I never watch basketball and am very curious how much skill disparity exists in other leagues when compared to the NBA. I have a great understanding of football; so I was wondering what some apt comparisons are.

Also, opinions aside, let’s just say Premier League is the basis of comparison and not necessarily saying that it is the best league in the world.

  • lazy-but-talentedBEnglish
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    2 months ago

    NBA is like the MLS with no relegation, promotion. Premier league teams are a higher quality product because they don’t reward failure

    • DroppedNineteenBEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Pros and cons.

      The fact is, some EPL teams just straight up cannot afford to compete for the championship - and others are only ever mid at worst, because they can spend.

      Obviously there are underdog stories but overall, there’s less parity.

      Personally, I like the draft system, but I won’t pretend I don’t wish for a better lottery system than “the worst team gets the best odds”. At the very least, it’s nice to see that being the worst team in the NBA doesn’t really guarantee you anything.

      • lazy-but-talentedBEnglish
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        2 months ago

        still interesting to see mid or top level teams get off to a poor start in the first half of the season, every team knows there is a very real chance that after all the money is spent and checks signed if they don’t win games they can be relegated. Injuries, fluke wins, long travel away games can still kill a team that has spent billions so the stakes always exist. The worst thing in professional sports next to oil money is seeing your favorite team go out there while benching the best players and not even try to win for the “benefit” of the organization