11-27-2022, 11:31 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-27-2022, 11:32 AM by Jakeospikez.)
(11-27-2022, 05:49 AM)Mavs2021 Wrote: I´ll say this. Dragic wasn´t the completely right guy either (down to 7/3, shooting 42/32/57 last ten games), cause he is simply old and might fade over the season.
BUT here are some combinations that the Mavs could have gotten with their resources this summer:
Ricky Rubio/Thomas Bryant
Dennis Schroeder/Andre Drummond
Goran Dragic/Jalen Smith
Javale McGee/Facunda Campazzo
Imagine that you picked option #4.
FIND ME ONE PERSON that has watched any basketball in the last two years, besides the MBT that would pick option #4.
Even if you picked a person that has never in their life watched a basketball game, there is a 75% chance you come away with a better outcome than the one the Mavs pro-actively chose.
The level of stupidity it takes to come up with McGee/Campazzo. Even right now you could still find a better two player combination on the free agent market.
He's still a facilitator. Dragic should have been the last resort. The last resort should definitely not have been give THJ the green light to jack up whatever shot he wants. If the goal is to bump his trade value up he should be reigned in like with Carlisle and strictly told to never take a bad shot ever. None of this random off balance 1 handed floater off of a straight line drive type of junk. Low minutes with high efficiency is a tradable piece and won't trash your team. He should be high volume on catch and shoot 3s only and nothing else.
I don't think Jalen Smith was on the table. Pretty sure he chose Indiana cause they guaranteed him the starting 4 spot. They could not do that here with a team that just came from the WCF and you can't hindsight that guarantee.