I want a league where fans of bad teams can have hope of improvement.
The best five teams in the Eastern Conference at the end of 2009-10 season were, in order, Cleveland, Orlando, Atlanta, Boston and Miami. All five of those teams won fewer than twenty-five games at some point in the decade — Atlanta won as few as thirteen. While at the bottom of the standings were New Jersey, Washington, Philadelphia, Detroit and New York - three of those five were Finalists over the same span. The NBA already has parity.
And anyway I'd argue that it's a star driven league, far more influenced by draft success than F.A. market failure.
But which teams exactly are we discussing?
Also LooseCannon has a point, how do fans benefit from huge contract offers to the likes of Eddy Curry and or even Rudy Gay? I understand how non-guaranteed contracts benefit owners and - most of all - under-qualified GMs. But I'd far prefer changes that would encourage smarter personnel decisions, rather than more of the same.
They benefit from teams being able to move on from mistakes sooner.
What do fans gain watching Eddie Curry sitting around doing nothing while being a drag on the cap season after season?
