06-19-2021, 12:22 AM
(06-18-2021, 11:38 PM)fifteenth Wrote: Mr. Gump, everytime you talk about Cuban any hope that has begun to return just goes away!
You think Dirk would tell him to hire a pro and get out of the way?
Dirk is not the answer at all. The question isn't what Dirk would say. It's how Cuban would respond to it.
Cuban needs a GM who he sees as smarter than himself on everything GM related. So smart and respected by Cuban that he will step aside, defer, and shut up. The Mavs ceiling has been Cuban. It can only be raised if he will bring in others smarter than him, and defer to them.
So with Dirk etc ....
Ex-players like Finley and Dirk give Cuban feel-good vibes with Mav fans. But isn't he hiring his inferiors, not his superiors, in GM-ing (at least in his own eyes)? What in their ability to shoot or rebound a basketball has prepared them to negotiate for players against other GMs, scout raw players to know which will becomes top NBAers and which won't, work the draft, schmooze with other GMs to find opportunities for deals, find sweet spots and advantages in the cap, know how to juggle current contracts, figure out how to build a top team around Luka within the cap limits?
I'm not saying they can't get those skills after a lot of work. But they are babes in such things, and the Luka clock is ticking. And if Cuban is their smartest guy calling the shots, Cuban has proven way too many times he is NOT the guy the Mavs should be hitching the next few years to.