If Kobe could would accept half as much a year as he does, we would be in a whole different boat. He would still be filthy rich (10 million a year plus endorsements) and the team would be MUCH more flexible as far as being able to go sign players. I just don't know why you'd force a team to pay you that much when you're about to start rebuilding and supposedly care about winning that much.
The NBA should eliminate CAP like baseball. It's just their way to be cheap but it really ends up costing the fans.(In a no cap era you wouldnt see teams missing the playoffs for 5 straight years, it would be more competitive)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PrimeTime @ Jun 29 2007, 02:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The NBA should eliminate CAP like baseball. It's just their way to be cheap but it really ends up costing the fans.(In a no cap era you wouldnt see teams missing the playoffs for 5 straight years, it would be more competitive)</div> No it wouldn't. It would completely cripple small market teams because they simply could not come up with the money to compete with the big market teams, who would basically be able to field teams resembling All-Star team rosters... New York would pretty much be able to spend all the money they want (not like they don't already) and sign Kobe, KG, LeBron, etc. all to the same team.No salary cap in the NBA would not work.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BigMo763 @ Jun 29 2007, 03:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No it wouldn't. It would completely cripple small market teams because they simply could not come up with the money to compete with the big market teams, who would basically be able to field teams resembling All-Star team rosters... New York would pretty much be able to spend all the money they want (not like they don't already) and sign Kobe, KG, LeBron, etc. all to the same team.No salary cap in the NBA would not work.</div>In order for that to happen their respective teams would have to waive their players. Honestly do you think Kobe,KG,or Lebron etc would be waived in a no cap era? It wouldnt really change the league except in the coming years. It would allow players the contracts they want while still bringing in new talent. It would weaken free agency likely but it would strengthen the team aspect that the NBA was always known for before. It likely wont happen but theres no reason why it shouldnt. It worked in the old days of sports(which were better from what I heard)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PrimeTime @ Jun 29 2007, 03:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>In order for that to happen their respective teams would have to waive their players. Honestly do you think Kobe,KG,or Lebron etc would be waived in a no cap era? It wouldnt really change the league except in the coming years. It would allow players the contracts they want while still bringing in new talent. It would weaken free agency likely but it would strengthen the team aspect that the NBA was always known for before. It likely wont happen but theres no reason why it shouldnt. It worked in the old days of sports(which were better from what I heard)</div> Their teams wouldn't have to waive them, the players could simply wait until their contracts expire, and the big market teams can offer them any amount of money they like (and have) without being penalized for it.The players would be the big winners because they would get even more ridiculous contracts... and the owners and fans would be the biggest losers. The owners would NEVER approve and agree to this happening anyway.It would definitely weaken free agency because the big market/money teams would own the entire market. The team concept wouldn't be strengthened at all down the road... you'd have all-star teams in big market cities, and crappy teams in small market cities. If anything, the talent level would be even worse. It works in baseball because they have a lot more players in that league... it wouldn't work in the NBA.Either way, it isn't happening, like you've said...
