Monday, February 26, 2018

Monopolies are not healthy

I think we would find that in most cases where one player becomes the offense for a team, it is not a healthy trend. As in Tre Young. As in Pete Maravich. Sure, it sells a lot of tickets and gets a lot of press. But is it good for the team? Do those teams win big? What do the other players think when they become asterisks on the roster? "The Oklahoma Sooners, starring TRE YOUNG! (Also featuring . . .)" The other half of that is that defending the team becomes fairly predictable. Shut down the star, and you shut down the team. Or just slow down the star. Frustrate the star.

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