MAVS NEWS: Dudley Signs with Klutch| Unlikely Dud Goes to LAL

[DanSchwartzgan]

Very obviously Lindsey was not #2 in Dallas, no matter what you think of him. That is Finley. We can only hope that Lindsey was not that important or that Nico has learned enough.

Any time you lose talent, it is concerning.  I do take solace in a few things.

Losing Cuban is probably just as important as losing Lindsey.  At least we won't have the same level of interference (or worse, an owner who views himself as co-GM).

Our caplogist (I think his name is Baker) probably deserves much more credit than he gets here.  Bobby Marks gives him high praise from their days together in Brooklyn.  People on this board can develop the targets.  How many thousand times has someone brought up PJ or Gafford over the years.  It isn't the who, it  is the how.  That is the capologist's job.

We probably give Lindsey too much credit.  The history with Exum was probably critical.  But, what evidence do we have that Lindsey did more than Nico on any of these other guys.  We do have evidence that Nico had a relationship with both Kyrie and PJ that dates back several years.  We do have evidence (reporting) that Nico was well aware of Hardy and Lively at younger ages that pre-date Lindsey's arrival.

I don't know why we tend to crap on certain people around here, but we do.  The more worried we are about Lindsey, the more we are saying Nico can't possibly be smart enough to have done this without him.  I'm nervous, but not necessarily worried.