Originally posted by 00SVT:
I don't think they're unique in that regard. Miami gets contributions from Shaq, Wade, Damon Jones, Haslem... Detroit can look to 5 guys every night... There really isn't a team left that is strictly a 2-man show. Well, maybe the Pacers. They've got 4 guys IMO on that team who can contribute heavily during the playoffs (Hinrich, Duhon, Gordon, Nocioni). Harrington and Davis, well... you never know what you'll get with them. If they have Eddy Curry for the playoffs, however, it's a different story. Having to depend on Tyson Chandler for big minutes in the frontcourt is going to be tough. Him getting in foul trouble with 2 points to his name isn't gonna fly every night.


They're not unique in that they have depth; I never said they were. Truth is, there's never been a championship team that was a 2-man show. And for you to suggest Indiana is a 2-man show is ridiculous. They've had their two best players missing for large portions of the season yet they still made the 6-seed in the playoffs. Very impressive.

Originally posted by 00SVT:
But that brings up another point: missing those free throws down the stretch isn't a good thing. Washington had too many chances to get back into that game because nobody could hit a free throw.


Right, and as bad an omen as that may seem for the Bulls, it's equally such for the Wizards. If they can't capitalize on the chances Chicago gave them, then they aren't going anywhere.