<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Ok please inform us how many teams from the east have won titles in the last # of years?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Hmmmm ... Ok, since 1988-89, the East has won 8 titles and the West 7. Yeah, that's pure domination there!!
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Since the 90-91 season, only ONE team from the east won the title & that was the Bulls which won 6 titles because of MJ. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Jeez, what a lame argument. Who's to say that whoever was 2nd in the East all those years wouldn't have won the title if it weren't for MJ? And for THAT matter, I could use the same argument that the WEST wouldn't have won any titles if it weren't for Shaq, Duncan, and Akeem!!!
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Lets see even if Detroit happens to win the title, to knock the West like The MD Kid did just shows how clueless he & others who think like him are.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
My remarks about the West were anything but clueless. Despite my comments, I don't for a minute equate the West with the WNBA. My remarks were a tongue in cheek retaliation for the non-stop ridicule the East has recieved for what seems like forever. I realize that top to bottom the west probably IS still the best conference, but this series is showing that the disparity is nowhere near as great as nearly everyone makes it out to be. Bottom line is that the price on the Pistons before the series was ridiculous, and that's all I was trying to point out. If it is clueless to recognize and point out value, then I hope I continue to be clueless for the forseeable future.
Incidentally, the Pistons don't have to win this series to prove me right. All I stated was that before this series began, there was tremendous value on the Pistons at the inflated line. There is now some value on the Lakers at +390, IMO. If you still truly believe that the Western Conference is the dominant conference, and that the Lakers are the better team, then here's my suggestion for ya - put some cash down on them at this price instead of coming on here and bashing those of us that had it right from the beginning.