Guys, do u find it funny or unusual that no team in the NBA has stamped their authority in the game for the course of 15-20 years. In football, u have Juve and Milan in Italy, Real and Barca in Spain, Bayern in Germany that remain in power and the top dogs in their league for many many years.
The Bulls are undisputed kings in the MJ era but now they do not even have the team to challenge a playoff spot. The Celtics have only started to look good in the last 2 yrs after acquiring Garnett and Allan, before that they had remained dormant for the entire 90s and abt 6-7 yrs after the millennium.
I think the rules regarding a salary cap for each team and for those teams that failed to make the playoffs to have a higher chance of getting 1st round Draft picks help to spread the balance of power in the game of NBA.
My fav team, the Magic was just new to the franchise when they get Shaq in the 1st rd 1st pick. After just failing to made the playoff after Shaq's first yr, coincidentally they got another 1st rd 1st pick. They exchange Chris Webber to get Penny Hardaway and form one of the deadliest 1-2 partnership in the game.
The transformation from a <.500 team into becoming the Eastern Conference champions happened in the matter of 2 years. The fall however is just as quick as their rise after that ...