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Old 10-17-2016, 10:08 AM
 
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I hear a lot of people complaining that Kevin Durant went to the Golden St Warriors this season, but what about the Cavs? Are they playing the game fair? Their starting lineup costs more then 18 teams entire rosters. Think about that for a moment.

I think it does a disservice to league when teams do that causing an imbalance. It's legal to do but I think it goes against the spirit of the rules. What do you guys think?

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Old 10-17-2016, 01:13 PM
 
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If you are not breaking rules, but are "going against the spirit of the rule", then that rule is poorly written.

If they are within the rules as they are written then that's just too bad for everyone else.
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Old 10-17-2016, 09:40 PM
 
Location: Springfield, Ohio
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If you are not breaking rules, but are "going against the spirit of the rule", then that rule is poorly written.

If they are within the rules as they are written then that's just too bad for everyone else.
Technically, they are breaking the rules since they are over the cap and pay the penalty every year because of it.

The OP does make a fair point because as much as everyone is crying about the Warriors creating an unfair advantage, they'll have only the 14th highest payroll in the league this year (with Cavs at #1).

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Old 10-18-2016, 07:24 AM
 
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I think the NBA should go to a hard salary cap, that would at least make things a little fairer.
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Old 10-18-2016, 08:53 AM
 
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Technically, they are breaking the rules since they are over the cap and pay the penalty every year because of it.

The OP does make a fair point because as much as everyone is crying about the Warriors creating an unfair advantage, they'll have only the 14th highest payroll in the league this year (with Cavs at #1).

NBA Contracts Summary | Basketball-Reference.com
"breaking the rules"??? LOL.


We will see if the Warriors "break the rules" when all those guys enter their next contract.
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Old 10-18-2016, 08:56 AM
 
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"breaking the rules"??? LOL.


We will see if the Warriors "break the rules" when all those guys enter their next contract.
This thread isn't about the Warriors, its about the Cavs. They have done this 2 years in a row.
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Old 10-18-2016, 01:30 PM
 
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This thread isn't about the Warriors, its about the Cavs. They have done this 2 years in a row.

So I can't change the scenario- But you can change the facts?

Please tell me what rule they are breaking?
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Old 10-18-2016, 02:39 PM
 
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So I can't change the scenario- But you can change the facts?

Please tell me what rule they are breaking?
In my original post I said that it's legal to do but its goes against the spirit of the salary cap rule.
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Old 10-19-2016, 08:30 AM
 
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#TheSpiritOfTheRule

LOL
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Old 10-19-2016, 09:10 AM
 
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#TheSpiritOfTheRule

LOL
It's similar to how people dislike Bill Belicheck and the New England Patriots. Some of the things they do are legal but go against the spirit of the rules (lineman being eligible etc).

Plus Dan Gilbert was one of the owners complaining to the NBA about the Lakers getting Chris Paul. He said that would form a superteam. So the NBA blocked the trade.
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