Every October, while you are trying to figure out a quirky name for you fantasy football team (the name of my historically bad team is "Ochostinko"), NBA GM's are filling out their annual survey. And very often, these surveys follow the lines of conventional thought. Which makes me wonder if (a) these GMs are actually filling these things out or (b) they are just putting down predictable answers for whatever reason (paranoia? putting pressure on a rival?). Regardless, conventional thought rules once again in the survey. Some of it is absolutely warranted, some of it is head scratching, and a signficant portion of it involves love for Miami and the Lakers, both of which have been selected as this year's Finals participants. LeBron James has been selected as the MVP frontrunner, the best small forward, and the guy 24 of the 30 GMs would select to start a team (Kevin Durant and Dwight Howard are the others). The Lakers have the best shooting guard in Kobe Bryant...
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LeBron James,
Dwight Howard,
Kevin Durant,
Kobe Bryant
TEAMS: Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder
TEAMS: Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder
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