Some things make the world a better place. The same goes for basetkball. We are more or less halfway through the dog days of summer, somewhere between the end of the playoffs and the start of training camp, which will kick off the new season. Actually, that should be “tip off” the new season — I had the wrong sport. Every day that goes by, we have more summer behind us and less in front, which makes it a good time for a “more or less” post. The idea for this post came from a guy who used to play…