Comments on: CBA Talk: The Owners’ Proposed Luxury Tax May As Well Be a Hard Cap

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Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:47:02 +0000

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By: Storyteller

Storyteller — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 02:02:27 +0000

Good piece. Just FYI, I believe the total of the ‘New Proposed Tax’ is actually $171 million and not $161 million. Even more dramatic…..

How about a follow-up now that we know what the players have proposed in a tiered tax system? If Hunter is to be believed, they’ve suggested $1.25 for each of the first $5 million over the threshold, $1.50 for each of the next $5 million, $1.75 for each of the next $5 million, etc. That would put last year’s tax payments, by my reckoning, at $112.9 million under the player’s proposal.

By: Chris D.

Chris D. — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:14:51 +0000

Interesting update. Again, I’m not averse to hearing what the players have to say. But, as a fan, I must know how we will put an end to the Jamaal Tinsleys of the world. I’m fine with only the top 150 getting de facto guaranteed contracts. Why do the top 150 want to have their salaries diluted by the bottom 200? As a fan, I want new and fresh blood cycling through the league so that the Pacers can afford to find a gem in the rough. The fresh talent should be nipping at the heels of the big boys and keep them playing hard. So, long as the players–as a group–get their guaranteed revenue split, I’m happy with letting the money flow to the real and emerging talent within that group. As it stands now, too many players enjoy ten year careers (i.e., a couple of guaranteed contracts based on one or two seasons of well-timed performance) who should wash out of the league after their first three years. As a fan, I don’t care whose fault it is. I just want it to stop.

By: wayne_a

wayne_a — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:37:01 +0000

SO do the players have an idea how to keep spending roughly equal between teams without a pretty strong cap on salaries? Otherwise only the rich teams will have a decent chance to win. Any agreement between the owners without player approval would be illegal collusion in restraint of trade, which could result in federal criminal suits as well as civil damage suits against the league by individual players. Ultimately the majority of the fans will not accept having no realistic chance at the trophy, so only the players are out of sync with society, even though the fans and the owners presumably have different reasons.

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Czwarta-Kwarta.com » Blog Archive » Luxury tax i hard cap — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:29:44 +0000

[...] Poniżej możecie zobaczyć porównanie podatków jakie zapłaciły drużyny, które w zeszłym sezonie przekroczyły pułap luxury tax, z tymi jakie musieliby płacić, gdyby w tamtym sezonie obowiązywał zmieniony system (źródło: 8 points, 9 seconds) [...]

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The Point Forward » Posts Court Vision: The latest around the league « — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:58:48 +0000

[...] What some of the league’s biggest spenders last season would have paid in luxury tax penalties under the league’s most recent tax [...]