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What about the team we just beat by 10 points on their home court? They have a $101 million payroll and will be paying over $80 million in luxury tax, and are currently in last place in the worst division in the NBA (the 1st place team is 2 games under .500) with a 3-7 record.
Their roster was assembled using the exact opposite of money ball principles. They went out and over paid a bunch of big name players who are way past their primes, hired a coach with a recognizable name, but no prior coaching experience, threw it all together and thought they be contenders and seriously challenge Miami's dominance in the Eastern Conference.
In my East vs. West thread I started last week, I hypothesized that this year's Nets are the equivalent of last year's Lakers. Old, expensive and injury prone. But, this Nets team is even worse and more overpaid.
$101 million payroll + $80 million luxury tax = 3-7 record. That isn't money ball, that's waste-of-money ball.
BNM
I did not want to jinx the game tonight, so I didn't go anywhere near mentioning BK. But this comparison is exactly what we're talking about. Portland can't get LeBron, so what players can they get who, combined, can give the Blazers a statistically equal advantage? The problem is how does Portland compete with Miami? You score more points than they do. The Blazer are on the right track.
