12-20-2022, 11:31 AM
(12-20-2022, 11:05 AM)ThisIStheYear Wrote: This is all super depressing if you’re a Mavs fan, but I would point out that I remember San Antonio tanking for one year and then being immediately back in the title hunt. Luka probably doesn’t need a fully rebuilt team, just more than what he’s getting from this team now.
Of course they do not need a full re-build. They can do what the Warriors or Spurs have done successfully, but they need a real plan for the next 18 months and execute it. That means a lot more than just losing games and making a pick in six months. They need to map out minutes for young players. They need to add young players via free agency (two way slots). They need to add young players/reclamation projects under 30 via trade. They need to re-structure their cap at the same time. A strategic tank is a lot more work than just continuing this path to 38-44 wins.
I´m confident we are going to end up with a lottery pick anyway. It´s just that we need a top 10 pick, which means we need top 8 odds. The idea that you can half-ass (Cuban´s 2nd name) this tank is the problem. Yes right now we are as far away from the #1 seed as we are from the bottom, but in 2023 the bottom-feeders will accelerate their tanking process in this alleged generational draft. You don´t want to play catch-up.