my nigga. LeBron did everything right. There's no way he'd ever win a championship with that kinda homo team in Cleveland, just look where they are now without him.

fuck the haters, Lebron is the GOAT.

Moved to the right section.

I hate Miami, they're like the Dallas Cowboys of the NBA.

Nothing against Lebron though, free agency is free agency.

Teams who try to buy success

How are they "buying" success?

Wade, Bosh and Lebron all moved there on free agency. They all decided to try to win the champion ship together.

Exactly. Teams who do that in free agency

That's why I have so much respect for the Pittsburgh Steelers. They build from the draft.

the_great wrote:

where do you think teams get the money for buying great players? teams like the yankees and red sox started somewhere. just saying.

There's a major difference though. The MBL has no salary cap as opposed to the NFL or NBA

the_great wrote:

where do you think teams get the money for buying great players? teams like the yankees and red sox started somewhere. just saying.

That's what sucks about the MLB, and about football, I love a sport where anyone has a shot any given year.

Except there's no way the American system would work in European football.

I actually agree with you Alex. Teams should be rewarded for what they archieve. This has been taken too far in Europe though. Billionaires simply bought clubs and bought whatever player they wanted.

People are actually thinking about implementing something like a salary cap into soccer though.

Charles Barkley wrote:

Except there's no way the American system would work in European football.

Oh I know, but the MLB in particular is god awful.

the_great wrote:

caps on anything are really retarded.. that's why I like mlb's approach

if the team raised enough money from shit, they should be able to do whatever they want with their money..

Well you are a Cowboys fan, you would say that...

Winning fairly > gloryhunting.

Go on a large NFL forum and you'll find very very few fans who do not like the salary cap.

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Charles Barkley wrote:

I actually agree with you Alex. Teams should be rewarded for what they archieve. This has been taken too far in Europe though. Billionaires simply bought clubs and bought whatever player they wanted.

People are actually thinking about implementing something like a salary cap into soccer though.

No way it would work in a globalised sport, but in a franchise system it is perfect.

Does the MLS have a salary cap?

the_great wrote:

that would be because a handful of teams in the nfl are not really good, but tbh i don't really follow football as much as baseball so im not sure. but i do know there are more "Pirates" like teams in the nfl than mlb so i'm not surprised a lot of people would not like removing the cap.

i bet u a majority of pats fans would support the removal.

Not really. If you're team was just buying success year on year it would be pretty boring. The Pats aren't actually that rich btw, but the reason the Patriots do so well, is because the NFL currency is not cash, it's quarterbacks.

I'd actually like to see rule changes to help the defense and running game, it would help parity, right now teams with the best QBs almost always make the playoffs.

Thing is though, do you not find a sport pretty boring when the winning teams are determined more by the men in suits than the genuine sporting pinnacle?

Look at the Detroit Lions from the last few years, a relatively poor franchise, they went winless in 2008, brought in a new coaching regime, got their franchise QB and have been rebuilding since and have done a damn good job.

Now they look like a very solid team who could be challenging for superbowls in a year or two.

If we didn't have a cap they'd still be stuck down the bottom and Dallas/Washington would win year after year.

The system isn't broke, so don't fix it.

I dont think it makes the sport boring. You watch a sport coz u love the sport. And you love the team coz you love the team. The system works well in European soccer even with teams that stand no chance in winning whatsoever.

It always has worked in football though, it wouldn't work any other way in a globalised sport.

The NFL is more like international football than club football though.