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[QUOTE="orangecuse, post: 5322147, member: 668"]
Completely agree relative to the NFL, which has a true salary cap, et al.  It's why smaller, mid-market teams win, and can consistently do so, i.e. the Pittsburgh's of the world, currently KC, Buffalo, etc.

The NBA has a cap, however, it's not a hard cap, as billionaire owner's can pay a luxury tax if they so desire.  And, it's why you still predominantly have the large market teams being there in the end.  Currently, OKC and Cleveland are top dog (record wise), but both are mid-market, so their successes won't be sustainable due to the aforementioned.

MLB...no cap whatsoever...so [I]forgetabouit![/I]  Major market teams typically dominate.  Moreover, especially with big time players in the free agency sweepstakes.

At least in pro sports, there isn't this vast farce & fascade relative to pay for play.  Players sign contracts, etc. and are paid to its terms accordingly.  Their NIL (which is actually NIL in the true sense of the word) is paid by those entities that sponser them to promote its products, etc.

Everyone knows that it's 100% pay for play relative to these college (minor league) players nowadays. However, folks continue to voluntarily anti up, therefore contributing and enabling the existent crooked farce system, that is unsustainable nonsense.   Consequently, IMO, it's all of these fans that share the brunt of the blame, and not the one's who don't, playing a more significant role in the chit show that exists today.
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