NBA- Teams with Last Chance to win a Championship Title (Part 1)
Some players think of it as more of a nightmare while others take as a source of motivation. The statement that it’s the last chance for his team at the title may lead a player to work hard and perform at the top of his form while on the other hand; some would be greatly hurt and discouraged resulting in worse performances. Furthermore, some teams might use the last chance as an aim and come up with a formidable unit that would result in a championship.
The fact is simple that no player can live with the fact that the championship shot is the last one and that too ending in a loss. There have been those teams during the past few seasons that have been able to come across the last chance but statistics show not such a high success rate. This year heading into the new season; let’s have a look at some of the teams in the NBA with only one more shot at the NBA championship title.
Without a doubt, San Antonio Spurs were to be one of the teams in the list as this has been the case for the past three years. All players in the Spurs team that form its foundations like Ginobilli, Duncan and Tony Parker are getting older. The Spurs, according to many, are no more the powerhouse that they once were although they were able to make it to the NBA playoffs last season.
Last season is seen by experts as nothing more than picking up wins here and there and then making the way to the playoffs. Spurs need to scroll back time. This is the last chance for them to win a title as the big three players in Spurs would be hard to hold on to as they are aging human beings.
Boston Celtics is another team that comes on the list despite the fact that they are one of those teams who have players that are among the oldest in the league. The squad has immense amount of skill and talent which can be seen from the fact that this team was able to beat the teams of LeBron, Wade and Bosh last season. Experts, considering the aging team of Celtics, say that the skills of their star players Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen have also decreased on mental abilities.
Although the team is relatively very experienced but the old players don’t help the cause due to the fact that young players just seem to have an edge over the others. Adding Shaq might give some more power but he is another player who adds to the already aged squad. Experts add that the only thing which might keep the Boston Celtics in contention of the playoffs over the course of the next few seasons will be Rondo up and running but some also think that this is the last time that the Big Three of the Celtics would be able to handle the new and young trio of the Miami Heat in the form of Wade, Bosh and LeBron.
The Dallas Mavericks are yet another team that is in this somewhat disappointing list which no team wants to make. This is the day that the Mavericks would have feared because of their reluctance to attain younger players. Experts are of the view that they have heavily been depending on the giant Dirk Nowitzki but these coming few seasons might be his last and the next may well be the final in which he ultimately gives up the firepower in his talented and skillful play.
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