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[Scott41theMavs]

Losing Brunson was a big mistake. Past big mistakes also happened. Got it. I cared when they happened, and yes Cuban's track record in running a franchise is appalling, but he's going nowhere. So now where are we?

The biggest issue for me is NOW< and any objective observer sees an "incomplete" roster with MASSIVE holes. Those flow from the fact that they have done zip on 2 of their 3 summer priorities. Bring Brunson back (nope) and land a 3rd 2-way wing to complement DFS /Bullock (another nope). They did address the need to be better in the middle (McGee and Wood).

But without the 3rd Creator (who was going to be Brunson) and the 3rd wing (who was probably going to have to be landed by trade), the problem of being too thin is still there. ADDING 2 playoff-playable guys was the focus this summer, and with Wood added and Brunson subtracted, they are just where they were before. 

I don't see any activity, any hint of activity, or even something we can creatively conjure up as a roster-finishing target, and I don't think anyone else does either. Or am I missing something?Media says they surely MUST have something up their sleeve, but I'm just not buying. NBA teams do their important roster-building business right up front, in early July. If the task wasn't so incredibly undone, imo we'd admit the feast is over and it's time to go home. Even if we're still hungry.

I don't see a potential solution other than "14 man roster, cycle in prospects, hope we find something as we go along" (aka the cheap owner's way to reduce tax).

DanS, am I missing anything?

Kamm, are you still convinced my head is up my butt for concluding long ago that there's no secret big move in the works? Was I right in deciding The August Move is just a fantasy?

Dan's post filled me with a brief breath of optimism, then this very realistic and well-stated post brought me back to reality. 

The lack of the third creator - which essentially ***made*** our season last year when Dinwiddie was acquired - is many times huger than Dan is making it out to be. It has to be addressed by a fairly major move, which I would bet they're afraid to do because it will essentially cancel the "big trade" they are hoping for in a year or two.