某笔试题的低效解法

package algorithm;

import java.util.ArrayList;
/**
 * @author jupiterpan 2009-12-16
 *
 */
public class PlayRoundII {
  private ArrayList<Integer>[] array ;
  private int count;
  private int playerNo;
  public PlayRoundII(){
  }
  public PlayRoundII(int n){
    setPlayerNo(n);
    count = 0;
  }
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  private void initTeam(){
    array = new ArrayList[playerNo/2];    
    for(int i=0;i<(playerNo/2);i++){
      array[i] = new ArrayList<Integer>();
    }
    array[0].add(1);
    array[playerNo/4].add(2);
    array[playerNo/8].add(3);
    array[playerNo/4+playerNo/8].add(4);
  }
  private void addPlayer(int n){
    for(int i=0; i<playerNo/2; i++){
      if(array[i].size()!=2){
        array[i].add(n);
        if(n==playerNo){
          for(ArrayList<Integer> al:array){
            System.out.print(al+" ");
          }
          System.out.println(++count);
        }
        else{
          addPlayer(n+1);
        }
        array[i].remove(array[i].size()-1);
      }
    }
  }
  public void setPlayerNo(int n){
    int m = n;
    if (m<8){
      System.out.println("set player's number correctly:(2^n,n>=3)");
      return;
    }
    while((m>1)&&(m==(m>>1)<<1))m=m>>1;
    if (m!=1){
      System.out.println("set player's number correctly:(2^n,n>=3)");
      return;
    }
    playerNo = n;
    initTeam();   
  }
  public void show(){
    if(playerNo!=0){
      addPlayer(5);
    }
  }
  public static void main(String[] args){
    new PlayRoundII(8).show();
  }
}

说真的，这么写很低效，16个人我的机子跑了1个半小时才结束，原题的32人不知要多久。。。
谁有好的方法请告之啊！