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In response to "The Warriors Are Making A Mockery Of The NBA Salary Cap (from 538) -- (link)" by crash davis

I can't make sense of this article. It sounds like cops complaining that people are driving within the speed limit.

Posted by Max Jul 3 '18, 11:14

Is Cousins going to pocket more money than the cap should allow, or not?

It sounds like not, if he signed below market value.
If not, and he's deciding to leave money on the table to play where he wants to, I can't see how the cap system is relevant.

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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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