A SALARY CAP, IN THIS LEAGUE OR ANY OTHER SERVES A MAIN FUNCTION , THAT BEING TO PUT A BARRIER IN PLACE WHICH PREVENTS ANY SINGLE TEAM FROM BECOMING TO LOADED UP. TO ACCOMPLISH THAT 2 THINGS NEED TO HAPPEN, 1 THE CAP NEEDS TO BE A REACHABLE NUMBER. EVEN BY A SINGLE TEAM. AND SECOND IT NEEDS TO BLOCK THAT OR ANY TEAM FROM GOING OVER THAT BARRIER. THATS IT, THATS WHAT A CAP DOES, WHAT ITS INTENDED FOR. IT IS NOT A MEASURE OF COMPETITIVENESS, IT IS NOT A MEASURE OF HOW GOOD OR BAD YOU ARE AND IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR X AMOUNT OF TEAMS TO BE AT OR NEAR THAT NUMBER. IT IS A BARRIER TO ESTABLISH ANY TEAM FROM HAVING AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE THATS IT.
THAT SAID CRITERIA NUMBER 1 HAS BEEN MET. FLORIDA REACHED THAT AREA AND BOTH LOUISIANA AND CHICAGO WILL BE APPROCHING IT NXT OFF SEASON. MATAWAN WITH HIS 10 OF THE 1ST 29 PICKS WILL ALSO REACH IT WITHIN 3 SEASONS. SO CLEARLY THE NUMBER IS REACHABLE. THE AMOUNT OF TEAMS WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF THAT NUMBER IS IRRELEVANT AND UP TP EACH TEAM. AND SECOND THAT BARRIER HAS FORCED THE TEAM CLOSE TO IT (FLORIDA) TO MAKE DEALS TO COMPENSATE, WHICH IS ITS EXACT INTENDED PURPOSE. IF ONE TEAM CAN REACH THE BARRIER OR NXT OFF SEASON 3 WILL APPROACH IT THEN ITS DOING ITS JOB. PERIOD,THERE IS NO OTHER FUNCTION FOR A SALARY CAP. IT IS NOT A WEAPON TO PAR DOWN TEAMS.
THE ENTIRE ARGUMENT OF MEANS AND AVERAGES AND EVERYTHING ELSE ARE POINTLESS AND OFF BASE. IF A TEAM REACHES THE CAP NUMBER THEN ITS REACHABLE BY ANY AND ALL. THERE IS NOT A DEAL MADE IN THIS LEAGUE THAT ANY AND ALL TEAMS CANT MAKE IF THEY APPLY ATTENTION TO THEIR CLUBS. OBVIOUSLY EXCLUDING SAY IF THE CAP WERE 800 AND ONE TEAM TOOK ALL THE GOOD PLAYERS AND NO ONE ELSE COULD REACH IT BUT THATS NOT THE CASE HERE, THE CAP IS 425 WHICH IS CLEARLY A REACHABLE NUMBER BY ANY TEAM IN THE LEAGUE.
BACK AND FORTH ABOUT MANY TEAMS ARE 'CLOSE TO THE CAP' IS ALSO NONSENSICAL BECAUSE IT DOESNT MATTER HOW MANY TEAMS ARE CLOSE TO IT. THATS NOT WHAT ITS MEANT TO MEASURE OR THE PURPOSE IT SERVES. IF THE CAP WERE 800 AND ALL 12 CLUBS WERE AROUND 300...LOWER THE CAP, ITS NOT SERVING ANY PURPOSE. THATS ALSO NOT THE CASE HERE. MLB DOESNT LOWER OR RAISE ITS LUXURY CAP NUMBER BECAUSE X AMOUNT OF TEAMS ARE NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO IT. NEITHER DOES ANY OTHER SPORT. PERHAPS INSTEAD OF LOWERING THE CAP WE SHOULD DISCUSS A MINIMUM SALARY WHICH WOULD BE FAR MORE PRODUCTIVE IN MAKING TEAMS IMPROVE THEMSELVES INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT HOW MANY TEAMS ARENT CLOSE ENOUGH. INSTEAD OF REWARDING INACTIVITY AND MALISE BY TRYING TO BRING THE AGGRESSIVE , BUILDING TEAMS TO THE PACK IT SEEMS STARTING A FIRE UNDER THE ASSES OF SOME NON PRODUCTIVE CLUBS WOULD BE MUCH MORE "IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE LEAGUE"
THE CONSTANT WEAPONIZATION OF THE CAP BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH TEAMS ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO ME SEEMS LIKE REWARDING BAD BEHAVIOR, OR A PARTICIPATION TROPHY FOR 14TH PLACE. LETS BE HONEST SOME TEAMS ARE MORE ACTIVE THAN OTHERS AND EVERYONE BUILDS THEIR TEAMS BASED ON THEIR OWN STRATEGY AND THOUGHT PROCESS AND OUR LEAGUE HAS ALWAYS PRIDED ITSELF ON THAT. EVERYONE HAS THE SAME 425 TO SPEND, A TEAM HAS REACHED THAT NUMBER AND 2 OTHER WILL APPROACH IT NXT YEAR. IT IS THEREFORE A REACHABLE NUMBER. ONE OR TWO OR THREE TEAMS SHOULD NOT BE PENALIZED FOR BUILDING AND ESTABLISHING GOOD TEAMS. AS IVE ALWAYS FOUND OUT AND DAN WILL NXT YEAR IT GETS ANNOYING TO HAVE TO TRADE PEOPLE BECAUSE HALF THE LEAGUE DOESNT BUILD THIER TEAMS, ANSWER INQUIRIES OR MAKE MOVES TO GET BETTER. THAT IS A FACT. WE ALL HAVE THE SAME NUMBER TO PLAY WITH , IT IS CLEARLY A REACHABLE NUMBER.
LOWERING THE BAR FOR THE "BEST INTEREST OF THE LEAGUE" IS CLEARLY NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE LEAGUE BUT RATHER JUST BREEDS MORE STAGNATION.
THE NUMBER IS REACHABLE, REACH IT.....OR DONT BUT EITHER WAY EVERYONE SHOULD STOP WORRYING ABOUT HOW MANY TEAMS ARE CLOSE TO THE CAP. ANYONE CAN BE CLOSE TO THE CAP SO CLEARLY ITS DONE ITS JOB
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