When it comes to the NBA Eastern and Western Conferences, most would say that the Western Conference has been the deeper conference over the past fifteen years. The West has won an overall 11 titles compared to the Eastern Conference’s 6 since the year 2000. This year, though, the Eastern Conference could be just as
For the past few years, many have labeled the Eastern Conference as ‘weak’. Some of the criticisms have been warranted given the fact that the Cavs were just too good and no other team could really contend with them in the East. Now, we have to end the criticism. The Eastern Conference is continuing to
The final stretch before the playoffs is upon us where every win matters, not that they didn’t matter before, but each win and loss at this point are held at a high magnitude. In the Eastern Conference, there’s a close race for the 8th seed between the Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, and the Washington Wizards.
I’m in basketball withdrawal. The summer is the worst time of year because there is no NBA. The Summer League has just ended and now we have to simply sit and wait for the season to begin. So, in the meantime, I thought I’d take a look at the Eastern Conference and see how the
It’s been a crazy week of playoff basketball thus far. Most series have gone as we’ve expected them to, while some others have been utterly surprising. Eastern Conference (1) Atlanta Hawks – (8) Brooklyn Nets: The Nets find themselves down 0-2 after failing to gain any ground on the East’s top seed on the road.
With the 2015 NBA Playoffs underway, the Society decided to gather several members and discuss the postseason landscape in both the Eastern and Western Conference. To discuss the East and what we expect out of the likes of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls, we enlisted the help of five hoops junkies. They are: Alec
The NBA Playoffs are upon us, and the first matchup on the docket is the fourth seeded Toronto Raptors against the fifth seeded Washington Wizards. Two of the younger up-and-coming teams in the league are both facing some big expectations. The Raptors who are fresh off of their second straight Atlantic Division title are going
Basketball Society Classics is back! Allow me to set the scene for you if you don’t remember the series. Both teams were coming into a pivotal game 5 while the series was split 2-2. Detroit was in the driver’s seat since the game was in Auburn Hills, but the Nets were determined to give them
My Name is Amajahl Knowles, and i’m from Nassau, The Bahamas. I’m 1/2 of “Da Reserves”, which is the sports subsidiary of Three Amigos Media – me being the 3rd amigo. Knicks T.A.P.E. (Trade All Players Everybody!!!) If it seems for the first few sentences I’m incoherent and not making any sense it’s because Im typing
It’s Transformation Tuesday folks, and no one player or team has transformed (for the better) like the Detroit Pistons in the past week. Since releasing Josh Smith on December 23rd, the Pistons have won their past five games by an average of 16 points. Furthermore, Detroit has increased their scoring by nearly 15 points per