Monday, August 18, 2008

A Luxury Tax Team?

See the Full Article Here:
http://thesaltpalace.blogspot.com

...Larry Miler expressed his concern for the future financial state of the Jazz. Miller said "[the Utah Jazz] do not intend to be a luxury tax payer". While Miller's "intentions" are clear, reality may take the Jazz into unchartered territory...

...Is it necessary for a team to exceed the hard cap to stay competitive in the NBA similar to the MLB (Red Sox, Yankees, etc)?The simple answer is No. If you break the NBA down into three tiers of payroll, here are the results.Highest Payrolls = .471 win percentageMiddle Payrolls = .577 win percentageLowest Payrolls = .452 win percentageUsing the same tiered system to analyze teams only in the WESTERN CONFERENCE, you get the following numbers:Highest Payrolls = .529 win percentageMiddle Payrolls = .627 win percentageLowest Payrolls = .424 win percentage...

...Our blogger team has put together a spreadsheet that shows the Utah Jazz salaries for the coming years....

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