What are some examples of treadmill NBA teams?

[Piff Huxtable]

denver nuggets for the last 10 years. melo was the general, honorable mentions to george karl.

they had a squad in 2009

too bad they ran into the best NBA team of the last 10 years

 

[Ill-Mind]

Hawks own this thread, they've been running in place for years

 

[mcellas]

If this was a NFL thread I would say the Dolphins

 

[mcellas]

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[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

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If this was a NFL thread I would say the Dolphins

Breh dolphins ain't win a playoff game in almost 15 years that's not treadmill that's mediocre

 

[Stinky Diver]

right, the previous few seasons they were for sure. i thought this was about current teams who will be stuck with the rosters as they are now

Even with this current team they'll be treadmill status. Al Horford missed 50 games this past season. They'll once again be a playoff team this coming year. They were a .500 team with Al, which is always good enough for a playoff spot in the east...Which keeps them middle of the road aka treadmill.

 

[954UAlreadyknow]

Not counting this year but the Bucks are the perfect example

 

[malbaker86]

A treadmill team is a team that is an annual playoff contender but stuck from improving to anything more than a first or second round and out team. The joe johnson era atlanta hawks were a perfect example

I thought this was understood

Purgatory lol. Denver Nuggets epitomizes this

 

[malbaker86]

If this was a NFL thread I would say the Chargers

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[NatiboyB]

Treadmill teams are routine teams that make the playoffs but have no chance of even making the conference finals...Teams like

Atlanta Hawks-no star
Denver Nuggets-no star
Chicago Bulls-injured star
Minnesota Timberwolves- no youth development
Brooklyn Nets-old as hell
New York Knicks-no depth
Toronto Raptors-still young

These are teams who are routine 5-8 seed playoff teams who can win 50-60 games in a season but due to the way the rosters are set up you know they won't go much further...To be honest the teams need to make moves to improve.

In the NFL Cowboys, Bengals, steelers, Bears, Chargers, Jets seem to be those teams

 

[str8up]

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[GatorStaceyAdams]

Treadmill teams are routine teams that make the playoffs but have no chance of even making the conference finals...Teams like

Atlanta Hawks-no star
Denver Nuggets-no star
Chicago Bulls-injured star
Minnesota Timberwolves- no youth development
Brooklyn Nets-old as hell
New York Knicks-no depth
Toronto Raptors-still young

These are teams who are routine 5-8 seed playoff teams who can win 50-60 games in a season but due to the way the rosters are set up you know they won't go much further...To be honest the teams need to make moves to improve.

In the NFL Cowboys, Bengals, steelers, Bears, Chargers, Jets seem to be those teams

nikka, the Steelers have been in the SB twice in the last 5 years and have won it once. What the hell are you talking about?

 

[NatiboyB]

nikka, we have been in the SB twice in the last 5 years and have won it once. What the hell are you talking about?

Yep you did win a Super Bowl...so did the giants.

 

[He Who Posts Well]

 

[GatorStaceyAdams]

Yep you did win a Super Bowl...so did the giants.

I am assuming a 'treadmill' team is a team that is neither terrible or great.

I wouldnt consider a team that goes to the 'ship every couple of years to be a treadmill team