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Old 07-04-2018, 04:11 AM   #119
JonInMiddleGA
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Originally Posted by Brian Swartz View Post
It's mostly because of how they are being formed. In the past, you didn't have top players leaving their team to form superteams. I.e, Dominique Wilkins staying in Atlanta as one example. The Bulls drafted Grant and Jordan, and traded for Pippen. I think that's legitimately different then a case where players are trying to join up with whatever the superteams(s) of the moment are and changing where they play a lot more. It's seen(and I think rightfully so) as being more unfair to the rest of the league as opposed to just getting beaten in the trading/drafting game.

The journey may be different ... but the destination seems roughly the same.
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