Re: Why Gaston can't spend like Paul Allen

[Josh Ozersky <josh_ozersky@yahoo.com>]

The question isn't whether it's a good thing or not. 
Most everybody is agreed that it isn't.  But the issue
is:  can you win a title paying the cap?  The clear
answer is you can't.  The Celtics sixteen
championships were not moral victories (or rather, not
just moral victories) but actual victories.  Most came
in spite of cheap owners; that can't happen any more. 
Every championship will be "bought" to some extent,
since the kind of talent you need to win is
exorbitantly expensive.  I just wish the Gastons would
stop hiding behind this "publically traded
corporation" crap.  I'm a shareholder, and I know I
want the team to win at any cost.  It's not as if the
stock of lottery teams is particularly coveted.  In
any case, the Gastons are the majority owners, and
they don't defer to us on any other issue.


--- Kevin Lok <kevin.lok@lycosmail.com> wrote:
> Why is it a good thing? (that Gaston can't spend
> like Paul Allen)
> 
> Just look at the Florida Marlins. They use money to
> "buy" a
> championship. The next year, they had to have a
> firesale due to their
> high payroll.
> 
> Where is the continuity? Where is the tradition? As
> a fan, where do I
> follow?
> 
> Just imagine, if the Blazers were to win it all this
> coming season and
> then Paul Allen says "Wow, I finally achieved
> something Bill doesn't
> have! Where's the next challenge?" Then he proceeds
> to sell off "his
> toy"and the Blazers may suck for the next decade
> (like the Marlins do)
> 
> Another thing I like to add, if you are a Nugget,
> and Mercer performs
> like a rock this season do you give him the max?
> (hey we need to pay
> to get the best in this market) If you do, what
> about Billups? Will
> Mcdyess be happy that he is not the highest (which
> equals to franchise
> player tag) paid employee? Does't it create team
> chemistry problems?
> 
> Hope I have not bored everyone.
> 
> Kevin/Singapore
> 
> 
>
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> Warwick W <titans@ihug.com.au> wrote:
> Why is it a good thing??
> 
> The NBA is now a multi-billion dollar industry. If
> you want to be
> competitive YOU MUST spend big.
> 
> How many of the teams in the NBA have had success
> anywhere near the
> salary cap? The only one I can think of is the Utah
> Jazz when both
> Malone and Stockton had contracts at the $5 mil
> figure.
> 
> Warwick
> 
> 

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