coolhandluke121 wrote:The lottery is stupid. Granted, it sometimes prevents teams from being rewarded for tanking, but those teams didn't know they wouldn't benefit from tanking so they tanked anyway. Happens every year, blatantly. Instead of tanking for a higher pick, teams are tanking for better odds at a higher pick. Same difference - either way, they're tanking. Period. They have nothing else to play for.
The NBA is more paranoid about tanking because it is the most superstar-driven sport. When there's a Lebron or Oden in the draft teams have more incentive to tank than to win. It would be nice if that could be avoided without hurting the truly bad teams, but under the current system it can't.
HEY, HERE'S A GREAT IDEA!
Get rid of the draft altogether and let rookies sign as free agents. The bad teams should have an advantage because they should have cap space. Get rid of the rookie salary scale because it's obscene that during their first four years guys like Lebron make a fraction of what Marbury and Finley made this year. If bad teams don't have more cap space, it's usually their own fault for having bad contracts. This would make teams think twice about giving out huge contracts to mediocre players. You have to admit that huge guaranteed contracts are really hurting the game, so this idea would make the process of bringing young players into the league more sensible. And the rare team that can win without overpaying has a chance to keep adding good young talent.
Can't tell if that was sarcasm or not, but that is one of the worst ideas I've ever seen on this board.