I'm all excited about the NHL's willingness to overhaul their divisions. So if I was the CZAR OF SPORTS then I would turn the four major sports leagues into this:
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
EASTERN CONFERENCE: Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indiana, Miami, Milwaukee, New Jersey, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Toronto, Washington
WESTERN CONFERENCE: Dallas, Denver, Golden State, Houston, LA Clippers, LA Lakers, Memphis, Minnesota, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Antonio, Utah
This is pretty much how the NBA standings are really run ... so why not just skip all the bull and make it official.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
AFC EAST: Buffalo, Miami, New England, NY Jets
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
EASTERN CONFERENCE: Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indiana, Miami, Milwaukee, New Jersey, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Toronto, Washington
WESTERN CONFERENCE: Dallas, Denver, Golden State, Houston, LA Clippers, LA Lakers, Memphis, Minnesota, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Antonio, Utah
This is pretty much how the NBA standings are really run ... so why not just skip all the bull and make it official.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
AFC EAST: Buffalo, Miami, New England, NY Jets
AFC SOUTH: Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Tennessee
AFC NORTH: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh
AFC WEST: Denver, Kansas City, Oakland, San Diego
NFC EAST: Dallas, NY Giants, Philadelphia, Washington
NFC SOUTH: Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, Tampa Bay
NFC NORTH: Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota
NFC WEST: Arizona, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis
I like the NFL exactly the way it is.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NL EAST: Atlanta, Cincinnati, Florida, Milwaukee, NY Mets, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington
NL WEST: Arizona, Chi Cubs, Colorado, Houston, LA Dodgers, San Francisco, San Diego, St Louis
AL EAST: Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, NY Yankees, Tampa Bay, Toronto
AL WEST: Chi White Sox, Kansas City, LA Angels, Minnesota, Oakland, Seattle, Texas
I think it works better with less divisions. I'm keeping the American and National Leagues in place and dividing them up. The AL was pretty easy. The NL did have some issues. After all, the Braves and Reds used to be in the old NL West while the Cubs and Cardinals were in the old NL East. For geographic purposes (aside from the Milwaukee-Chicago one), I kept it like this. I wanted Chicago and St Louis in the same division so they both went west.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ADAMS: Boston, Buffalo, Montreal, New Jersey, NY Isles, NY Rangers, Ottawa, Toronto
PATRICK: Carolina, Detroit, Florida, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington
NORRIS: Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Minnesota, Nashville, St Louis, Winnipeg
SMYTHE: Anaheim, Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Jose, Vancouver
AFC NORTH: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh
AFC WEST: Denver, Kansas City, Oakland, San Diego
NFC EAST: Dallas, NY Giants, Philadelphia, Washington
NFC SOUTH: Atlanta, Carolina, New Orleans, Tampa Bay
NFC NORTH: Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota
NFC WEST: Arizona, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis
I like the NFL exactly the way it is.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NL EAST: Atlanta, Cincinnati, Florida, Milwaukee, NY Mets, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington
NL WEST: Arizona, Chi Cubs, Colorado, Houston, LA Dodgers, San Francisco, San Diego, St Louis
AL EAST: Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, NY Yankees, Tampa Bay, Toronto
AL WEST: Chi White Sox, Kansas City, LA Angels, Minnesota, Oakland, Seattle, Texas
I think it works better with less divisions. I'm keeping the American and National Leagues in place and dividing them up. The AL was pretty easy. The NL did have some issues. After all, the Braves and Reds used to be in the old NL West while the Cubs and Cardinals were in the old NL East. For geographic purposes (aside from the Milwaukee-Chicago one), I kept it like this. I wanted Chicago and St Louis in the same division so they both went west.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ADAMS: Boston, Buffalo, Montreal, New Jersey, NY Isles, NY Rangers, Ottawa, Toronto
PATRICK: Carolina, Detroit, Florida, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington
NORRIS: Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Minnesota, Nashville, St Louis, Winnipeg
SMYTHE: Anaheim, Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Jose, Vancouver
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