this is just speculation... plus crawford and curry is not a bad deal... since they get two young players.. and especially curry... people thing he s valuable coz he has size and can score.... the 3 yrs that marbury played in minnesota, that happend to be the time when the west was just over-powering... the 3rd year they did lose in the first round... to the eventual champs... its an open secret that the east was always shallow in the post-mj era... and it still is... dont tell me a team with marbury and garnett in the east cant make the playoffs... or even the finals... their only tough task would be detroit... but we all know what garnet has been doing to webber during c-webb's time in sacramento... sorry, i digress... but i hope my point is clearer.... finals is a stretch.... but conference finals would b a GUARANTEE