NBA: When Does It End?

Interesting report from ESPN that Miami Heat management and players are considering how they can acquire Carmelo Anthony.  It's interesting because aren't the Heat in the NBA Finals?  Shouldn't the focus be on how they are going to beat San Antonio, particularly after having been schooled at home in Game 3?

Just when I have gotten over "The Decision", it appears that Lebron & Company want to continue playing fantasy basketball. Commissioner Adam Silver has been lauded for his quick and decisive move to give a lifetime ban to Donald Sterling for his racist comments. But does Silver have the stones to stop the ridiculous maneuvering to create a mega-power in Miami?

As I wrote in an earlier post, the competitive balance is very lopsided. If you are not a top 2 seed in your respective conference, you have little chance of winning a title. If the Heat were to acquire Melo, you might as well seed Miami to be the Eastern Conference Champions for the next five years. 

Along with competitive balance, Silver needs to consider what impact having non-competitive teams in Boston, New York and Los Angeles. And when I'm referring to LA I'm referring to the Lakers.   Moreover, how can fans in places like Minnesota, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Toronto, Golden State, Denver and Cleveland believe they would ever have a legitimate shot at winning a title?

If Silver allows this player collusion to continue, then maybe the league should contract. Maybe 10 teams in each conference with the top 6 in each conference making the playoffs. With only 20 teams, there would be plenty of top talent to go around. 

In the mid 70s, Bowie Kuhn blocked the sale of players from Oakland to New York and Boston in Major League Baseball because it was bad for the game.  Does Adam Silver have the guts to do the same thing for the NBA?  If I had to bet, the answer to the question is probably not because he doesn't see the damage to his league.  It's amazing that in the first league of the Big 4 to institute a salary cap, players have basically bastardized the system to create a large cap between the haves and the have-nots.  What a joke!!