Is the East a tougher Conference then the West (NBA) ( READ DETAILS)?

Question

In these Playoffs we have seen lots of East teams giving each other problems, wile in the West teams are getting swept left and right. First round 2 teams (Dallas, Utah) got swept wile in the East every team won at least 1 game. second round the Clippers get swept by the Spurs, and LA barley squeezes out 1 win vs OKC, and in the East you have Boston and Philly coming down to a game 7, and the Pacers and Heat may come to an end tomorrow but Indiana not going down without a fight. I personally think the East teams are much tougher then the West, Now lets not forget there are 2 tough teams left in the West with OKC & the Spurs, but they had a pretty easy ride to the WCF Okc only lost 1 game and the Spurs are 8-0. While the remaining East teams still are in the 2nd round of the playoffs, so the east looks tough.What do you guys think?

Answer 1

If by tough you mean "stacked with a bunch of mediocre teams that don't know how to win", then yes, the East is tougher. The East doesn't have more talent or better teams or better coaching then the West. The Lakers, Clippers, Griz, heck even Dallas would all be doing just fine and still contending if they were in the East. Unfortunately for them they're in the West, where the two best teams in the NBA are also.

Answer 2

No, I just think Okc and the Spurs are just that good. Plus, you rarely need a winning record to even make it, if you play in the East.

Answer 3

If I remember correctly one year three teams had losing records and made the playoffs. Not so tough. Then two years ago the west weakest team 8th seed Okc won fifty games.

Answer 4

no spurs an OKC are just that much better than everyone

Answer 5

west got offense while east got defense