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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/standings ... =standings

The standings are so different for the two conferences its ridiculous. In the East there are 3 teams under .500. Two of which are 7 games under .500. Meanwhile in the West the top ten teams are over .500.

I guess it might be the best for us Celtics fans though. Because we will probably end up with one of the bad record teams as our opponents in the first round.

We are in the east so I don`t mind it at all...

Right now I think the 2nd 3rd and 4th place teams in the East should be moved to the West; and Seattle, Minnesota, and Memphis should go to the East.

It would only be fair to allow the teams with the top 16 records to make the playoffs instead of the current system but I don't see the NBA changing the format. It would definitely make the playoffs more exciting if you eliminate teams like NJ and Philly and replace them with Denver and Portland.

But as stated above, we're in the East so I really don't mind it at all.

yeah, i definitely think it should be the best 16 teams

when you have a system where the best 16 teams don't always play for a championship, there is a flaw in the system

but as already stated, there likley won't be any change to the format

If you do that - then why have conferences? In sports you always have weak divisions and conference putting in mediocre teams. That's just the way it goes..for the most part.

Pete

Pete makes a good point. Why bother with the whole East/West thing if they're just going to be the best 16 teams.

On a side note, the Hornets need to be moved the the East and could get the Bucks to the West maybe?

I voted yes because I thought it was about the divisional seedings in each conference. I'd vote to keep the conferences but get rid of the stupid divisions and just take the best 8 teams from each conference.