MAVS NEWS:

[DanSchwartzgan]

But you also appeared to be stating that because the Mavs had gone over the tax line before, with no compulsions and no good reason to do so, they might do so again, and that getting to a bit below the tax line isn't a stopper for them. (IOW, a move now that spends the MLE amount isn't necessarily a stopping point.)

Did I read that correctly?

I guess I’ll have to break it down in case this is confusing for others.  I’ll use my exact words:

“As we learned a couple of seasons ago,”

A lesson “learned” is one that doesn’t have to be repeated.  They made that mistake once and hopefully “learned” their lesson.  But, in fairness, that was inferred at this point in the post.

“they won’t take themselves to just under the tax and hope to stay under it.

This feels clear to me.  They WON’T do it.  I don’t know what else to say here.  Won’t seems pretty unambiguous.  There wasn’t a qualifier.  Using the full remaining MLE amount takes them right up to the line, so they won’t put themselves in that position again since they “learned” that lesson just a couple of seasons ago.

”Using the full $12mm on someone would take us just under the tax.  But, our salary totals include the full $2mm for Cisse.  One million of that guarantees on 9/1 and the rest on 10/1.  We don’t have to decide this by 9/1 as a $1.0mm cushion would be enough.”  

It doesn’t make sense to create the exact amount of space necessary to use the MLE and then not be able to use it Dan.  So, is there a plan you can see?  I’m glad you asked.  Cutting Cisse is still in play.  Here is the exact way you can accomplish use of the MLE without getting too close to the tax line.  I think anyone reading this would see it is an instruction manual for how to use the full $12.044mm and avoid going to close to the line.

“But if the intention is to use the MLE to sign an extra player, doing so by 9/1 saves a million dollars that they really don’t need to spend.”


And, if the statement before wasn’t clear enough, I’m suggesting that while the 10/1 date works for the purposes of staying $1.0mm away from the tax line, making a decision prior to 9/1 keeps them from unnecessarily spending $1.0mm.

There is literally nothing here that can be interpreted as advocacy or suggesting I think Dallas go anywhere near the tax line. In fact, just the opposite. I was pointing out how they could use the MLE and keep the required cushion.