Earlier this morning, Nate Jones explained how winning the MVP is no longer the indicator of playoff success that it used to be. Apparently, neither is finishing with a boat-load of regular season wins. As The Painted Area notes, until the 2004-05 season, there were 13 teams in NBA history that won at least 64 games; 10 of those went on to win the title, and two of the teams that fell short lost to teams with even more regular season wins. In the four years since, five teams have won at least 64 wins, and depending on how the Lakers finish their season, only last year's Celtics sealed the deal. Check out The Painted Area for a deeper look at the league's recent parity.
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6-01-2009 @ 9:17PM
MenoRikey said...
The regular season has always just been about making money. The players only really start playing after the all-star break. They need to cut the season down in half and shorten the playoffs, but that will never happen b/c it means less money.
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