05-01-2023, 11:51 AM
Randon thoughts:
Cuban
IMO, Cuban’s biggest problem is he is his own worst enemy. He had a huge amount of success early in life in a world that rewards a hands on self determination, visionary views, and a blind faith in oneself. The qualities that made him successful in the tech world are not going to be rewarded the same way in the basketball world.
Couple that with things like the worship he gets from Shark Tank, his pharma business, movie star treatment, and even calls for presidential runs and it’s easy to see why he might have a permanent sugar high from drinking his own Kool-aid. A good slice of humble pie could be the best thing for him. The question will be does he have enough self awareness to know what he is eating. Often the only way people with his success & personality type know how to handle adversity is to continue to double down.
Brunson
There is no doubt that in hindsight, Dallas screwed the pooch. This is not a defense of the Mav’s, they are the one’s who saw him every day and should have had the best gauge of his future potential.
However, there were plenty of folks on this site that questioned the price at which Brunson should be retained. He looked underwhelming in the ‘21 postseason and basically looked like a high quality backup at that point. All the way up to the TDL, there were still many folks suggesting he would be exposed once the playoffs started.
Again, in hindsight there were mistakes made in how the Mav’s evaluated Brunson and handled the situation. I also don’t think it helped that there was a pissed off father who told them they wouldn’t negotiate once the season started, later went back on that statement in January, and finally decided to play out the season once the TDL passed. At that point, I believe the situation was misread & the damage was done.
I always liked Brunson and felt like he didn’t get his due early on this site. I will also admit that I NEVER in a million years saw him turning out like he has. But let’s not act like we all saw this ultimate outcome. There were valid questions still unanswered and we are paying the price for that misreading.
Cuban
IMO, Cuban’s biggest problem is he is his own worst enemy. He had a huge amount of success early in life in a world that rewards a hands on self determination, visionary views, and a blind faith in oneself. The qualities that made him successful in the tech world are not going to be rewarded the same way in the basketball world.
Couple that with things like the worship he gets from Shark Tank, his pharma business, movie star treatment, and even calls for presidential runs and it’s easy to see why he might have a permanent sugar high from drinking his own Kool-aid. A good slice of humble pie could be the best thing for him. The question will be does he have enough self awareness to know what he is eating. Often the only way people with his success & personality type know how to handle adversity is to continue to double down.
Brunson
There is no doubt that in hindsight, Dallas screwed the pooch. This is not a defense of the Mav’s, they are the one’s who saw him every day and should have had the best gauge of his future potential.
However, there were plenty of folks on this site that questioned the price at which Brunson should be retained. He looked underwhelming in the ‘21 postseason and basically looked like a high quality backup at that point. All the way up to the TDL, there were still many folks suggesting he would be exposed once the playoffs started.
Again, in hindsight there were mistakes made in how the Mav’s evaluated Brunson and handled the situation. I also don’t think it helped that there was a pissed off father who told them they wouldn’t negotiate once the season started, later went back on that statement in January, and finally decided to play out the season once the TDL passed. At that point, I believe the situation was misread & the damage was done.
I always liked Brunson and felt like he didn’t get his due early on this site. I will also admit that I NEVER in a million years saw him turning out like he has. But let’s not act like we all saw this ultimate outcome. There were valid questions still unanswered and we are paying the price for that misreading.
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