't come close to taking over from the Heat as the TOD.