Published 3/17/2008
by Ralph isaac
at Bleacher Report - NBA
As good as the college die-hards want to go on and on about NCAA March Madness, right now I gotta go with the NBA. This has got to be one of the best seasons ever for the NBA, for these reasons: The Western Conference has 9 teams playing .600 ball: The West has never been tougher. Teams are stacked from top to bottom. There aren't any clear favorites. Every game counts down the stretch. You go on a little losing streak and you can find yourself out of a playoff spot. Can you guys even imagine winning 50 games and still not making the playoffs? And the NBA cannot deny that this has sparked interest into the league, and people are tuning in to watch. David Stern would be stupid to change the playoff format to the 16 best teams. What would be the point of having the Western and Eastern Conferences??? The Lakers and Celtics are relevent again: The Celtics are back to being an elite team, which is good for the NBA since it's one of the most storied franchise ...
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