What if all four First Round Western Conference play-off series go seven games? They are all going to be exciting.
No matter how you want to toss it, there are ten really good Western teams vying for eight spots.
I believe this is what happens when the NBA decided to slow down the expansion of teams. It was 29 after they added the Raptors and Grizzlies in 1995, and then increased to 30 with the Bobcats in 2003 or something like that.
That's only 3 teams in the last 13 years.
Personally, I think the NBA got weaker in the late 80's / early 90's when they added 4 teams in 88-89, increasing it from 23 to 27. That was way too many teams, way too fast.
What they should have done is add the teams slowly. I would have added 2 in 88, then added 1 more in 96, and 2 more in 2004. That would be a total of 28 teams, instead of the current 30.
How significant is 2 fewer teams? It's larger than you think. Think about it, take away 30 pro players in the NBA right now, and then subtract 4 fewer draft picks each year from the last few drafts.
I would guess that at least 15 pro teams would gain significant players to their teams, and many more would get deeper overnight should you eliminate two teams right now.
For the sake of argument, what if the NBA eliminated the Clippers and Bobcats right now?
Wouldn't teams like Boston, Golden State, San Antonio, Suns, and Miami be killing each other to get any of those players right now?
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