In the Southwest division’s nine year existence, the San Antonio Spurs have dominated the division – winning it six times.  But as we’ve written here, the Spurs are getting up there in age and there are other teams that are ready to step up and take division title.  It’s probably one of the most competitive divisions in all of sports, but that means that towards the end of the season it’s also the easiest to slip out playoff contention.  During the 07-08 season, all four teams that made the playoffs had at least 50 wins, and during the 10-11 season, all five teams had winning percentages over .500.  So in other words, it’s not a division that the current Phoenix Suns would do particularly well in.  Here’s how everyone finished last year: