Blast From The Past

Throughout all the years the National Basketball associations has been around there has been tons of tremendous team. Everyone has there own opinion about what teams are the beast obviously, but lets see if you agree with these top ten. Number ten is the team Micheal Jordan won his fist ever championship with, the 1990-91 Chicago Bulls. The Bulls averaged 110 points per game  and had the top offensive rating in the NBA. They also limited there opponents to just 101 points per game and finished with the number 7 defensive rating in the league at 105.2. Here’s a video of Jordan celebrating  his first Championship.

Once again we have the Bulls at number nine but this time its the 97-98 Chicago Bulls. The Bulls finished there regular season with a 62-20 record.They completed the second three-peat in franchise history. This team was third in the NBA in opponents points per game. At number 8 we have the 91-92 Bulls. This team averaged 109.9 points per game and led the NBA with an offensive rating of 115.5. They won the championship as well. At 7 we have the 08-09 LA Lakers. This team one the ship. they also were third in the NBA in offensive efficiency  and sixth in the league in defensive efficiency. Number 6 we have the San Antonio Spurs. They did not win a championship but they finished the year with a final regular-season record of 67-15. They also finished with the best defensive rating in the NBA with 99. The 85-86 Boston Celtics take the 5th spot. the team had the third-best offensive rating in the league and the best defensive rating. They finished 67-15 and won the championship against the Houston Rockets. At Number four we have the 14-15 Golden State warriors. They may not be the best team but they were fun to watch for sure.  The 15-16 Golden State Warriors come in at the 3rd spot. This group made history by winning 73 regular season games but people still didn’t think they were the best team ever. Once they blew a 3-1 lead to my squad the Cavs in the NBA Finals People REALLY didn’t think the record mattered after that. At number to its the 96-97 Chicago Bulls. This team was great they led the NBA in points per game and offensive efficiency. they ended the regular season at 69-13 and in the postseason they went 15-4. Finally we made it to number one. Who else beside the Chicago Bulls. The 95-96 Bulls take the top spot. They had the record of most wins at 72-10 until the warriors passed that. Unlike the warriors the bulls went on to win the championship. They were the best offensive and defensive team in the league and averaged 105.2 points per game.

Top 10 NBA Legends

Tons of people come in and out of the NBA but it takes a very special someone to become a Legend. You have to make it through so much and accomplish so much to be considered one of the all time greats. People would say a legendary player will usually have a career of above average length with some significant accomplishments in the form of individual statistics or championships. Being in the Hall-of-Fame helps, but performing well over an extended period of time is usually enough to earn the legendary tag. There are a bunch of legends but here are the top ten. Starting at number 10 is Hakeem Olajuwon. Hakeem was one of the best big men to ever play the game. He was a NBA MVP, two-time NBA Finals MVP, and three-time NBA blocks champion. He holds the NBA record for blocks at 3830. Next up at number 9 is Shaquille O’Neil. Even though Shaq could not hit a free throw, he had many more accomplishments. He won one MVP and two scoring titles in his career. He got his fourth ring with Dwayne Wade in Miami, was selected to 15 All-Star teams and also rank fifth on the league’s career scoring list. Tim Duncan takes the 8th spot on the list. Everyone knows Tim Duncan is famous for his turn around bank shot, some might not know that he has two MVP’s, four titles, 13 straight seasons on both an All-NBA and All-Defensive team. You probably didn’t know that because he stays so quiet on and off the court, but when he gets in that PF position you will feel his presents. The 7th best Legend is Wilt Chamberlain. He was  7 foot 1 and nicknamed  The Stilt/Big Dipper. Wilt Chamberlain statistically was Most dominant player the league you will probably ever see. He has Seven scoring titles, 11 rebounding titles, four MVP’s.  The most remarkable stat in the history of the league I believe is his  100-point game. That is just ridiculous! Number 6 on the list is my favorite player Lebron James. I wont get into it all just know he has been to 6 straight NBA finals and counting. Coming in at number 5 is Larry Bird, One of the best sharp shooters to ever play the game. Bird is a 12-time NBA All-Star and was named the league’s Most Valuable Player three times. He won 3 NBA titles and an Olympic Gold. He also was the first member of the 50/90/40 club. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 4th on the list, he won 6 NBA Titles, 6 MVP awards and still holds the all time scoring record 38,387 points. 3rd we have Majic Johnson. He has just won in ever division possible:  5 NBA titles, 3 MVP awards, Olympic Gold, NCAA title and High School title, and was  all-NBA first team 9 times. 2nd on the list is Bill Russel. He won 11 NBA titles in 13 seasons, 5 MVP awards, and an Olympic Gold. Finally Taking the top of the list we all know is Micheal Jordan. He won 6 Championships, 5 MVP’s, and 10 scoring titles.

The Best Team In The NBA

Everyone has an opinion on who they think the best overall NBA team is throughout the season. One thing you can’t deny is that the Golden State Warriors are in fact the best overall team in the league right now. The Warriors are a team based in Oakland California. Back in 1946 the team was name the Philadelphia Warriors based in Pennsylvania. Then in 1962 the team moved to the Bay Area and was named the San Francisco Warriors. It was not until 1971 when the team finally changed its name to the Golden State Warriors and that is what it still is today. The warriors have been to 8 NBA finals winning for of those and the most recent win coming in 2015 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In that same year the warriors made a historic run and won 73 games in the regular season to set a new record that the 95-96 Bulls previously held.

Some people, Michael Jordan, are saying since they did not win the NBA championship the same year that it does not mean anything. Even though I don’t like the Warriors I do have to give them credit on their amazing season. But shout out to the Cavs and game 7.  The warriors are having the same success this year and are even on the path to hit 73 games again but it will be very hard. The team is currently 43-8. That is a win percentage of .843, the best in the entire league. They are ranked first in their conference which is the West and people tend to say it is the harder division. They have only lost 3 games at home and 5 games on the road and are 9-2 in their conference. The warriors are a team that always puts up big numbers which is obviously why they are always winning. Currently they score an average of 118.2 points a game while holding their opponents to only 105.3. That is a 12.8 difference. A big move was made this past year on July 4, 2016, when Kevin Durant decided to announce he would leave the Oklahoma City Thunder because he wanted to sign a 2 year contract with the Golden State Warriors. On July 7, Durant signed the contract which gave the Warriors a fourth all-star on their team. The Warriors are obviously the favorite to win the 2017 NBA championship because who wouldn’t be when you have four all-stars in Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, and Finally Kevin Durant. I guess we will have to wait and see if this big move was worth it.

Here is a little video to show you how good they really are: