(06-21-2021, 02:29 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: I think the takeaway from this, if it is true, is that getting rid of Bob doesn't solve anything, if this way of business continues.
Mark has said after all this erupted that Rick was the final authority on lineups, and that only Donnie could initiate trades. Maybe in his mind that was clear. But Bob was out there talking to other teams, and telling them things that were not consistent with what they were hearing from Donnie. Mark said that was okay with him, because that was the best way to gather the most information. But the result was a perception around the league that the Mavs were running a zoo, other teams didn't know who to deal with or what to believe, and it may have hurt them in terms of ability to do deals.
That's just one example of what can happen when you have no clear lines of authority, and people are out there encroaching on each other's territory, to the point of causing dissension and confusion internally and externally. As another example, Luka didn't know whether Rick or Bob was in charge. Other players evidently had the same perception. Sounds like Rick wasn't too sure, either. The whole thing can devolve into a circus, even if each individual perceives himself as having good intentions.
I know this idea has been circulated, but it seems that the loose structure, undefined areas of authority, and propensity of Mark to bestow outside-the-chart authority to his buddy du jour, that has been the MO at the Mavs for a long time, has long passed its expiration date. I have seen no indication that Mark agrees with that proposition, but the coming weeks should provide us with more information on that subject.
Man, this just sucks. Flat out. There are looser forms of organizational structure, but I think that usually applies to project management, and for it to work there has to be a daily team meeting where everything is aired, everything is out in the open, and everyone knows what every else is doing.
If Donnie came to Mark about how the structure wasn't working, and Mark dismissed the complaints, and then Rick came to Mark about organizational structure, and Mark dismissed the complaints, then I think we're probably doomed.
(06-21-2021, 02:39 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/140704...84140?s=20
He couldn't meet with the potential GM because he was tweeting about bitcoin
We be better get prepared
The Mavs don't matter. Cuban is stupid.