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NBA Realignment Proposal: National and American Conferences
Posted on 11/27/14 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 11/27/14 at 12:23 pm
Similar to MLB and NFL, this would split teams into conferences, meaning two wests, two centrals and two eastern divisions. People have mentioning traveling being an issue but it doesn't seem to be a problem in baseball playoffs. I think it could be a way to make things more even instead of all west in one bracket and all east in another bracket, and you would still have meaningful division games that wouldn't matter as much as with a 16 team playoff bracket.
Here's something I put together in a few minutes that looks more even. You're going to have divisions better than others but the conferences seem to be a lot more even, not just now but down the road if the east returns to dominance.
National Basketball Conference
East
Toronto
Washington
New York
Atlanta
Orlando
Central
OKC
Memphis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Minnesota
West
LA Lakers
Portland
Golden St
Denver
Phoenix
American Basketball Conference
East
Boston
Brooklyn
Philly
Charlotte
Miami
Central
Houston
New Orleans
Cleveland
Indiana
Detroit
West
LA Clippers
Sacramento
San Antonio
Utah
Dallas
For example, if you looked at teams this year you could have a conference with Portland, Golden State, OKC, Chicago, Memphis, Toronto, Washington and Phoenix making the playoffs and then Miami, Houston, Cleveland, New Orleans, Clippers, San Antonio, Dallas and maybe Sacramento. Seems a lot more balanced this way. Thoughts?
Here's something I put together in a few minutes that looks more even. You're going to have divisions better than others but the conferences seem to be a lot more even, not just now but down the road if the east returns to dominance.
National Basketball Conference
East
Toronto
Washington
New York
Atlanta
Orlando
Central
OKC
Memphis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Minnesota
West
LA Lakers
Portland
Golden St
Denver
Phoenix
American Basketball Conference
East
Boston
Brooklyn
Philly
Charlotte
Miami
Central
Houston
New Orleans
Cleveland
Indiana
Detroit
West
LA Clippers
Sacramento
San Antonio
Utah
Dallas
For example, if you looked at teams this year you could have a conference with Portland, Golden State, OKC, Chicago, Memphis, Toronto, Washington and Phoenix making the playoffs and then Miami, Houston, Cleveland, New Orleans, Clippers, San Antonio, Dallas and maybe Sacramento. Seems a lot more balanced this way. Thoughts?
This post was edited on 11/27/14 at 12:26 pm
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 12:27 pm to PortCityTiger24
How about a realignment where we try to keep consistency across different pro sports.
I would love for the Saints to be in a division with but not excluded to:
Falcons
Panthers
Texans
And the Pelicans to be in a division with but not excluded to:
Hawks
Hornets
Rockets
That would be fricking awesome.
I would love for the Saints to be in a division with but not excluded to:
Falcons
Panthers
Texans
And the Pelicans to be in a division with but not excluded to:
Hawks
Hornets
Rockets
That would be fricking awesome.
This post was edited on 11/27/14 at 12:28 pm
Posted on 11/27/14 at 12:28 pm to PortCityTiger24
quote:
this would split teams into conferences
Are they not split into conferences now??
Posted on 11/27/14 at 12:30 pm to Chair
More like the:
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Posted on 11/27/14 at 1:00 pm to PortCityTiger24
Posted on 11/27/14 at 1:07 pm to Cleanmatt
Saw rhat. I don't think that's better.
Posted on 11/27/14 at 1:36 pm to PortCityTiger24
Good concept. Gotta keep the Rockets in the same division as the Spurs and Mavs though.
I could see the Pelicans in a Southern division with the Hawks, Grizzlies, and Hornets.
I could see the Pelicans in a Southern division with the Hawks, Grizzlies, and Hornets.
Posted on 11/27/14 at 2:14 pm to PortCityTiger24
What's the point? Any conference realignment you do for the sake of parity could easily end up just as unbalanced 10 years from now. If you're gonna change things to get the best teams into the playoffs, just get rid of conferences period. There's no reason for arbitrary conferences at all. Either let the 16 best teams in or leave it as it is and wait for the east to naturally catch up.
Posted on 11/27/14 at 6:53 pm to DollaChoppa
Or just no conferences and take the top 16.
Lol at conferences in 2014
Lol at conferences in 2014
Posted on 11/27/14 at 7:03 pm to rocket31
OKC, Memphis and the Bulls in the same division 
Posted on 11/27/14 at 9:00 pm to boXerrumble
What's the point to any of this?
Traveling west would be crappy if there's only 2 or 3 teams in your conference. Baseball does 3 or 4 games at each location. Basketball does not.
I like the whole east vs west dynamic. American vs National conferences are nonsense these days.
Traveling west would be crappy if there's only 2 or 3 teams in your conference. Baseball does 3 or 4 games at each location. Basketball does not.
I like the whole east vs west dynamic. American vs National conferences are nonsense these days.
Posted on 11/27/14 at 9:34 pm to Asgard Device
I don't like anything that splits up the Texas 3. You can move them all if you want but don't split them up.
Posted on 11/27/14 at 10:11 pm to dodgeviper
quote:
I could see the Pelicans in a Southern division with the Hawks, Grizzlies, and Hornets.
Could fap to this
Add either MIA/ORL/CHA and make it 5.
Posted on 11/27/14 at 10:31 pm to LosLobos111
If you wanna keep the texas big 3:
SW:
Texas Big 3
PHX
DEN
OKC
Pacific:
All 4 Cali
Utah
POR
South:
NOR
MEM
ATL
ORL
MIA
CHA
Atlantic:
CLE
WAS
BOS
NYK
BKN
Philly
Central:
MIL
MIN
CHI
TOR
DET
INDY
Top 16 get in
SW:
Texas Big 3
PHX
DEN
OKC
Pacific:
All 4 Cali
Utah
POR
South:
NOR
MEM
ATL
ORL
MIA
CHA
Atlantic:
CLE
WAS
BOS
NYK
BKN
Philly
Central:
MIL
MIN
CHI
TOR
DET
INDY
Top 16 get in
This post was edited on 11/27/14 at 10:42 pm
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