Originally Posted by
PrepP
So after marinating on this topic for a while, I think my initial reactions for a harsh penalty was asking too much. I came up with an idea that I like and would like other GM's feedback on what should be changed, etc. Is it too much? Not enough? Have better suggestions?
I really liked the idea that someone else mentioned about a having an increasing penalty the more over the cap you are. I think we could do something similar to this.
> $10 mill over = Team can't collect points from individual players
> $15 mill over = Team can't collect points from individual players + Can't send/receive points in a trade
> $20 mill over = Team can't collect points from individual players + Can't send/receive points in a trade + some sort of trade, FA, draft, etc. restriction???? need suggestions
***I also thought that maybe we could work out a way to evenly distribute all the points that teams over the cap acquire to teams that are under the cap. So say we have a "LUX TAX BANK" thread and it is up to all of the under the cap GM's to keep tabs of points acquired by the over the cap teams in that thread. Then at the end of the year those points are divided evenly (rounded down if a odd total) to teams under the cap.
I've been struggling to come up with something besides points that would deter teams spending so much to be over the cap but I haven't come up with anything. I like the increasing penalty idea that someone else came up with so I just came up with these restrictions. I think giving the earned points to teams under the cap makes it a deterrent bc then you are essentially helping out other teams indirectly. Similar to how the NBA tax works where you pay a fine for every dollar over the cap you are which is redistributed to all teams under the cap.
Thoughts?