NEWS: Donnie out | Nico Harrison (Nike) as Pres/GM | Fin as VP | Dirk as Advisor

[F Gump]

I don't see Dirk as a GM candidate. I was just wondering if Dirk had the relationship with Mark to say, "Mark, you really need to hire the best GM you can get,  and then get out of the way. "

Oops. My bad. But my answer is still in the same vein.

I do think Dirk and Mark are friends and Dirk is likely to be candid on whatever he is asked. But imo that's not enough. In fact, I think "ask a friend" is the same ole same ole approach by Mark.

The issue is, would Cuban see Dirk as having the front office knowledge to be smarter than Cuban, in advising him how to structure his front office? Cuban needs to be soliciting input from people smarter (on whatever topic), so that he feels compelled to listen. What in Dirk's years of owning teams, or running front offices, would compel Cuban to defer to his judgment on such things?

If Mark isn't asking questions of THOSE sort of guys, much smarter than him, and deferring, nothing has changed, or can change.