1) Well we're finally at the 4th of July. I'm not quite sure how we've landed in July yet. But we're here. So let's make the most of it and pretend like this isn't the fastest year we've ever had.
2) Dirk Nowitzki and Joe Johnson are staying put in their teams. And I guess all's well that ends well. Dirk needs help in Dallas and Joe needs help in Atlanta. The thing with salary caps...it has a funny effect on a league. It really does. Johnson just got a huge payday in Atlanta, but they're not winning anything. And now they're hamstrung with a player they had to keep, but who also took away so much money that they could've spent on a supporting cast.
There are arugments for salary caps and against. I've always been indifferent. But when you look at the NBA or the NFL - salary caps have forced otherwise good teams into contractual mediocrity. And then you look at something like MLB or a European soccer league, with no salary caps - and the big teams do get bigger and better. But the talent they surround their super-stars with is limitless. Is one a better product than the other? Maybe and maybe not. I'm just kind of thinking out loud. But it's an odd happening that teams pay so much money when all logic tells them that the money spent isn't really bringing home a championship.
3) And in related news, the Union presented the NBA with a new collective bargaining agreement. I really hope that the league doesn't have a lock-out. But at the same time, it may be necessary if they can't change the status quo in the league. The owners are paying too much money to players who don't deserve it. What's the answer? Beats me. But speaking from Fandom - I hope they figure it out.
4) Only 40 days until Everton and the English Premier League kick off. Seriously. 40 days. It's so close that I can feel it.
5) And speaking of the EPL, there is a show that is absolutely brilliant that you need to see. If you've got Fox Soccer, you'll get this show. Basically, this show, called Fan Zone, picks a key matchup of the week and has two fans (one from each team) give the commentary for the game. It's not objective at all. In fact, watching this show is partly how I got so hooked on the EPL. Here's a bit of it from an Everton game. Really, you think you speak English. But we don't speak English. Some of this stuff is hard to understand.
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I'm glad to see Dirk and Joe stay put... especially for Dirk. I love it when players stick with the same team throughout their careers. Same reason I want King James to stay with the Cavs.
The salary cap thing is tricky... and I'll be honest... I don't have a solution, but I do like the luxury tax thing.
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