new divisions for the NBA

[matthew94]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=545&u=/ap/20031117/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bkn_nba_realignment_1&printer=1

Southeast Division:
Charlotte Bobcats
Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
Orlando Magic
Washington Wizard

Central Division
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavs
Detroit Pistons
Indiana Pacers
Milwaukee Bucks

Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics
New Jersey Nets
New York Knicks
Philadelphia 76ers
Toronto Raptors

Southwest Division
New Orleans Hornets
Dallas Mavs
Houston Rockets
Memphis Grizzlies
San Antonio

Northwest Division
Denver Nuggets
Minnesota Twolves
Portland Blazers
Seattle Sonics
Utah Jazz

Pacific Division
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Clippers
Phoenix Suns
Sacramento Kings

"Teams will play divisional opponents twice at home and twice on the road. They will play conference opponents outside their division three or four times, and teams from the other conference twice -- at home and away.

Divisional winners each earn a playoff berth. The remaining five playoff berths for each conference will be based on regular-season records with no regard to divisional alignment.

Home-court advantage throughout the playoffs will be based solely on regular-season records. That means a divisional winner will not necessarily have home court advantage in the playoff series."

[thegame]

It's been a long time coming. Nice to see.

[Snarf]

That southeast division is a real strong one. 20 wins should be enough to win that division unless someone does some major shopping in the offseason. If the NBA had those divisions now, Washington would be the leader with a 4-6 record.

[RaidersFan]

Southwest Division
New Orleans Hornets
Dallas Mavs
Houston Rockets
Memphis Grizzlies
San Antonio

Thats a crazy group. Every team is playin awsome this year.

[matthew94]

It's amazing how much better the western conference is

And on top of that, New Orleans switches and they are a pretty good Eastern team this year

[BanditsRock11]

Those divisions are perfect geographically. All looks pretty good except for the southeast, which will be much like the southeast in the NHL, a joke were the divisional leader will always have the 3rd seed in the conferance when the 4th 5th and sometimes 6th seeds have more points. Oh well it'll be fun to watch.

[matthew94]

"That southeast division is a real strong one. 20 wins should be enough to win that division unless someone does some major shopping in the offseason. If the NBA had those divisions now, Washington would be the leader with a 4-6 record."

As it is now....Boston is in FIRST in the atlantic with a 5-5 record. Denver is in LAST in the midwest with a 5-5 record

[Snarf]

Originally posted by mattrose992000

As it is now....Boston is in FIRST in the atlantic with a 5-5 record. Denver is in LAST in the midwest with a 5-5 record

Yeah, but New Jersey and Philadelphia are good teams that will get things going and have good seasons. Toronto could have a good season if they quit playing like the Buffalo Bills and figure out how to score on the road. Nobody in the southeast division I have much hope for.