NBA 2007-2008 season discussion (1 Viewer)

[Brandon_T]

Woah here people. Keep in mind that there is no NBA hall of fame. There is a basketball hall of fame. To reach the hall of fame in the game it takes your entire basketball career into account. From his Country Day high school run, to his Michigan days, NBA and whatever personnel job he may hold, all count toward it, so there is a good chance he does get in. Who knows what time may hold for him.

 

[Jan H]

Chris Webber a Hall-of-Famer?? Uh, no. He had HOF talent, but never won a championship at either the college or NBA level, never led in anything statistically, never won an MVP or a scoring title, and was never considered the best at his position. Almost everyone in the Hall did at least one of these things. C-Webb had great skills, but due to injuries and bad luck, he simply doesn't have the resume to get in, IMO.

EDIT: I stand self-corrected. C-Webb won the rebounding title in 1999, but that was an asterisk year, so I'm not sure it counts. Anyhow, it still shouldn't be enough to get him in the Hall. No way he gets in and guys like Bernard King and Adrian Dantley get left out.

 

[ZacharyTait]

New Orleans clinched a playoff spot tonight. Whether they go into the playoffs 1st or 6th is another question.

Top 6 teams in the West have 50 or more wins. Only 2 teams in the East can claim that. It's possible that all 8 playoff teams and even the 9th place team out West can finish the season with 50 or more wins. Insane!

It's guaranteed that the 9th place team in the West at the end of the season will be the best team ever not to make the playoffs, record wise. The Houston Rockets finished one year 45-37 and didn't make it.

 

[Jan H]

Yes, the Western Conference is unreal. The NBA should consider moving to 1-16 seeding league-wide. Consider that Golden State, who as of now would miss the playoffs, would have home-court advantage in the first round if it were playing in the East.

 

[Scott Merryfield]

With the unbalanced schedule, I do not think that would be fair either. Teams play in-conference opponents much more than teams from the other conference during the season.

The NHL tried this at one time and it didn't work. Another downside is extra travel, since for example Boston could end up playing the Warriors, Suns, and Lakers. That is a lot of coast-to-coast travel.

 

[Jan H]

Yes, those are clearly downsides. Speaking of coast-to-coast travel, anybody hear about the NBA considering putting a team in Europe (!). That idea is nuts, IMO.