Are Miami's Big Three wearing down before playoffs arrive?
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I am saying there is more movement in the NBA, IMHO, than there is in most sports.
Not sure if I agree with that or not, but either way what does that have to do with the fact that teams do not come out of nowhere to win championships in the NBA like they do in other sports?
Sandra
And I stated that the reason I believe this is happening in the NBA is because there is more movement than most professional sports....IMHO.
You still don't make sense. If there is more movement in the NBA then wouldn't the winning teams switch.
On the contrary...it makes it hard for cores to stay together. Which in tune makes it harder for teams to repeat.
Only 3 teams have repeated NBA championships in the last 20 years, if I am not mistaken.
If that is indeed true, it's most likely due to the liberal free agency rules for the NBA players.
An NBA player can file for free agency after as little as three years.
A MLB player must wait for six years
An NFL player must also wait six years
Or, it could only be perceived to be more movement due to the smaller roster sizes in the NBA...
Huh?????????
The point we're discussing is that NBA teams do not come out of nowhere to win championships like teams do in other sports. So many teams tend to spin their wheels for years...sometimes decades, and never get better.
You would think liberal free agency would make the NBA the league where teams can move up quickly...but they DON'T. In fact, it's the OPPOSITE. As has already been pointed out, teams in baseball, football and hockey can rise to championship contention...and sometimes championships...quickly.
In the NBA that DOES NOT HAPPEN.
Sandra
If that is indeed true, it's most likely due to the liberal free agency rules for the NBA players.
An NBA player can file for free agency after as little as three years.
A MLB player must wait for six years
An NFL player must also wait six years
Or, it could only be perceived to be more movement due to the smaller roster sizes in the NBA...
Free agency AND there seems to be more trades than other sports for many reasons.
Yeah, free agency and trades in the NBA. Got it.
Does not address this my comment that DESPITE NBA free agency, teams in baseball, football and hockey can rise to championship contention...and sometimes championships...quickly.
In the NBA that DOES NOT HAPPEN.
Sandra
You also have to realize that in ALL those other sports, you can bring up a rookie from their minor leagues that can immediately make a impact...in the NBA, you cannot do that.
Only baseball has a minor league where players can come up and make an impact. The NFL does not, and the NHL really doesn't either.
Sandra
My bad, you are right about the NFL. But the NHL does, whether it is used properly or not...they do have one.
Not a question of the NHL using it properly. The best...IMPACT...players come right out of Canadian juniors, college hockey or Europe and into the NHL. Impact players do not spend any time in the AHL whatsoever...not what the AHL is there for.
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Conversely, due to there being no minor leagues and small roster sizes, the NBA is one sport where a rookie can make an instant impact.
Same could be said when the rookie did not make an impact like it was expected and he languishes on the bench and the team scrambles. Perfect example was last 2 years here in Miami with Michael Beasley and this year in Philadelphia in Evan Turner. BOTH overall 2nd pick and both struggled
But, the key is that the opportunity IS there. Blame the front office for picks that don't pan out...
That's because generalizations don't work here...every situation is different.
Sometimes a Blake Griffin comes in and has immediate impact, and sometimes even Derrick Rose doesn't turn into Derrick Rose until the third year of his career.
Sandra
