06-24-2021, 06:04 PM
(06-24-2021, 05:46 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: Skin knows the players and coaches a little, at least from the standpoint of a media guy, but I have never perceived that he had any connections in the front office beyond just people knowing each other well enough to say hello. And I don't know if he knows anybody well enough for them to confide in him regarding inside stuff.
He comments on the news, often demonstratively, but I can't remember him breaking any. (I don't represent that I can remember everything, of course.)
Do we have other sources for this item? I listened to the Tim Cato pod, and he mostly expressed concern that the team was even considering Kidd. Seemed a little stunned that Carlisle would recommend Kidd on his way out, and took it as a dig. (Not saying the Kidd item isn't so, just trying to figure out where it's sourced).
I've never seen him break news. I've also never seen him try to break news. That's not really what their show did.
I have heard him drop hints on his radio show that ended up happening. He never said "this will happen". He would do a Killer like, "I don't know....be prepared" thing, and then a month or year later it would happen. He called the DAJ signing before anyone (the signing that actually went through). During Luka's rookie season Ben asked what the Mavs might try to do to reshape the roster. Skin said that the Mavs might try to make a trade for Porzingis. One time Ben asked what kind of big man the Mavs would be interested in and Skin told him about WCS. There were other items that I don't remember now.
I didn't listen to their show all the time, but I would try to catch their Mavs segements, and I thought they were pretty good. I thought he sounded like someone who knew a few things from being in the buildling but that tried to phrase those items in a low key way.