Unocal Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Right now, it seems we're an era of extreme conference disparity in the major sports. In the NHL/NBA, the West is seen as a bloodthirsty minefield of death, while the East is a mediocre collection of not-good-enough teams. In the NFL, we're back to NFC IS STEEL CAGE OF DEATH, AFC NOT SO GREAT like 20 years ago. And of course, 49ers/Seahawks and Blackhawks/Kings seem to tower over everyone else in their respective leagues (Spurs/Thunder not quite the same in the NBA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Kings ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 The NBA is the most jarring one since it's entirely geographical whereas the NFL and NHL are more coincidental than anything. Clearly in the NBA more talented players prefer to play in the west than in the east. It's not impossible for an eastern conference team to beat a team from the west, of course, but the NBA playoffs are notoriously more intense in the West where the deep end of the talent pool resides. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 The NBA is the most jarring one since it's entirely geographical whereas the NFL and NHL are more coincidental than anything. Clearly in the NBA more talented players prefer to play in the west than in the east. It's not impossible for an eastern conference team to beat a team from the west, of course, but the NBA playoffs are notoriously more intense in the West where the deep end of the talent pool resides.I doubt it's that players prefer the west over the east - after all, LeBron and Melo have willingly chose to stay in the east, and there's already rumors of Durant going back home to DC in 2016. IMO, the Eastern Conference has simply for whatever reason had more incompetent general managers and less patient fanbases, consigning most of its teams to the treadmill of mediocrity. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxy8s Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 The NBA is the most jarring one since it's entirely geographical whereas the NFL and NHL are more coincidental than anything. Clearly in the NBA more talented players prefer to play in the west than in the east. It's not impossible for an eastern conference team to beat a team from the west, of course, but the NBA playoffs are notoriously more intense in the West where the deep end of the talent pool resides.It seems almost coincidental in the NBA as well. The glamor markets of the East (Chicago, New York, Miami, Brooklyn) outnumber those in the West (Los Angeles x2). The smart front offices in the West far outnumber those in the East. It's almost hard to find a well-run organization in the Eastern Conference (Indiana, maybe Atlanta and Boston), but they're everywhere in the West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Big cities mean less patience. You see it in both leagues, especially the pressure cookers of Toronto/Montreal/Philadelphia versus the country clubs of Anaheim, Phoenix, and Nashville. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbadefense1990 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 KingsWe get it. You despise them. They won the Cup while killing 10,000 Yorkshire Terrier puppies along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Kings^^^ "Easy A". Highly recommended. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hailstateunis Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Don't forget the southeast in College Football. 7 straight national champions from the SEC and then Florida State. http://www.hailstateunis.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 it is not so much coincidence or players (in pros at least) prefering to play in west vs east, it's a lot because typically you build to compete against the teams you see most often, which would be your conference opponents. If a few of them get good, and the rest of the conference builds to compete with them, that brings them up as well. If you're in a weak conference you're not always needing to keep a step ahead of the competition, which in turn isn't always doing as much to catch up to you.College is kinda different because I'm sure there's great players who only want to play in the SEC because of the recent success there and how playing there might increase their pro prospects, however there's great players who choose to play near home, who choose oregon because Nike, etc, so it's hard to say. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Yeah, the NHL's West had to build around beating Detroit's four-line possession attack, which has set the tone for the conference having good puck possession and defense. The East is more star-laden, less deep. I do maintain, however, that the West benefits from more low-interest markets where it's easier to build a quality team at your own pace and attract free agents who run from bright lights like cockroaches, which is what hockey players are trained to do practically from birth. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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