Six years is a long, long time in professional sports. In a word, it's an era.
Dynasties come and go in that span, unknown rookies become superstars and journeymen may change teams three or four times. It's enough time for coaches to be labeled as geniuses or idiots, or both, depending on the result of the most recent game, during that time.
So now's the time to take stock of the bj-league's first six seasons.