| zexen_lowe said: I don't know who the Mets or the Jets are -_- I guess that in the end if he manages to make a profit of a team that's always been horrible, it's something to commend, considering that a lot of teams lose money. Still, it's always puzzling, I mean, in pretty much every league in the world, there's a relegation system that punishes the bad teams, in the NBA they "reward" them by giving them high draft picks, and even then they haven't been able to be good save for one or two seasons. |
The NBA actually has a fair system by using a draft lottery instead of flat out rankings like the NFL. A team like the Bulls, who weren't terrible, landed the 1st overall pick and managed to draft Derrick Rose who has become a true super star for them. Bad teams need high draft picks so they can change the team's losing culture and keep the league competitive. However drafting early these days also means they're locked into giving rookies large guaranteed contracts that could backfire on them. Look at Jamarcus Russell or Greg Oden as examples of 1st overall picks not even coming close to earning their salaries.
