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That's a valid point, which you have. But I wouldn't search for a solution in a salary cap.

The actual salaries of the top-tier players are already too high in my opinion that is why I suggested the 300k salary cap for an individual

if the top tier, isn't that elite anymore it will decrease, and i am pretty sure that there will be several players catching up to the top instead of fewer players in the top salary range which will increase their salary.

As I mentioned before - Real Madrid made more than the 93 million € they paid for Ronaldo in his first year for the club only through the sale of his jersey...

already the merch income for nt player is pretty huge, i remember the ex. Amitrani manager(german NT) saying that he get 100k more merch then his opponent in the league and his rooster wasn't so special for a second league team without Amitrani(even when he got more germans then the average).

Real madrid is also in the depth and get deeper into it, so it doesn't work out that good ;)

n my opinion it is a shame to see the best players being shipped from team to team every week - this is like we would see Dwight Howard or Shaq in his prime play for another D-League team every other week...

it isn't fine, but i think when you want them you culd hold them, and it must not be a bad decision ... And when you hold then for a while i am pretty sure, the merch will increase a lot(but in my experience the raise of the merchendise isn't instant)

That's a valid point, which you have. But I wouldn't search for a solution in a salary cap.

I don't think the salary cap is the answer, no. But I can't stop other managers from training players like this, either.

I completly agree. In the NBA every single team can afford Kobe AND LeBron. In BB no team could afford to keep two of those top best possible players on their roster long term. This is unrealistic. Since when do the best players just bounce around every week? How long has Kobe been with the Lakers? How long was Lebron with the Cavs? A lot more than these guys who we see being sold all the time because the tier 2 teams can't afford them and the tier 1 teams are smart enough to know that they aren't worth it.

Cutting the top possible salaries to around 300k as suggested would be an excellent move and it can be done in two ways, first by reducing the salary caps for those top 4 categories (which I think would actually put up the value of HoF and ATG players) as well as changing the salary formula for those super-elete players so they never could get to salaries of $500,000-$1,000,000.

Slightly related: the utter flood of free agents this season has caused a massive crash in the costs of players especially big men. It would be great to see them turned off. I know some teams have given up on training altogether as it just isn't worth it at the moment in their opinion.

Shouldn't the best players in the game be highly desirable and playing in the top leagues?

In the NBA every single team can afford Kobe AND LeBron.

And not much more,as i can see from Miami roster(change Wade with Kobe)


Last edited by Steve Karenn at 9/10/2010 11:53:24 AM

Are you saying Bosh isn't much more?

In the NBA every single team can afford Kobe AND LeBron.

And not much more,as i can see from Miami roster(change Wade with Kobe)

This "not much more" was still enough for a bunch of championship teams in the past and I think it would be great to have the chance to compete either with a superstar focussed (Miami Heat) or balanced team (maybe the Celtics can be put in this category)

Maybe could be enough to do from teams a twisted joint stock company. So if you acumulate any money at the end of the season, shareholders will get a cut from them, because they can take these money as a "profit".

The cut could be done by percentage, so would motivate you to spend these money before there will be this shareholders payment. And this cut would increase with your financial turnover.

So if you get from TV, merchandise and attendance every week 500k, theirs cut could be 30 percent. If it would be 1000k, the cut would be 60 percent.

I mention 1000k turnover, because while is impossible to cumulate a bigger cash, because shareholders will cut you down if you have any, you can get better income every week with that, to afford such a players.

Joel Anthony as a starting center says all

Joel Anthony as a starting center says all

Luc Longley as a starting center was good for a couple of championships.

Joel Anthony as a starting center says all

Luc Longley as a starting center was good for a couple of championships.

Luc Longley was a beast compared to joel anthony