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[Nowitzki Way]

Sure you can. As good as he is, the mere presence of Luka alone doesn't guarantee enough wins to make a difference.

To be clear, there's no such thing as a tank job that has the cooperation of players. They (including Luka) will all play to win when they are in the game.

But the idea that Luka can "one-man-team" the Mavs to excellence is just wrong, and in fact the more Luka tries to do that, the worse their prospects become. With some judicious "load management" choices and a trade or some key injuries here or there, any team will take a nose dive, and it's not out of the question that the Mavs may already be playing that game.

As to the question of whether they can do it in a way that is advantageous, that's a much different matter --- I am no fan of Cuban's GM-ing skills, so I'm certainly not one to argue over whether they can tank right. But shoddy GM-ing can just as easily mess up a different path (using trades and free agent signings instead). So I'm much in favor of the most advantageous route, no matter who is driving the bus.

I agree that Luka cannot "one man" will us to victories or even a championship.  I'm saying that if we wanted to really tank, it would start with selling pieces. I think it would have such a negative impact on his commitment to us, that i'm not sure we can recover. I could be wrong. Luka does see what we see. He sees that McGee is trash. He sees that Dinwiddie and Hardaway play hero ball. He sees Bullock air ball  3's while wide open. He sees that Wood plays no defense. Maybe you can go to him and get him on board, but i think he's too much of a competitor to do it.

What happens in February if we're still struggling, but sitting at the 10th seed. Luka still playing his butt off each night, and we trade Dinwiddie. We Trade Wood. We trade THJ. We bring back draft picks and few 20 year olds. I dont see it going over well with Luka. I fear it could start that clock in his head on when to ask for a trade. Which he might should do anyway seeing the outlook of this team for the next few years. 

But the biggest point is our Fake GM Nico and our real GM Cuban. They wont do it.  But i'm with you 100%. It NEEDS to happen, it just wont. And that is frustrating.