It is time to change the current NBA conference format! The Western Conference has been clearly superior since Jordan left the Bulls. The Western Conference year in and year out is absolutely loaded, and this year is no exception. The East is absolutely pitiful, they have 3 teams that are currently going to make the playoffs WITH A LOSING RECORD!!!!! How in the world can you have 3 teams with losing records make the playoffs? Portland, currently 10th in the West and out off the playoffs, would be the 6th place team in the East That is so ridiculous! This is doing nothing but hurt the NBA. Who wants to watch a team with a losing record play in the playoffs? I certainly do not! Playoffs are supposed to be for teams that have successful seasons NOT LOSING ONES! All you Cleveland fans bragging and boasting about Lebron for MVP and that the Cavs are going to win the title NEWS FLASH YOU WOULD BE THE 10th PLACE TEAM IN THE WEST!!! Yes thats right King James wouldn't even make the playoffs if they were in the West. Lebron over Kobe for MVP is such a joke. Lebron is most certainly the MVP, of the JV league (aka East). Kobe is the best player, on the best team, in the best conference!! Ok enough about the MVP back to restructuring the league. My theory is to completely do away with the conferences. You can leave the divisions just place them all in one conference. The playoffs would then take the 16 best teams and rank them 1-16. This would make sure that the 16 best teams would be in the playoffs and would eliminate the weaker teams that currently make the playoffs under the current system. This would create much better match-ups and would no longer penalize the teams of the West.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
King James shines in New Orleans
Lebron James' many skills were displayed brilliantly tonight in the 2008 NBA All-Star game in New Orleans. James led the East All-Stars to a 134-128 victory. James won the MVP honors finishing with 27 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists, just shy of a triple double. His court vision and ability to get to the rim were key in the East's victory. Ray Allen was also key to the East's win. Allen had 28 points, knocking down three big triples and a couple free throws in the end, sealing the victory for the East. The young guards were the bright spots for the West, Chris Paul and Brandon Roy looked like NBA veterans bringing the West within striking distance in the end. Paul had 16pts and 14dimes, Roy finished with 18 points and 9 boards. The West team was down a superstar in Kobe Bryant, Bryant started the game and collected one rebound before being subbed out about three minutes into the game. Bryant then hit the showers and sat on the bench icing his finger for the rest of the game. All and all it was a pretty entertaining game, now the real excitement begins, the race for the playoffs.
