Idea to counter TANKING

[justin12140]

i have actually thought about this a lot.

first, owners retain the franchise (name and all), and the arena. the only thing changing really are the players, coaching staff, and front office. all of them would get sent down to D-League. their D-League equivalents go up and occupy their places. all the players, coaches, and front office guys that got sent down can go back to the NBA - but only after a period of 1 year. coaches and front office guys can look for jobs and apply again to any team after a year. players sign up for the draft (yes. they join the draft again and if picked, gets rookie deals AGAIN) (if you're still not realizing the implications of this, then lol)

with all these heavy penalties, do you think one team would like to get sent down? everyone would fight tooth and nail just to avoid relegation. as for the d-leaguers going up, it doesn't matter really. because they'll soon get sent back down again if they're not good enough. their salaries also remain the same (so the owner is going to pay D-league salary, he's saving millions, which means he has the cap flexibility to sign ANYONE available) on top of that, the system is built to remove bad performers and retain good performers.

lol nah, you clearly haven't given it a good thought if you think this is a good idea. Imma make a list of everything wrong with this:

1) First off, you never even specify how a draft would work in this system. Does the worst seeded team in the league get the #1 pick? Does the #1 pick go with the NBA players to the D-league or does he stay with the D-leaguers in the NBA? If he does stay in the NBA and this team is one of the 2 worst teams again next year does that mean another team can now draft him only 2 years after he was originally drafted?

2) Your literally putting a team of D-leagurs in the NBA. No one wants that. The league doesn't, The owners don't, and the fans don't either. There just not good enough to compete with these players and your putting an awful product on the floor. I know your just gunna say that if there that bad then they'll be sent back to the D-League, but then wtf is the point? Do you not see a problem with this? Your punishing a team for being bad by making them worse. While were at it, lets make the 2 worst teams forfeit all picks for that year. Then no team would ever tank! /s

3) The whole cap space situation with the D-League salaries isnt even relevant, because no one is going to sign there. You think even a decent nba player is going to sign a contract to play with 14 D-Leaguers? Especially since they WILL be a bottom 2 team. So essentially your telling him, sign for our team even though next year you'll have to play in the D-League and wont be allowed back into the NBA for a full season

4) You dont find anything wrong about putting players that have already been drafted back into the draft? Such an awful idea. First of all what happens if a player signs a 4 year contract with the organization. Is he forced to forfeit his potential earnings to enter the draft? The NBAPA would NEVER NEVER NEVER support forcing veterans to take rookie contracts. They've paid their due, and they should be entitled to their market value. Not only that, but what happens to college/foreign players? Do they now have to forfeit a better salary/lottery position/ or even draft position because players that have already entered the NBA must re-enter?

5) This system isn't ment to "remove bad performers and maintain good ones". Your punishing teams for being bad, players for being on bad teams, and FO for fielding bad teams. Like just think about it. Your pretty much telling all NBA players/coaches that if you happen to be on or sign for a bottom team (should be their decision to make) we will suspend you from the league for a year. Then if your a player you must renter the league through a draft process (and presumably sign a rookie contract like all draftees do)

And in case you didnt even feel like reading that, tell me who benefits from this change. The League? Nope. The Owner? Nope. The Coaches/FOs? Nope. The players? Nope. The Fans? Nope. The whole idea is just really stupid. who the **** would want this?