Saving that much money, yes it is cause it's creative, to have a roster that good not that impressive is like going shopping without having to worry about the price tags or sales taxes.
Winning like that is not that impressive, is expected, when your team's roster salary is by far the biggest,
is not really a challenge, but just a matter of waiting for the season to end, so it can move on to the next lvl.
In the end, it comes down to agree and disagree.