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Originally Posted by dirk digler
Showtime Lakers = Lakers from 2000-today
Bird Celtics = current Celtics team
Bad Boys = Miami Heat
MJ Bulls = no comparison
If you want to talk about popularity, fan involvement, likability, and exciting go watch the Oklahoma Thunder play. They are one if not the most exciting and likable team in the NBA. And Kevin Durant is a star.
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I like the current NBA but no way were the 2000-today Lakers as fun to watch as the Showtime Lakers.
And the current Celts aren't the Bird Celtics.
Those are very high standards, though. If you're talking about the Showtime Lakers and Bird Celts you're talking about two teams that were among the most interesting in NBA history. I don't think there's any shame in not being their equal. The current era Celtics and Lakers have had some exciting teams and have been fun to watch.
I would say the Bad Boys=Heat is good. Although, the Bad Boys were sort of the likable villain. The Heat were sort of whiny jerk villains last year. But they are very compelling, no doubt. And I think Lebron is starting to get it. Poking fun at himself in the McDonalds ads was smart. He made himself more likable with those, in my opinion.
I think the NBA is great right now. The NHL too, by the way. Both leagues have been very entertaining the last few years.