"Alright, Melo, there may be a lot of strong teams in the West this new season, but as long as you work hard, I believe the Nuggets have every chance to secure a playoff spot under your leadership. You know that, in my mind, you have always been the strongest offensive small forward in the NBA today."
Are there just a few strong teams in the West?
If we count the Spurs, Suns, Mavericks, and the newly crowned Warriors, Qin Yue simply calculated and found... there are eight teams in the West this new season with championship-contending strength.
That's right... This new season, even the eighth in the West is stronger in Qin Yue's eyes than the Cavaliers team that reached the Finals in his memory.
The West has evidently entered a wild era ahead of time.
No... It's even wilder than the wild West Qin Yue remembers.
If Eastern strong teams don't make changes, the Western champions of the coming years would essentially be the overall champions.
