Why does everyone hate on the Eastern Conference?

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The Pistons won the title a few years back.  The heat won the title last season.  It is not as though the East has been dominated in the past few seasons.  No one was calling for an all eastern conference finals when the Bulls were winning six titles in the 90's and all of their best series were against the Knicks.  The East has some of the best players entering their primes like Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade along with Lebron.  meanwhile the Suns and Spurs have a few players entering the late stages of their careers like Duncan and Nash.  It will all even out.

DMAN · Accepted Answer

Because the East only got like 3 contenders (Detroit, Miami, and Cleveland), and the West have 6 (San Antonio, Dallas, Phoenix, Utah, Golden State, and Houston).  And since Jordan, the East only won 2 titles.  Most of the west's titles were won in 5 games or less.  Only the 2005 San Antonio-Detroit was a 7 game series.  Detroit did win in 5, but Miami also won in 7.  It'll take more titles for the East to earn respect back.  And if the Cavs don't represent, the Eastern Conference will look more mediocre than ever.

I think parts of that "hatred" is due to the East being the most dominate league for the past 40-50 years.  Now when the East is down, the West laughs.

whitehouse · Answer

The time table and scheduling have been brutal this 12 months. Calgary enjoying Colorado three times in a row in 6 nights is terrible. merely think of if one team replaced into in a hunch or had substantial injuries, they could pass from 1st to final interior the NW standings and lose the season sequence against a divisonal team. meanwhile, on the beginning up of the season, Calgary had some 7-10 nights off between video games....that's not clever. Oh, and the innovations believe that desperate to reschedule the Avs/Flames for the final day of the season which ability the Flames play Tuesday at abode, Thursday in SJ, Saturday returned abode, Sunday in Denver and Tuesday probable someplace for playoffs.....nicely if that final interest ability not something, Denver followers would be seeing the Flames AHL team!!

Anonymous · Answer

The talent in the East is on the decline. Did you see that All-Star game? Oh, and I don't think I would consider Golden State a contender. (Don't worry about them and don't listen to these other guys). The Mavericks are the only West team in the playoffs the Warriors could beat because it's the only West team that Don Nelson used to coach . Sorry, just had to mention that.

Swag · Answer

Check out the game on ABC and you will know why.... and becuase mavs suns and spurs are amazing... there are a lot of solid teams in the east but they just dont have the star power of the west

Joe Rey R · Answer

It's people that want to trash talk....im a big spurs fan...the spurs players are getting old but tim duncan may not be there but they have parker ginobili bowen horry.....eastern conference cant compete with spurs though

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Why does everyone hate on the Eastern Conference?

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