Took the words right out of my mouth. East is the B league. Detroit would be a 5 seed in the west.
OK Let's go back to 1988/89 10-8 favoring East ! You are correct it's tricky and what alters the stats obviously are dynasties like the Bulls, Lakers, and Spurs. There is no question in my mind that the West overall is better but I don't buy the line that Detroit doesn't belong.And since 1999 how many? (it's a trick question, you've already answered it above).