I’ve recently been reading a few blogs and comments about how many think the NBA is unfair and uninteresting to watch because of teams that are “stacked”. Like the Miami Heat with the Big 3 and also the Boston Celtics and their big players, like Allen, Garnett, and Pierce. The same goes with the disappointment people feel with the NCAA basketball tournament and champions the Kentucky Wildcats and how those players aren’t really student-athletes and how it’s unfair to the rest of the teams and tournament. Not to offend anyone but I think it’s all ridiculous, and there is no way to regulate or fix this without taking away from the game. No matter what sport you play there are going to be people, teams, or countries that are going to have an advantage over others but what those advantages are can be different in each case.
We should also look at this from the standpoint of the
coaches, because for them if they don’t win games and win champions they are
out of a job. They have to get the best or the better players to increase their
chances of winning. By recruiting the top ranked players isn’t violating any
rules and it doesn’t hurt any of the other players. So why should coaches be
punished for be able to get the big players.
This is true with any
competition in life that we face, whether it’s in sports, school, or with work.
It is unlikely that everyone has the same chance and ability to be successful
and nothing can change that. Like with
school there are competition between students for better grades, exams scores
etc. and there are also students who
have advantages over others with tutors, natural ability, or even with cheats
which aren’t allowed. With jobs and competition within the workplace but also
between companies and businesses, and they all try to get an advantage other
them, some even illegal, just to be successful .
I think in whatever we do there will be people who have the
upper hand and it can actually fuel the fire of competition. Yeah, I know it
can suck going up against those team, cause I have for sure, but it doesn’t
make the games less interesting or take anything away from the other players.
Including me, people just don’t like to see their team lose.
Interesting post, however I have to slightly disagree. While coaches obviously like to get the best players in anyway they can and in no way is this a violation of the rules it just seems like at times it makes things less competitive. My solution to fix this "problem" is that if there are gonna be all these allstar type teams like the miami heat or boston celtics i think there should just be less overall teams. The problem is that no one wants to watch the miami heat play the bobcats, it just isn't very fun to watch. Thus, the problem is the formation of these superstar teams, the real problem here is the level of competition between the best and worst teams has an even greater gap than what it used to or should have.
ReplyDeleteI agree with nkem on this post. For coaches it is there job to produce, and by producing they need the best players. The best players want to go to a winning program just like any college or professional athlete would want to. In no way do I think it is unfair because it's the coaches job to recruit the players and turn a program around. They do this by doing their job and promoting the school or team. A great coach like the UK basketball coach has produced winning teams all over the country, and now he is at Kentucky. Players want to win a championship.
ReplyDeleteInteresting insight. However, I definitely think that while it is a coach's job to get wins, oftentimes it is up to the team organizations to really make an impact in their roster or team dynamic. In that respect, there is not anything that should be done to change this kind of system, simply because at a base level, most professional athletes want to win, and so at that point, it is up to them to practice and increase their skill level. While physical advantages of definitely beneficial at some level, I think that the rules of the game of basketball effectively minimize any wide gaps that may occur as a result, and thus teams must be able to seek their own competitive advantage, instead of looking outwards and blaming their troubles on other players or teams. One interesting observation that I have made this year is that when your compare comments made after games from professional basketball players, and contrast them to those of basketball players at the recreational level, (say at the CCRB), there is a distinct difference, in that players at a high level take the blame on themselves, while lower level players tend to always blame "cheap tactics", or unfair advantages. While these complaints may be true to a certain extent, I think that often times, we forget to remember that the game is inherently made to prevent unfair advantages.
ReplyDelete-Alexander Chen