Can tanking in the NBA be fixed?
Brian Windhorst goes over taking with Tom Haberstroh. (via The Big Number)
Video Transcript
It is not fixable.
I think most of the suggestions will run into a problem of these four things.
Number one, a superstar player, star player, whatever you wanna call it, has a disproportionate effect on basketball than, than the other sports.
Two, the NBA is a socialistic system.
The wealthy teams transfer money to the non-wealthy teams.
Three, the NBA has become a data-driven product.
So many of the owners made their fortunes following this type of, of value system.
Fourth, the NBA is a revenue-first operation.
The premise of the fewer games is that the NBA's number one priority is quality.
With peace and love, it just ain't.
The NBA is a volume-first business, and that means it is a revenue-first business.
It doesn't mean they don't care at all about quality.
It just comes behind quantity.
