Salary cap (was Re: Pippen's Point of View)

[Ken Kokubo <kk@harvard.edu>]

>Not to diminish the competitive fire of great all-time Celtics, but you
>have to consider the fact that the championship money used to actually
>matter to pro athletes, before they all made millions. Baseball players

One of the things I was thinking of, was that if new cap rules go in effect=
 and they (hopefully) limit an individuals salary to a percentage of the=
 cap. That incentives could be given based on both individual and (even=
 greater incentives)  on team play. Say if a player's maximum salary were 10=
 mil a year. They could end up with 20 or so a year IF they win the champion=
ship.

Something like 100k, 250k, 500k, 1 mil for each playoff series won, as well=
 as 10, 15, 20, 25% of your individual salary. Plus lesser bonuses for=
 All-Star, All defensive team, etc. (Come up with some formula where each=
 round is worth 30 million total, and this would drop the cap by 4 mil a=
 team overall)

Hopefully it would emphasize team play and less of the me, me, me. The top=
 tier players would all be making the same as a base salary, but those who=
 could lead their teams to win the finals would be making the most.

Some sort of "Larry Bird" exeption could stay in effect so there still=
 wouldn't be a "hard" cap but that amount would be limited unlike now.=
 Player is on team A and is making 10 mil, team B has 10 mil available but=
 has a better chance of making the playoffs. team A can offer a 2 million or=
 whatever exemption in addition to that players base.

Off course the player association would probably die laughing but hey it's a=
 thought.


Ken Kokubo
UIS/Harvard University
617.496.8151