Most of the teams in the East have been really good this season. It's not an awful conference as it once was. Toronto, Atlanta, Cleveland, Chicago, Washington are all serious contenders. Miami might miss the playoffs in the East, so if Silver's main motive to change the playoff structure because OKC could miss the playoffs, then what about a team like the Heat. I know they don't have KD and RW, though Wade and Bosh still grab a lot of spotlight in the NBA.