Which NBA team is this year's biggest underachievers? Why?

Answer 1

The Los Angeles Clippers. They lost to the Hawks the other night. You know things are bad when you lose the Hawks

Chris Kaman was not worth what they paid him. His presence has been non existent.

They have not had any major key injuries. Cassell is old and his time out wasn't a big deal.

This team was picked to go to the playoffs and currently sit in last place. Night and day.

Answer 2

Lakers- Lamar Odom: Things go well when Kobe, Bynum, and Pau play well, but when you add Odom to the mix (very inconsistent) and he is playing well, he is dangerous. When he is actually on his game he is a terrific rebounder and adds the sharp punch up front and as you can see he is making life tough on Utah adding his length to the mix with Bynum and Pau. They all got double doubles with 11+ points and rebounds and Odom adds that next player behind Pau and Kobe to make it tough for teams to double them. Suns- Jason Richardson- I believe they are undefeated when he scores 20 in the playoffs and for the entire year they only lost 5 games when he does. He is a streak scorer that can get 20, 30 and rarely 40, and his athletic ability makes it tough when Nash and Amar'e have that third guy. Spurs- Manu Ginobili- All year this guy has carried them and when he doesn't have big games they more often than not lose. He is the type of player that can perform at all nba levels and even superstar levels when he is right. At times he even carries the team and in close games, he is the difference if the Spurs win or not so he is my X-Factor. Jazz- Kirelinko- He will eventually come back in this series. So however he is able to guard Kobe (whether it's effective or not) can determine the outcome of whether the Jazz push this to 6 or 7, or lose in 5. __ Cavs- Moe Williams- He has been known to disappear come playoff time like last year in the ECF. So far for the 1st time this playoffs he is starting to fade away, and as a result, they split at home 1-1 and aren't looking so sharp. It's proven that if he isn't in the game (mentally or whatever) they struggle and they need him to come alive especially on Rondo. Celtics- Rasheed Wallace- Yes, I agree on this one. Depending on if he can make Shaq pay from the outside will determine how successful the Celtics are in this series. Hawks- Josh Smith- He is another guy that can disappear and if he isn't that 3rs guy for Joe and Horford, they have no chance. Magic- Their bench- They are already more talented than the Hawks and possibly everyone else. If their bench comes in and plays above average with all that depth, teams simply can't beat them.

Answer 3

This is hard to say but THe MIAMI HEAT they had had a lot of injuries even pat riley got an operation.Shaq injured along with Wade and walker and posey not stepping up.Also the heat rely too much from wade and shaq,if u see the Mavs they can win by 17 without dirk.

Answer 4

That would definetly be the Charlotte Bobcats cause they are the worst team in the league and they have no expectations whatsoever. They need some new players or make a big trade fast cause they are nobody.

Answer 5

The Heat, I know they have had injuries, but even the few games with Shaq or D-Wade, they were getting stomped. Remember opening day when the Bulls beat them by like 42 or something like that?

Answer 6

Da Clippazzz

Answer 7

The Heat no doubt NBA champs a year ago and struggling to make the playoffs this year wow.

Answer 8

i think you gotta exempt the heat from this one because of their injuries. not having shaq hurts and dwade has his wrist problem. i think it should be the LA Clippers. they basically have the same team as last year but they arent doing well this year. it seems that everyone has regressed and maggette wants out. sacramento has also done poorly so far.

Answer 9

New York Knicks...they have all the pieces except Isiah Thomas has zero idea how to put them together

Answer 10

THE HEAT, THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INJURIES.