Is convincing stars to take pay cuts becoming a necessary part of building a championship team?

I'm a proponent of a hard salary cap. No max contracts. LeBron gets $99 millions or whatever market is willing to pay. Restructure the deal however you want: front-load in cap available years or staggered.

Rookie scale is two years guaranteed. 3rd year is team option. 4th year is a franchise tag via arbitration salaries. No restricted free agents afterwards.

Best of both worlds. Teams are accountable for bad signings so as not cripple a franchise for 5 years. Players get their true worth and not at the mercy of the team if a genuine superstar who is restricted after rookie contract.

This ensures smart GMs win and not the deepest pockets willing to overpay.

 

Well duh... Is there another? and why would I reference it in regards to you anyways? Lol

 

Inb4 you claim I'm condescending

 

Not many know that his son Andre is a well-known plastic surgeon:

 

I goto Austin frequently. My girls mom stays up there. Let's link up one day

 

#Confirmed serial killer.

Great, I like risking my life so I'm down. Lol

 

Uh why do you take every post here to mean about you? I've noticed you reacting to every post here even if it wasn't directed at you why are you so defensive about everything?

If you read my post it is more of a general statement on the netizens nowadays, I even specifically pointed out the CF reaction during Harden's game 6 performance as an example.

 

Actually now that I think about it he has no leverage. If you think about his branding, if he leaves where will he go? If he goes to another team that is strong people will say he can't win on his own and if he fails to get a ring people will say serves him right he can't win on his own. Now GSW fanboys and bandwagoners act as his shield, but if he leaves these same people will turn on him.

 

He has leverage in terms of getting paid whatever he wants under the CBA. He just does not have the leverage to force GSW to construct the roster to his exact liking-- unless he helps pay for some of it, that is.

 

Spoiler

 

It took me 2 years to realize what his name ment I always saw it as penclubber15

 

dickslyxia is a horrible thing

 

It is the nature of capitalism to pervert whatever system that is presented to it

A guy argued to me that in a "true Capitalism" it was not a case
He said. . . IF JESUS ran the system where it is ethical and correct it would work
I said . . . If Jesus ran any system where it is ethical and correct it would work
He of course concede that point

My point is . . . . there are not enough rules in the world that can resolve the issue
We went from complaining that they were all money grubbing
to
They are all ring whores .. . . . .

We are a results based society
the HOW is not that important

Rocket River

 

Quite frankly, some of you are being biased homers, and hating on KD/GSW.

If a Rockets star did it and helped us get great secondary players, don't tell me you would still complain.

I have no problem with players taking less money, that should be something to be PRAISED. If I was a free agent player, I'm going to play where I want, I don't give a fk what anyone else thinks.

 

Nah just do away with the stupid salary cap. Baseball has no cap and no player has to take a pay cut ever or is never criticized. NFL needs to do away with the cap as well, the commissioner of football making 40plus mill a year guaranteed and the players have non guaranteed contracts popularizing this sport. Remedial system.