EPTOn June 13 2011 09:06 RowdierBob wrote:
But the only way small cap teams can compete is through the draft. SA did through a combination of luck in the draft (Duncan) combined with asute management in being able to identify quality international talent (Parker+Ginobli).
Small market teams are never in contention for the big free agency signings, which means they have to spend years and wasted seasons tanking to get high draft picks (which in themselves don't turn out most of the time).
I mean, going back 10 years, it's always the large market teams who have the edge:
00-- LA beats Indiana
01--LA beats Philly
02--LA beats NJ
03--SA beats NJ
04--Det beats LA
05--SA beats Detroit
06--Heat beat Dallas
07--SA beat Cleveland
08--Bos beat LA
09--LA beat Orl
10--LA beat Bos
That's what... 6 small market teams in the Finals in 10 years. And only SA actually won. And that's also not to mention the dominance of larger market teams from the 80s through the 90s.
I just think it's crappy that the NBA basically revolves around a few large market super-teams these days and the others are left to fight for the scraps (i.e draft picks of low Playoff seeds).
Does anyone think the Spurs will compete at a high level once Duncan/Parker/Ginobli move or aren't able to compete at a high level due to age? Maybe, but my guess is they will be back to NBA purgatory hoping to strike gold with another Duncan draft.
And even next year (if it happens), what small market teams have realistic title hopes? OKC (who got into their position picking up Durant and Westbrook through years of tanking), maybe Memphis? I can't even think of one out East (maybe Orlando, but you'd have to be real optimistic there...).
The current NBA structure too heavily favours the larger market teams. The hard cap would go a long way to helping solve this IMO.
But the only way small cap teams can compete is through the draft. SA did through a combination of luck in the draft (Duncan) combined with asute management in being able to identify quality international talent (Parker+Ginobli).
Small market teams are never in contention for the big free agency signings, which means they have to spend years and wasted seasons tanking to get high draft picks (which in themselves don't turn out most of the time).
I mean, going back 10 years, it's always the large market teams who have the edge:
00-- LA beats Indiana
01--LA beats Philly
02--LA beats NJ
03--SA beats NJ
04--Det beats LA
05--SA beats Detroit
06--Heat beat Dallas
07--SA beat Cleveland
08--Bos beat LA
09--LA beat Orl
10--LA beat Bos
That's what... 6 small market teams in the Finals in 10 years. And only SA actually won. And that's also not to mention the dominance of larger market teams from the 80s through the 90s.
I just think it's crappy that the NBA basically revolves around a few large market super-teams these days and the others are left to fight for the scraps (i.e draft picks of low Playoff seeds).
Does anyone think the Spurs will compete at a high level once Duncan/Parker/Ginobli move or aren't able to compete at a high level due to age? Maybe, but my guess is they will be back to NBA purgatory hoping to strike gold with another Duncan draft.
And even next year (if it happens), what small market teams have realistic title hopes? OKC (who got into their position picking up Durant and Westbrook through years of tanking), maybe Memphis? I can't even think of one out East (maybe Orlando, but you'd have to be real optimistic there...).
The current NBA structure too heavily favours the larger market teams. The hard cap would go a long way to helping solve this IMO.
but why should small market teams (assuming they correlate to a smaller basketball fanbase) have great teams? it'd be better for cities with the largest attraction to have competing teams
