I think as we all know the Super Bowl is also 2 weeks after the conference championships so players & coaches can better prepare for not only the biggest game of the year, but in most cases, the biggest game of their lives. If I were a player or coach I wouldn't complain about having an extra week to prepare.

As for the NBA, the fundamentals have been going down for a long time now. I'm not shocked at all about the state of the NBA nor at them lossing in the Olympics last year (Ok, I'm a little surprised). But most European/foreign players play the game right and that's why they're coming over here and dominating. Not to mention they're more of a team player than this "I need to score 30+ points ever game to get endorsements"