floydnimrod Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 With this talk of geography and the MLB.I just thought I'd post, for my sports marketing project, my NBA realignment, with two expansion teams, St. Louis and PittsburghEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic - Boston, Washington, New Jersey, New YorkNortheast - Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Toronto, PhiladelphiaCentral - Detroit, Milwaukee, Chicago, IndianaSoutheast - Charlotte, Orlando, Miami, AtlantaWESTERN CONFERENCECalifornia - Golden State, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, SacramentoMidwest - Minnesota, New Orleans, Memphis, St. LouisSouthwest - Dallas, Phoenix, San Antonio, HoustonPacific - Utah, Portland, Denver, SeattleThe problems I encountered- I don't think the California Division doesn't sound prefessional- The Pacific Division, Denver and Utah aren't really on the Pacific- The Southwest Division is stacked. I think I would change the NBA rules, permitting that the seeding for playoffs goes in the order of best record, with nothing to do with the divisions.Your Thoughts? Mancakes: The Bandhttps://twitter.com/FloydNimrod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 You could try four divisions:PACIFIC: Lakers, Clippers, Golden State, Sacramento, Phoenix, Seattle, Portland, Las VegasMIDWEST: Denver, Utah, Dallas, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, Houston, Memphis, MinnesotaCENTRAL: Chicago, Milwaukee, Indiana, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis, Atlanta, CharlotteATLANTIC: Boston, NY Knicks, NY Nets, Toronto, Philadelphia, Washington, Miami, Orlando ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabet Man Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Could get rid of divisons and have one-single-ladder twitter.com/thebrainofMatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DontGoInThere Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 With this talk of geography and the MLB.I just thought I'd post, for my sports marketing project, my NBA realignment, with two expansion teams, St. Louis and PittsburghEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic - Boston, Washington, New Jersey, New YorkNortheast - Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Toronto, PhiladelphiaCentral - Detroit, Milwaukee, Chicago, IndianaSoutheast - Charlotte, Orlando, Miami, AtlantaWESTERN CONFERENCECalifornia - Golden State, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, SacramentoMidwest - Minnesota, New Orleans, Memphis, St. LouisSouthwest - Dallas, Phoenix, San Antonio, HoustonPacific - Utah, Portland, Denver, SeattleThe problems I encountered- I don't think the California Division doesn't sound prefessional- The Pacific Division, Denver and Utah aren't really on the Pacific- The Southwest Division is stacked. I think I would change the NBA rules, permitting that the seeding for playoffs goes in the order of best record, with nothing to do with the divisions.Your Thoughts?Just rename the California Division the Pacific Division and the Pacific Division the Northwest Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Perhaps scrap the E/W format in favor of an A/N format, like...AMERICAN CONFERENCEEastern - Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh.Southern - Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Orlando.Central - Chicago, Detroit, Indiana, Milwaukee.Western - Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, Seattle.NATIONAL CONFERENCEEastern - New Jersey, Charlotte, Cleveland, Washington.Southern - Dallas, Houston, Memphis, New Orleans, San Antonio.Central - Denver, Minnesota, St. Louis, Toronto.Western - Utah, Golden State, LA Clippers, LA Lakers.Admittedly it has a flaw or two, but under the scenario you propose (i.e., a PGH and STL expansion, neither of which is likely, but I digress), there's not a whole lot of 'wiggle' room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 A and N doesn't work because the NBA isn't really the result of two equal leagues merging. You have the Pacers/Nuggets/Spurs/Nets coming over from the ABA, but that's it. Forcing this alignment is too contrived. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Uh... neither has it been the result of two equal leagues merging any other time its been used, and the ABA/NBA merger was 30 years ago. I don't think many are clamoring for an alignment based on old ABA/NBA lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT44 Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 When the NFL and AFL merged, the NFL teams became the NFC and the AFL teams became the AFC. They also had some NFL teams join the AFC to even it out.Anyways, back to your concept. You have Houston in there twice. This is probably how I would rearrange it in my "dream NBA". There would be Pittsburgh and St. Louis expansion teams, and the Sonics will move to Oklahoma City. Also the Nets will move to brooklyn like planned, and the Jazz and Wizards will change their name. All of that is a long shot, but oh well.Chamberlain ConferencePacific DivisionLos Angeles LakersLos Angeles ClippersPortland Trail BlazersSacramento KingsGolden State WarriorsPhoenix SunsUtah RockiesDenver NuggetsSouthern DivisionOklahoma City SonicsDallas MavericksSan Antonio SpursHouston RocketsNew Orleans HornetsAtlanta HawksMiami HeatOrlando MagicJordan ConferenceCentral DivisionMinnesota TimberwolvesSpirit of St. LouisMilwaukee BucksChicago BullsMemphis GrizzliesDetroit PistonsIndiana PacersCleveland CavaliersAtlantic DivisionCharlotte BobcatsWashington BulletsPittsburgh PipersPhiladelphia 