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Message: [QUOTE="oldhusky, post: 5342782, member: 9844"] The ability to potentially improve quickly for the lower level teams has never been higher than it will be next year. The CBA and huge number of free agents means the fortunes of many teams may be altered in a big way. Dallas has Paige as a significant draw but little else from a player's standpoint. A top ranked coach could be the second biggest draw, particularly if that coach could help lure a former player as a FA catch for Dallas. Dallas is so far down that they need to snare multiple top line FA's to be a contender right away, but this is a year where that could be possible. I think you could see a few "package" deals, where one FA might be reluctant to go to a particular location by themselves, but they talk among themselves and recruit a couple of other top free agents to join them, completely changing the landscape for wherever they go. Dallas needs a bigger arena, along with several other teams, and obviously new nice practice facilities are part of the competitive landscape as well. There are many factors that determine how attractive a particular destination is for players. A top coach is one of those, particularly one that could lure a star player or two. [/QUOTE]