08-15-2022, 11:05 AM
(08-15-2022, 02:14 AM)F Gump Wrote: Indeed.
Mavs didn't need to lie -- they just needed to be better salesmen in presenting the opportunity. Terrible negotiating skills.
'We KNOW there's a huge need for another guy to be our 3rd playmaker to complement Luka and SD, because we lost JB. That left a huge hole, and no one else on the roster who can do those things. We badly need a player with your skills, who can fill a lot of minutes supporting both of them and play a key role for us. Please come play on our team with Luka, and help us win a title.'
Yeah, but Dragic says they said something different. Presuming his take is accurate, they didn't see him as being good enough for that role, or perhaps they really are too dumb to understand what a terrible predicament JB's departure put them in. Point is, there are many explanations for why the Mavs sold him so poorly, but every single one of them comes back to Cuban and Nico being as dumb as dirt.