Re: Another cap suggestion

[j.hironaka@unesco.org]

Jim Meninno wrote:

> OK, here's another radical suggestion.  What if the LBE could only be
> used to match offers from other teams for your free agents.  So, if
> you
> had a free agent you could either sign him for an amount within the
> cap
> or he would test the market.  If he did, you could match any offer he
> got.  The player could then choose which offer to take.  This allows
> players to seek their market value and get it without necessarily
> leaving his team.  It also stops teams from being able to sign big
> contracts before the player's free agency year.  It means more players
>
> would reach free agency, but I think it would produce a more realistic
>
> picture of what their market value actually is.
>
> OK, now that that's settled, let's play some hoops.

Not bad, Jim.  As much as I'd like to take you on in debate one of these
days, I don't see any obvious
downside to your idea  :-)    I'm all in favor of ways to find more
efficient supply/demand equilibrium.

JH