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Monson: Can the Jazz actually win a title under this new NBA deal? (Salt Lake Tribune)
#### Monson: Can the Jazz actually win a title under this new NBA deal?
By Gordon Monson Tribune columnist
##### Published Nov 28, 2011 09:54AM MDT
Will the NBA’s tentative new collective bargaining agreement finally bring
competitive balance to a league that has seen only a handful of select teams
win championships over the past two decades? That’s the $64,000 question. The
$64 million question. Will the Jazz at last have a competitive shot against
teams in Los Angeles and Boston and Chicago and Dallas? The answer is no slam-
dunk. Indeed, there are harsher luxury-tax penalties in the deal meant to slow
the spending enthusiasm of teams such…
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