NBA's Western Conference has so much more star power. It's crazy.

[Donald Trumps Twitter]

We can't diminish the teams Bron had to face and beat though during his great run
Big 3 Celtics
Pistons - Sheed/Billups/Rip/Ben/Tayshaun
MVP D. Rose Bulls
These Warrior squads
Spurs
Dwights Magic - (Was a good team)
PG's Pacers


These are great squads Bron has had to deal with

Kobe beat the big 3 Celtics to win a title,

Lebron wasnt even in the playoffs when pistons beat lakers.

Those same pistons were a non factor when it was lebrons turn in Miami, and when Miami happened for lebron, those Celtics were already done after Meeting Kobe twice in the Finals.

Bulls were a fluke EC team, and so was roses mvp (shouldve been lebrons), and lebron shut lil homie down sick nasty, and nobody else on that team was gonna carry them like rose.

I give lebron a semi-pass for facing the warriors squad, this year ONLY.

Kobe beat them Spurs plenty times
Kobe beat Dwights Magic to win a title




U had to mention 2 Western Conference teams too when were discussing individual players conferences

 

[75 Others]

The lebron stans WOAT and they dont accept anything that doesnt fit the narrative of "lebron is the greatest"


Facts upon facts have been presented and they turn the blind eye.


Kobe and Duncan had to go through a gauntlet (and at times each other) in order to be in the position to win 10 titles combined since 98-99


But these cats wanna give props to a dude who be bullying kelly fukking olynyk on the 1st seed in the EC


fukking Joke of a conference man

Gauntlets, yet only 5 teams from the west have made it to the finals since MJ retired (LAL, SA, OKC, Dallas, GSW)

Stop it with this nonsense, we propping up Memphis, Phoenix, TWolves, Mavs pre '11 now??

 

[Remote]

The West may be a tougher conference at the top, but it's not like the rest of the Conference would be much better off in the East.
The 6 of the 7 Western teams that did not reach the playoffs didn't have a winning record against Eastern Conference teams this past season.

Denver vs the East: 16-14
New Orleans vs the East: 14-16
Dallas vs the East: 14-16
Sacramento vs the East: 11-19
Minnesota vs the East: 13-17
Los Angeles Lakers vs the East: 10-20
Phoenix vs the East: 13-17

A rudimentary high level view, to be sure.
But the point remains.

As far as "star power", well...that's more perception than anything.

 

[FaTaL]

The east has terrible gms

 

[MJ Truth]

Disgusting how easy lebron has it

THAT'S what you got from this?

If LeBron has it so easy, why don't all of these Western Conference free agents just join a team in the East and go get that easy route as well? They know better.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

And I'm not even counting the rookies whom haven't played yet that have immense potential to be great.

*I'm counting stars and high impact players, high level 2nd options & young studs.

In no particular order:

East:
1. Isiah Thomas - star
2. LeBron - star
3. Giannis - star/young stud
4. John Wall - star
5. Demar Derozen - star
6. Kyrie - star/high level 2nd option
7. Embiid - young stud
8. Porzingis - young stud
9. Kemba - high impact player
10. *PG (Could go West) - star
11. Lowry - high impact player
12. Bradley Beal (Being very generous) - high level 2nd option
13. Hassan Whiteside - high impact player
14. Melo - high impact player
15. Wade - high impact player

West:
1. Steph - star
2. KD - star
3. Klay - star
4. Draymond - high impact player
5. Kawhi - star
6. CP3 - star
7. Harden - star
8. Anthony Davis - star
9. Cousins - star
10. Russ - star
11. Blake Griffin - star
12. Jimmy Butler - star
13. KAT - young stud
14. Wiggins - young stud
15. Devin Booker - young stud
16. Mike Conley - high impact player
17. Marc Gasol - high impact player
18. Aldridge - high level 2nd option
19. Lillard - star
20. *Hayward (Could go East) - high impact player
21. CJ. McCollum (Being very generous) - high level 2nd option
22. Deandre Jordan (Being very generous) - high impact player
23. Rudy Gobert (Being very generous) - high impact player
24. Dirk - high impact player
25. Brook Lopez - (Being very generous) high impact player

