With the playoffs in full swing, the top-seeded Celtics on the ropes and the Warriors and LeBron certain to provide weeks of thrills, let us not forget that the system that got us here is broken. Teams atop the standings are sometimes as consumed with resting as winning. Teams at the bottom are more interested in tanking than winning.
It's time to eliminate both of those.
Let's start at the bottom, which is of more local interest since Mavericks fans just witnessed a 33-49 season, rare enough for this franchise that some fans actually embraced tanking early in the season.