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Originally Posted by IceMan23and3
I think everyone agrees that there are only 3 elite teams in the East (Boston, Detroit, and Orlando)
They're a combined 14-7 (with Orlando going 7-3, Detroit going 3-4, and Boston going 3-0 against the west)
Now if you look at the West elite (Spurs, Suns, and Jazz)
Spurs 5-0 against the east
Suns 8-1 against the east
Jazz 6-3 against the east
There are still more quality teams in the west than the east. Therefore stronger. I'm not knocking the east elite, just pointing out that the east as a whole is weaker than the west as a whole. If they were better, they would hand the West elite more losses.
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you cant consider neither of those 3 East teams Elite yet, they are very good, elite should be used carefully
Detroit has yet to prove they can make it back into the Finals, they were crumbled by the one man show call the Cavaliers which shows they couldn't even beat a team that got swept by the Spurs
Boston is a great team no doubt but who knows if they are deep enough to be as strong come april/may, have not proven anything and they know it
Neither is Orlando, they are not proven yet, the record so far is great, does not mean a thing
IMO an Elite team has to have made their conference finals and has to consistently beat other good teams thus Dallas / Spurs / Suns and the upcoming Utah
Detroit is the only thing close to elite from the East
oh and a healthy Miami Heat, if they can get their chemistry right theres no reason why they cant beat the best of the east, they were dismantling the East just two years ago