I heard David Jacoby, I think, making this point about how salary caps prevent us from seeing sports played at their absolute peaks.

I'm mostly sold on it. I'd rather see leagues with two teams playing nearly optimal ball and crushing everyone else, than more close games between more mediocre teams.

Undisciplined

it's at the point where people think games are fixed, the outcomes are so arbitrary. I think legalized gambling and fantasy are helping, but the product itself is getting diluted

I agree but it doesn't seem to be reflected in the ratings or attendance numbers. NFL is killing it. Whether a watered down product has a long term effect remains to be seen.

grayruby

they may want it, but it's an inferior product IMO. You want to watch Sinner-Alcaraz or Djokovic-Nadal after they crushed everyone else. You don't want the early 2000s tennis where any one of 10 guys could win, and you knew they were nothing special.