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The issue with Cuban though is that he is neither here nor there. He still thinks of himself as a big spender and that is why a neophyte GM was hired purely to recruit another star.  The correct thing would have been to hire a GM who can identify bargains and talent and grind behind the scenes. However that is not appealing to Cuban. So the franchise too is neither here nor there. That’s what has been happening since our title.

Hiring Nico might be a great decision down the line but it was way too risky considering what he knew he had with Luka.  If and when Luka walks, that's going to be one of the bullet pointed reasons.  Winning in 2011 might have been the best and worst thing for this franchise.  Beyond happy for Dirk but it also validated Cuban's believe of being the smartest guy in the room.  He hasn't evolved from how he operated business in the 00s and all the innovation he brought has far been surpassed by other ownership groups.  I also think the average competency of front offices has skyrocketed so you have less suckers to take advantage of and by a lot of indicators, we are now the suckers.  You are also dead on about not needing to spend like the Ballmers of the world but that's why you need to be so successful in every other aspect of talent acquisition.  We are basically the anthesis of GSW who does everything well and spends a fortune.