03-17-2022, 09:41 AM
(03-17-2022, 01:39 AM)windjc Wrote: They could not have just "dumped" KP in the offseason. You would have just cut him and taken the cap hit?
Then you would have signed SD. So then we would have remained in cap hell with no KP.
Right now we have Bertens contract instead of KP as a bad contract at the worst. At best, Bertens starts to earn his contract which KP never did.
The Mavs are winning right now. For all we know they could win it all this year. With your plan, we were a guaranteed 1st round exit this year.
We knew our ceiling before the trade. Now we have no idea what our ceiling is this year.
Get over your sour grapes. Stop holding on to what you wanted.
Never suggested to cut KP. That was never a thought. You trade him for overpriced distressed assets like we did at the TDL. The difference is that in the offseason we have the flexibility to actually replace him in the frontcourt.
In my scenario, we would have Dinwiddie, Holmes and whatever distressed asset(s) we traded (dumped) KP for (maybe Tobias Harris) instead of THJ, Bertans, Bullock and WCS. I feel like we would be in a lot better position.
I don't have sour grapes. I am as happy (and surprised) as anyone that Dinwiddie is playing out so well and looks like he will be a quality long term piece. I also try not to view things with homer glasses. Trying to look at it objectively, I think it was a poor trade (as did just about every NBA analyst) that has so far worked out better than could reasonably expected. To me it just highlighted the mistakes we made in the offseason.
To be clear, I did not bring this subject up and have not been harping on it. I don't think I need to be accused of sour grapes just because we don't share the same opinion.