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im gonna bump this up once we stomp our first opponent in the first round!
Yet we can still spank the Suns.
im gonna bump this up once we stomp our first opponent in the first round!
Take a photo, 'cause it ain't gonna happen often.
Yeah suns and sunsfans are still es. I'm sure we can agree on that.
Epic burn.Yeah suns and sunsfans are still es. I'm sure we can agree on that.
Excellent post and great points so far...this sure beats KFC.
How bad is it in the West when the most badass 6 footer on a loaded team will start the Playoffs on his Couch? Sorry AI, Crymelo, K-Mart, JR and Camby.
I think the season will end like this:
1. Lakers
2. Houston
3. Mavericks
4. Jazz
5. Spurs
6. Suns
7. Hornets
8. Warriors
So good bye to: Baron Davis, Dirk, Deron Williams, T-Mac
2nd Round: Lakers vs Hornets, Spurs vs Suns
What's even sadder is when you think about the Finals. It's going to be so hard for whoever to just come out of the Western Conference, seeing as how there's literally a possibility of upset in the first round against anyone. Meanwhile, in the West Boston and Detroit really only have to worry about eachother in the finals and no other team.
I'm interested in seeing how much of a break the East will get, while the West still duke it out in 6-7 games per round!
Except it's hard to forget about conferences because:
A) I think it elminates a lot of the traditional "rivalries" or potential rivalries.
B) The traveling in the playoffs would make it virtually impossible. What if the First Round matchup ends up being the Lakers vs Raptors? How would you expect fans in those timezones to watch those games and how would u expect them to play 7 games in a week and half?
I'm sure the NBA will just say this was a freak year that had so many good teams in the west. The sad thing is that since 4 teams in the east will make the playoff that surely don't belong they wont be included in the lottery. And 2 or 3 teams that don't make the playoffs in the west will be.
That only makes the west stronger and the east weeker which makes the problem worse.
The Nuggets are a lottery team in the West. They would have home court in the first round in the East.
Dallas is fourth in the Southwest. They would lead the Southeast.
This could go on and on.
fixedTwo of these guys aren't going to the second round . . .
at the end of this season, stern is gonna form this trade committee that pop was talking about, and force all the good teams to share their talent, so that the conferences are back even..
Words of wisdom from a lakerFan
I am actually pulling for the Lakers to make it out of the West if S.A doesn't make it out of the West. I know S.A will spank teams come playoff time. The only obstacle that stands in the Spurs way are bogus non-calls.
ewwwww. lakers?
haha.
???? What kind of Spork fan are you?
looks like he's doing the sprinkler.
Right now, SA and Dallas will meet in rd 1....how sick is that????
SA needs to get the #1 seed, as that matches them up with Golden State, which IMO is the only walk in the first round. The Lakers would sweep them and the rest of the series would be long grueling 7 gamers....so LA would have a decide advantage in rd 2 against the 4-5 winner, who would be bruised and battered after the first rd slugfest.
so you actually believe we will get the #2 seed and lose against a team we have beat down twice on our streak?
we match up very well with the hornets (no big post presence) and would probably beat them in 5. they would easily be the best matchup for the rockets in the first round. i think it would be a fun series as well because these teams are starting to develop a rivalry.
this thread worries me :[
+1I'm sure the NBA will just say this was a freak year that had so many good teams in the west. The sad thing is that since 4 teams in the east will make the playoff that surely don't belong they wont be included in the lottery. And 2 or 3 teams that don't make the playoffs in the west will be.
That only makes the west stronger and the east weeker which makes the problem worse.
if there's any argument to be made for reseeding or restructuring the league, this is it.
If I just reverse-jinxed the Rockets into the WCF, I won't post for a whole year.
I agree with this and more. If you're just going to take the top 16 records, then you have to have the schedule balanced. Why should Boston and Detroit get the 1-2 seeds when they play most of their games against the East? And so if you then balance the schedules, why bother having conferences or divisions at all?
Divisions/conferences foster more local rivalry and compe ion. It's an accepted vagary in sports that you'll have weak divisions and strong divisions. Part of the reason the West is so crazy is because the top teams are all maneuvering against each other. It wouldn't be nearly as fun if they were just all in one big glob.
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