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Mo Z. Dizzle:
October 25, 2005

NEW YORK (AP) -- The San Antonio Spurs are overwhelming favorites to repeat as NBA champions, according to an NBA.com survey of the league's general managers.

The Spurs received 77 percent of the vote among the approximately 25 GMs who responded. That percentage is the highest a team has received in the four years the survey has been conducted. The defending champions got 96 percent of the vote to win the Western Conference and 100 percent to win the Southwest Division.

Miami also was a unanimous pick to win the Southeast. Results were posted beginning Tuesday on NBA.com.

San Antonio star Tim Duncan got more than 78 percent of the votes as the league's top power forward and is the favorite to win another MVP award. Other popular choices among the league GMs were Miami's Shaquille O'Neal, who got 84 percent as the top center, and Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki (77 percent) as the league's top international player.

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant received the most votes in two categories: best shooting guard and the player wanted to take a shot with the game on the line. Reigning MVP Steve Nash replaced Jason Kidd as the point guard -- the first year Kidd didn't receive the most votes at that position -- and Tracy McGrady of Houston was picked as the top small forward.

New Knicks coach Larry Brown was picked as the best coach.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AufhyuBoM4XmhftItBj2Pb68vLYF?slug=ap-gmsurvey&prov=ap&type=lgns

TeeRaySix9Teen:
yeah, its pretty much a given that we'll be favored to win the championship. we're the defending champs...and probably made the best moves during the summer. but the season hasnt even begun...crazy things can happen through an 82 game season. bein the favorite wont matter if SA doesnt back it up. i picked LA to win the championship over Detroit 2 years ago, like most people...and Detroit came out unstoppable. so you never know what to expect i guess. bottom line...anything less then a championship will be a dissapointment this year.

7even:
I don't need a fucking GM to know that. Spurs vs. Miami finals Spurs take it no way around that

acbaylove:
I really don't know about the Heat, man. ;D

7even:
Shaq - Best Center ever
Haslem - great young rebounder, also good %
Walker - proven all-star vet
Wade - proven all-star, one of the most promising young players in the league
Payton - proven all-star vet
Mourning - proven all-star vet
Posey - good defender
J. Will - nice PG
Kapono - some teams would be happy!


Please. This team is SCREAMING finals.

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