Now lets look at these lists counting rookies & other young guys who we believe will be all-stars/high level players:

East:
1. Isiah Thomas
2. LeBron
3. Giannis
4. John Wall
5. Demar Derozen
6. Kyrie
7. Embiid
8. Porzingis
9. Kemba
10. *PG (Could go West)
11. Ben Simmons
12. Markelle Fultz
13. Zach Lavine
14. D.Lo Russell
15. Jabari Parker
16. Lowry
17. Bradley Beal
18. Hassan Whiteside
19. Jayson Tatum
20. Melo
21. Wade


West:
1. Steph
2. KD
3. Klay
4. Draymond
5. Kawhi
6. CP3
7. Harden
8. Anthony Davis
9. Cousins
10. Russ
11. Blake Griffin
12. Jimmy Butler
13. KAT
14. Wiggins
15. Devin Booker
16. Mike Conley
17. Marc Gasol
18. Aldridge
19. Lillard
20. *Hayward (Could go East)
21. CJ McCollum (Being very generous)
22. Lonzo Ball
23. Brandon Ingram
24. Josh Jackson
25. De'Aaron Fox
26. Dennis Smith Jr.
27. Dejounte Murray
28. Nikola Jokic
29. Rudy Gobert (Being very generous)
30. Deandre Jordan (Being very generous)
31. Dirk
32. Brook Lopez - (Being very generous)



I'm praying the 76ers & Bucks turn this thing around. We lacking over here in the East. Imagine the East once Bron retires/leaves for another team. Both conferences have great potential if these young guys maximize their potential.

Foh Draymond a star

 

[street heat]

there are more teams in the west that are TRYING to build contenders than the east and its been that way for a long time. the majority of owners are just happy to make profit. if they also happen to make the playoffs, cool. how many teams in the east are aggressive in free agency and are willing to go far above the cap ?

 

[KOBE]

Why did you say you were being generous with DAJ, Gobert, and Lopez but not Wade/Melo?

Gobert is better than a good portion of that list.

 

[KOBE]

THAT'S what you got from this?

If LeBron has it so easy, why don't all of these Western Conference free agents just join a team in the East and go get that easy route as well? They know better.

You aren't really this retarded? Are you implying that they're avoiding Lebron? Ya because going through a gauntlet that ends with Warriors is much easier than going through Lebron, right?

Have considered the West teams have better cities, management, and draft better? Ya it's that, no one is avoiding Lebron.

 

[@OffHalsted]

Kobe beat the big 3 Celtics to win a title,

Lebron wasnt even in the playoffs when pistons beat lakers.

Those same pistons were a non factor when it was lebrons turn in Miami, and when Miami happened for lebron, those Celtics were already done after Meeting Kobe twice in the Finals.

Bulls were a fluke EC team, and so was roses mvp (shouldve been lebrons), and lebron shut lil homie down sick nasty, and nobody else on that team was gonna carry them like rose.

I give lebron a semi-pass for facing the warriors squad, this year ONLY.

Kobe beat them Spurs plenty times
Kobe beat Dwights Magic to win a title




U had to mention 2 Western Conference teams too when were discussing individual players conferences

Wasn't luckRose got hurtBulls was #1 seed two yrs in the row until Rose got injured shyt wasn't a fluke

Miami Bron was on hgh

Rose earned that award fair square

 

[Archangel]

And it gets worse

 

[Damnshow]

Disgusting how easy lebron has it

why does the first reply has to be with lebron?

any other star is welcome to play in east, why no one's joining the east? Go ahead build the celtics super team (danny dont want it), where is the knicks super team bulls rebuilding?

the west just got jimmy and george for free, and thats two of the top 5 players from the east, it's absurd how much better the gm's from the west are compared to the east

the east right now has cavs and the future of bucks sixers and celtics. The rest are sooooo irrelevant, including the wizards

 

[Starboy52]

13 of the top 15 players in the league are now in the west.

Including the best shooters, defenders, and 3-4 of the best players at each position. All in the same conference