^ Eh mediocre teams make it into the East every year. Really there's only a handful of above average teams in the East with Washington and Philadelphia taking a step back. I don't think it's much of a surprise for any team to make it, aside from maybe Florida and Carolina.
In the West all the top spots are essentially spoken for (the same eight that made it last season). So really any team outside that group that makes the dance will make for quite the shock.
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