Every year there is a team that comes out of nowhere to shock the NBA world with their success. They are overlooked and underrated in all the preseason prognostications. They are undervalued by the national audience. A lot of times they even begin slowly out of the gate and analysts begin feel secure in their predictions of mediocrity before they emerge as a team to be reckoned with. Last year, this team was the Denver Nuggets. While they were not generally predicted to be a bad basketball team, most preseason previews had them finishing without making the playoffs or with another early round defeat. Of course, NBA fans are familiar with the success the Nuggets enjoyed in the 2008-2009 season, coming within two games of their first franchise NBA Finals appearance and giving the eventual ch ...
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Three Surprise Teams in the NBA That Will Battle For a Playoff Spot
Posted: 19th October 2009 by Courtney Zierk in NBAComments Off on Three Surprise Teams in the NBA That Will Battle For a Playoff Spot