02-02-2023, 09:58 AM
(02-02-2023, 03:25 AM)omahen Wrote: I respect Dameris, but I find it difficult to agree with the piece below. Fans have the right to express their feelings. Fans have the right to put pressure on their team. So nothing wrong about that. Reactions of Mavs FO, Luka and so on were also appropriate, although perhaps Cuban would be smarter to just ignore it.The quote talks about getting Luka a star. I’m one that doesn’t even want that, how about start at just keeping the guys that work well next to him? After that, get more? Don’t care about getting a star, get Luka more talent on the roster and he’ll do the rest!
I agree, building a champion is difficult. Playing basketball in NBA is also difficult. Some players are better some are worse. Same goes for front offices. Some are successful, some are not. Mavs are clearly not. It is not enough that they wish to build a contender. They have to actually execute. If we would look at it that way, every player could be excused for shooting 1-15 daily. He really wants to hit those shots, no one doubts. He is not missing them on purpose, no one doubts. But at the end it is about making them, not shooting them.
Chuck Cooperstein on Twitter: "Its something Mavs fans don't want to hear or read. But all need to. Excellent work here from @bdameris" / Twitter