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Whats The Best & Most Competitive Division In The NBA?
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:50 pm
by Jordan45822
Atlantic - Raptors, Celtics, Nets, Knicks, Sixers
SouthEast - Heat, Magic, Wizards, Hawks, Bobcats
Central - Bulls, Cavaliers, Pistons, Pacers, Bucks
NorthWest - Jazz, Blazers, Sonics, Nuggets, Timberwolves
Pacific - Kings, Suns, Clippers, Warriors, Lakers
SouthWest - Rockets, Mavericks, Spurs, Hornets, Grizzlies
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:50 pm
by Jordan45822
I am going with the Sout West
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:53 pm
by Texas Longhorns
South West, Bar none.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:54 pm
by Magz50
Southwest >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rest of NBA
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:54 pm
by hermes
southwest is the best
pacific
northwest
central
southeast
atlantic
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:00 pm
by 2poor
Everyone knew the SW would be the toughest coming into the season and absolutely nothing has changed.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:07 pm
by HarlemHeat37
this is how I would rank them..
Atlantic
5 pts..great teams: Boston
4 pts..good teams: --
3 pts..above average: Toronto
2 pts..average: NJ, Philly
1 pt..below average: --
0..bad: NY
12 PTS
SouthEast
great teams: --
good teams: --
above average: Orlando, Washington
average: Atlanta
below average: Charlotte
bad: Miami
9 PTS
Central -
great teams: Detroit
good teams: Cleveland
above average: --
average: --
below average: Chicago, Indiana, Milwaukee
bad: --
12 PTS
NorthWest -
great teams: --
good teams: Utah, Denver
above average: Portland
average: --
below average: --
bad: Minnesota, Seattle
11 PTS
Pacific -
great teams: LA, Phoenix
good teams: Golden State
above average: --
average: Sacramento
below average: LAC
bad: --
17 PTS
SouthWest -
great teams: San Antonio, Dallas
good teams: Houston, New Orleans
above average: --
average: --
below average: --
bad: Memphis
18 PTS
SouthWest
Pacific
Atlantic
Central
NorthWest
SouthEast
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:15 pm
by pro2020
Southwest, easily the most insane record I've seen for a division.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:19 pm
by Dtown84
Southwest, the only division where being 16 games above .500 nets you 4th place.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:11 pm
by Cosmic_Backlash
HarlemHeat37 wrote:this is how I would rank them..
Atlantic
5 pts..great teams: Boston
4 pts..good teams: --
3 pts..above average: Toronto
2 pts..average: NJ, Philly
1 pt..below average: --
0..bad: NY
12 PTS
SouthEast
great teams: --
good teams: --
above average: Orlando, Washington
average: Atlanta
below average: Charlotte
bad: Miami
9 PTS
Central -
great teams: Detroit
good teams: Cleveland
above average: --
average: --
below average: Chicago, Indiana, Milwaukee
bad: --
12 PTS
NorthWest -
great teams: --
good teams: Utah, Denver
above average: Portland
average: --
below average: --
bad: Minnesota, Seattle
11 PTS
Pacific -
great teams: LA, Phoenix
good teams: Golden State
above average: --
average: Sacramento
below average: LAC
bad: --
17 PTS
SouthWest -
great teams: San Antonio, Dallas
good teams: Houston, New Orleans
above average: --
average: --
below average: --
bad: Memphis
18 PTS
SouthWest
Pacific
Atlantic
Central
NorthWest
SouthEast
I'm not trying to justify that the southwest isn't the WORST division, but you underrate Orlando. Just going off records against +50% win teams (which happen to be mostly western conference, celtics, pistons, cavs and toronto) their record is 15-14, while teams you labled as "good", opposed to Orlando being "above average" have records as follows.
Cleveland 16-13
Denver 15-15
Golden State 14-14
Houston 16-14
New Orleans 15-12
now the category Orlando is in, "above average" and others
Portland 12-18
Washington 7-19
INTERESTING FACTS
and I'm not saying this proves anything, but the Spurs have a LOSING record against teams playing better than 50% at 13-14
Boston and Detroit FAR AND AWAY have the best records against teams playing better than 50% ball at
Boston 22-11
Detroit 21-7
now you can't really claim this has anything to do with West > East, I'm not arguing that, because all of the teams over 50% are QUALITY teams, and considering there are only 5 teams in the east over 50% Orlandos's, Detroits, Boston's, and Cleveland's records against +50% teams have come mostly against the WESTERN conference.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:06 pm
by pro2020
[quote="Cosmic_Backlash"][/quote]
against teams with a record of .500+
San Antonio is 14-14
Orlando is 13-15
Boston is 16-9
Detroit is 15-8
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:12 pm
by Cosmic_Backlash
pro2020 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
against teams with a record of .500+
San Antonio is 14-14
Orlando is 13-15
Boston is 16-9
Detroit is 15-8
I took my numbers right off nba.com, so, take it for what it's worth, if they are wrong, then I apologize.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:22 pm
by HarlemHeat37
I actually had Orlando as a "good" team, but I put them back down to "above average"..I feel like a healthy Cavs team is on their own level in the East, below Detroit and Boston, but ahead of Toronto, Washington and Orlando..I don't believe Orlando is a level better than the Raptors or a healthy Wizards team..
the Spurs record is flawed..they were 17-3 before injuries to the 3 main players on the team..most of TP's game is based on quickness and getting to the rim, which he couldn't do when he was playing because of his injured heel/ankle..so they've been playing with major injuries since mid-December..
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 8:53 pm
by tnayrbrocks
NO is better than Dallas imo
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:00 pm
by Patterns
1.Southwest
2.Pacific
3.Northwest
4.Central
5.Atlantic
6.Southeast
Southeast is the only division without an elite team.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:06 pm
by J-Mezzy
Orlando has beaten
Celtics twice
Pistons twice
Hornets
Rockets
Lakers
Warriors
I think they are a good team....