Brandon Roy was the Lesstern Conference Player of the Week and Ben Gordon was the Beastern Conference Player of the Week. I already saw the news release. It's on Bulls.com, among other places.
Official press release: http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/Brandon_Roy_Wins_Western_Confe-309255-1218.html
How cute, a Bulls fan talking smack. ahem. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore;_ylt=AmEAZkVopi_R.6dcSULaTCxYPaB4?gid=2008111922
I don't see Kirk Hinrich, Brad Miller, or John Salmons in that box score. And Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah were no where close to as good as they are now at the beginning of the season.
It shows parity doesn't really matter all that much. Since the lat Lakers Championship, we have: 2003- San Antonio Spurs 2004- Detroit Pistons 2005- San Antonio Spurs 2006- Miami Heat 2007- San Antonio Spurs 2008- Boston Celtics The East has been able to produce three championship teams, while the West was only being able to produce one. That puts the Bulls in a more favorable position then the Cavs really. The Cavs are the only team that I see with a longterm sustainability of the current Eastern Elite. Magic won't sustain with Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu being on the wrongside of 30 next year, and Jameer Nelson being injury prone. Celtics obviously have a limited window. While the Magic will surely reload and the Heat look to have a bright future, a window where the Bulls can seriously compete for a championship will be opened up. The Blazers, obviously can compete, as they have a lot of talent, but Kobe is a talent that can sustain greatness later then most, same with Duncan. You have Chris Paul and Deron Williams' with some pretty young teams in there. The Bulls have an easier path to the finals, and being in a tougher conference hasn't proven much in the Finals since the Lakers last won.
Not too shabby. The team went undefeated, including wins over two top quality Western Conference Playoff teams. And Roy is seen as the leader of this team. Mozel tov, Roy, I hope that soon this award will get downright boring.
Orrrr, the west is just so good, that they beat up on eachother, and the Spurs just happen to be the best team out here. The East is so BAD that any team can have a decent season and rise to the top. The closest thing to consistency you had out there was Detroit, and now they're close to not even making the playoffs. Your logic is flawed BG.
With math like that it's no wonder your so called 'power rankings' are so flawed. Seriously, what the fuck?! 1. Cleveland Cavaliers - 95.13018087 2. Los Angeles Lakers - 94.36751027 3. Boston Celtics - 93.51357619 4. Orlando Magic - 92.83773468 5. San Antonio Spurs - 89.71123138 6. Denver Nuggets - 87.83039644 7. Houston Rockets - 86.78514367 8. Utah Jazz - 86.29294626 9. New Orleans Hornets - 86.15580116 10. Portland Trail Blazers - 86.0071837 11. Dallas Mavericks - 84.76325345 12. Phoenix Suns - 83.54711566 13. Atlanta Hawks - 82.97554227 14. Detroit Pistons - 82.39269144 15. Philadelphia 76ers - 82.32295831 16. Miami Heat - 81.98880644 17. Chicago Bulls - 80.18519236 18. Charlotte Bobcats - 78.75602559 19. New Jersey Nets - 78.59516313 20. Indiana Pacers - 77.79842554 21. Toronto Raptors - 77.60235241 22. Milwaukee Bucks - 77.58198637 23. New York Knicks - 76.54534084 24. Golden State Warriors - 75.43995295 25. Minnesota Timberwolves - 73.0857411 26. Memphis Grizzlies - 72.43659946 27. Oklahoma City Thunder - 71.88973547 28. Washington Wizards - 70.36682758 29. Los Angeles Clippers - 70.08237037 30. Sacramento Kings - 69.10982444
Interesting that you think Noah and Tyrus are going to make a big enough impact to change that score if we played again.
It's a structural issue that has existed for two decades and won't go away anytime soon. There are simply a larger collection of good owners/front office personnel in the WC. If we were the Portland, ME TrailBlazers our record would have been closer to 60 wins. The WC team that survives the gauntlet ends up in the Finals beaten up. The first round for the good teams in the EC is a cakewalk. Even the second round is comparatively easy. The result is a rested EC team and a worn out WC team.
