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Fact is, the 2002 Kings era is gone. MSE will not be spending that kind of $$$ anytime soon. I would rather Sacramento be on even footing with other cities financially than being outspent every year. We may lose some players, but, then again, so will everyone else. A hard cap and revenue sharing would do wonders to make smaller market teams not so dependent on luck (winning the lottery - Cleveland, San Antonio, Seattle/OKC, etc.) to be able to be competitive. We were lucky MSE had the cash to spend earlier. That isn't the case anymore. And I don't think we can rely on it in the future.
It always comes down to luck, even with the big spenders. Look at the teams like the Magic, Knicks, Hawks, Trailblazers, and until this year, Mavericks that have been over the cap for years and still weren't serious contenders. Spending big is far from a guarantee that you'll be a championship contender. But when you're a team that's right on the cusp of being a serious contender and just need that one piece to put you over the top, that's when a hard cap is your worst enemy. Basically the way I see it is, if you're too cheap or can't afford to spend what it takes to compete with the best, then you don't deserve to win and shouldn't own a team in the first place.