what?

To quote the Geico caveman, "uhhh, what?" I'm confused by your points. first off, either we aren't watching the same team or you aren't actually reading my posts. the Warriors do not play one-on-one ball, unless you mean a point guard trying to break people down and then dishing. watch the pre-Andre Miller Sixers. they played one-on-one. watch the Hawks or Celts. they play one-on-one. i'm sorry, but you're simply incorrect to put Golden State in that category. And even so, who said I'm against creating favorable 1-on-1 matchups? secondly, regardless of how they're doing it, you also can't deny that G.S. takes only 3s and dunks. that's all i'm asking for in an offense. so far tonight, G.S. has taken like 2 or 3 midrange jumpers, compared to Dallas, which has probly taken 10-15.

And "cherry picking stats?" Is that what you call citing very simple stats? You made an elaborate point about how important it is to shoot FTs and how bad it is to shoot 3s. My stats simply prove that incorrect. I'm not saying you have to shoot 3s to win, or that shooting lots of FTs is inherently bad, but given the numbers, you can't really make your argument. There is absolutely nothing wrong with shooting lots of 3s or no FTs. Also, just know that the Spurs shoot a ton of 3s and almost no FTs ... and also have a great big man and play great D. these things aren't mutually exclusive.

As for your other "points," you're a genius to point out that talent wins. That's Nobel Prize material. We obviously agree that talent wins, but a worthy argument is if 2 equally-talented teams are playing 2 different systems, what would happen? The Suns now have the talent to match the Spurs, and may very well beat them (as a sidenote, Raja sucked on his previous team, as did Diaw, which speaks more to the system than their "talent"). You're clearly right that styles like G.S. or Phoenix's haven't won champs, but come on, how many teams have run either of those styles and had the talent of a San Antonio or 90's Bulls? And remember that your two favorites are two of my prime examples of great teams that take 3s and don't shoot FTs. I'm not trying to prove causation, rather just pointing out the correlation that it's possible to do those things and still win lots of games and championships.