well, your conference is alot weaker than you give it credit for. for f**k's sake, it wasn't like they were the 2006 NBA west coast conference or anything. a team at 5 and freaking 17 didnt even have to play a qualifier, they were safe in spite of that spectacular ineptitude! plus you lost your one elite team. so there are 2 good teams, 1 mediocre teams, 1 team that decisively blew last year, and 4 new teams. i think any new team should be aiming for 4th in the conference.