"Elite" is a word that gets thrown around in plenty of sports conversations, and the NBA isn't exactly a league willing to provide an exception.
We talk about whether John Wall has become an elite point guard and how long it will take for Michael Carter-Williams to join him in such a class. We talk about how the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers are the elite teams in the Eastern Conference and how plenty of squads are fighting to earn the same title in the West.
In some ways, "elite" gets used too often, to the point that it marginalizes the impact that word has on us. But what does it actually mean?
Everyone has a different definition, and it depends on both the topic of conversation and the landscape of non-elite entities that serves as a backdrop to the one in question. An elite player may be a top-five guy at his position, or he could be an All-Star starter. He could be the best center in the league or the No. 7 point guard in the Association, thanks to the depth of the positions.
Definitions vary, but it's necessary we determine a working one before analyzing which Western Conference teams a ...
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Which Western Conference NBA Teams Are Truly Elite?
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