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    Who's held the NBA Championship Belt?

    Throughout the NBA's history, who's held the title of "best player alive"?   To get started, here's the top-5 players according to a 3-year rolling sum of VORP, courtesy of Basketball Reference.   
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    Who'd you pick first for the next 10 years?

    If you could take any player at a max contract for the next 10 seasons, who'd it be?   Point Guards: Wall? Westbrook? Rose? Curry?   Wing LeBron? Clearly the best player, but how many more seasons will he be the best? He's only turning 30 years old at the end of the year, but he's already at...
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    2014-5 Cavs: Greatest offense ever?

    Question 1: What are the greatest offensive teams in the "modern" era (let's say since the 3pt line)? '86 Celtics, '87 Lakers, '05 Suns, a recent Spurs or Heat team, or some other team? Question 2: What shared characteristics do these teams have? What was unique about each? Question 3: How...
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    Given unlimited power, how would you reform the NBA?

    As with most things, I'm not a fan of tradition being used to stop improvements. "Tradition" usually is just another word for "status quo bias."   I love the NBA, but here are some things that I think are obvious improvements to the status quo.   Structural Changes:   1. Shorten number of...