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In response to "I feel like Enes Kanter says it best. -- (link)" by David

The Warriors Are Making A Mockery Of The NBA Salary Cap (from 538) -- (link)

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Jul 3 '18, 11:02

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https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-warriors-are-making-a-mockery-of-the-nba-salary-cap/ (fivethirtyeight.com)

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people were similarly flipping out when David convinced me to joined BOP -- nm - prayformojo Jul 3, 11:25 2
- seemed more like RGIII joining the Browns to me, but I was just a casual observer -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 11:28
- Most of them BOPers! -- nm - David Jul 3, 11:26
I can't make sense of this article. It sounds like cops complaining that people are driving within the speed limit. - Max Jul 3, 11:14 16
- The NBA salary cap for next year is ~$102 million. Golden State was at $135 million just for their starters before signing Cousins. - David Jul 3, 11:23 4
  - aha, okay, now that's crap. And so is the article because it doesn't explain this. -- nm - Max Jul 3, 11:24 3
    - "The Warriors were able to sign Cousins as a free agent despite being tens of millions of dollars over the cap thanks to one of the NBA’s many..." -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 11:27 2
      - Still, the article makes me think Cousins is at fault. If they could have signed anybody while in overcap, his value isn't the issue. - Max Jul 3, 11:32 1
        
        to me, its like The Emperor's New Clothes...the Warriors are the kid who pointed the truth out and ruined it all - that is a crude analogy, but still -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 11:33
- Strongbad's Opinion - Strongbad Jul 3, 11:21 5
  - Meh -- I don't think you should ever punish a team for drafting well. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 3, 11:31 3
    - Either follow the NFL/MLB model, or don't have one at all. - Strongbad Jul 3, 11:34 2
      - NFL cap is completely broken. MLB is completely broken. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 3, 11:43
      - NFL is competitive for half of the league anyway. -- nm - Shaun Jul 3, 11:39
  - crash's opinion: Give Seattle an expansion team, and I don't care all that much about what happens after that. -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 11:23
- There is a thing that is called a mid-level player exception. The problem is no one really thinks Cousins is a mid level player. -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 11:19 4
  - and? Will that give him more cash? Or is this about forcing all the banks to take a loan to cover the bad ones? - Max Jul 3, 11:23 3
    - They are saying that he should have signed with one of 29 other teams because he isn't a mid-level player. The Warriors are already way over the cap -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 11:25 2
      - But many teams didn't want to pay him (for various reasons) so he took a 1yr shot to win a ring while he got healthy - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 3, 11:33 1
        
        I don't blame Cousins one bit. -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 11:34

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