Team Tank 2022-23

[Chicagojk]

I just don't see it.  You really going to go to battle telling Luka to sit the last two weeks?  what if he says F that?   Really?  That is a battle you want to fight?  Hey, The Mavs don't have it this year, but the West is a mess.  Are you really going to tell a top 5 player to put up his shoes in the most important part of the season.  The part of the season that makes going through the long regular season worth it?  You tell him to sit now, you may lose him faster than any other mistake that has been made.

Plus, there are other ways to find talent.  In most cases, a top 10 pick is not an all star.  Some are.    I need to learn more about this draft, but I think I liked last years back half of the 10 better than this year.  But I could be wrong and could change my opinion.  Dallas may very well have gotten a lottery level talent in the second round.    So while this won't happen every year, there are ways to find talent.   If you take that part seriously.   

I would have been fine tanking the end of Luka's rookie year.  This is different.  The Mavs need to hold themselves to a higher standard.   If Luka is hurt, that is a completely different story.    A little run, even if it ends in the first or second round, may even pay off in the future too.