08-10-2021, 08:00 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-10-2021, 08:01 AM by KillerLeft.)
(08-10-2021, 07:54 AM)Kammrath Wrote: Or the problems were so bad the Mavs needed BOTH JJB and Boban. I think it can both be true that the Mavs missed JJB massively AND Boban helped save the lockerroom last season.
Yeah, your take is clear. I've seen you suggest it several times, and it's certainly plausible. I'm just not sure we should accept it as cannon.
It's VERY clear that Luka and Boban are friends, but I think the idea that Boban is somehow holding the locker room together is speculative, especially since the locker room didn't seem very held together.
The financial commitments are SIGNIFICANTLY different, so this isn't a perfect comparison, but this reminds me somewhat of the Cavaliers, Lebron and Thompson. I keep reading the perception that this will somehow help to keep Luka engaged in the Mavs organization, but I'm not sure that's the type of thinking I believe will be successful, personally.
It's a relatively small commitment - I don't mean to overstate it. I just wonder what else could be accomplished with that amount of money.