hedge wrote:"While the new cap is crazy, it just look's like capitalism, to me."
Actually, modern pro sports are the near apotheosis of Marxism. The workers get nearly the maximum compensation for their labor while the owners (compared to other industries) get far less. The only way it could be more Marxist than it is is if the active players actually took over the ownership of the teams and got it all. But they're doing pretty well for themselves. Of course, it's only doable b/c the entire work force is just a few hundred guys whose labor is not really commodifiable so they can form a true union, i.e., a union solidly unified in goals and desires with very little worry about anybody else coming in and doing their jobs for them...
in the words of Chris Rock
Shaq ain't rich. The guy that writes the check to Shaq is rich