(12-15-2021, 01:14 PM)BasketballJones41 Wrote: I’m 100% F rondo. Richard Jefferson even confirmed what an inexcusable little bitch Rondo was here. Obviously Rick had his issues as well but rondo is one thing I will never blame him for.
The hazing thing might be true but why didn’t Barnes and Matthews do that to DSJ his rookie year?
Rondo is a headcase no doubt and he was probably extra after being ditched by the team he helped win a championship for. That's why the Celtics were willing to trade him. That was no secret. Yet the Mavs still pulled the trigger. Like I said, Rondo isn't without fault but putting Rondo with Carlisle is probably the worst pairing one could come up with. Dude is still in the league and was a major reason why the Lakers chipped in '20.
DSJ and Luka are different stratospheres of players. DSJ was way less of a threat to Barnes, Wes and DAJ. Luka coming up in Europe and being a bonified star probably didn't help either.
(12-15-2021, 01:20 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Remember when the whole sexual harrassment scandal hit the business operations side, and we heard how the closely Cuban supervised basketball side was a safe haven of happiness. In retrospective the translation would probably read: Nobody got sexually harrassed or physical abused during basketball operations.
What has come out over the last 2-3 years from all areas of the organization is even worse than what I assumed. And that´s saying a lot.
I´m at the point I count Dirk´s one ring as 10, because he basically won an NBA title with a James Vivek Dolan-esque owner. Also made it seem like this organization is not batshit crazy.
I never really believed Cuban's crocodile tears about not being involved in the business side of the operations. As if that's a good excuse in the first place.