Hoops

NBL caps - why do we need both?

I think most teams will end up being 7 deep, in the same situation as us in the end, even the tigers may not end up being as deep as they no longer have D-mac, who was cheap points wise for what he bought to the table, so they would be lucky to find a PG to replace him at his level for the low points he was on, and will prob have to spend a bit more or even get a import to replace him which would reduce there depth slightly.
I cant see Brisbane or Sydney putting together 10 deep rosters again this season, so only maybe Melboure and maybe Cairns will have more than a main 7 or 8 man rotation with a couple of rookies. Im pretty syure that was the purpose of the points cap, limiting teams so they are not able to put 10 deep rosters and hog all the talent from the other teams.
I think teams like Perth and Adelaide if we can get the roster suggested above by Isaac will be among the next best, and i think the Kings will bounce back ok keeping 6 players plus 2 imports and the Dragons will surely gain some good recruits and be around the mark with BG coaching.
I like the idea of the 36ers having a main 7 man rotation and giving 2 or 3 young guys a shot and developing them for the future, most fans shouldnt be too upset to see this as everyone used to bag phil for not having or playing any young guys.

It depends on whether or not you still support the team. I have a 36ers cap, and a Crocs hat. I support the 36ers, however I find sometimes the Crocs hat offers more sun protection so I wear that instead.

Equality comes into it, but usually depends on my personal favourite at the time. ( I believe this is what Chuck bases his decisions on as well.)

I think the points cap is a good idea, much easier to police than the salary cap, just needs a few tweaks and some guys are rated too high.
The line up Isaac named above looks good to me and does fit under the points cap, so i dont see why we dont just sign Schenscher as a 10 and be done with it, sure it means we cant have quite as much depth off the bench and may need to sign a 1 point back up SF, but thats the whole point of the points cap is to spread the talent around the leage and prevent teams being fully stacked and 10 deep with others having no one, so if anything the points cap is just doing what it was designed to do.
If Schenscher proves not to be worth a 10 get him re-rated in the offseason, i sort of agree with Harmison saying that if he has made a NBA roster he is a 10, as how many players playing NBL have made NBA rosters, the only Aussie i can think of is Anstey who won the MVP and imports like Hodge, other good Aussie Centres like Rogers and even Pepper have had a crack and never quite got there, so the fact Schenscher did means he is probably somewhere between a Rogers and a Anstey talent wise and i think those 2 are both 10's anyway.
I do think some players eg Ng at 8 are rated a bit highly so it could be tweaked a bit, but the basic concept is good IMO.

Voldemort gives the points cap a spray in the 'Tiser today:

Far from a perfect 10

Makes some good points, in particular:

"Initially it was introduced to prevent guys bargaining for as much money as possible. In effect, it was to protect incompetent administrations. Why do we need it? If it's so clubs can't stack their teams, how can anyone explain the line-ups Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane have had these past few years?"

We don't.

Very harsh that unsportsmanlike. Gaze is a good commentator but the other two are woeful. Homicide just makes shit up.