2021-2022 MAVS NEWS: 4th in West | WCF loss [ARCHIVED]

[mavsluvr]

Appreciate the discussion sans ultimatum/negativity. You make great points.

On the one I quoted, though, aren’t you impressed with the timely, decisive moves to get two-way guys on long-term deals at reasonable prices?

I would like to say yes, and hope I eventually can. I just haven't seen enough of either Bullock or Brown to have a solid opinion of them one way or another. And, tbh, I'm still feeling a little burned from when we heard similar stories regarding Delon Wright, Josh Richardson, James Johnson, etc. none of whom performed as advertised. Not expressing pessimism at all on the new moves, they look reasonable on paper. 

 I’m trying to think of when the previous management accomplished any of those things. I can’t remember any first-in-line deals involving the Mavs. Wes Matthews maybe? I’m not sure. I don’t remember the Mavs signing two-way guys. Defenders or offenders every time, it seems to me. And the only value signings I can think of were too short. Maybe Curry the second time was an exception? 

I’m sure there are deals I’m forgetting. I’m not a Donny hater. And I can’t get over how well they did with Luka and Jalen in the 2018 draft. 

But the RB/SB signings are different in kind, not just degree, from what we’ve been seeing in free agency. Again, these moves (1) were decisive, (2) involve 2-way players, and (3) locked em up on long-term, value deals. That seems new and better to me. Significantly so.

Yes, glad that they haven't waited around and just salvaged a few scraps from whoever was left over. I'm not saying I'm negative on the new FO. I hope they're great. Just that the proof of the pudding will be in the eating.