Eastern Division W-L records

[westkoast]

That must explain why Jersey is 8-6 vs the West including 4-3 vs the Pacific.

I am praying to baby jesus that this gets through your Hoover Dam-esque skull.

  Let me explain to you why Jersey is 8-6 vs the West.   Please follow along.  They haven't even played the Spurs, Blazers, or the Hornets one time this season.  That's FOUR games they have a very good chance of losing.  Wouldn't be all that surprised to hear they dropped 5 of 6 against those better squads.   They also still have one game left with Denver, LA, Houston, and Dallas. That's EVEN MORE games they have a very good chance of losing.  All teams much better than they are and better than the teams they've played up to this point.  I hope you are still following....

Ready put your thinking cap on....

That means they've been beating up on weak teams.  Being 8-6 against the lower half of the Conference teams means nothing.  You know what, scratch that.   I believe it proves they are average.  Based on who they've played and how well they've played they are not a relevant team at all.   How many ways do you need to be told?  Literally the Atlantic Division has ONE good team.  The Pacific has TWO good teams.  TWO is greater than ONE.

[Lurker]

That must explain why Jersey is 8-6 vs the West including 4-3 vs the Pacific.

Well, to start with NJ is 8-5 against the western conference.

But I will make it a simple breakdown that even Reality should understand.

The west is basically 9 "top teams" and the east has 5 (record above .580).  After these 14 teams the next 9 teams record wise are from the east.  Then there are the "doormats" with records below .300.  6 of these 7 teams are in the west.

So then look at NJ record against these tiers:

Top        3-4 (west)      5-1 (east - w 0 games vs Bos & Orl)
Middle   no west teams   4-12 (east - teams NJ will fight for playoff position with)
Doormats   5-1 (west)   1-1 (east - wash only east team)

So NJ is 8-5 vs west, 10-14 vs east and fighting for a 6-10 place finish in its conference. An middle of the nba team. The Suns are one of the "top teams" fighting for a playoff spot in the west.

[Reality]

That must explain why Jersey is 8-6 vs the West including 4-3 vs the Pacific.

Well, to start with NJ is 8-5 against the western conference.

But I will make it a simple breakdown that even Reality should understand.

So NJ is 8-5 vs west,

NJ is 8-5 vs the West.  Thank you.

[westkoast]

Damn I thought we could ignore people on here.

[rickortreat]

Just remember these stats are based on less than half a season, and the positions of the teams are by no means static. 

The Atlantic may be the weakest now, with only the Celtics notable.  But I think at least one other team from that division will start rising in the standings and power rankings.

Besides who gives a rats behind, as though it really means anything.  Even head to head competition has be taken with "a grain of salt'. Just pay attention to the point differential, and who is kicking butt. The team with the widest spread over the last third of the season is highly likely to win the whole thing.

[Reality]

Jersey improving to 9-5 vs the West with tonights win over OKC.
Brook Lopez putting up career numbers.
Bobby Simmons realizing some of the potential he showed in Clipperland and finally earning his Nets paycheck.

However Ji, who was having a rookie streak that rivaled a 2nd year Fabs Oberto, is out with an injury.
22/13 altho that was against a Pacific Patsie team, the Kings.

[Joe Vancil]

Jersey improving to 9-5 vs the West with tonights win over OKC.
Brook Lopez putting up career numbers.
Bobby Simmons realizing some of the potential he showed in Clipperland and finally earning his Nets paycheck.

However Ji, who was having a rookie streak that rivaled a 2nd year Fabs Oberto, is out with an injury.
22/13 altho that was against a Pacific Patsie team, the Kings.

Great win over an awesome powerhouse.

Didn't OKC lose to their exhibition game against the School of the Blind last week?

[Reality]

^^ one down 8 to go. 

JoeV

And in the West, an "okay nucleus" - like the ones in Minnesota, Memphis, or Clipperland - mean that you get beat pretty much every night.

[westkoast]

I really wish you were banned instead of Jem.

[WayOutWest]

I really wish you were banned instead of Jem.

If Reality were banned there would be ONE new topic per month and about two posts per week. 

wk, we need a little get together so we can have an "understanding".

[westkoast]

I really wish you were banned instead of Jem.

If Reality were banned there would be ONE new topic per month and about two posts per week. 

wk, we need a little get together so we can have an "understanding".

That's fine with me.  One quality topic per month vs 3 idiotic ones?  Hmmm.  Hard to decide.

Have you been to a game yet this year?

[WayOutWest]

That's fine with me.  One quality topic per month vs 3 idiotic ones?  Hmmm.  Hard to decide.

Have you been to a game yet this year?

Not one single game.  Maybe we should try for a "Middle East peace talk" type gathering at a Clippers vs Spurs game.  I don't think I could afford a Lakers game.

[westkoast]

That's fine with me.  One quality topic per month vs 3 idiotic ones?  Hmmm.  Hard to decide.

Have you been to a game yet this year?

Not one single game.  Maybe we should try for a "Middle East peace talk" type gathering at a Clippers vs Spurs game.  I don't think I could afford a Lakers game.

If only both I and Israel could put Reality and Gaza on ignore....

[rickortreat]

It's easy to ignore reality.  Just don't read or respond to his posts.  Israel should only be so lucky.....

[westkoast]

It's easy to ignore reality.  Just don't read or respond to his posts.  Israel should only be so lucky.....

He shoots retard rockets into threads all the time.  It's hard to ignore him when following a thread of responses.