Wyc = Daddy Warbucks - I don't think so

[Kim Malo]

At 07:08 AM 2/2/2007, Ryan, Patrick S Maj RES USAFR 439 MSG wrote:
>It is the very absence itself that tells the tale. How many stories do you
>see in the off-season papers of the Celtics as players in the real free
>agent market outside the exemption (and we some years weren't even players
>with the damn exemption!)?

None because we've been over the cap so we weren't able to sign 
anyone unless we used an exemption. Salary cap rules, nothing to do 
with willingness to spend or lack of willingness.

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>So there are examples you just have to look for them. I believe this
>ownership group was over the luxury tax threshold the first year of
>ownership - and they've done everything to cut salary ever since (and since
>we have not been over the cap that I know of).

Then you should increase your knowledge. We've been over the cap 
forever. I mean come on, we've had 3 max contracts most of the time 
they've been the owners - how could we not be over the cap. And no, 
they haven't "done everything to cut salary"  ever since. No. they 
haven't been NY-like giddy spenders, but that hasn't exactly made the 
Knicks champions, now has it.

I suspect you're confusing luxury tax threshold and salary cap with 
some of this (including stuff I snipped).

Yes, they have largely tried to stay under the luxury tax threshold, 
along with 95% of the league. And no, I don't see where that's been a 
major factor holding back our progress since the cap is what really 
limits who we can sign. While they've also continued to spend money 
on non-player salary stuff. That was one of the ways Gaston used to 
bleed off cash from the team that largely slid under the fan radar - 
cutting corners on things like training staff.

Kim