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I demand more from Mavs exactly because of all years of failure. Because only excellent work will undo all the mistakes since drafting Luka. That is why I am so much more critical of every missed opportunity. They are extremely costly for Mavs. And I have heard "sometimes the best deal is the one you don't do" mantra just too many times in last 5 years. Because at one point, you actually have to make it. You have to bring in those players. Because perhaps spending assets for 6th or 7th best types playing 3rd or 4th best role might be even more expensive than actually bringing a guy that can play the role. Even if he seems expensive.

I’m not suggesting what the demands of others should be.  People should feel free to be as critical as they want.  I’m only sharing my mindset and I am cautiously optimistic that someone may have finally seen the light.

As KL said, we can’t change the past…it is what it is.  Hopefully even the most critical among us can agree that change has to start somewhere and I feel like we have witnessed the beginnings of that this off-season.  Who knows if it will continue…time will tell.  But I do like what seems to be a renewed focus on the value of defense and youth and positive assets.

Just go back to the weeks before free agency and look at the comments on everything from giving up their pick or Kyrie’s contract or a whole host of other pessimistic expectations. And IMO, that pessimism was justified based on history.  However, in hindsight, very few if any of those fears came to fruition.  Heck, not only did they not give up their pick, they got a second one and still got their preferred player.  What they did or didn’t do relative to the draft in previous years is history and only relevant to the lessons that can be learned.

The Mav’s are like the drunk uncle who finally got his first chip.  I just choose not to criticize him because it took him too long but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t expectations moving forward.