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-There are arguably 10 teams in the West that if switched conferences would be playoff teams in the East.
-There are about 5 teams in the East that would be playoff teams in the West.
-People say the East improved.....how? Lets break down the teams that changed. The Cavs were a great team last year, and they will now be trash. The Heat were a decent team last year, and will now be great. One gets substantially better, one gets substantially worse. So far, no real improvement. The Bulls were already a playoff team, and now should be better. The Raptors were a borderline playoff team, and now should be worse. One team gets substantially better, one team got substantially worse. So far, no real improvement. The Knicks will be slightly better than they were last year. Might sneak in as a 8 seed. When comparing this year to last year, you have a net of one Eastern Conference team being better than it was last year.
-People say the West got worse....how? Lets break down the teams that changed. Utah and Phoenix got worse, but not worse to the point that they become bad teams. They both could conceivably make the playoff still. So far, slightly worse. The Clippers with Blake Griffin could be better and fight for the 8 spot. New Orleans and Houston could be better if they are healthy and be a playoff team. Portland was already a playoff team, but if healthy should be better. Oklahoma City was already a playoff team but could make a huge leap this year. When comparing this year to last year, you have a net of three Western Conference teams being better than they were last year.
After taking all that into account, what exactly am I missing? How are the conference getting more well balanced? How is the East better? How is the West worse? Anyone?
-There are about 5 teams in the East that would be playoff teams in the West.
-People say the East improved.....how? Lets break down the teams that changed. The Cavs were a great team last year, and they will now be trash. The Heat were a decent team last year, and will now be great. One gets substantially better, one gets substantially worse. So far, no real improvement. The Bulls were already a playoff team, and now should be better. The Raptors were a borderline playoff team, and now should be worse. One team gets substantially better, one team got substantially worse. So far, no real improvement. The Knicks will be slightly better than they were last year. Might sneak in as a 8 seed. When comparing this year to last year, you have a net of one Eastern Conference team being better than it was last year.
-People say the West got worse....how? Lets break down the teams that changed. Utah and Phoenix got worse, but not worse to the point that they become bad teams. They both could conceivably make the playoff still. So far, slightly worse. The Clippers with Blake Griffin could be better and fight for the 8 spot. New Orleans and Houston could be better if they are healthy and be a playoff team. Portland was already a playoff team, but if healthy should be better. Oklahoma City was already a playoff team but could make a huge leap this year. When comparing this year to last year, you have a net of three Western Conference teams being better than they were last year.
After taking all that into account, what exactly am I missing? How are the conference getting more well balanced? How is the East better? How is the West worse? Anyone?
