I get that a salary cap is necessary to rein in crazy free spending owners that simply want to buy a team of stars. I get that it is necessary to level the playing field between have and have not teams. But for us fans, the salary cap really stinks! It handcuffs teams in their ability to hold on to their emerging stars. It handcuffs teams in their ability to hold on to their fading, but still productive stars. It handcuffs teams in trying to make a smooth transition from one generation of pl