Schneider has changed his approach to FA and he's been pretty vocal about it. It's possible they had more options that he didn't want to sign. They probably win 2-3 titles in the LOB days if they just paid Tate and cut their losses with Harvin
You should compare ticket prices. Would be interesting to see the percentage of salary increase vs ticket prices.
Was just talking to a co-worker who had season Sonics tickets in the 80s. $5 a game