Why are the NO Hornets in the western conference?

[damnitzvin]

Just noticed. Someone care to explain? Last time I check, New Orleans are in the east coast.

 

[e3lal]

See Memphis too.

 

[downtown43]

they used to be in the East, remember they played D-Wade and the Heat in the playoffs his rookie season.

but when they made the Bobcats they had to even out the conferences, so they moved them to the SW division in the West

 

[pharelfor3]

I believe it's cuz when the Bobcats were added to the league and The Hornets wanted to move, they were put there as a stipulation of their move.

 

[39478]

why are the detroit red wings in the western conference in hockey...always baffled me...

 

[damnitzvin]

Then shouldnt they rename the conferences to American and National conferences to make more sense?

 

[noblekane]

pretty dumb imo.......... the nba never thinks when deciding things... I would have gave charlotte the hornets name back and named them the new orleans blues

 

[fraij da 5 11]

Originally Posted by dr funk 13

why are the detroit red wings in the western conference in hockey...always baffled me...

i was wondering this the other day... but i guess it doesnt reallllllly matter... hence why the Cowboys are in the NFC EAST

 

[jville819]

Originally Posted by dr funk 13

why are the detroit red wings in the western conference in hockey...always baffled me...

i always wondered this too

 

[coolnificent]

 

[crossisom]

Originally Posted by damnitzvin

Then shouldnt they rename the conferences to American and National conferences to make more sense?

Now why should they go through all that trouble just because of where somebody is at on a damn map?

Some of you threadstarters don't be havin nothin to do.

 

[damnitzvin]

a little off topic but, why are only the UTAH Jazz and Indiana pacer teams that are not city teams? Why are they consider state teams?

 

[downtown43]

dunno the reason for the Utah Jazz name, but...

Tinkham said the "Pacers" decision was an easy one, but the real debate was whether the team should be called the Indiana Pacers or the Indianapolis Pacers. Since one of the original ideas for the team was to have it playing throughout the state with its base in Indianapolis, the official team name became the Indiana Pacers.

 

[crank lucas]

should be the new Orleans jazz

 

[juan baller]

Originally Posted by damnitzvin

Just noticed. Someone care to explain? Last time I check, New Orleans are in the east coast.

New Orleans isn't on the East Coast. It's on the Gulf of Mexico. The only part of the Gulf that could be considered East Coast is Florida citieslike Tampa and Cape Coral.

Last time I checked, no Eastern Conference teams in the NBA are located west of the New Orleans. So why do you thinkNew Orleans should logically be part of the Eastern Conference? Which NBA team would you switch to accommodate that?

Generally speaking, the Mississippi River divides the US into East and West. New Orleans and Memphis are both port cities directly on the Mississippi River.Because there are already 15 NBA cities located east of New Orleans and Memphis, it makes sense to include them in the Western Conference if you want bothconferences to have the same number of teams.

 

[kash55]

Originally Posted by dr funk 13

why are the detroit red wings in the western conference in hockey...always baffled me...

 

[damnitzvin]

I looked at the map, it seems more like it's in the east coast.

 

[sensaciondelbloque]

NFL was notorious for this:

AFC East
New England Patriots	10	6	0	.625	369	289
Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	339	327
New York Jets	9	7	0	.563	348	287
Buffalo Bills	6	10	0	.375	255	367
Indianapolis Colts	3	13	0	.188	313	401
AFC Central
Pittsburgh Steelers	11	5	0	.688	372	307
Jacksonville Jaguars	11	5	0	.688	394	318
Tennessee Oilers	8	8	0	.500	333	310
Cincinnati Bengals	7	9	0	.438	355	405
Baltimore Ravens	6	9	1	.406	326	345
AFC West
Kansas City Chiefs	13	3	0	.813	375	232
Denver Broncos	12	4	0	.750	472	287
Seattle Seahawks	8	8	0	.500	365	362
Oakland Raiders	4	12	0	.250	324	419
San Diego Chargers	4	12	0	.250	266	425

[th=""]Team[/th] [th=""]W[/th] [th=""]L[/th] [th=""]T[/th] [th=""]PCT[/th] [th=""]PF[/th] [th=""]PA[/th] [th=""]Team[/th] [th=""]W[/th] [th=""]L[/th] [th=""]T[/th] [th=""]PCT[/th] [th=""]PF[/th] [th=""]PA[/th] [th=""]Team[/th] [th=""]W[/th] [th=""]L[/th] [th=""]T[/th] [th=""]PCT[/th] [th=""]PF[/th] [th=""]PA[/th]

NFC East
New York Giants	10	5	1	.656	307	265
Washington ********	8	7	1	.531	327	289
Philadelphia Eagles	6	9	1	.406	317	372
Dallas Cowboys	6	10	0	.375	304	314
Arizona Cardinals	4	12	0	.250	283	379
NFC Central
Green Bay Packers	13	3	0	.813	422	282
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	6	0	.625	299	263
Detroit Lions	9	7	0	.563	379	306
Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.563	354	359
Chicago Bears	4	12	0	.250	263	421
NFC West
San Francisco 49ers	13	3	0	.813	375	265
Carolina Panthers	7	9	0	.438	265	314
Atlanta Falcons	7	9	0	.438	320	361
New Orleans Saints	6	10	0	.375	237	327
St. Louis Rams	5	11	0	.313	299	359

[th=""]Team[/th] [th=""]W[/th] [th=""]L[/th] [th=""]T[/th] [th=""]PCT[/th] [th=""]PF[/th] [th=""]PA[/th] [th=""]Team[/th] [th=""]W[/th] [th=""]L[/th] [th=""]T[/th] [th=""]PCT[/th] [th=""]PF[/th] [th=""]PA[/th] [th=""]Team[/th] [th=""]W[/th] [th=""]L[/th] [th=""]T[/th] [th=""]PCT[/th] [th=""]PF[/th] [th=""]PA[/th]

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look at the NFC West...remember those days..the only west team in there was SF

TB look out of place in the NFC Central
Arizona and Dallas out of place in the NFC East

 

[crossisom]

Originally Posted by DOWNTOWN43

dunno the reason for the Utah Jazz name, but...

Tinkham said the "Pacers" decision was an easy one, but the real debate was whether the team should be called the Indiana Pacers or the Indianapolis Pacers. Since one of the original ideas for the team was to have it playing throughout the state with its base in Indianapolis, the official team name became the Indiana Pacers.

They moved to Salt Lake City from New Orleans.

 

[downtown43]

no, i meant why they called it "Utah Jazz" instead of "Salt Lake City Jazz" after the move.

but now that i say it to myself, "Utah Jazz" obviously sounds better.

 

[eight2one]

Originally Posted by fraij da 5 11

Originally Posted by dr funk 13

why are the detroit red wings in the western conference in hockey...always baffled me...

i was wondering this the other day... but i guess it doesnt reallllllly matter... hence why the Cowboys are in the NFC EAST

theyre so many late games for the red wings....but damn good points.

 

[bastitch]

How bad are you at geography where you're arguing that New Orleans is on the East Coast?

Got damn....

 

[flintgrey]

^ LOL

 

[trelvis tha thrilla]

Originally Posted by damnitzvin

I looked at the map, it seems more like it's in the east coast.

What is "in the east coast"? Like someone said earlier, its not on the East Coast at all

 

[kiddin like jason]

How bad are you at geography where you're arguing that New Orleans is on the East Coast?