Are the right questions being asked of the right people? Why does the luxury tax exist? For competitive balance? To mollify the small market owners that don't have deep pockets? To keep all the good players from joining the same team? Gary Payton earned a salary hike from $1.9 million to $8.33 million - but the raise costs the team an additional $15 million? The Warriors owners - this is not a decision that 'governors' make - chose cost over value. That makes them great businessmen but poor basketball people. They saved a fifteen million dollar tax bill but without GP, JTA, and Otto Porter they are going to struggle just enough to slip just below where they need to get to the finals.
Are the right questions being asked of the right people? Why does the luxury tax exist? For competitive balance? To mollify the small market owners that don't have deep pockets? To keep all the good players from joining the same team? Gary Payton earned a salary hike from $1.9 million to $8.33 million - but the raise costs the team an additional $15 million? The Warriors owners - this is not a decision that 'governors' make - chose cost over value. That makes them great businessmen but poor basketball people. They saved a fifteen million dollar tax bill but without GP, JTA, and Otto Porter they are going to struggle just enough to slip just below where they need to get to the finals.
love your stuff, kd but the only thing easier than spending someone else's money, is drinking their suds
The Reel Big Fish reference has me rolling. Great pull!