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Would the Raptors Be the Most Unlikely NBA Champions Ever?

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Ash Ketchum
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Would the Raptors Be the Most Unlikely NBA Champions Ever?

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Them or the Pistons?

The old timers I’m sure have others, but I’ve only been alive since the late 80’s.

Since then it’s been Lakers, Celtics, Bulls, Heat and Spurs in my lifetime until the Warriors started up. Then you have the Mavs, Cavs and Pistons sprinkled in.
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I’m stupid. Please move this thread.
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Ash Ketchum wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:01 pm I’m stupid. Please move this thread.
lol
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I dont think so. Raptors have been one of the top teams in the East for a long time. They then added a top 3 player in Kawhi, and just losing Derozan for him...who, is very good, but not near the level Kawhi is.

I think the 2011 Mavericks have them beat for unlikely champs. Taking down Wade/Bosh/Lebron, with Dirk, and a bunch of over the hill vets.
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bubu dubu. wrote: Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:16 pm I dont think so. Raptors have been one of the top teams in the East for a long time. They then added a top 3 player in Kawhi, and just losing Derozan for him...who, is very good, but not near the level Kawhi is.

I think the 2011 Mavericks have them beat for unlikely champs. Taking down Wade/Bosh/Lebron, with Dirk, and a bunch of over the hill vets.
Yeah good point.
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I think the Dallas Cowboys would be even less likely nba champions.
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the rick barry led warriors team were big underdogs and then swept the bullets.
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2004 Pistons. Nobody picked that.
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Beef Supreme wrote: Sat Jun 08, 2019 10:32 am 2004 Pistons. Nobody picked that.
I also would put the Bad Boy era Pistons in that kind of category.

Solid team but filled with a bunch of thugs.
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ChrisPaulGeorgeHill wrote: Sat Jun 08, 2019 5:24 pm
Beef Supreme wrote: Sat Jun 08, 2019 10:32 am 2004 Pistons. Nobody picked that.
I also would put the Bad Boy era Pistons in that kind of category.

Solid team but filled with a bunch of thugs.
Kind of. Isiah an all timer, Dumars was great, Vinny the microwave, etc.

Look at the depth of that team:
Isiah
Dumars
Laimbeer
Dantley
Aguirre
Rodman
Johnson
Mahorn
Salley

That's 9 deep.
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Moses Scurry wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:51 am
ChrisPaulGeorgeHill wrote: Sat Jun 08, 2019 5:24 pm
Beef Supreme wrote: Sat Jun 08, 2019 10:32 am 2004 Pistons. Nobody picked that.
I also would put the Bad Boy era Pistons in that kind of category.

Solid team but filled with a bunch of thugs.
Kind of. Isiah an all timer, Dumars was great, Vinny the microwave, etc.

Look at the depth of that team:
Isiah
Dumars
Laimbeer
Dantley
Aguirre
Rodman
Johnson
Mahorn
Salley

That's 9 deep.
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