I won't trade you MY 15k for 3k.
But if you have a sg with oh I don't know phenomenal jumpshot and pitful outside defense.
I'll take your mediocre JS and respectable OD guard in a heartbeat.
So no, salaries mean nothing when the players are poorly trained, have low secondaries, etc. All which seem to reek from those two teams. And yes D3 is very tough, I'm in 5th place, and may not survive. But I'm not going to scale back salaries, I'm going to use the cash to build my arena, and get some better players so I can roll over IV and get right back. That is, if I lose my relegation series I may be headed to.
Also, no one said anything about trying to win this year as a new team. I said to improve the team at all costs, you seem to have selective hearing on internet form. My second year in IV I finished in 4th place, but I saved a bunch of money, and trained my prospects to make a lot of moves and win the league.