01-15-2023, 01:23 PM
(01-15-2023, 01:19 PM)ballsrchr Wrote: I don't think Brunson would still be here even if they had tried. I suspect hiring Rick Brunson as a coach for the Knicks was one of the preconditions for JB to move to the Knicks. In other words...the move was decided long before the season was over.
I guess I don't fault JB. He would never have got the chances and accolades playing behind Luka. He would have left millions over a career to play behind Luka.
Dirk was loyal...but even he got enough money to keep himself happy...
That's the ifs and buts of it. Mavs could have done everything perfectly and JB still might have walked.