06-30-2022, 10:19 AM
It would appear that this summer is shaping up to be a remarkable repeat of 2004.
1. Steve Nash was coming off of a productive run and got an offer that caught the MBT off-guard and lost him for nothing - Jalen Brunson
2. Dallas traded several lesser players including Eduardo Najera and Evan Eschmeyer for a starting Center Erick Dampier - Christian Wood
3. Dallas traded Antawn Jamison to Charlotte for the 5th pick in the draft used to select Devin Harris - box unchecked
4. Dallas traded Antoine Walker to Atlanta for JET Terry - box unchecked.
If the hope is that we will have an '04 type recovery. Well, the truth is that the 03-04 team was loaded with ill-fitting parts, but had enough value to build a team that went to the finals in 2 years.
16 years later this team is not loaded but trying the same plan. A lot of teams have tried to copy the triangle offense. The 2 teams with the most success using that offense had MJ and Kobe. Plans are made successful via personnel and this franchise is found lacking. We don't have MJ, we don't have Kobe, and for Pete's sake, we don't even have Antoines.
Point being: this ain't '04 and losing Brunson will hurt much more than losing Nash, based on what the team has left in assets. Honestly, I cannot believe the franchise did not learn from that fiasco...
I feel like the fish who hit a wall.
1. Steve Nash was coming off of a productive run and got an offer that caught the MBT off-guard and lost him for nothing - Jalen Brunson
2. Dallas traded several lesser players including Eduardo Najera and Evan Eschmeyer for a starting Center Erick Dampier - Christian Wood
3. Dallas traded Antawn Jamison to Charlotte for the 5th pick in the draft used to select Devin Harris - box unchecked
4. Dallas traded Antoine Walker to Atlanta for JET Terry - box unchecked.
If the hope is that we will have an '04 type recovery. Well, the truth is that the 03-04 team was loaded with ill-fitting parts, but had enough value to build a team that went to the finals in 2 years.
16 years later this team is not loaded but trying the same plan. A lot of teams have tried to copy the triangle offense. The 2 teams with the most success using that offense had MJ and Kobe. Plans are made successful via personnel and this franchise is found lacking. We don't have MJ, we don't have Kobe, and for Pete's sake, we don't even have Antoines.
Point being: this ain't '04 and losing Brunson will hurt much more than losing Nash, based on what the team has left in assets. Honestly, I cannot believe the franchise did not learn from that fiasco...
I feel like the fish who hit a wall.