With the Pau Gasol trade and Andrew Bynum showing flashes of dominance before he got hurt, anything less then the top seed in the Western Conference would be a let down right?
Wrong. In fact, it wouldn’t be that bad at all.
It would be the perfect slot for a championship team.
Looking back at the last five champions, (Spurs, Heat, Spurs, Pistons, and Spurs again) none were the first seed in their conference.
06-07 San Antonio Spurs NBA Champions
Dallas 67 15 .817
Phoenix 61 21 .744
San Antonio 58 24 .707
Utah 51 31 .622
Houston 52 30 .634
Denver 45 37 .549
LA Lakers 42 40 .512
Golden State 42 40 .512
05-06 Miami Heat NBA Champions
Detroit 64 18 .780
Miami 52 30 .634
New Jersey 49 33 .598
Cleveland 50 32 .610
Washington 42 40 .512
Indiana 41 41 .500
Chicago 41 41 .500
Milwaukee 40 42 .488
04-05 San Antonio Spurs NBA Champions
Phoenix 62 20 .756
San Antonio 59 23 .720
Seattle 52 30 .634
Dallas 58 24 .707
Houston 51 31 .622
Sacramento 50 32 .610
Denver 49 33 .598
Memphis 45 37 .549
03-04 Detroit Pistons NBA Champions
1. z-Indiana 61 21 .744
2. y-New Jersey 47 35 . 573 14.0
3. x-Detroit 54 28 . 659 7.0
4. x-Miami
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