Is the 2018/2019 East Top 5 The Best Conference Top 5 Ever?

[ArbitraryWater]

Sixers:

Simmons, Stauskas
Reddick
Butler
Harris
Embiid, Boban

Raptors:

Lowry
Green
Leonard
Ibaka
M. Gasol

Celtics:

Irving, Rozier
Brown, Smart
Tatum, Hayward
Morris
Horford, Theis, Baynes

Bucks:

Bledsoe, Hill
Brogdan
Middleton
Antetokounmpo, Ilyasova
Lopez

Pacers:

Collison
Oladipo, Evans
Bogdanovic, McDermott
Young, Sabonis
Turner


Insane.

The Top 4 are better than all but 1 Western Team.

[Akeem34TheDream]

I think Siakam will still be a starter at 4 and why mention Theis, Baynes or McDermott? But i agree it's really great.

[ArbitraryWater]

I think Siakam will still be a starter at 4 and why mention Theis, Baynes or McDermott? But i agree it's really great.

I thought they were noticeable/good enough bench guys, especially Theis. But you could be right.

[k0kakw0rld]

I thought they were noticeable/good enough bench guys, especially Theis. But you could be right.
Siakam, VanVleet are better than all the reserves you put for other teams, including Rozier, Smart.

Also Siakam is better than Tatum.

['Toine=MVP]

This era is kind of trash. The East in the 90s was way better and way deeper. The non-Bulls teams would destroy all these Eastern teams.

[k0kakw0rld]

This era is kind of trash. The East in the 90s was way better and way deeper. The non-Bulls teams would destroy all these Eastern teams.
Giannis/Kawhi >>>>>>>>>>>>> Everybody (in the east) except maybe Jordan

[Ghost1]

Pascal Siakam
Nikola Mirotic

[superduper]

All pretenders as always.

[Manny98]

East has always been the bloodier,grittier more physical conference

[k0kakw0rld]

All pretenders as always.
First team mentioned, yes!

[superduper]

East has always been the bloodier,grittier more physical conference

LAST 20 YEARS

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[ArbitraryWater]

I think Siakam will still be a starter at 4 and why mention Theis, Baynes or McDermott? But i agree it's really great.

Damn, this remained the only sensible/mature reply to the thread.

Shame

[Gus Hemmingway]

East has always been the bloodier,grittier more physical conference
This and This



LMAO @ toughest competetion out West in 09 being Carmelo Anthony :oldlol:

[Micku]

Giannis/Kawhi >>>>>>>>>>>>> Everybody (in the east) except maybe Jordan

And Shaq I would say. But the dude was talking about teams.

And the East got some good teams this year. I dunno if it's the best top 5 ever in terms of the east tho. Doubt it. Pacers aren't going anywhere. But top 4 would be interesting to see which one would go to the finals.

[francesco totti]

If Lebron was there, no one would talk about it

[FKAri]

OP doesn't like Pascal Siakam :oldlol:

[ArbitraryWater]

And Shaq I would say. But the dude was talking about teams.

And the East got some good teams this year. I dunno if it's the best top 5 ever in terms of the east tho. Doubt it. Pacers aren't going anywhere. But top 4 would be interesting to see which one would go to the finals.

Not just East. Has the West ever had a top 5 as good?

[tpols]

it's not even better than the current west.

[DMAVS41]

Not just East. Has the West ever had a top 5 as good?

What?

Just off the top of my head.

The 03 West is easily better.

Spurs / Kings / Mavs / Lakers / Wolves


And, the current West is probably better as well.

Warriors would be favored over everyone. Bucks would be the 2nd best team. After that, I'd probably favor a healthy Rockets team over any other team...and the Thunder certainly could be next. Nuggets and Blazers both easily better than the Pacers as well with no Dipo.

:confusedshrug:

[NBAGOAT]

the pacers dont count really with oladipo out. They're still only a fairly good team with him anyway.

