NBA: Comparing Each Franchise To Music Genres

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Feb 28, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons (25) shoots against the Minnesota Timberwolves at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 28, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks forward Chandler Parsons (25) shoots against the Minnesota Timberwolves at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

Dallas Mavericks

Band Name: The Cuban 5

Genre: Boy Band

It doesn’t matter what kind of team the Dr. Frankenstein – Rick Carlisle and the Dallas Mavericks – of the NBA assembles; they are always competitive. More than any other franchise, the owner, in this case Mark Cuban, is the MVP. But look at the Mavs roster this season and tell me that they should be a playoff team with a straight face. You can’t.

Denver Nuggets

Band Name: The Who Are They?

Genre: 70s Rock

Name someone on the Denver Nuggets in five seconds. Quick! OK so you probably got Kenneth Faried, Danillo Gallinari and Will Barton, who was in the slam dunk competition. But since the days of Carmelo Anthony, the Nuggets haven’t been a team full of big names.

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