(03-08-2024, 01:59 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: I have to think about the Kuzma aspect of it. On paper it'd make sense but attitude wise he still scares the hell out of me.


I'm more interested in swinging a trade for Thybulle this offseason honestly.

(03-12-2024, 08:19 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: @TheDunkCentral
The Bulls will look to trade Zach LaVine again this offseason, per
@KCJHoop

(03-12-2024, 09:03 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Ask @KCHoop if the sun is going to come up tomorrow. I have plans, and I'm worried about them being ruined by perpetual darkness.

(03-12-2024, 06:55 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Man, I thought the Mavs free agency is frustrating.  The Cowboys say "hold my beer".  The most popular franchise in the world and they penny pinch with gaping holes all over the place.

(03-13-2024, 07:30 AM)RGP1981 Wrote: I think Dwight Powell looks like an acolyte from an underground cult of perpetual darkness. I can just picture him donning his coarse, billowy brown acolyte robe with accompanying hood, wandering about in the rugged mountains or strolling around the post-apocalyptic ruins of some woeful township, carrying a stick or a scythe for protection and to beat unbelievers with, muttering under his breath as he somehow manages to club himself in the head when he swings the stick or scythe.

(03-08-2024, 11:04 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: No, not having Kuzma on the Mavericks was and continues to be one of my main goals as a fan.

(03-15-2024, 11:05 AM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: I agree we don't with Kuzma at the 4, but Kuzma at the 3 with PJ at the 4 makes a ton of sense for this team.

(03-13-2024, 10:35 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: I'm gonna need the full story of Dwight Powell: Cult Leader.

I think you're onto something....

(03-15-2024, 03:52 PM)RGP1981 Wrote: I already gave you the whole story... i.e., Dwight still manages to get himself hit in the head, regardless of the scene or setting.

He isn't a high level acolyte either but one of the low-level, expendable scrubs. If this was a movie and he was on the bad guy's side, he might not be the 1st or 2nd acolyte killed off by the script but he'd likely be the 3rd or 4th. Either way, his character on the Mavs has survived way longer than any fictional equivalent of his would have.

(03-16-2024, 12:46 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: I think you're underestimating Dwight's staying power. He has survived how many iterations of the Mavs at this point? Forever morphing into a guy they need, always playing behind the scenes, currying the favor of those who he needs so he can survive.

If anything Dwight is more like a little finger type character. Unassuming at first, but we know who is really pulling the strings of this underground cult 

(03-08-2024, 12:33 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Guys, the roster is not the problem. It could always be better, but more trades and more roster shake up at this point is the worst idea possible. You’d just be throwing more resources out the window without actually knowing how the team would look with competent coaching. In other words, no one really knows what is needed here, other than coaching, so that is the issue to solve before making any other moves.

If Jason Kidd survives this season it will get much easier, because I will no longer care about the Mavericks

(03-15-2024, 12:41 PM)mvossman Wrote: Don’t think that starting lineup can play contender level defense. On a good team Kuz is a 6th man. Is an unprotected first and bigger cap hit worth a Timmy upgrade?

(03-16-2024, 02:50 PM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: That's a false dilemma.  Even if you had a chimpanzee for a HC, you want to make the roster better.

(03-16-2024, 03:13 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Sure, but not really. Because, moves that make the roster "better" for some coaches, running some systems, don't fit into the plans of other coaches, running different systems. You really want THE guy who's going to be implementing the plan, longterm, to be in the mix on those decisions. Otherwise, you're spending resources for things you potentially might not want or need. 

It's basic, common sense.

(03-16-2024, 03:29 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: This. Mavs made roster moves that fit into whatever scheme Kidd is trying to implement. Not sure if the Mavs are better or more talented but it changed the dynamics of the team. Two drop defense bigs. Forwards with questionable outside shooting. Bigger and more athletic but with worse spacing.
Looking around the league many teams/coaches are trending into a different direction. Switch heavy with 5-out spacing. Mavs invested a lot of assets into players that wouldn't fit into that kind scheme. A potential new coach would have to work with a roster that was build to play a certain style of basketball or the Mavs would have to rebuild the roster again.

(03-16-2024, 04:04 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Totally.

And to be fair, if Kidd is the guy longterm, then sure, build the team according to his vision. It's only my opinion, but after giving him what I considered to be a clean slate this season, I just don't like what he's doing, sorry. I don't know if the Mavs decision makers are even stopping to consider whether coaching is an issue right now, obviously, but man, I sure would be if I were in their place. 

T0 the current MBT's credit, the team is athletic in a way that Donnie/Carlise never seemed to value much. I like that part. I just don't like anything about what they're doing defensively (unless they're playing Kleber and Washington together) and I CAN'T STAND the approach to offensive spacing and ball movement. I just don't understand a decision to play any other way than what gives Luka and Kyrie the most possible space to operate.