I remember during the offseason we were discussing how the East has improved this year compared to previous seasons. And how the East might finally be able to compete with the West. So much for that.
It's top-heavy. Both Detroit and Boston would still be at the top in the West, but it takes a huge fall after that. Its nothing out of the ordinary though. This has been the pattern for the past decade and it'll likely continue, what with Portland and Seattle drafting two future stars in this year's draft.
to be fair to Toronto, Cleveland and Washington Toronto, injuries and tough f'n schedule, Cleveland has Varejao and his impact back and Washington, though playing better, still is missing there best player. after the top 6 in the east, then its real garbage but it is obviously the west is significantly better
The East has been awful this year. The top 2 are great, but it just crumbles after that. Toronto has (mostly) disappointed this year. The Bulls are the disappointment of the season. The Heat flat out suck. The Nets are underachieving. You know, I think you guys get my point. When stacked side by side with the West, the East can't compare. I mean, it's sad when the 4-8 seeds in the East would have troubles just MAKING the playoffs out West.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Moo2K4 @ Jan 28 2008, 12:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The East has been awful this year. The top 2 are great, but it just crumbles after that. Toronto has (mostly) disappointed this year. The Bulls are the disappointment of the season. The Heat flat out suck. The Nets are underachieving. You know, I think you guys get my point. When stacked side by side with the West, the East can't compare. I mean, it's sad when the 4-8 seeds in the East would have troubles just MAKING the playoffs out West.</div> And the worst part about it is that some of the very worst teams in the NBA are in the west, meaning they'll continue to stack up heavily on high lottery picks and make the gap even wider. I hope one day it will all balance out, because that's really what basketball needs - nightly competitiveness.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (o.iatlhawksfan @ Jan 26 2008, 08:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If the 9th seed in the west(Utah) was in the East, they'd be the 4th seed!!!!!!!</div> Maybe even higher, as they would had played more games in the East then the West. -Petey
i think the east has more parity than the west but that doesn't mean it's worse. The west has four teams with less than 14 wins, the east only has one.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shookem @ Jan 28 2008, 01:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>i think the east has more parity than the west but that doesn't mean it's worse. The west has four teams with less than 14 wins, the east only has one.</div> - It's hard for bad teams in West to get W than teams in East, because they have to play top western conference teams about twice more than eastern teams. If either Clippers or Memphis are in Eastern conference, they would end up more than 13 wins now. - 9 teams in West won 25 games or more, while only 3 teams in East won 25 games or more. At this rate, 49-33 record may not secure PO birth in West. You get a home court advantage in East. - Both leagues have parities. The only problem is that parity in East starts from Cavs to NY (.558 to .326), while in West, it starts from Hornets to Rockets (.721 to .545). - West vs East: 141-121 (.56 - .44)...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shookem @ Jan 28 2008, 12:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>i think the east has more parity than the west but that doesn't mean it's worse. The west has four teams with less than 14 wins, the east only has one.</div> I think the East is actually far worse. I think if you threw a team like the Clipps out East, they might have more success. I mean, it's not that they don't have a talented roster, especially when healthy, but they just play in such a superior conference that they get beat nightly because of their injuries. And again, it's pretty pitiful when the 6-9 seeds out West could have homecourt out East, while on the flip side, the 5-8 seeds out East probably don't make the playoffs in the Western conference. And then you look at how many teams will get in out East with a sub-.500 record (usually at least one, sometimes more), while in the West, you might have to win 50 games this year just to squeeze in to the 8th spot, while teams with 42 to 47 wins might not even get in.
I'd be very surprized if at the end of the season the 8th seed in the West has 50 wins. My guess is it'll be something like 45 or 46, but 50 seems pretty high. I know someone said at the current standings it would be 49, but I think it will let up some.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lavalamp @ Jan 28 2008, 07:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'd be very surprized if at the end of the season the 8th seed in the West has 50 wins. My guess is it'll be something like 45 or 46, but 50 seems pretty high. I know someone said at the current standings it would be 49, but I think it will let up some.</div>While it seems pretty high, it's almost feasible. Right now, the Nuggets sit at the 8th seed and they're 26-18. With that pace, they're looking either 48 or 49 wins. So, I think it is possible, and I definitely think that you're going to see at least two 44+ win teams miss out on the playoffs because the West is so deep from top to bottom (for the most part).
