NBA General Manager Survey Results

[Corey]

http://www.nba.com/news/2012-13-gm-survey/index.html

Some of the Celtics inclusions:

Which team will win the Eastern Conference?
1. Miami -- 96.7%
2. Boston -- 3.3%

Which team will win the Atlantic Division?
1. Boston -- 66.7%
2. Brooklyn and New York -- 13.3%
4. Philadelphia -- 6.7%
Last year: Boston -- 64.3%


What was the most underrated player acquisition?
1. Andre Iguodala, Denver -- 16.7%
2. Jason Terry, Boston -- 13.3%
3. Courtney Lee, Boston -- 10.0%
4. Ryan Anderson, New Orleans, Andrei Kirilenko, Minnesota, Brandon Roy, Minnesota, Lou Williams, Atlanta -- 6.7%
Also receiving votes: Ray Allen, Miami; Marcus Camby, New York; Gerald Green, Indiana; Grant Hill, L.A. Clippers; Chris Kaman, Dallas; Kyle Lowry, Toronto; O.J. Mayo, Dallas; Darko Milicic, Boston; Steve Nash, L.A. Lakers; Alexey Shved, Minnesota

What was the most surprising move of the offseason?
1. Steve Nash to the Lakers -- 39.3%
2. Bynum/Howard/Iguodala trade -- 17.9%
3. Knicks not matching Jeremy Lin offer -- 14.3%
4. Ray Allen to Miami, Joe Johnson to Brooklyn -- 10.7%
Also receiving votes: Jeff Green's contract, Luis Scola amnestied by Houston

Which rookie is most likely to be a "sleeper" success?
1. Jared Sullinger, Boston -- 17.2%
2. Maurice Harkless, Orlando, Andrew Nicholson, Orlando -- 13.8%
4. Jae Crowder, Dallas, Damian Lillard, Portland -- 10.3%
6. Terrence Jones, Houston -- 6.9%

Who is the best defensive player in the NBA?
1. Dwight Howard, L.A. Lakers -- 60.0%
2. LeBron James, Miami -- 16.7%
3. Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City -- 13.3%
Also receiving votes: Tyson Chandler, New York; Kevin Garnett, Boston; Thabo Sefolosha, Oklahoma City
Last year: Dwight Howard -- 76.9%

Who is the best perimeter defender in the NBA?
1. Tony Allen, Memphis -- 33.3%
2. LeBron James, Miami -- 26.7%
3. Avery Bradley, Boston, Andre Iguodala, Denver, Rajon Rondo, Boston, Thabo Sefolosha, Oklahoma City -- 6.7%
Also receiving votes: Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers; Eric Gordon, New Orleans; Dahntay Jones, Dallas; Metta World Peace, L.A. Lakers
Last year: Tony Allen -- 26.9%

Who is the best interior defender in the NBA?
1. Dwight Howard, L.A. Lakers -- 66.7%
2. Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City -- 16.7%
3. Tyson Chandler, New York -- 10.0%
Also receiving votes: Anthony Davis, New Orleans; Kevin Garnett, Boston
Last year: Dwight Howard -- 88.9%

Which is the best defensive team in the NBA?
1. Chicago -- 40.0%
2. Miami -- 26.7%
3. Boston -- 23.3%
4. L.A. Lakers -- 6.7%
5. San Antonio -- 3.3%
Last year: Chicago -- 66.7%

Who is the best head coach in the NBA?
1. Gregg Popovich, San Antonio -- 80.0%
2. Doc Rivers, Boston -- 13.3%
Also receiving votes: Rick Adelman, Minnesota; Erik Spoelstra, Miami
Last year: Gregg Popovich -- 42.3%

Which head coach is the best manager/motivator of people?
1. Gregg Popovich, San Antonio -- 60.0%
2. Doc Rivers, Boston -- 40.0%
Last year: Gregg Popovich -- 42.9%

Which player is the fastest with the ball?
1. Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City -- 36.7%
2. Derrick Rose, Chicago -- 23.3%
3. Rajon Rondo, Boston -- 13.3%
4. Ty Lawson, Denver -- 6.7%, John Wall, Washington -- 6.7%
Also receiving votes: Aaron Brooks, Sacramento; Darren Collison, Dallas; LeBron James, Miami; Tony Parker, San Antonio
Last year: Derrick Rose -- 57.7%

Which player is the best passer?
1. Steve Nash, L.A. Lakers -- 58.6%
2. Chris Paul, L.A. Clippers -- 27.6%
3. Rajon Rondo, Boston -- 6.9%, Deron Williams, Brooklyn -- 6.9%

[Polish Post]

these surveys are never worth the paper that they used to be printed on...

[leprechaun5]

I was surprised to see chris paul being voted as the best leader ,i don't think he is a top 5 in that category .

[Corey]

these surveys are never worth the paper that they used to be printed on...

Yeah, the GM's opinions in the NBA don't mean anything

They're definitely not the ones with the most important opinions or anything. They're not the ones calling the shots and making the personnel decisions.

[BradytoGronkTD]

I dont know how much i agree with the heat being a better defensive team than us. When we are healthy.

[rufo4100]

these surveys are never worth the paper that they used to be printed on...

Couldnt disagree more....these are surveys of GM's not the general public.

[Corey]

I dont know how much i agree with the heat being a better defensive team than us. When we are healthy.

You could make the argument, but there's no denying that Chalmers, Wade, Lebron, Bosh are all better than average, and Battier is pretty solid as well (since he started a decent amount last year).

Right now, if the Celtics are rolling out Rondo, Bradley, Pierce, Bass, KG whist bringing Lee and a few other solid defenders off the bench you could say they're just as good.

[BradytoGronkTD]

^ yeah its definetly close, but i think when looking at each team as a whole, the celtics get the edge.

[B'sCeltsPatsSox]

GM's really gave votes for the Nash and Allen signings as the "most underrated player acquisition?"

Agree with a good amount of these though, and it's nice to see that Bradley is getting love from GM's.

[xcrisisx]

we actually have more succes at winning the division this year
who was the guy that left the team again?

[KmB728]

I think Doc is a better motivator of players than Pop.

[Corey]

Ouch.

[BradytoGronkTD]

You could make the argument, but there's no denying that Chalmers, Wade, Lebron, Bosh are all better than average, and Battier is pretty solid as well (since he started a decent amount last year).

Right now, if the Celtics are rolling out Rondo, Bradley, Pierce, Bass, KG whist bringing Lee and a few other solid defenders off the bench you could say they're just as good.

After watching the C's give up 120 points!! weve got a lot of work to do, guess the GM's were right.