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[F Gump]

My issue isn’t with Compazzo. He’s probably the best available PG right now.

The issue is either 1 of 2 things…

1. They thought that the 3rd ball handler wasn’t an issue until now.
2. They failed to think in the first place.

Either way it’s incompetence. If I can see that the Mavs have no ball handling depth from my couch, then what excuse do Nico, Kidd, Cuban, etc. have?

I think there's been a 3rd - and more likely- scenario that has emerged, from the things that have transpired (and some hints from various reports over the summer) ...

3. When the summer started, the Mavs knew what had worked for them. They planned to continue to have 3 Playmakers to rotate (Luka, Brunson, SD). Then when Brunson went awry, they expected to find a different guy instead to be Playmaker 3. Dragic was their backup plan all along to be Playmaker 3, if they couldn't land someone better via trade. They couldn't. So Dragic it would be.

BUT THEN -- the Staff all went to Europe to see Luka play Euroball, where they all also watched GD play a lot and saw what level he's at now, and Kidd said "He's not what I want or need, because he can't defend anymore. If you sign him, I'm giving most of those minutes to Franky, Green, someone else, and Dragic will be my insurance policy if someone is out." They know they have to shoot straight with Dragic (ie, his agent, since it's also the agent for Luka), and when they tell him about GD being viewed as Playmaker 4 (ie, the Burke role, the insurance policy), then Dragic isn't interested in the job anymore.

Kidd doesn't want him. They can't BS the situation. Bye bye GD.

Are they suddenly changing course with Campazzo? IMO not at all - he is saying yes to accepting the job of Playmaker 4.

What about P 3 (the guy to rotate with Luka-SD, to get regular minutes and be a key part of the rotation)? Right now, it looks like he's not on the roster. Either he emerges from development, or they find a trade at some point, or they change course on their strategy and make do without a P 3. In that regard, Brunson is very likely to end up being missed badly.