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Message: [QUOTE="Scooch, post: 5322156, member: 628"] The NBA has moved to it's new apron system and that will greatly help the mid and small market franchises. Teams like my Celtics can run over the cap for a couple seasons but then the apron penalties will crush them. That'll help the OKCs of the league. For all the grief MLB gets about the advantage large market teams have, it's really only been the Dodgers that's converted that advantage into pennants and titles in the past decade. It sure hasn't helped the Mets, Cubs, Angels, etc. Baseball is still built so that lower spending teams can compete at the highest levels if they're smart. The money mostly lets big market teams buy their way out of mistakes. And let's not forget that MLB does have substantial taxes and penalties for consistent high spending that most teams, save for the Mets and Dodgers, greatly prefer to avoid. [/QUOTE]