(09-21-2017 11:52 AM)Wedge Wrote: (09-20-2017 06:37 PM)vandiver49 Wrote: It will never happen but the NBA should actually contract because there isn't enough talent to spread around.
Here's an article for you...
The 23-Team League the NBA Needs
Quote:Let’s get rid of some teams. The obviousness of it is staring you in the face. It is, after all, simple math. In a 30-team league, one team having four of the top 15 players in the world means a diluted talent pool...
Quote:So, let’s turn the clock back 30 years, to the 1987-88 season, by contracting the post-’88 expansion teams: the Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Charlotte Hornets, Toronto Raptors, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, and Minnesota Timberwolves. Yes, I know those teams, particularly the Heat, have rich histories. Get them out of here. We have too many teams.
Contraction based on talent supply versus expansion based on tv revenue/market penetration .... HMM tough call.
The NBA by its own measures basically has allow talent to amass at certain teams while also allowing certain teams to run a limited roster yet get revenue sharing. I don't 100% trust the accounting practices of any pro sports league though... I find their revenue pools for the leagues as a whole and for the teams individually a dark murky soup of using all available tax loop holes to exist.
That said, for my home state Charlotte Hornets, we were a Eastern Conference factor after getting LJ and Zo.... the Glen Rice and what not.... but George Shin and his moving of the franchise originally probably alienated a lot of the NBA fans of the Hornets in the state. And its reemergence as the Bobcats expansion franchise as a complete joke for its life span under that banner did it no favors either. Going back to the Hornets was probably their smartest move but like I said, they alienated the entire state with some of their moves. When the Hornets started we had local quality broadcasts for their games all over the state, now my Hornets coverage is relegated to a SD alt channel that no one knows about unless you know about it.
The Heat have been a big success with their titles and playoff appearances, as well as the big name talent the Miami area has been able to attract.
The Orlando Magic started out so well but with the failures of keeping Shaq and Penny... they have faded out of memory from those great playoff runs they had in the mid 90s.
The Timberwolves started slow but during the KG era were decent. They are just now getting back on track again.
The Grizzlies were a utter failure in Vancouver but have seem to have righted that ship now that they are in Memphis.
The Raptors have had two good eras with Vince Carter and now they current team... but they, overall haven't really caught on.