(01-30-2022, 03:15 PM)hakeemfaan Wrote: Let’s put all that aside. I am asking a simple question. Do the Mavs have a legit 2nd scoring option that we can run the offense through when Luka is out or on the bench?  Is that type of an offensive player easier to get or is it much more easier to get a more hard nosed defensive player?  

I am not at all disagreeing with you that it might not be the best fit or that it doesn’t move the needle much in terms of a title. What I am saying is all elite teams have two legit scoring options. All teams even lower ones crave more to get legit scoring options.  Get Sabonis in here if you can,  and see how it is working out. If it  is not working out, there will still be a lot of takers for his talent regardless of his defensive weaknesses.

(01-30-2022, 03:20 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: I will never understand this boards obsession with bigs that cannot defend in space. Just hope that the Mavs learned from past mistakes. DAJ was a disaster. KP can be a liablity. Sabonis would be another disaster.

(01-30-2022, 03:40 PM)burekemde Wrote: Its about winning this game of chess over your opponent. If you place Sabonis into the lineup, the only chance the opponent has defenisively is to play another big that also cant defend in space. Otherwise pick and roll with Luka and Sabonis, which would be the best in the league and far more dangerous than what we see with Powell and KP now, would be essentially two points each time.  Against Sabonis, I have only seen Zubac making some sort of effective resistance in the paint, and even he got destroyed. The opponents would absolutely need to change their lineups and play the real bigs that cant defend in space but that do protect the paint and the rim. Then in that scenario, we have the better of the big in the paint. And then we can also on offense switch that big to Luka. Sabonis can also even hit the three.

Its about adding unique skills. Its the type you simply cant match in a game of chess. KP and Powell and Maxi are limited, and can be matched. Luka, Sabonis, Brunson, have skills that you just cant deal with schemes. So unpredictable. We have seen our team taking a huge leap when Luka and Brunson are playing together. This is no coincidence. Adding Sabonis would provide an entire new dimension.

(01-30-2022, 03:28 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: The Mavs need another scoring option but the question isn´t as simple because your proposed offensive option is a defensive liablity. A random hard nosed defender won´t fix that. Would love to run football rotations but that´s not an option. And I don´t think that it would be as easy to move Sabonis if things aren´t working out in Dallas because that would mean that his defense was exposed once again. At some point that is going to hurt his value.

(01-30-2022, 04:14 PM)hakeemfaan Wrote: Nothing is easy. Smart is playing on a talented team too but that team has failed to get over the hump too. Again this is not to disparage Smart. If we can move KP for Sabonis and THJ for Smart, count me in. 

I disagree with the characterization of random hard nosed defenders as you are probably describing the 10 day guys. These are guys who can play legit defense but their offensive liabilities have caused them to not find a spot in this league. 

In this day and age regardless of the defense you build around, you need elite offense as well. Especially in the playoffs where all defenses step up. I would certainly take a chance on Sabonis before Smart. Not because I don’t understand the liabilities that Sabonis brings or the intangibles that Smart brings. I am weighing both and I would go with Sabonis. You want to go the other way. I can perfectly understand your line of thought. There are no easily correct answers here.

(01-30-2022, 04:07 AM)Branduil Wrote: Stevenson knew his role and could shoot threes.

(01-30-2022, 05:29 PM)aguiar95 Wrote: KP trade partners I could see are all on the West:

- SAC (KP/Moses for Hield/Holmes);

- SAS (KP/Green/Moses for White/Poeltl/McDermott);

- POR (KP/Green for CJ/Nurkic);

Not many teams interested. In the summer we'd be able to add our 1st after the draft, so it's more interesting, depending on the outcome of some of these franchises.

(01-30-2022, 05:29 PM)aguiar95 Wrote: KP trade partners I could see are all on the West:

- SAC (KP/Moses for Hield/Holmes);

- SAS (KP/Green/Moses for White/Poeltl/McDermott);

- POR (KP/Green for CJ/Nurkic);

Not many teams interested. In the summer we'd be able to add our 1st after the draft, so it's more interesting, depending on the outcome of some of these franchises.

(01-31-2022, 12:46 PM)SatnamSingh Wrote: My concern with Smart is whether his body will hold up through his new four year extension.  He's been a super physical player his whole career.

Otherwise I think he's a great fit.  We need his defense, toughness, leadership and that crazy guy factor.

(01-31-2022, 12:32 PM)omahen Wrote: The Ringer mentions Brunson as ideal PG for them and adds they don't have assets to get him. Would you do for example:
LAC: THJ, Brunson
Dal: Kennard, Batum and one of their rookies (not really saw Clippers a lot, so no idea which of Preston, Johnson or Boston is better)

Dallas gets a cheaper and much more accurate version of THJ, PF they need and a young prospect. 

Why the Clippers Are the Trade Deadline’s Most Intriguing Sleeper - The Ringer

(01-31-2022, 01:50 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1488201567799029765

(01-31-2022, 04:12 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: I would definitely take Schroeder if we took him into our TPE.  I am worried about wearing Luka and Jalen out with both starting.    It is tough to get either long rests.   If no Goran, I would be fine with schroeder.   Although Boston will probably look for any asset and the Mavs apparently are not big fans of Schroeder anyway.