Cyclicality remains undefeated. From the stock market to Middle Eastern rebel forces to Bay Area home prices to the last names of Presidential candidates, the cycle that is humanity continues to repeat.
Soon enough, one realizes that the question is not whether we’re in a cycle; but rather, where we are at in the current cycle and how this cycle differs from the last one.
The NBA’s current cycle is painstakingly obvious. In the same season the Warriors chase the 95-96 Bulls record of 72 regular season wins*, Shaun Livingston has become substantially more valuable than Kobe Bryant.