National Basketball Association

Playing fast doesn't guarantee success in NBA

Published Sep. 8, 2009 7:04 p.m. ET

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The referees may be in contractual limbo, but the NBA has its style police busy setting the agenda for the coming year.

Will living in a copycat world inspire the league's coaching masterminds to orchestrate the game in a different fashion when the new season commences? Is the fast pace that made the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors so compelling a few years ago in danger of being pushed out the door? Is the waltz tempo preferred by the sideline sharpies in Cleveland about to take hold?