08-05-2021, 06:18 PM
(08-05-2021, 05:53 PM)cow Wrote: I'm not sure why the Mavs would be pressured to get Goran. We haven't really raised the ceiling for this team. We are a lower seed playoff team that could be a 1st or 2nd round exit. Dragic isn't going to raise that ceiling either and certainly not enough to squander the few assets we have. I'd rather dust off Zoran than give up anything for Goran.
The only leap this team can make is if a healthy KP can return to form and Kidd can figure out a way to make him and Luka work well together on the court. That's what all of our moves have pointed to, giving KP one last season to fit in Dallas.
Yeah, when I take off my homer glasses, it seems to me that this team is not likely to contend this season, whether Dragic comes here or not. Getting into the second round would probably constitute a successful season, barring anything wild happening.
It looks like the Mavs might think that internal improvement, different coaching, and some tinkering at the edges may be enough to get them to that point, while they give the Luka-KP pairing another chance to work. But still continuing with the old "opportunistic" strategy of keeping an ear to the ground for possible outside improvements.
Even if that truly is their philosophy, they still need another playmaker, whether it's Dragic or someone else. Imho, tbqh.