Big-Cap Players Case Study

A salary cap in all four major professional sports is unfathomably crucial. A salary cap is a set maximum or minimum amount of money that a team is allowed to spend on its players (Cushman 3). The four major professional sports are the National Football League or NFL, Major League Baseball or MLB, the National Basketball Association or NBA, and the National Hockey League or NHL (Cushman 1).

Russell Westbrook vs CHI ($10,800) - The Bulls allow over a 100 points a game and OKC scores …. a lot. This looks like it will be great matchup for Westbrook.

The NBA season is finally back and after a few games under our belts it’s time to start browsing on the waiver wire. Even though the season is young it never hurts to keep tabs on a few key players who could potentially be targeted for you lineup. One player who has quickly gained my attention is Detroit Pistons’ small forward Marcus Morris. There are a plethora of other players who warrant some attention and those are exactly the players we’ll look at right now!

More than 30 million U.S. citizens play fantasy football every year. And no matter how popular fantasy football is, there are still the first timers out there who need a concise guide to conquer the world of fantasy football drafts. This article is an attempt to resolve this problem and guide enthusiasts, so that, they can play with confidence.

Markieff Morris vs PHX ($5,300) - We know Markieff wasn’t happy with the Suns last season until they traded him, so expect plenty of emotion from him. Which, can go one of two ways, I’m hoping for the positive one.

A salary cap also takes money out of teams pockets keeping them rich. Football is a much more work intensive sport than baseball but football players are paid less when they should earn more because of the chance in injury. Johnny Knox was a player for the Chicago Bears and he retired from football because of an injury that paralyzed him and he was earning about a million dollars a year. Without a salary cap he’d have earned more money and might have been able to afford a doctor to let him play football again.

Business matters will never be an easy process to keep things functioning in a positive direction. Whether risk taking approaches spark trickle down effects or upward gains, he who steers the wheel should always know that nobody is bigger than the organization itself. Of course, pinching pennies will always save you a buck or two, but when it comes down to paying top employees, the “Benjamin Franklin’s” will always be up the ladder. In the NFL, one of the key aspects for an organization is to shape up their salary cap for the betterment of sharing the wealth through their roster and to ease things up to make long term investments on franchise talents.

Fantasy basketball season has returned! With Yahoo opening up mock drafts earlier this month, it's time to start crunching numbers, reading up on player development, and showing off your drafting skills.

Alright fantasy basketball fans it’s time to for my latest installment of my GF2 team previews. In my latest NBA preview we’re going to take a closer look at a very intriguing team, the New Orleans Pelicans. New Orleans made waves last season and are expected to be even better this year. Star power forward Anthony Davis is by far my favorite guy this year for fantasy, so we’ll stray away from discussing his absolute greatness. We’re going to look at three guys who I have rostered over the last few years who all have tremendous upside.

Wildcard Pick: Dolphins vs Chargers: I have to take the Phillip Rivers led chargers in this game for two distinct reasons. The Dolphins had a Bye in week one, therefore I believe they will be slow to come out the gates. They haven't been home in over a week, which definitely tests a players mentality in the NFL. The second reason is something that might be overlooked by most people. It's Jay Cutler vs Phillip Rivers. If you don't already know, these two hate each other from Cutler's Denver days. Cutler wasn't on Rivers level then and he sure isn't on his level know. The nod goes to the home team: LAC

Harrison Barnes vs NYK ($6,000) - Barnes has been on a tear, putting up 30+ fantasy points in three straight games. He also will be facing one of the worst defenses in the league. .

DeMarcus Cousins vs LAL ($11,000) - Cousins continues to put up numbers, scoring 50+ fantasy points in eight of his last nine games. Plus, the Lakers give up 48 fantasy points a night to centers and will be playing the second night of a back-to-back.

Carmelo Anthony vs BKN ($8,500) - Melo has turned it up of late, posting over 37 fantasy points in four of his last six games. The Nets are also allowing the most fantasy points to small forwards in the league and play some pretty terrible defense. As well, Melo has history of killing the Nets in Brooklyn.

Economic theory introduces us to four different types of markets: perfect competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, and monopoly. Professional sports teams operate in an environment that is different than the typical business structure. The goal of this paper is to look at this industry, in particular the NFL, in an economics context and gain an understanding of the market structure of this unique industry. To do this I will discuss a brief history of the National Football League in the U.S. and how this organization is structured. I will also discuss typical market structures and type of

With the first pick in the 1979 the Edmonton Oilers select Wayne Gretzky. Wayne Gretzky is traded to the Los Angeles Kings (1988). Wayne Gretzky traded to St. Louis Blues (1996). Wayne Gretzky traded to New York Rangers(1996). Wayne Gretzky was one of the greatest hockey players of all time. But he could not be branded with a specific franchise because of his salary and the salary cap placed on teams made it impossible for Gretzky to stay with one team. Not only that he also had to move and his family would follow along. The NHL needs to increase the salary cap. This would allow players to get paid more, not get traded because they get paid too much and become a franchise player.