Across the NBA, the difference between elite teams, fringe playoff rosters and squads bound for the NBA draft lottery lies with each team’s franchise centerpiece, or in other words, their alpha dog.
If an NBA team’s best player doesn’t have the capacity to carry a supporting cast to a championship, then that team needs to find a new franchise centerpiece in order to chase the Larry O’Brien trophy.
In August of last year, I wrote an article that invented the “alpha dog test.” In a nutshell, this test acts as an assessment of each NBA team’s best player and decides whether or not a team could win a championship with “Player X” running the show.
The decision is based on a player’s past accomplishments (team and individual), their leadership qualities, their potential future as a bona fide NBA star, as well as their overall alpha dog status.
Ultimately, the main question that needs to be answered is, “Can you win an NBA championship with this guy as your best player?”
Note: In some cases, rebuilding teams like the Phoenix Suns, Philadelp ...
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Each NBA Team’s Franchise Centerpiece: Reprising the ‘Alpha Dog Test’
August 20th, 2013 by Ben Leibowitz Leave a reply »
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