76ersToronto RaptorsBoston CelticsNew York KnicksBrooklyn Nets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floydnimrod Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 Some good ideas guys, but I'm leaning toward TCR's idea of 4 divisions. I'm sticking with the East/West setup, and Not changing any teams names names or locations. The teams I am bringing in are the Spirits of St. Louis and the Pittsburgh Patriots. For my project, my teams would enter the league in the 08-09 season. I'd have to wait, though, on aligning the divisions because the pending relocation of Seattle to Oklahoma City, even though I don't think it will happen by that time. Mancakes: The Bandhttps://twitter.com/FloydNimrod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telemundo219 Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 How about switchng Boston and Washington and putting Minnesota back in the west and bringing Memphis to the east. College sports as we know them are just about dead. The lid is off on all the corruption that taints just about every major program and every decision that the schools or the NCAA make is only about money, money, and more money. We'll have three 16+ team super-conferences sooner rather than later, killing much of the regional flair and traditional rivalries that make college sports unique and showing the door to any school that doesn't bring money to the table in the process. Pretty soon the smaller schools are going to have to consider forming their own sanctioning body to keep the true spirit of college sports alive because the NCAA will only get worse in it's excess from here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 How about merging the Hornets and Bobcats and they become the reborn Charlotte Hornets?Las Vegas Kings? Sounds good.Washington? The "Bullets" sounds more intimidating than the "Wizards."San Diego? Oh, I forgot, the Lakers already expanded their fanbase down there right when they moved to LA. The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 bump The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telemundo219 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I think the Kings should move to Las Vegas, Clippers back to San Diego, and the Warriors should foregt Golden State and use San francisco or Oakland. For expansion, either Kansas City, St.Louis, Oklahoma City or Baltimore (I'm not sure about Pittsburgh). College sports as we know them are just about dead. The lid is off on all the corruption that taints just about every major program and every decision that the schools or the NCAA make is only about money, money, and more money. We'll have three 16+ team super-conferences sooner rather than later, killing much of the regional flair and traditional rivalries that make college sports unique and showing the door to any school that doesn't bring money to the table in the process. Pretty soon the smaller schools are going to have to consider forming their own sanctioning body to keep the true spirit of college sports alive because the NCAA will only get worse in it's excess from here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deliver2david Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Jordan ConferenceCentral DivisionMinnesota TimberwolvesSpirit of St. LouisMilwaukee BucksChicago BullsMemphis GrizzliesDetroit PistonsIndiana PacersCleveland CavaliersSomehow I don't think the Pistons would be too happy playing in the Jordan conference. Ever hear of the Bad Boys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coast2CoastAM2006 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Somehow I don't think the Pistons would be too happy playing in the Jordan conference. Ever hear of the Bad Boys?actually who were the bad boys ? Spoilers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deliver2david Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 actually who were the bad boys ?If you really don't know, Bad Boys is the nickname given to the late '80s/early '90s Pistons championship teams that had Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Bill Laimbeer and Dennis Rodman. They hated the Bulls and Jordan, and Jordan, Pippen and company felt the same way about them. After the Bulls finally beat the Pistons in 1991 in the Eastern Finals, all the Pistons (except for Joe Dumars) walked off the court without shaking the Bulls hands. The Pistons felt strongly that Jordan got special calls (something constant in the NBA), and there was even a book "Jordan Rules" with some of this stuff in it. Also, it is widely believed that Jordan kept Isiah Thomas off the original Dream Team because of their hatred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedawg22 Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 I like FNZ's original idea and GreenShoe's idea the best. I think 8 divisions is the way to go, because then everyone has a division race to get excited about, even if the playoff seeding is changed to conference-based instead of division-based. Both of these make much more sense than the current NBA structure, although I think the only way the NBA would change after realigning such a short time ago would be in the case of expansion. Are there any actual expansions on the horizon, or is this just speculation? I was under the impression that the Bobcats would be the last new team for a while... oh ,my god ,i strong recommend you to have a visit on the website ,or if i'm the president ,i would have an barceque with the anthor of the articel . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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