The Rich Man's Game

I hope that Wyc and the other owners of the Celtics are watching these NBA Conference Finals because they help show how winning the the league is very much connected to how much you're willing to spend. I hope they would have learned this at watching the backups of the Celtics struggle and the squad falling just short to last year's success (which came with a heftier price tag).One thing that all four teams have in common is that they didn't shy away from the big deal because of salary implications. The Nuggets knew they needed to make a chance and they didn't let their previous mistakes (like K-Mart's huge deal) prevent them from trading Allen Iverson's cap saving expiring contract. They gladly brought in Chauncey Billups's longer deal. The Lakers did the same when they dumped Kwame Brown's expiring contract for Pau Gasol and the Cavs didn't think twice about adding Mo Williams' salary.The squad that hits closer to home, though, is the one th...