<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Mark Jackson remembers sitting in a team meeting when he played for New York in the 1991-92 season, listening to coach Pat Riley warn the players that only two of them would play their entire careers with the Knicks. Patrick Ewing, and him. "I'm sitting there like a young guy, actually believing it," Jackson recalled, laughing. It's a good joke now, because Jackson wound up playing for seven teams, two of them twice, in his 17-year career. He could be forgiven for his youthful naivety, however. A New York native, he was in his fifth season with the hometown Knicks when Riley made his prediction, and had been named Rookie of the Year and played in an All-Star Game. Then reality set in. As it does for most NBA players. Reggie Miller, who will play all 18 seasons of his career with the Indiana Pacers, makes for a warm and fuzzy story. But the cold truth is that it's more common for NBA players to find stability only in their relationship with moving companies. Anthony Johnson is the most well-traveled of the Pacers, who have less turnover than most teams. He has played for six teams in seven stops and was cut by another. "You definitely get tired of the U-Haul boxes and shipping and packaging and all that kind of stuff," Johnson said. "And as far as relationships and dating people, it makes it tough because it always turns into a long-distance relationship. You don't really have a home." Still, NBA vagabonds claim change can be good, even in excess. While a player such as Miller, San Antonio's David Robinson or Utah's John Stockton gets to build a special and monogamous relationship with a franchise and city, others can draw from a wider variety of teammates, coaches and experiences.</div> Source Do you think it's good or bad for the fans and the game, that there is so much player movement in the NBA?
Good thing? It's always a good thing, well maybe not always, but for the time being it's a good thing. One team trash is another team treasure. Player movement just gives opportunities to make this league very competitive. Having just three to four teams out of thirty teams as serious title contenders isn't much fun and makes things very predictable which would lead to boredom. So again the player movement is a good thing, and at this point I don?t see where you can go wrong with it. Shaq move to Miami drew a lot of interest and that?s what we need in the league?interest and excitement. We finally get to see some new faces as title contenders and not just the Lakers all the time. I know I?m contradicting myself because this season all we have is three to four or maybe five title contenders but at the same time we have some new faces into the mix such as the Suns, Heat and Sonics which makes things exciting. We haven't seen the Suns, Sonics and Heat as title contenders for some time and the player movement made it all possible. I for one am much more interested in the NBA in general because of new teams in contention of the championship. So all in all, I?m happy with the new faces in new places every so often. However the drawback to this is that it brings down the interest in casual NBA fans that just want to see Kobe & Shaq win it all every year. The only problem I have with all of this is that players these days think that they're all superstars, and they think they have the power to demand trades. The whining can sometimes get out of hand. They?re only about 6-7 players that have the power to demand trades. Those are players as follow; Shaquille O'Neal, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Jason Kidd, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant and Tracy McGrady. Other than that players below them shouldn?t be demanding trades, they need to be quiet and just play basketball.
Trading can be a good thing, but then other times it can't. Good times are...for example, Shaq going to Miami, or Vince Carter going to New Jersey. Shaq was playing for LA for how long? Maybe 5 years or so... So then something fresh happened, and Shaq went to Miami. That livened the league up, because I'm sure we were all tired of seeing the Lakers winning a championship every year or so. Vince Carter was playing for Toronto for....too long. Longer than five years, maybe like 8 or some? I'm not sure. Toront was having a losing season, Vince wanted a trade, so he went to New Jersey. This is good for both teams because Toronto was tired of Vince, and now New Jersey is actually more than a mediocre team. There really isn't a "Bad" trade, but it gets annoying if someone moves around every year. I'm just saying this because normally I can't keep track of where everybody is, and your video game keeps getting outdated. $50 just so it can get outdated the next month? Not so cool... Trades are mainly good. The only time it can be bad would be if it turned out like that Babe Ruth trade.
I think having the option of being traded, and player movement adds to the level of competition in the NBA. I mean sure, all of the established All Stars can stay on one team for their whole careers and not be supported by a list of strong role players which would eliminate their chances of a championship. Original made a good point too, I mean sure the Lakers could've kept the entire roster from last year and probably would've made it to the Finals. But now that Shaq got traded, it gives Miami a chance to shine and compete for a ring or two. Vince Carter is in the same situation too, I mean he was the heart and soul of Toronto but look at the way he's playing now. The trade allowed his game to elevate back to where it should be, and with a healthy Richard Jefferson the Nets are contenders where as in Toronto, not as much.
I think it is a good thing for the fans it is always great to see new faces in new places year after year.
definetly with out a doubt it is good for the fans because in one year you can go from a pretender to a contender.
shapecity: Sports has now become a business which is not great for the fans. Teams and players are out for their self-interest and they will do what best's for them not the fans. If the team wants to trade a fan favorite to improve their team, they will do it. If a prominent player wants to move to another team to get exposure and endorsements, he will do it as you saw with Shaq signing with the Lakers in 1996. I don't mind if the team trades a player if he is not producing. I do have a problem if a team trades a player because he wants out or he will leave the team after a free agency. I do have a problem if a team trades a player if he and the coach are not in the same page. That part of it stinks. If a player is traded, it's because he put himself in a position to be traded by not producing. I think player movement could be a good and bad thing. It depends on the situation.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting The Original:</div><div class="quote_post">Trading can be a good thing, but then other times it can't. Good times are...for example, Shaq going to Miami, or Vince Carter going to New Jersey. Shaq was playing for LA for how long? Maybe 5 years or so... So then something fresh happened, and Shaq went to Miami. That livened the league up, because I'm sure we were all tired of seeing the Lakers winning a championship every year or so. Vince Carter was playing for Toronto for....too long. Longer than five years, maybe like 8 or some? I'm not sure. Toront was having a losing season, Vince wanted a trade, so he went to New Jersey. This is good for both teams because Toronto was tired of Vince, and now New Jersey is actually more than a mediocre team. There really isn't a "Bad" trade, but it gets annoying if someone moves around every year. I'm just saying this because normally I can't keep track of where everybody is, and your video game keeps getting outdated. $50 just so it can get outdated the next month? Not so cool... Trades are mainly good. The only time it can be bad would be if it turned out like that Babe Ruth trade.</div> very well said...
I only see it bad when old veterans that have stuck with one team for a long time have to leave because of no cap room or something. I suppose they could always take a huge hit in salary to stay with one team but it sucks when your favorite player leaves after being with the franchise from the start.
It's good in that it creates stories and/or rivalries: - Shaq vs Kobe - Payton vs Sonics - Malone vs Jazz But if I were an NBA player I'd try my best to stick with one team, no matter what.
It's bad for fans because they cannot identify with their team on a personal level if there is so much player movement...it becomes hard to become attached or involved if your team is shipping out players on a consistent basis...
This is starting to become an even greater problem with all the expansion teams. More teams will equal more trades. I remember when i was growing up the Suns stayed pretty consistent...But, not it seems like they have a new team every couple of years.
Its good cuz I want to see how players will react with other players. I would like to see how LeBron would interact with Kobe or Shaq and Duncan. If it was consistent we wouldnt see these type of interactions. I would have never thought of DeWayne Wade and Shaq on the same team. If players stuck on the same team we wouldnt of seen what kind of great team they have become.
