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Jim Allen

Nov 18 2003, 03:04 PM

Due to the emergence of the new Charlotte Bobcats, the NBA has realigned:

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Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division: Boston Celtics, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Toronto Raptors
Central Division: Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks
Southeast Division: Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards

Western Conference

Southwest Division: Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Hornets, San Antonio Spurs
Northwest Division: Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle SuperSonics, Utah Jazz
Pacific Division: Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings

Damn. The Lakers won't have the Jail Blazers and Sonics to kick around as often any more.

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The three regular season divisional winners in each conference will earn a playoff berth and one of the conference's top three playoff seeds based on regular season record. The remaining five playoff berths for each conference will be based on regular season records with no regard to divisional alignment

[ November 18, 2003, 02:07 PM: Message edited by: Jim Allen ]

Cattledog

Nov 18 2003, 03:50 PM

Whenever I think about the great southwest, Memphis and New Orleans are always cities that come to my mind geographically!

[ November 18, 2003, 02:51 PM: Message edited by: Cattledog ]

pat125

Nov 18 2003, 05:39 PM

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Cattledog:
Whenever I think about the great southwest, Memphis and New Orleans are always cities that come to my mind geographically!

Yes, perhaps it could have simply been named the South division. But, except for Minnesota, the placement of the teams in the divisions was excellent. There probably wasn't much that could have been done with Minnesota though.

PCC

Nov 21 2003, 12:23 AM

I think my Wizards came out pretty well. You never know who's going to be good down the line but that looks like a pretty soft group in the Southeast.

Of course, I said the same thing about the Capitals when the NHL realigned, getting away from New Jersey and Philadelphia. And we see where they are now...

Cattledog

Nov 21 2003, 07:39 AM

That is true of the Caps now. But the first few years of the Southeast Division in the NHL, the Caps simply dominated. I see no reason why the Wizards couldn't dominate this group. They should be competitive... unlike my Knicks, who should just be taken out of their misery and shot. Although they amazed me by actually winning a game the other night against Boston, they really have no future at all regardless of the divisional realignments.

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