NBA Eastern Conference: Worst in league history?

[Butter]

Only 4 teams are over .500, and 3 of those are 9-5, 9-6, 9-7. The Nets lead the Atlantic with a 6-9 mark, for goodness sakes. How many teams with losing records will make the playoffs from the East this year?

[jbmagic]

Same samples of games have been played.

Wait until All star break at least.

[rkmsuf]

Same samples of games have been played.

Wait until All star break at least.


Even as a student of jbonics I'm baffled here.

[wade moore]

Even as a student of jbonics I'm baffled here.

I think you replace same with small.

[rkmsuf]

I think you replace same with small.

guess I need a remedial course in jbonics

[sterlingice]

Bill Simmons had one of his best columns in quite a while asking pretty much the same question

SI

[Kodos]

Bill Simmons had one of his best columns in quite a while asking pretty much the same question

SI


About jbonics?

[sterlingice]

Yes, jbonics. It has reached cult popularity to the point where it's now a silly name-dropping throwaway in Sports Guy columns. ;)

Or it could be about Eastern Conference hoops...

SI

[stevew]

what more retarded, eastern conference or jbonics?

[stevew]

I believe that when it all washes out, that all 8 playoff reps will having winning records. Although several will have between 42 and 45 wins.

My picks(in no order)
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Washington
Orlando
Miami
New Jersey
Indiana

[Groundhog]

A few of the Eastern teams have stumbled early, but I'm sure they'll turn it around come all-star break too.

[Ksyrup]

Another reason I've pretty much stopped reading Simmons. NBA articles so forced, he's wasting space debating this type of question less than a month into the season.

[Ksyrup]

And FTR, this is the worst conference in any league's history:


<TABLE class=tablehead cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=3><TBODY><TR class=colhead align=right><TD align=left>ATLANTIC</TD><TD width=40>W (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/standings?season=2007&group=division&column=wins&order=false&seasontype=2)</TD><TD width=40>L (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/standings?season=2007&group=division&column=losses&order=false&seasontype=2)</TD><TD width=40>PCT (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/standings?season=2007&group=division&column=winPercent&order=false&seasontype=2)</TD><TD width=40>GB (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/standings?season=2007&group=division&column=gamesBehind&order=true&seasontype=2)</TD><TD width=40>HM (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/standings?season=2007&group=division&column=homeWinPercent&order=false&seasontype=2)</TD><TD width=40>RD (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/standings?season=2007&group=division&column=roadWinPercent&order=false&seasontype=2)</TD><TD width=40>CONF (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/standings?season=2007&group=division&column=leagueWinPercent&order=false&seasontype=2)</TD><TD width=40>DIV (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/standings?season=2007&group=division&column=divisionWinPercent&order=false&seasontype=2)</TD><TD width=40>PF (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/standings?season=2007&group=division&column=avgPointsFor&order=false&seasontype=2)</TD><TD width=40>PA (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/standings?season=2007&group=division&column=avgPointsAgainst&order=false&seasontype=2)</TD><TD width=40>DIFF</TD><TD width=40>STRK</TD><TD width=40>L10</TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=left>New Jersey (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=njn)</TD><!--standing.playoffSeed = 3--><TD>6</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>.400</TD><TD class=sortcell>-</TD><TD><NOBR>3-4</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>3-5</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>5-3</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>2-0</NOBR></TD><TD>96.2</TD><TD>97.1</TD><TD class=redfont>-0.9</TD><TD><NOBR>Won 1</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>3-7</NOBR></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=left>Philadelphia (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=phi)</TD><!--standing.playoffSeed = 8--><TD>5</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>.357</TD><TD class=sortcell>½</TD><TD><NOBR>3-2</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>2-7</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>4-6</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>0-1</NOBR></TD><TD>97.7</TD><TD>100.0</TD><TD class=redfont>-2.3</TD><TD><NOBR>Lost 2</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>2-8</NOBR></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=left>Boston (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=bos)</TD><!--standing.playoffSeed = 11--><TD>5</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>.357</TD><TD class=sortcell>½</TD><TD><NOBR>3-6</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>2-3</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>4-7</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>1-2</NOBR></TD><TD>100.9</TD><TD>100.7</TD><TD class=greenfont>+0.1</TD><TD><NOBR>Lost 1</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>4-6</NOBR></TD></TR><TR class=evenrow align=right><TD align=left>New York (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=nyk)</TD><!--standing.playoffSeed = 13--><TD>6</TD><TD>11</TD><TD>.353</TD><TD class=sortcell>1</TD><TD><NOBR>1-6</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>5-5</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>4-6</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>1-1</NOBR></TD><TD>98.2</TD><TD>100.7</TD><TD class=redfont>-2.5</TD><TD><NOBR>Won 1</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>4-6</NOBR></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=left>Toronto (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=tor)</TD><!--standing.playoffSeed = 14--><TD>5</TD><TD>10</TD><TD>.333</TD><TD class=sortcell>1</TD><TD><NOBR>4-2</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>1-8</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>4-3</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>1-1</NOBR></TD><TD>98.1</TD><TD>101.0</TD><TD class=redfont>-2.9</TD><TD><NOBR>Lost 1</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>3-7</NOBR></TD></TR><TR class=colhead align=right><TD align=left></TD><TD width=40></TD><TD width=40></TD><TD width=40></TD><TD width=40></TD><TD width=40></TD><TD width=40></TD><TD width=40></TD><TD width=40></TD><TD width=40></TD><TD width=40></TD><TD width=40></TD><TD width=40></TD><TD width=40></TD></TR><TR class=oddrow align=right><TD align=left>LA Raiders</TD><!--standing.playoffSeed = 2--><TD>2</TD><TD>9</TD><TD>.182</TD><TD class=sortcell>Decades</TD><TD><NOBR>2-3</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>0-6</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>1-7</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>0-5</NOBR></TD><TD>132</TD><TD>219</TD><TD class=greenfont>-87</TD><TD><NOBR>MIA</NOBR></TD><TD><NOBR>Sucked</NOBR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[Pumpy Tudors]

Wow, you know the Raiders are bad when they get kicked out of Oakland and sent back to LA.

[jbmagic]

what more retarded, eastern conference or jbonics?



You are an asshole.

[Ksyrup]

Wow, you know the Raiders are bad when they get kicked out of Oakland and sent back to LA.

Al Davis has set them back decades, so they might as well physically move back as well.

[Julio Riddols]

You are an asshole.

:) jb, youre a party in a text field.

[stevew]

You are an asshole.

Complete sentences.....nice

Funny how you can just turn that on and off when you want to.

hmmmmm.

[Craptacular]

The EC is just trying to keep it exciting. Five teams are currently tied for the 8th playoff spot (at 5-9), and only one team is more than a half-game out.

[bbor]

Go Raps!!