Eastern Conference gotta do better

[Victim of Racism]

Just gonna leave this right here:

"Are the Cavaliers this good, or is the Eastern Conference this bad?

When exactly did we decide that the East was so bad?

If you go back to the start of the playoffs, all 21 of ESPN's experts picked the Cavs to beat the Pistons in the first round. However, only two of them picked the Cavs to sweep. Four of them thought the series would last SIX games. The consensus at the time was that Detroit would be a feisty opponent that could provide a tough first round test.

And in many ways, that turned out to be correct. The Pistons may have been the toughest challenge the Cavs have yet faced. The fact that the series was over in four games should not diminish how frisky they were.

Then there were the Hawks. The conventional wisdom now seems to be that they were not a worthy challenger. But what about at the time?

Again, all of ESPN's experts picked the Cavs to win the series. But only Chris Broussard predicted a sweep. Five of them thought it would go six games, and two thought it would last the full seven. Also, there was this almost-prediction:

So the idea that the Pistons and Hawks were mere speedbumps on the road to the Finals seems to be new.

Let us at least dispel with the fiction that the Cavs' first two playoff opponents were bad. The Pistons and Hawks were perfectly fine eighth and fourth seeds, respectively. The Cavs just made it look easy. And for some reason there does not seem to be much mention that the Warriors' first two opponents were the Rockets and Trail Blazers, hardly the stiffest of competition."

Are the Cavs this good, or is the Eastern Conference this bad?

 

[Gangstar8]

Chris paul and KD need to take their asses to Eastern Conference

this is fukking embarassing

 

[MalikX]

The 90s East was better than the current East

The early 90s it was Pistons, Celtics, Sixers and a young Bulls team
The mid to late 90s it was Bulls, Knicks, Magic and Pacers

The Pacers took LA to 6 games so they weren't garbage
The Shaq-Penny Magic would cause the Cavs problems today, would probably beat them
The Ewing Knicks.....who in the East today is guarding Ewing?
The Bad Boy Pistons were still around in the very early 90s
The Celtics were still formidable in the early 90s before Bird retired

Jordan was just better than all of them. But those teams weren't garbage. Outside of Miami and Cleveland, the East is garbage.

 

[DlAMONDZ]

Durant is doing good in the west. He would not dominate the eastern conference bro. Put him on the Magic or say pistons. they probably would still lose to the Cavs. .

Ya'll nikkas can't honestly believe the bullshyt you type

The Pistons were a Kevin Durant away from beating the Cavs. Every game was there for the taking, they just couldn't close a game out to save their lives

 

[Reid2Achieve]

We gonna act like everybody didn't know the Cavs were a Finals lock coming in to the season? There was always only 4 perceived contenders, and three of them play in the same conference.

East teams are just now starting to trend up as far as drafting, play style, and management. It's going to take a few more years.

 

[#1 pick]

The 90s East was better than the current East

The early 90s it was Pistons, Celtics, Sixers and a young Bulls team
The mid to late 90s it was Bulls, Knicks, Magic and Pacers

The Pacers took LA to 6 games so they weren't garbage
The Shaq-Penny Magic would cause the Cavs problems today, would probably beat them
The Ewing Knicks.....who in the East today is guarding Ewing?
The Bad Boy Pistons were still around in the very early 90s
The Celtics were still formidable in the early 90s before Bird retired

Jordan was just better than all of them. But those teams weren't garbage. Outside of Miami and Cleveland, the East is garbage.

The East is better now. Revisionist history is a bytch

 

[Gravity]

The East is better now. Revisionist history is a bytch

What a worthless empty post. It's like you just posted that just to have something to say. No wonder you've got 27k

 

[Reggie]

I've often wondered why the past decade plus has the majority of talent been in the West instead of it being more evenly distributed. The East gets the number 1 pick they end up with cats Anthony Bennett Andrea Bargnani types. When the West gets the number 1 pick they end up with cats like AD KAT Blake etc. Other then Bron Wade and Howard who are the superstar players that the East have had in the past decade. Bosh aint on that level either so don't put his name up there. Between bad drafting and free agency it seems like the West is just smarter then the East and the balance of power has been that way for to long. Like this year the Sixers get the number 1 pick now watch the player they get end up turning into a subpar to average one while he one the Lakers get ends up being a star.

 

[Big Boss]

Cavs haven't even broken a sweat yet this postseason

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

I seen the shade you been throwing this postseason nikka.

 

[Big Boss]

I seen the shade you been throwing this postseason nikka.

 

[Ronnie Lott]

I've often wondered why the past decade plus has the majority of talent been in the West instead of it being more evenly distributed. The East gets the number 1 pick they end up with cats Anthony Bennett Andrea Bargnani types. When the West gets the number 1 pick they end up with cats like AD KAT Blake etc. Other then Bron Wade and Howard who are the superstar players that the East have had in the past decade. Bosh aint on that level either so don't put his name up there. Between bad drafting and free agency it seems like the West is just smarter then the East and the balance of power has been that way for to long. Like this year the Sixers get the number 1 pick now watch the player they get end up turning into a subpar to average one while he one the Lakers get ends up being a star.

Bosh is a hall of famer, wade, melo, wade, pg 13,

 

[Big Boss]

ECF is lit

 

[Illuminatos]

The ECF is now tied 2-2. Now can we dead the whole "LeBron has an easy path to the Finals every year" narrative?

 

[C-Styles]

is that better?