True or False: Since Shaq left for LA 20 yrs ago, the Eastern conf has mostly been trash?

jadillac

jadillac

Veteran
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Messages
57,899
Reputation
9,655
Daps
178,685
My how time flies....but that :shaq: trade really shifted the balance of power in the NBA.

- Afterwards, the Bulls had a fairly easy path. The Magic were the only matchup that could give them real probs.....and they would've had next after Jordan left. The Pacers were good, but they were really past their window by 97, etc. and we all knew they weren't winning anyway. :comeon:

Then Jordan left....

-The Knicks/Heat were then battling to see who could miss the most shots, and score 70 points first :scust:. I thought the Bucks had a core, but....nah

-Then the 76ers came outta the East, we all knew they weren't winning :aicmon:

- Then the Nets became the Eastern mainstay a few years, we knew they weren't gonna win against the Spurs/Lakers:childplease: Hell, the Kings back then would've likely washed any Eastern team.

- That Pistons squad tho :wow: was one of the only saving graces of this era. They rose up & really were a true competition for the west for a few years in the mid-00's.

-Heat beat the Mavs in 06. :ehh: (Shaq & D. Wade)

- I will say the East in 07-09 was bubbling. The Cavs, Wizards(with Arenas), Magic (prime Dwight), all had good cores. But aside from NEEDING to build super teams like the Big 3 Celtics and Heat, the East has been garbage for the better part of 20 years. :yeshrug:


Right or wrong?
 
jadillac

jadillac

Veteran
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Messages
57,899
Reputation
9,655
Daps
178,685
it's funny b/c the person who 1-starred my thread is on Ignore :heh:

Post away, I can't see sh*t you say :heh:
 
Archangel

Archangel

Banned
Joined
May 10, 2015
Messages
8,992
Reputation
2,751
Daps
39,681
I've always said this. Eastern teams just don't develop teams correctly and the stars always seem to fall to the West. Its unfortunate. Those Pistons teams from the mid 00's were the only real contenders from the East that were really organic. No super team. The rest is just sad. Cavs can't build around LBJ so he had to go to Miami. Heat were mediocre till they got Shaq. That Celtic team was dope, but still considered a super team. That Magic team with Howard had lots of potential but Dwight never developed offensively any further after that 2010 run.
 
TKOK

TKOK

Superstar
Joined
Apr 30, 2014
Messages
8,894
Reputation
800
Daps
25,671
Reppin
Sactown
Since MJ left the Bulls. it was super trash in the early to mid 2000's.
 
B

Biscayne

Ocean air
Joined
Apr 2, 2015
Messages
34,503
Reputation
5,957
Daps
105,041
Reppin
Cruisin’
Jmb4life said:
I've always said this. Eastern teams just don't develop teams correctly and the stars always seem to fall to the West. Its unfortunate. Those Pistons teams from the mid 00's were the only real contenders from the East that were really organic. No super team. The rest is just sad. Cavs can't build around LBJ so he had to go to Miami. Heat were mediocre till they got Shaq. That Celtic team was dope, but still considered a super team. That Magic team with Howard had lots of potential but Dwight never developed offensively any further after that 2010 run.
Click to expand...
Define organic? When Miami won in 2006, Shaq wasn't Prime Shaq anymore. 2006 was basically Dwade vs the NBA. That 2006 team had great veteran role players. But that was hardly what I'd call a super team. Dwade basically made the leap VERY early, and pretty much carved out a HOF career in his 1st 5-6yrs in the league.
 
FTBS

FTBS

Superstar
Joined
May 29, 2012
Messages
21,408
Reputation
3,939
Daps
59,246
Reppin
NULL
FS4LFE said:
False.

West is drastically overrated is the correct answer.
Click to expand...

Exactly. People stay hyping middle of the road teams that put up a lot of pretty points and flame out come playoff time. shyt was pretty bad at the turn of the century and people just can't let it go.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top