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Originally Posted by TonyAnderson
Regardless if he meant the term for the Hawks, that's my new favorite word for the (chicken) Nuggets.
Jazz are playing great. Personally I think it goes:
1. Lakers
2. Maveriks (with recent trade)
3. chicken nugs
4. Jazz
I wouldn't rule out the Spurs either during the playoffs when they start kicking it up a notch.
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I don't think the Mavericks will pass the Jazz or the Nuggets. How many trades now have they made the last few seasons that were supposed to make them better? Never did. I don't look for this one to make much of a difference. Same goes for the Spurs. They're run is over. And their summer trades for Richard Jefferson were supposed to make them contenders again. Then last month they were desperately trying to unload him.
Trades don't solve teams problems as much as people would like to think. Unless it's just adding a final piece, say with Denver adding Billups or Cleveland adding Jamison, it's just a new player hopping on a bandwagon with wheels falling off. The Mavericks short-comings aren't solved by this addition. I'm thinking the standings aren't gonna change much in the top 4 the rest of the season. There may be a bit of volley, but my guess is that this is how it will play out:
LA
Denver
Utah
Dallas
Utah may catch Denver, but they own the tie-breaker. Dallas may catch Utah, but the Jazz get the tie-breaker there.