There are teams with a lot of talent in the East but you could argue even the 08-10 east top 3 is comparable and those werent even great years for the East.

13-15 west is better imo, some monstrous years for the west.

[NBAGOAT]

What?

Just off the top of my head.

The 03 West is easily better.

Spurs / Kings / Mavs / Lakers / Wolves


And, the current West is probably better as well.

Warriors would be favored over everyone. Bucks would be the 2nd best team. After that, I'd probably favor a healthy Rockets team over any other team...and the Thunder certainly could be next. Nuggets and Blazers both easily better than the Pacers as well with no Dipo.

:confusedshrug:

i dont trust okc that much yet. I could easily take rest of top 4 in the east over them even if some are debatable. We'll have to see how much of an upgrade gasol is and who philly plays with that many scorers Rockets are such a wildcard because of injuries so i'm just not sure but for now I like their chances at making the wcf again.

[DMAVS41]

i dont trust okc that much yet. I could easily take rest of top 4 in the east over them even if some are debatable. We'll have to see how much of an upgrade gasol is and who philly plays with that many scorers Rockets are such a wildcard because of injuries so i'm just not sure but for now I like their chances at making the wcf again.

Yea, I agree, but it goes both ways.

You certainly can't "trust" anyone in the East as they are all new teams that haven't done much in the past either.

Not like we can "trust" the Bucks as they've never done anything in the playoffs...although I do think they are going to be great in the playoffs this year.

[NBAGOAT]

Yea, I agree, but it goes both ways.

You certainly can't "trust" anyone in the East as they are all new teams that haven't done much in the past either.

Not like we can "trust" the Bucks as they've never done anything in the playoffs...although I do think they are going to be great in the playoffs this year.

good point. There's a reason a lot of people are still defaulting to boston as the favorites. I guess I would still lean all 4 having an advantage vs okc however.

[SouBeachTalents]

84-88 East

93-95 West

01-04 West

11-16 West

[LostCause]

It's not. I do wonder how the fit will be with some of these teams. There's been plenty of stacked teams, just a matter of whether or not they can as good or better than the sum of their parts

Philly and Boston have struggled there this season. Milwaukee hasn't and Mirotic should be a seamless fit, but they're still unproven. Toronto... We'll see lol

[Dray n Klay]

2017-2018 East was better imo

[ArbitraryWater]

What?

Just off the top of my head.

The 03 West is easily better.

Spurs / Kings / Mavs / Lakers / Wolves


And, the current West is probably better as well.

Warriors would be favored over everyone. Bucks would be the 2nd best team. After that, I'd probably favor a healthy Rockets team over any other team...and the Thunder certainly could be next. Nuggets and Blazers both easily better than the Pacers as well with no Dipo.

:confusedshrug:


Spat my drink.


2003 West is a good shout. Maybe. MAYBE. Big maybe.

The Thunder would get destroyed by Toronto, Boston, Philly. Are you serious?

[ArbitraryWater]

2017-2018 East was better imo

All of the teams in question improved, so, no.


84-88 East

93-95 West

01-04 West

11-16 West

2014 West, 2015 West. 2011-2013 and 2016 West not, affirmatively.

2016 West is too weak after the top 3, 2011 and 2012 neither.

Lakers team with grandpa Kobe having a shit year, Gasol fizzled out? Young Thunder? 50-32 Nuggets? Grizzlies and Clippers formed the 4 n' 5 in 2012.

[NBAGOAT]

All of the teams in question improved, so, no.



2014 West, 2015 West. 2011-2013 and 2016 West not, affirmatively.

2016 West is too weak after the top 3, 2011 and 2012 neither.

Lakers team with grandpa Kobe having a shit year, Gasol fizzled out? Young Thunder? 50-32 Nuggets? Grizzlies and Clippers formed the 4 n' 5 in 2012.

The clips and grizzlies were 55 win teams in 2013 however. The clips at least had some pretty great on paper talent. Who cares if okc were young, they were a true contender til Westbrook got injured