Comments on: The Hired Gun, Intro http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=4556 NBA & ABA Basketball Statistics & History Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6 By: Drescher http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=4556&cpage=1#comment-14404 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:15:54 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=4556#comment-14404 If this happens, we would see many teams going for that 'all-or-nothing' year. GMs would (and basically would have to) load up their teams with draft picks and young talent, tank for 3 or 4 consecutive seasons, and then arrange an uber-team through trades and veteran free agents. Coaches would have to become 'recruiters', and the NBA landscape would be akin to the NCAA; A collection of top-tier dynastic organizations - supported by history, location, and prestige - and a bunch of also-rans, fighting to find (and keep) diamonds in the rough. Because of the 7-7-7-7 playoff system, the also-rans would have NO CHANCE to win championships, and the rich would only get richer.

Somewhere, Danny Ainge is smiling....

]]> By: Ryan http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=4556&cpage=1#comment-14401 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:11:22 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=4556#comment-14401 I think this would be more interesting to run for seasons past, perhaps the 80's or 90's heading up to the 3-peat Lakers. Of course, there'd be a hell of a lot of guess work involved in team restructuring, so on second thoughts... Ignore me.

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