(09-18-2019, 04:33 PM)Mikey Wrote:

(09-18-2019, 11:06 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: Lol absolutely nothing wrong with not wanting the NFL to turn into the NBA. However, the NBA is in a really good place right now. Because star players continue switching teams, there is a ton of parody. I mean the Raptors just won the title! The Bucks and Blazers had incredible seasons.  I will almost always side with the players (especially in the NFL) because their shelf life is so small that they really should be able to dictate where they go. QB is the only position that seems to truly matter to these owners. All other positions (especially RBs) should do what's best for them because their days are numbered.

They're doing so well this is seriously the first time I heard the Raptors won it. And I visit sporting sites daily.

NBA is doing well now relatively to past NBA performance, not really with the NFL.

NBA has always been a league of elite teams, generally with the best players winning titles in bunches. Raptors only won because they "kidnapped" a superstar on a deal he couldn't get out of, and got a lucky few bounces in game 7. Blazers are never going to win as currently constructed. Bucks are doing well but their window is closing fast given losses in FA. In the NBA, it is uncommon for a No. 1 or No 2 to be knocked out before the Conf Finals, and even rarer to win a title if you worse than the No. 2 in your own conference.

Generally the NFL is very different. Post the mid 90's free agency changes, the Patriots are really the only team with truly dominant multiyear runs (3 or more consecutive years). There have been other teams in the conversation with consecutive playoff berths, but they all had flaws that made them beatable and prone to upsets. It's why there have been a few  WC teams to get to and or win the Super Bowl, and why at least one No.1/2 seed typically loses that first home game every year.

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