The truth. I just don't see how they can lose some games against the "non-elite" teams, but then again everyone has "bad games".

I didnt really notice but, when did they change how the standing works?

I always thought that each top team in their division gets 1 2 3 etc

Huh? There are 3 divisions in each conference, and if you win your division you are guaranteed a position in the top 4.

Lakers lose their 3rd straight as they fall to the Warriors...

lakers got smacked tonight, Ws off a back to back no excuse for that loss

i cant wait to see the Heat kill the Knicks in the playoffs, ima jizz so hard

like the top 4 teams in the west are spur, la, mavs and okc

I understand the spurs and la being 1st and 2nd respectively, but since the mavs are the same division as the spurs, and okc leads their own division, shouldnt they be the 3rd seed? (even though dallas had the better record)


I pretty sure it was this type of format before.. or I have been watching nhl too much :whistle:

Divisions don't matter. Only wins-loses counts. Speaking of NHL, they have a really messed up game scheduling system. Canucks play their own division 5-6 times a season? Wtf? No shit they are owning the standings.. None of the teams in the NW division made it to playoffs... I like watching the Canucks, just saying that the NHL system is messed up.
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Oh, and how Chicago and Detroit is in the West is totally beyond me..
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^lol. it really is, but I guess there is a lot of team on east coast, sp change the boundary and make it a fair 15 team conference.


Hmm going back to the division thing, I recall when they expanded the 2 divisions into 3 divisions, and they had a sixth seed team, which had a better record than the 3rd seed team. But that third seed team was only considered 3rd because they led their division..

I dont know no more, probably just pulling things out of my ass -_________-

You really shouldn't state things in such a manner as though you know what you are talking about when in fact you really don't.

I'll try to make it a bit more clear for you guys with examples:

Each division champion is guaranteed a top 4 seed. So that takes up 3 out of the 4 spots. The 4th spot goes to the team with the best record, not including the 3 division champions.

Therefore, it is impossible to have 3 teams from the same division in the top 4.

Let's say these are what the standings look like:

Southwest:
Spurs 82-0
Mavs 81-1
Hornets 80-2

Pacific:
Lakers 5-75
Suns 4-76
Warriors 3-77

Northwest:
Thunder 80-2
Nuggets 70-12
Blazers 69-13

This is would the Western Conference seedings would look like:

1) Spurs (81-0)*Division Champs
2) Mavs (81-1)
3) Thunder (80-2)*Division Champs
4) Lakers (5-75)*Division Champs

5) Hornets (80-2)
6) Nuggets (70-12)
7) Blazers (69-13)
8) Suns (4-76)



Do you understand this now? Division champion DOES matter. In this scenario, I have the Lakers with a horrible record seeded at 4th, simply because they are division champions. The teams in spots 5 to 8 all have much better records than them, but, in this scenario, the Lakers would get the 4th spot despite what there record is, simply because they are division champions.

Phil Jackson reminds me of a high school coach.. you do something stupid or not playing good enuf, you get BENCHED...

Just look at Artest and Gasol last night .. lol..damn

I just hope he plays Shannon brown more as this guy is capable of putting up 15points or more

Every team Plays their division rivals 5-6 times. I guess it just builds up rivalries. Remember when the nw was the hardest divsion to play in? Ie. Sakic, forsberg era
Still, Canucks will end the season with a double digit win for the presidents trophy, more than justifies playing in a now "easy division".
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From Yahoo Sports.. lol.

why isnt delante west driving gloria james home? People start to stir shit up when playoff approaches.

more problems for the already chemistry plagued miami heat, with wade injured and now this happening to lebron i wonder if this is gonna affect their play

wow man, bulls are for fckin real, watchin the celts bulls game right now and whoever said Rose is the only offensive threat on that team, sorry man they're an all around good fcking team...

i honestly, like i knew they locked the east division down statistically but never thought of them as a serious contender for the east championship until now that i'm watching them play the Celts...

i guess i been subconsciously Bull hating a little bit ever since they let my main man Ben Gordo go, still very bitter about that, now he's rotting in detroit..... do yall remember the 30 ppg he averaged in that epic playoff series against the Celts the other year, fck that was a dope series, best i seen in years, i mean shit they were a pretty good contender even back then... i think now they are doing a damn good job of scaring the shit out the rest of the top tier teams

Chi-town rocked the fuck out of the Celts.

18th technical for howard now? lol

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^ wow J Rich is a home wrecker!

lol could you imagine expecting a white kid but all of a sudden a black kid pops out? brix must have been shat on nash's part

it can be just rumors,, i read they divorce cuz Nash is a white Tony Parker

but is the baby black?

nash's wife took a picture with all the kids, they are all pale

nash is dating some 22 year old black girl right now, she's pretty fine, too lazy to post pics

^ pics or fail :troll: