Comments on: Pat Riley: “Maybe Some of the Balance of Power is Beginning to Shift Back East” http://sportsradiointerviews.com/2009/10/06/pat-riley-%e2%80%9cmaybe-some-of-the-balance-of-power-is-beginning-to-shift-back-east%e2%80%9d/ Your 1st stop in interviews from the world of sports Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:44:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Don http://sportsradiointerviews.com/2009/10/06/pat-riley-%e2%80%9cmaybe-some-of-the-balance-of-power-is-beginning-to-shift-back-east%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-13225 Don Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:23:43 +0000 http://sportsradiointerviews.com/?p=12871#comment-13225 Is the East tougher this year? I don't think so. I'm hearing a lot about it, but I don't see it. Cleveland picked up an old Shaq. Boston got a year older and they were old last year. They got a way over prime Rasheed Wallace. Orlando lost Hedo, picked up Carter... they're no better than last year. Look at the West. LAL are as good as last year, possibly better with Artest. Portland's better -- clearly better than last year. SAS -- I don't buy them yet. They have a lot of names, a lot of talent. I just don't think they stay healthy. But a lot of people think they're better. Dallas is better. Minnesota, LA Clippers, OKC...they're all better. Utah and Denver are probably still about the same. If anything, the West got tougher this year. Is the East tougher this year? I don’t think so. I’m hearing a lot about it, but I don’t see it. Cleveland picked up an old Shaq. Boston got a year older and they were old last year. They got a way over prime Rasheed Wallace. Orlando lost Hedo, picked up Carter… they’re no better than last year.

Look at the West. LAL are as good as last year, possibly better with Artest. Portland’s better — clearly better than last year. SAS — I don’t buy them yet. They have a lot of names, a lot of talent. I just don’t think they stay healthy. But a lot of people think they’re better. Dallas is better. Minnesota, LA Clippers, OKC…they’re all better. Utah and Denver are probably still about the same.

If anything, the West got tougher this year.

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