06-23-2021, 03:40 PM
(06-23-2021, 03:27 PM)Kammrath Wrote: I think this is the wrong framing. I think this is more accurate:
"He's doubling down on his own ability to synthesize the suggestions and information he is given by the experts around him to put together a basketball team."
Again, there is NOTHING wrong with this. In fact, if he is THE point man through which everything runs then that is better then the craziness of the last few years where I am pretty sure Cuban was not THE point man (otherwise the MIA trade debacle never happens as an example).
I don't think my characterization is wrong just because I didn't include the middle part. Cuban is the decision maker. However, I think your characterization is fine. But the problem I have with this reality is twofold.
1) His desire to be the decision maker means that the best GMs won't come here. This means that the experts that Cuban will rely on most likely won't be as good as the experts that won't come here.
2) His desire to be the decision maker means that he will ultimately make the decision. And I think that most likely he won't make decisions that are as good as the decisions that would be made by the experts that won't come here.
To add to that: I think Gump is correct when he says that Cuban's abilities are the ceiling for the team.