Don't be a drama queen. You're oversimplifying it.

Don't be a drama queen. You're oversimplifying it.

Yes, Rodney. It's my understanding, you must first monetize it.

It will be very difficult to monetize a sport in which 80% of the teams are tanking. Or do Matt Spiegel and dan bernstein believe that the only teams that should hold such a philosophy are the ones they root for?

How's that? The very nature of sport depends on the concept that competitor is actually doing his- or its- best to compete. Do you want to watch a team tank? It's the most idiotic thing I've ever heard.

This is my view of the NBA sort of. Not that they tank it but like 4 out of how many teams even have a chance.

Problem is so many teams have essentially zero chance. Stupid leagues (not Ligues) is the problem.

I agree with JORR and disagree that he's oversimplifying it. Good nomination.

Problem is so many teams have essentially zero chance. Stupid leagues (not Ligues) is the problem.

Isn't that the case in all professional team sports?

No. somebody just showed showed the data here - since 1980, only 10 franchises have won an NBA title vs 18 in baseball. that's a pretty big difference.

Obviously, they could alter the rules to make it more a team game and less reliant on 1-2 guys.

No. somebody just showed showed the data here - since 1980, only 10 franchises have won an NBA title vs 18 in baseball. that's a pretty big difference.

Obviously, they could alter the rules to make it more a team game and less reliant on 1-2 guys.

No. somebody just showed showed the data here - since 1980, only 10 franchises have won an NBA title vs 18 in baseball. that's a pretty big difference.

Obviously, they could alter the rules to make it more a team game and less reliant on 1-2 guys.

What rules?

you could make all kinds of minor changes. 5 fouls, closer 3 point line, hand checking, defensive 3 seconds, I could go on all day.

Except for the 5 fouls thing(which wouldn't really make a difference since star players are rarely in foul trouble), the rest of your list has already been tinkered with in the NBA with the same results. As I said, it's a problem inherent to basketball. You can't negate the impact of a single player through rule changes.

The rules have always been further modified to FAVOR the stars, which the NBA figured would make them more money. When the Pistons won with a bunch of "nobodys" the league got pissed and made all sorts of new rules to prevent that from happening again.

In watching my kids play basketball I noticed a rule I either forgot about or never knew. A ball handler cannot possess the ball for more than 5 seconds without passing or shooting it. Is there that rule in the NBA? Is it enforced?