04-10-2025, 10:45 AM
(04-10-2025, 10:27 AM)cow Wrote: It's why it hurts so much. After wasting the post championship years and be lost a desert of mediocrity and a massive sexual harassment scandal, the basketball God's gifted us Luka Doncic and Jalen Brunson which this organization completely mismanaged and less than seven years later turned into a past-his-prime Anthony Davis, a marginal rotation player, and one first round pick. That's what we got for two superstars, one of which being a generational talent.
Jerry Jones has made me question my fandom over the years, but this feels different as not even Jerry would make a move this idiotic and lopsided which is saying something considering the clown show that is the Cowboys. I don't hate the players or the people still cheering, but I do hate this team right now and wish them a lack of success. I've considered picking another team to cheer for, but that doesn't feel right and who the heck do you pick anyway? So I'm left rooting for this team to fall on its' face. So bring on KD. At least we can see the rock bottom of MBT2.0.
I think Nico survives until next season. Partly because of the injury excuses and mostly because the ownership group are basketball neophytes.
Considering the future, which this organization obviously will not, I'd sell high on Gafford and Lively before they take a step back without the Luka bump. They're fine players who I like a lot, but their warts are about to become a lot more evident and Lively's health scares the hell out of me. I love Naji and I'd hang onto him. Seems like he could be a culture guy like Powell, except a lot more useful on the court. He's also inexpensive.
I agree that both are limited. I never said they are untouchables. However to me I would rather watch both of them than KD running around here. I like young, athletic players who play hard every night and don’t back down. I am just cautioning against overreacting to their shortcomings and rushing to move them out.