Friday, April 11, 2008

west is best?

The entire year all I have heard was how great the west is compared to the east in the NBA, now I must first say, I agree that top to bottom overall the west is better, however if you look at the top teams, the top teams in the east are better then the top teams in the west.. For example, the two top teams in the east, Boston and my pistons are 25-5 and 21-8 respectfully against the west, and the pistons still play the minn, so unless they don't care at all, it will be 22-8, while the top two seeds in the west, right now NO and the lakers are 22-8 and 20-10. But lets look at those numbers closer, cause numbers can, and often do lie.. the pistons are 11-5 vs western conference playoff teams, and the Celtics are 12-4. However NO is 9-7 vs eastern conference playoffs teams and the lakers are 8-7. Does this mean anything, time will tell, but I think people assuming any team that comes out of the west will walk over the east winning will be wrong, I think either of those top two east teams could easily win the title.. now that doesn't mean that they well, but I think they have a much better chance then all but maybe 6 of the teams in the west.. The spurs because experience and the lakers cause of kobe, and how well he is playing with gasol and odem. The bottom of the west is also really bad.. the worse team in the nba is the heat, but then the 2, 3, and 4th are all in the west, and right now the 5th worse would be a tie between the clippers and the knicks. Now the clippers have an excuse they have been hit with a lot of injuries, the knicks, well we know how messed up they are. Now if they changed the playoffs and just let the top 16 in regardless of conference, the west would have 9 and the east would have 6, with the blazers and the raptors right now both tied for that 16th spot at 39-39. and with the raptors having the nets tonight, then the pistons bench, the heat and the bulls, they could easily win all 4 of those games, while the blazers have the kings, mavs, grizz, and the suns, so 2-2 would be good for them, the east would have 7 to the west's 9.. so it really isn't as big a differences as I think some people want you to think.. The numbers for the west are better against the east overall.. as we look at them:
wc playoff teams
1. NO vs east: 22-8
2. LA vs east:20-10
3. SA vs east: 23-7
4. Jazz vs east: 21-9
5. Rockets vs east: 22-8
6. Suns vs east: 24-6
7. Mavs vs east: 18-12
8. Denver ( as of now) vs east: 19-11
ec playoff teams
1. Boston vs west: 25-5
2. Pistons vs west: 21-8
3. Magic vs west: 14-15
4. Cavs vs west: 17-13
5. Wash vs west: 14-16
6. 76ers vs west: 15-15
7. Raptors vs west: 12-18
8. Hawks ( as of now) vs west: 13-17

so overall yes the west is best... but it is a lot closer then you think.. and with the east teams having a easier time, I think the winner of the east will win the nba finials... I'm right, you're wrong

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