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[KillerLeft]

Clearly this summer they tried to do more than the amazing list of things they did do.  Doing nothing before the TDL is always the most likely path.  I’m just not sure the plan is to let it ride for a season and go big game hunting this summer.  I’m afraid we may be kicking ourselves in game six of the West Finals because we didn’t get that one more guy.

The first sentence is very true, and a good reminder that the current success wasn't designed all the way down to the last detail. Some of it was architectural, yes, but some of it is luck - lightning in a bottle. A good mix of people in the locker room, a good understanding of everyone's role and how they fit together, etc. 

I don't want to put words in your mouth, but I feel like your response to the better-than-expected start is along the lines of "well, that's the cue...this must be the time to go for it, because as we've seen, the plan doesn't always work this well." Is that a fair summation of where you are? If so, I think there's validity to it. 

I ALSO think there's validity to the idea that when something's working this well, even seemingly minor alterations of it (minor from our POV) can throw the magic of it all out of whack. This isn't a fair example - rather an extreme one - but many people here and on the discord were pretty convinced that losing Brunson wouldn't be that big of a deal, and we all know what a setback that was. I'm not bringing that up to compare to any of the deals getting pitched around here lately, just to illustrate that what seems minor to us might be MAJOR to the actual organization. 

Like I said, I think both POV's have validity. It's just a matter of choosing the right direction on a case by case basis, I suppose. I think the Mavs have something right now. Until I know how much of that something they have, I'm wary of disturbing it too much.