Friday, April 21, 2006
NBA 2006 Endnotes
"I put together our roster on 'NBA Live' and we're pretty good"
-Jalen Rose on the Knicks $125 million roster
I suppose we can blame the game designers for their skill rating methodology but the reality is that team chemistry is too difficult a concept to formulate in both videogames and reality. Teams with players openly trashing each other doesn't neccessarily mean it's lost on them, just ask Shaq and Kobe. It's obvious, however, that building a team with a winning attitude and like-minded players is always a good start in creating a semblance of togetherness. More and more teams are following the Pistons or Spurs model in building their franchises, and with great success. Isaiah Thomas' favored trading partner, the Chicago Bulls, have made consecutive playoff appearances with a team that traded talented but incompatible players in Jamaal Crawford and Eddy Curry. Looking at the NBA teams' performances this season show the importance of developing a team with focus and stability. For teams such as the Knicks, Sixers and Warriors, they only need to look at the Sonics, Magic or Raptors' improvement after trading malcontents from their roster.
-Jalen Rose on the Knicks $125 million roster
I suppose we can blame the game designers for their skill rating methodology but the reality is that team chemistry is too difficult a concept to formulate in both videogames and reality. Teams with players openly trashing each other doesn't neccessarily mean it's lost on them, just ask Shaq and Kobe. It's obvious, however, that building a team with a winning attitude and like-minded players is always a good start in creating a semblance of togetherness. More and more teams are following the Pistons or Spurs model in building their franchises, and with great success. Isaiah Thomas' favored trading partner, the Chicago Bulls, have made consecutive playoff appearances with a team that traded talented but incompatible players in Jamaal Crawford and Eddy Curry. Looking at the NBA teams' performances this season show the importance of developing a team with focus and stability. For teams such as the Knicks, Sixers and Warriors, they only need to look at the Sonics, Magic or Raptors' improvement after trading malcontents from their roster.
