Only 4 teams in the entire Conference have a winning record, While only 4 teams in the West have a losing record. The East is pathetic...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Only 4 teams in the entire Conference have a winning record, While only 4 teams in the West have a losing record. The East is pathetic...</div> So your saying AI has a shot this year, HALLEHUAH! (I hope some of you got that) As pathetic as the Eastern Conference is, on NBA Fastbreak they brought up how it's said every year that the West is better then the East, but the East has won the past 2 out of 3 titles. Rack your brains on that ONE!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rok @ Nov 30 2006, 02:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>So your saying AI has a shot this year, HALLEHUAH! (I hope some of you got that) As pathetic as the Eastern Conference is, on NBA Fastbreak they brought up how it's said every year that the West is better then the East, but the East has won the past 2 out of 3 titles. Rack your brains on that ONE!</div>Exactly. Teams like Miami and Detroit are playoff teams. They aren't teams that usually bring their A-Game in the regular season, they pace themselves and they are really ready to go come April. I think that will happen with Miami. I don't think they will win it all, but I think they will still make some white hot noise.But overall, Rok, the East is pathetic.Did You Know?Every team in the Western Conference, except Memphis, would make the Eastern Conference playoffs (winning % wise).
Yeah, that's amazing... I really hope an Eastern Team wins it all this year if Phoenix doesn't make it to the Finals.... I'm sick of Dallas and the Spurs...
It's sad to watch, eastern conference basketball is pathetic. I've noticed that a lot of the NBA's better general managers and management are located in the western conference. (Dallas, San Antonio, Utah, Pheonix, Sacramento, Memphis...etc...thats one of the reasons the eastern conference has yet to catch up in my opinion. Lots of bad management in the east (Philadelphia, Atlanta, Milwaukee, Orlando, New York, Washington)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>But overall, Rok, the East is pathetic.</div> Yeah I know, the Heat and Pistons this year the two teams that won a championship don't look so good. It's very gray, with who in the East actually is a contender and whose a pretender. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>I'm sick of Dallas and the Spurs...</div> After one year?(pertaining to Dallas) It's not like Dallas is shoved down your throat through the media over the past few years.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rok @ Nov 30 2006, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yeah I know, the Heat and Pistons this year the two teams that won a championship don't look so good. It's very gray, with who in the East actually is a contender and whose a pretender.</div>As of right now, they are all pretenders. Orlando has been playing well, and they are a pretty good team, but they won't go far in the playoffs. Cleveland isn't there yet, Miami will be up and down until the All-Star break, Detroit is finally playing solid but nothing mind-blowing, New Jersey has been terrible (lose 6 of their last 7 games), Chicago has been terrible, and the rest of the East is a complete joke compared to Western Conference playoff teams (even most non-playoff teams).I remember a couple years ago, Kenny Smith (maybe it was Greg Anthony?) called the Eastern Conference the "JV League." They look like the Co-Ed League right now.
come all-star break the east will look a lot different. the heat are struggling with age and shaqless. the pistons got off to a slow start but have a nice 6 game winning streak. chicago is too good of a team to have that record. they always start off slow because of that damn circus so they'll start winning. they ave like 9 or 10 home games coming up. also, don't kill me for this but the knicks will start turning some heads. they're not going to be an elite team, they're far from it but they have 11 games at home in december against teams they should beat. november was tough but that's over now. they're 1-6 at home but that isn't gonna last, they're also getting it done on the road 5-5 which one of the best in the conference.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rok @ Nov 30 2006, 12:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>After one year?(pertaining to Dallas) It's not like Dallas is shoved down your throat through the media over the past few years.</div>Well not so much sick of them, as I was disappointed to see them move onto the Finals last year instead of the Suns.... I don't mind Dirk, and I really like Josh Howard, I think he's the Mavs' future actually.... I think that California and Texas have too many teams... 3 and 4 teams is just too many!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BALLAHOLLIC? @ Nov 30 2006, 01:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Only 4 teams in the entire Conference have a winning record, While only 4 teams in the West have a losing record. The East is pathetic...</div> Like CB32 we won the last 2 out of 3 titles, and we are winning the All Star games now, My opinion is that the West has so many good teams and we have so little that All the good ones are eliminated from the West, and the 1 or 2 good in the East obviously advance.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>I think that California and Texas have too many teams... 3 and 4 teams is just too many! </div> Agree, I get that their bigger cities and have more of a market value. But there needs to be some love spread to other states that have zero. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Like CB32 we won the last 2 out of 3 titles</div> CB32? I think you mean Rok. :winkglasses:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rok @ Nov 30 2006, 03:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Agree, I get that their bigger cities and have more of a market value. But there needs to be some love spread to other states that have zero. CB32? I think you mean Rok. :winkglasses:</div>I meant you, nvmd :shifty2:
Aye, get some teams in places like Iowa, Idaho, Montana or one of the Dakota's... Spread it all out a little more evenly, I teams like the Clippers and Warriors go easily move from CA to Idaho and Montana... I don't know, thing is if they did that they may fail to make money and cease to be a franchise at that point, due to the lack of population in those states... Hell, I read somewhere that Montana has more fu*kin' livestock then it does people!
The reason there aren't teams in Montana, the Dakotas, Iowa, etc., is because they can't support a team. A franchise there would fail within a year. On the other hand, Texas and California are two of the most populous states in America. There's no problem supporting a bunch of teams in each sport for them. I guess it would be cool to see the Idaho Potatoes beat the Spurs, but realistically they would be business suicide.Edit: I didn't read the last post
In my opinion, the only 2 legitiment teams in the East right now are Orlando and Detroit. It is really sad to see. Last year was the first year in a while that they were at least close to the western conference and now this....The NBA goes in cycles like this so im not TOO surprised. In 5-10 years, the Easter Conference will be the better conference. Even though I doubt it will ever be by this much...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballerman2112 @ Nov 30 2006, 06:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>In my opinion, the only 2 legitiment teams in the East right now are Orlando and Detroit. It is really sad to see. Last year was the first year in a while that they were at least close to the western conference and now this....The NBA goes in cycles like this so im not TOO surprised. In 5-10 years, the Easter Conference will be the better conference. Even though I doubt it will ever be by this much...</div>Right now, I do believe that Cleveland is a more legit team than the Detroit pistons are. I also believe that come playoff time, the Cavaliers will beat the Pistons if they should play each other again. I really feel the they are the most legit team in the East.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ballerman2112 @ Nov 30 2006, 05:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The NBA goes in cycles like this so im not TOO surprised. In 5-10 years, the Easter Conference will be the better conference. Even though I doubt it will ever be by this much...</div>youre right, all sports go in cycles like this, right now its the west's turn, but with some of the young teams in the east (Toronto, Boston, Orlando, etc.) the East should resurface soon.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Justice @ Nov 30 2006, 02:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The reason there aren't teams in Montana, the Dakotas, Iowa, etc., is because they can't support a team. A franchise there would fail within a year. On the other hand, Texas and California are two of the most populous states in America. There's no problem supporting a bunch of teams in each sport for them. I guess it would be cool to see the Idaho Potatoes beat the Spurs, but realistically they would be business suicide.Edit: I didn't read the last post</div>Well the Iowa college football fans are some of the best in the country. I think if there's just one pro team there they will support it very well. But there are some more deserving cities. But seriously...Montana, Dakota? Hah...I think Oklahoma City should get one with the way they've supported the Hornets.
