There are a lot of things wrong with a hard cap though. Fast forward about 4 years when Hayward, Favors, Burks, and Kanter are all up for restricted free agency. Lets say the Jazz drafted incredibly well and two are all stars and two are solid starters. They are entering their prime and the Jazz have made a WCF appearance but lost. A hard cap would mean two of these players would be plucked from us like ripe apples on a tree. Most likely by down and out franchises who made poor decisions drafting and in free agency. Yet because of the hard cap, they get a free accelerated rebuild at the Jazz expense. The Jazz playoff hopes for the future are now dashed, a victim of their own success. They will likely spend the next several years on the tread mill, not good enough to make the playoffs, and not bad enough to get a high lottery pick. You might argue the Jazz can turn around and do the same, but remember they will always be second choice to any player in free agency, even with limits on payroll.
