Why do some people deny the conference disparity?

[plowking]

09 was admittedly a down year for the West.

How about 11-12?

Conferences were literally dead even.

[DMAVS41]

This is what I dont agree with. The toll that a round takes is much more dependent on luck than anything else. Chris Paul pulled a hamstring vs the Spurs? Yeah. Kevin Love got an arm ripped out and Kyrie got his legs messed up vs the Celtics the second worse team in the playoffs.

Luck definitely plays a role, but all things equal...having to go through harder teams en route to the finals will take more of a toll than facing easier teams.

That is just a fact.

[DMAVS41]

If the conferences were merged and best 16 teams went through, it would have been 7 from the East. Yet this is a huge differences in conferences?

God yes. You aren't realizing that like 8 of the 10 best teams in the league play in the West.

[navy]

Luck definitely plays a role, but all things equal...having to go through harder teams en route to the finals will take more of a toll than facing easier teams.

That is just a fact.

Based on what? Injuries occur regardless of strength. The physicality of your opponent isnt dependent on how good they are or where they play.

[plowking]

God yes. You aren't realizing that like 8 of the 10 best teams in the league play in the West.

It happens. You'll get over it. Each conference has its turn of being the best.

People act like this is something new.

Look at the team Magic was beating to win titles with the Lakers... High 30 win teams multiple rounds...
Look at Kobe's 09 run to see who he beat for a title.
Look at MJ's first title run... 30s and 40s win teams.
Bron in his last title run...


Most stars have had a cupcake schedule a lot of the times they won.

[sd3035]

Lebaldo stans are an insecure bunch of foreigners who have little understanding of the game

[Fire Colangelo]

And I honestly don't understand why people think this is some kind of crisis that we've never had in the league before, that they have to talk about it all the time.

Chill out, it really isn't that big of a deal at all.

There are a lot of young and coming teams out East, and a lot of declining teams out West. If you simply look at next year:

- Bucks are going to keep improving with Parker coming back
- Celtics are young as ****, and can only get better from here on
- Pacers will improve as PG returns
- Maybe the Heat will be healthy next year (huge maybe but possible)

Then you have a couple teams that can get to 50+ wins with Hawks, Cavs, Bulls and Wizards.

While out West:

- Spurs are gonna fall off if Duncan/Ginobili retires
- Mavs are falling off
- Grizzlies are getting injury riddled and older

Then you got question marks in where LMA is going to go in FA, whether KD can come back the same.

[longtime lurker]

Because Lebron

[BigBoss]

A mid 50 win team and a 60 win team are in the conference finals in both. The cream rises to the top. What is the problem?

2 50 win teams played in the first round in the West. Spurs would have come out the East. Cavs would not make the conference finals in the West and would have been the 7th seed. You're in denial

[Cleverness]

Some people will argue that Warriors had it easy when they faced Pelicans, well uhhh.. Pelicans were fresh off beating the defending champs and have a top 5 player in the league in Anthony Davis. And with all that, you know what? Warriors had #1 seed. They're SUPPOSED to have it easier than the rest.

LA Clippers had to face the defending champs in round 1 despite having the 3rd seed.. west is still much better than east.. before the playoffs began, look at Vegas odds for winning the chip - Cavs were the only legit contender in the east

East playoff team records
60-22
53-29
50-32
49-33
46-36
41-41
40-42
38-44

377 wins

West playoff team records
67-15
56-26
56-26
51-31
55-27
55-27
50-32
45-37

435 wins

[Hotlantadude81]

The Hawks pretty much owned the West. "Da playoffs different doe". Yeah, yall already tried that one and the Hawks are 1 round from the finals.

First half of the season only. The Hawks got whipped by the Spurs, Warriors, Thunder and the Nuggets in the 2nd half of the season.

[Cleverness]

The Hawks pretty much owned the West. "Da playoffs different doe". Yeah, yall already tried that one and the Hawks are 1 round from the finals.

First half of the season only. The Hawks got whipped by the Spurs, Warriors, Thunder and the Nuggets in the 2nd half of the season.

yeah

Warriors vs east: 25-5
Houston vs east: 23-7

Hawks vs west: 22-8
Cleveland vs west: 18-12


East vs West: 187-263

[ApexPredator]

Their team plays in the Least. Bias.

100% this.

[JebronLames]

Facing tough teams can actually help prepare you for the finals. So the WCF champions have that helping them.

[iamgine]

Not an agenda thread...I honestly don't understand.

Some people believe the holocaust never happened.

There will always be some people who disagree on things.