As we preview across the NBA for who the Toronto Raptors will be competing against this season, one of the most jarring factors is the stark difference between both conferences and divisions.
Obviously, the Eastern Conference provides much more relief than a loaded West. However, if the rest of the East is a Junior Varsity Conference, then the Southeast Division is something like intramurals.
There’s a great quote in the movie Moneyball:
There are rich teams and there are poor teams. Then, there’s 50 feet of crap. And then there’s us.
Well in the NBA, there are good divisions, there are bad divisions, there’s 50 feet of crap, the central division, another 150 feet of crap.