No, I don't think it has anything to do with competent/incompetent. I just think that the lottery is the only chance that some small market teams have at snagging a superstar, unless they're really good at talent evaluation and development like the Spurs. If the odds are exactly the same for all 30 teams, then I think it hurts the chances for small market teams that have an off year from getting a superstar. You mentioned the Clips, but that was a different circumstance. Sterling was the only owner that didn't give a rats ass about winning. He actually did a pretty good job of drafting talent, but he refused to pay them after their rookie contacts were up. He was also one of the only owners that was consistently making a profit. So while we might look at his strategy as incompetence, he had a different motivation than, say, Paul Allen.
Always loved the tier 1 and tier 2 wheel. 1.) teams outside the playoffs have the ability to get the lotto picks, with all being on the wheel. 2.) teams inside the playoffs have the similar wheel for picks outside the lotto. A keg of brown ale is used to get the ladies drunk and a wet t shirt contest is done immediately after
That wouldn't be nearly as fun to watch. You can only watch so many airballs before you get bored and change the channel.
Well that could be interesting, only because they would have no idea what they were doing. I still think it would be fun to watch Michael Jordan beat up old men with foam swords.
Easy fix- all 30 teams equal in the lottery, but the worse teams have an increased cap so they can opt to spend more money to bring them out of shitland. Win win win
A simple change would be nice. Let the fans vote in their five favorite players in each conference, but the coach decides who starts.
Not bad. My thought: teams that surpass a certain number of wins are immune from the luxury tax. Teams that fall below a certain threshold can't collect from the tax. Option B: instead of total wins, base it on increase/decrease in win total.
All that would happen is overspending on shitty players. Is Chandler Parsons worth $15 million a year?
This could put some crappy #8 seed team in the east in the position where winning means a 1st round stomping and losing means a good shot at a #1 pick.
I hate that idea, because it would give them an unfair advantage to steal other teams players. I also don't like an equal draft. Imagine a strong playoff team getting the #1 pick, and what are fans of the basement teams going to have to look forward to?
I don't know...I'd say if you have one of the two worst records, your team gets relegated to the D-League (and out of the draft process) until you make the D-League finals. That should discourage tanking. "Oh, PHI, you want to spend two lotto picks on players who won't be here next year and trot out Hollis Thompson against LMA? Fine--enjoy playing the Reno Bighorns next year. Watch out for those LA D-fenders"
I'm starting to like Adam Silver more and more. He seems to be genuinely interested in transforming the game and actually do the job he's hired to do.
