SRS question has the West EVER been this stacked......

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

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Minny is a decent team that would be a playoff team in the Least. Lakers and Denver are the only below avg teams and Denver would prolly still make playoffs in Least.

[russwest0]

Yeah, I'm having strong doubts about OKC making the playoffs this year.

They need to overhaul the playoff system fast. The East is just too big of a joke.

[Im Still Ballin]

The Kings are for real.

[sportjames23]

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Minny is a decent team that would be a playoff team in the Least. Lakers and Denver are the only below avg teams and Denver would prolly still make playoffs in Least.


Never watched the NBA in the 1990s, huh?

Drexler's Blazers
Dream's Rockets
Shaq and Kobe's Lakers
KJ's/Chambers'/Barkley's Suns
Stockton and Malone's Jazz
Kemp and Payton's Sonics
Robinson's Spurs
Run-TMC's Warriors


Those Western teams were stacked. For multiple whole seasons.

This season is still early. Wait until around Feb. and see which teams hit the wall.

[iTare]

Utah is for real.

[IncarceratedBob]

Lakers and Nuggets are the only shit teams, everyone else is at least average and could beat any team on any night

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Never watched the NBA in the 1990s, huh?

Drexler's Blazers
Dream's Rockets
Shaq and Kobe's Lakers
KJ's/Chambers'/Barkley's Suns
Stockton and Malone's Jazz
Kemp and Payton's Sonics
Robinson's Spurs
Run-TMC's Warriors


Those Western teams were stacked. For multiple whole seasons.

This season is still early. Wait until around Feb. and see which teams hit the wall.
those are just the playoff teams doe

most of the other west teams were garbage. this west is way deeper

[T_L_P]

The best teams -- Shaq and Kobe's Lakers, 60+ Kings, Dirk/Finley/Nash Mavs, Sheed/Scottie/Sabonis Blazers -- were better than the top teams now, but it's definitely deeper now.

It's close.

[PsychoBe]

there is more depth but it's a lot less top-heavy. believe it or not the east was arguably stronger/deeper in the 90's.

[oarabbus]

there is more depth but it's a lot less top-heavy. believe it or not the east was arguably stronger/deeper in the 90's.


Arguably but not definitely. Stockton, Malone, Barkley, Drexler, Olajuwon, Shaq, Kemp, Webber, Payton all played in the West among others. If the East was better, or even more top heavy, which I'm not sure was the case - it was the margin was pretty slim.

The Warriors are about to surprise people this year.

[bdreason]

I've been following the NBA since the late 80's, and a Conference has never been this stacked from top to bottom. You could argue that the West in the early 00's was more top heavy though, with the Spurs and Lakers both being elite, dynasty level teams.

[imnew09]

Lakers if healthy

[ArbitraryWater]

The best teams -- Shaq and Kobe's Lakers, 60+ Kings, Dirk/Finley/Nash Mavs, Sheed/Scottie/Sabonis Blazers -- were better than the top teams now, but it's definitely deeper now.

It's close.

Nah, they really weren't... Shaq/Kobe, yeah... But the rest is pretty even with today and today's are much deeper.

[Artillery]

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Healthy OKC
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Mavs
Memphis
Portland
Houston
Phoenix
Pellies
Kings
Utah

Minny is a decent team that would be a playoff team in the Least. Lakers and Denver are the only below avg teams and Denver would prolly still make playoffs in Least.

Being far too generous to the Lakers with that description. They are by far the worst team in the NBA.

[KobesFinger]

Never watched the NBA in the 1990s, huh?

Drexler's Blazers - early 90s
Dream's Rockets - mid 90s
Shaq and Kobe's Lakers - late 90s
KJ's/Chambers'/Barkley's Suns - early 90s
Stockton and Malone's Jazz - whole 90s
Kemp and Payton's Sonics - mid-late 90s
Robinson's Spurs - whole 90s
Run-TMC's Warriors - early 90s


Those Western teams were stacked. For multiple whole seasons.

This season is still early. Wait until around Feb. and see which teams hit the wall.

But they didn't all play at the same time

[Blue&Orange]

compared to the east? can't remember. west is going to be a bloodbath and they are going to rape the east

[Beastmode88]

Last year's first round playoffs were amazing... Hopefully we have more memorable moments like that lillard buzzer beater.

[j3lademaster]

Yeah, I'm having strong doubts about OKC making the playoffs this year.

They need to overhaul the playoff system fast. The East is just too big of a joke.You know it's real when one requires 50 wins to even get in and the other has 2 or 3 teams who were trying to tank for the first half of the season:roll: