The East as a whole is what I am implying. The Pistons have been tough, as well as the Heat. Look at most of the teams, 1 good player, maybe 2 at most. The west is loaded with players. Example - Lebron, there is noone outside of him..Just my opinion, outside of 1-2 teams a year you could easily get a 3 seed. Having 1 player can take you far into the playoffs, look at AI for those few years. EDIT - Also, look at the Cards in baseball last year. Make the playoffs and anythign can happen. Get one good player on the team and they could easily be a 3-4 seed and make a run at the playoffs.