Comments on: Griffith Update http://tracker.stormbasketball.com/?p=486 The Official Blog of stormbasketball.com Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:56:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Kevin Pelton http://tracker.stormbasketball.com/?p=486&cpage=1#comment-748 Kevin Pelton Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:47:00 +0000 http://seattlestorm.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/griffith-update/#comment-748 I don't know that how much there's a specific impact on those kind of decisions. Where it is a factor: Last year, before JB decided to sit the season out, the Storm would almost certainly have been forced to keep an 11-player roster to fit under the salary cap. Without Burse on the cap, the Storm was able to keep 12.<br/><br/>Now that the latter option is no longer available, you no longer have a trade-off between depth and the quality of the players in the rotation and teams have a little more to spend there. I don’t know that how much there’s a specific impact on those kind of decisions. Where it is a factor: Last year, before JB decided to sit the season out, the Storm would almost certainly have been forced to keep an 11-player roster to fit under the salary cap. Without Burse on the cap, the Storm was able to keep 12.

Now that the latter option is no longer available, you no longer have a trade-off between depth and the quality of the players in the rotation and teams have a little more to spend there.

]]> By: Sheila http://tracker.stormbasketball.com/?p=486&cpage=1#comment-747 Sheila Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:17:00 +0000 http://seattlestorm.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/griffith-update/#comment-747 Kevin, How do you think the move to an 11 player roster in the WNBA will affect team's decisions to keep vets like Yo? I would love to see her back, as the back up to Burse. I'm guessing that was the plan for Yo last year until Burse decided to sit out the season. <br/><br/>And why did the WNBA cut the roster limit to 11 players? Was this part of the collecitve bargaining agreement or a unilateral move by the league? What do you think it says about the overall viability of the league? Kevin, How do you think the move to an 11 player roster in the WNBA will affect team’s decisions to keep vets like Yo? I would love to see her back, as the back up to Burse. I’m guessing that was the plan for Yo last year until Burse decided to sit out the season.

And why did the WNBA cut the roster limit to 11 players? Was this part of the collecitve bargaining agreement or a unilateral move by the league? What do you think it says about the overall viability of the league?

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