bigdog17k Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 If tha season ended tonight the Magic, Hawks, Heat, and Bobcats would make the playoffs. Just missing the Wiz. Pretty crazy huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted January 13, 2010 Owner Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Just for future trivia, the Central Division did this once in 2005-06, with everyone winning 40 games or more. But they are the only division to send all five since the NBA split into six divisions. On the other hand, last year, the Lakers were the only team to go to the playoffs in the Pacific Division, something that has only been done three times (twice in 2005-06). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redneck Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 The last year the Midwest division was around it sent 6 of it's 7 teams to the playoffs, and it's 7th team was Utah who won 42 games that year. Utah the 9th seed, and Portland the 10th seed had better records than the East 4th seed Miami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted January 13, 2010 Owner Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 The last year the Midwest division was around it sent 6 of it's 7 teams to the playoffs, and it's 7th team was Utah who won 42 games that year. Utah the 9th seed, and Portland the 10th seed had better records than the East 4th seed MiamiLOL, by the end of the year, it could be similar to that. Eleven teams are above .500 right now in the West. Four teams are above it in the East. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redneck Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 I'm fully expecting 1 or 2 plus .500 western teams will not get in. Which kind of sucks, because if you're 500 you diserve to be in the playoffs. especially for a young team like the Thunder, Kings or even the Clippers(who are a game out of 500). I've thought for a while that maybe the NBA should adopt something similar to what Major League Soccer has done. There the best 8 teams make the playoffs reguardless of conference affiliation. So in the NBA the top 16 teams make it. The bottom 3 western teams would than play in the eastern playoffs. It would make for some nasty traveling but a Boston Celtics vs LA Clippers playoff bout would be fun to watch, probably a lot more interesting than a Celtics vs Bucks matchup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenneral Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Nah, I don't think a .500 team "diserves" to be in the playoffs. If there are teams better than them, then tough luck. Win a few more games during the season. Go into the draft and free agency knowing you need to get one or two players that could potentially be the decider in 5-10 games a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 The West has more depth but 3 of the 4 best teams are in the East. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted January 13, 2010 Owner Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 The West has more depth but 3 of the 4 best teams are in the East.Right, but how good would those teams be if they played a Western Conference season schedule? As good as the Spurs or Nuggets? Mavericks? Still better? Many believe the Nuggets may have beaten the Magic, had they gotten past the Lakers in the WCF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redneck Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 Nah, I don't think a .500 team "diserves" to be in the playoffs. If there are teams better than them, then tough luck. Win a few more games during the season. Go into the draft and free agency knowing you need to get one or two players that could potentially be the decider in 5-10 games a year. Speaking as a fan from a team who has won 42 and 41 games and missed the playoffs this doesn't work. Firstly, if the same team was in the East they would have won more games. There is a reason a 42 win team misses the playoffs in the West; the west is stacked with very good teams were wins are hard to come by. Second, you're stuck with pretty much the same draft pick you'd had if you were the 8th seed but you're paying more and the expectations are higher. There isn't a lot of difference between pick 12 and pick 20 in most years. I'm also speaking as a fan of the NBA who wants to see great matchups. Yeah sometimes we get a Boston-Chicago series, but more often than not we end up with the Cleveland-Detroit series which just sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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