Central Division

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Who wins the Central Division?

Poll closed Sep 12, 2008.
  1. Milwaukee Bucks

    8 vote(s)
    40.0%
  2. Cleveland Cavaliers

    5 vote(s)
    25.0%
  3. Detroit Pistons

    2 vote(s)
    10.0%
  4. Chicago Bulls

    5 vote(s)
    25.0%
  5. Indiana Pacers

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  1. DynastYWarrioR6

    DynastYWarrioR6 JBB SmurfY

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    Please vote for the teams that you guys believe are the best teams. The leader of the division will be taken and put into the playoffs accordingly. The rest will be put with the rest of the league to determine the non-divison leader seeds in the playoffs. Please everyone participating in the GM Draft vote. This poll is not limited to the Central Division, everyone is free to vote here.

    Central
    Chicago Bulls - Denny Crane
    C: Samuel Dalembert / Nazr Mohammed / Melvin Ely
    PF: David Lee / Glen Davis
    SF: Andre Iguodala / Quinton Ross
    SG: Ronnie Brewer / Kirk Snyder
    PG: Gilbert Arenas / Earl Watson / Marcus Williams

    Cleveland Cavaliers - dino33
    C: Zydrunas Ilgauskas / Zaza Pachulia
    PF: Paul Millsap / Andrea Bargnani
    SF: Shane Battier / Gerald Green
    SG: Manu Ginobili / Cuttino Mobley / Brent Barry
    PG: Steve Nash / Acie Law / Anthony Carter

    Detroit Pistons - GrandKenyon6
    C: Antonio McDyess / Theo Ratliff / Mark Blount
    PF: Dirk Nowitzki / Darrell Arthur
    SF: Grant Hill / Matt Harpring / Anthony Randolph
    SG: Allen Iverson / Larry Hughes
    PG: Jarrett Jack / Marko Jaric

    Indiana Pacers - logik15
    C: Shaquille O'Neal / Alonzo Mourning
    PF: Kurt Thomas / Craig Smith
    SF: Shawn Marion / Bobby Simmons / Quentin Richardson
    SG: Jamal Crawford / Fred Jones
    PG: Tony Parker / OJ Mayo / Mario Chalmers

    Milwaukee Bucks - kk30
    C: Jeff Foster / Andray Blatche
    PF: Amare Stoudemire / Tim Thomas / Josh Powell
    SF: Gerald Wallace / Antoine Wright
    SG: Paul Pierce / Rashad McCants / Willie Green
    PG: Mike Bibby / Sebastian Telfair
     
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  2. Dark Defender

    Dark Defender The Dark Passenger

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    Tough choice between the Bulls and the Bucks.

    Both teams have the two best players in the division, Arenas and Amare, with solid guys around them.
     
  3. JFizzleRaider

    JFizzleRaider Sad Panda Global Moderator

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    I think Dirk is better than Arenas and a tad under Amare, but I agree Bulls or Bucks, and I pick Bucks
     
  4. JFizzleRaider

    JFizzleRaider Sad Panda Global Moderator

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    BTW how is Cleveland winning? thats a joke
     
  5. GrandKenyon6

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    Dirk and Amare are roughly the same level. Both are worlds better than Arenas.
     
  6. lukewarmplay

    lukewarmplay Hired Goons

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    Yep, my thought exactly. I went with the Bulls for winning the division, even though I think they match up poorly with the Bucks and would lose a series to them.
     
  7. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    I'm gong to talk down my own team. I don't think it's championship caliber, though I do think it's a fine team considering my draft position. If people didn't overlook Arenas, it'd have been very tough to build a team as good as it is.

    Seems like once you get past the top 10 or 15 players, it's very tough to end up with a pair of superstars.
     
  8. jerseycarter15

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    I went with the pistons
     
  9. kk30

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    The Bulls need to improve their bench. so far its really close
     
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  10. zєяσ

    zєяσ Truth is beautiful

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    Went with the Bucks. Bench is average but the starting unit is really good.

    Bulls dont seem to have a lot of outside shooting plus I do not have a lot of confidence as Davis being the back up pf. Plus bigs cant seem to score on their own.

    The Cavs seem to be at a loss of identity. Nash is more full court effective, Ginobili is good at both, while the rest is more suited for the half court game. I dont have the greatest confidence in Green, and it seems like the offense from the bench will either live or die with the long shot.

    The Pistons do not seem to have any backcourt defense whatsoever and seem to not a have a plan on offense other than depending on Dirk and AI.

    Pacers seem have question marks all around for me.
     
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  11. Celtic Fan

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    Bucks by 10 games IMO.

    depth is an issue but 4 of their starters are SOLID and McCants, Telfair, Tim Thomas and Green will do alright providing scoring off the bench.
     
  12. ghoti

    ghoti A PhD in Horribleness

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    The Bucks and the Pistons were blessed with high draft picks, so they will battle it out. If everything goes right for the Bulls, they can keep it close. None of these teams are particularly set for the future. The Pacers need to tank and rebuild.
     
  13. dino33

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    please explain..
     
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    Brent barry is my starting sf gerald green is my 3rd stringer!!!!
     
  15. Denny Crane

    Denny Crane It's not even loaded! Staff Member Administrator

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    FWIW, Mohammed and Ely would be playing both C and PF as needed.
     
  16. JFizzleRaider

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    Your frontcourt is a joke outside of Battier, you would get eaten alive.
     
  17. kk30

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    ginoboli will miss a few months, who else on your team can score?
     

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