WHY is it that the western conference has been better for so long?

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Because the West Coast teams (with the exception of LA) are allowed to build their teams without the win now mentality and pressure many East Coast teams have to deal with. Plus outside of Miami and NYC the West has more desirable destinations with better weather.

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Plus to add, I think when you look at organizations out West, most of them have been run better then their eastern conference counterparts.

Aside from Miami, Indiana, & Detroit and maybe to a lesser degree NJ/Brooklyn.....most teams have had numerous front office overhauls, which in turn leads to differing/changing philosphies, etc.
 

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Basically this. Why isn't Atlanta a desirable destination though? All dem thick bishes and cheap real estate should have nikkas coming there in herds.


For those in the ATL...correct me if I am wrong, but that ownership group down there is one of the worst in the league?
 

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For those in the ATL...correct me if I am wrong, but that ownership group down there is one of the worst in the league?

They were at one point. The problem with Atlanta has always been shyt management. When we had Nique, we had the current NYK type of GM. You know, get a Melo(Nique) and put him around nikkas who ain't good enough. Then instead of tanking, they signed Deke and Mookie and became a very good regular season team who was terrible in the playoffs. Then we tired to not tank again with clowns like J.R. Rider, SAR, and Big Dog Robinson. Then we finally tanked with one of the worst GM's in NBA history with BK. He had one good top lotto pick in Horford and got bums like Marvin, Shelden and Childress. :russ:

Sund came and just resigned everyone. :damn:

Ferry cleaned house and is our first respectable GM since, ever :damn:

We did sign Dr. J but the NBA was threatening fining us like 10k a game since Milwaukee had Dr. J rights. :damn: Basketball reasons.

That would have been Pistol Pete and Dr. J on the same team. :wow:

Honestly, ASG sucked ass for awhile but they seems to finally just step out of the way and let Ferry do the damn thing.
 

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Since the 1977 season (The Modern Era since that's the 1st season after the NBA/ABA Merged),the following teams have won the NBA Finals:

Los Angeles Lakers 10x
Chicago Bulls 6x
Boston Celtics 4x
San Antonio Spurs 4x
Miami Heat 3x
Detroit Pistons 3x
Houston Rockets 2x
Dallas Mavericks 1x
Philadelphia 76ers 1x
Portland Trail Blazers 1x
Washington Wizards 1x
Seattle Supersonics 1x


So pretty much, in the last 36 NBA Finals....19 have been won by the Western Conference and 17 by the Eastern Conference. Pretty even:ehh:


The late 70s Ran By: Western Conference 2-1
The 80s Ran By: Tied 5-5
The 90s Ran By: Eastern Conference 7-2
The 2000s Ran By: Western Conference 7-2
The 2010s Currently Run By: Tied 2-2



Just my 2 cents:yeshrug:
 

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Ain't it well known ATL has the worst fanbase supporting their teams?

We got a good fanbase. The problem is we had a lot of transplants and nikkas who never been Hawks fan from Day 1 but are Lakers, Celtics, Bulls, Lebron, Shaq, etc fans and never been out of the state of GA. NBA Basketball is like NFL Football for us. When we are respectable, people care. Since we are almost never respectable nationally, go figure. We are the most hated franchise on the coli. :mindblown:
 
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Since the 1977 season (The Modern Era since that's the 1st season after the NBA/ABA Merged),the following teams have won the NBA Finals:

Los Angeles Lakers 10x
Chicago Bulls 6x
Boston Celtics 4x
San Antonio Spurs 4x
Miami Heat 3x
Detroit Pistons 3x
Houston Rockets 2x
Dallas Mavericks 1x
Philadelphia 76ers 1x
Portland Trail Blazers 1x
Washington Wizards 1x
Seattle Supersonics 1x


So pretty much, in the last 36 NBA Finals....19 have been won by the Western Conference and 17 by the Eastern Conference. Pretty even:ehh:


The late 70s Ran By: Western Conference 2-1
The 80s Ran By: Tied 5-5
The 90s Ran By: Eastern Conference 7-2
The 2000s Ran By: Western Conference 7-2
The 2010s Currently Run By: Tied 2-2



Just my 2 cents:yeshrug:


I'm not talking about the finals though, the top teams in both conferences have been pretty even. Its why the 4-8 seed type teams in the east have had consistently worse records for such a long period of time.
 

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Atlanta got dimes like this that would give the 15th nikka on the roster some action, I'd beg to be traded there if I didn't play for L.A or Miami.

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It's as simple as the West drafting better players in recent years (past 15 or so). Duncan, Kobe, Durant, Dirk, Gasols, Paul, Griffin, Westbrook, Curry, etc. Teams like Philly and Atlanta have been horrible or unlucky drafters for years. That's how 4-8 of the West ends up better.
 

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Because the West Coast teams (with the exception of LA) are allowed to build their teams without the win now mentality and pressure many East Coast teams have to deal with. Plus outside of Miami and NYC the West has more desirable destinations with better weather.

This is the best theory I've heard as to why the West is better. But the gap is not as bad as it was in the early to mid 2000's.
 
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