Today, 12:13 AM
(This post was last modified: Today, 12:16 AM by KillerLeft.)
(Yesterday, 11:57 PM)loki Wrote: Nope, I'm just running it back. If he can avoid a season ending injury before the TDL next year you might still be able to get a positive return. They need to do a better job managing his minutes though.
I'll say this...I think the key is probably to stop hoping he's traded. That's what's bumming everyone out in one sense or another. I think Stein is probably right that we should all just start assuming he's here and try to make the best of it. And the good news is that if he can ever manage to stay healthy for 60 games (huge if) he's a good player. Probably one of the top 5-10 Mavericks of all time.
The point is that our perspective on these things wreaks havoc on our moods/outlooks.
I get it - everyone is just ready for this chapter to be over, and it's tough to blame people at this point.
My feelings are probably unique on this board, because 1) I'm higher on AD than most and 2) I'm MUCH higher on Risacher than most. Honestly, the only reason I find the last 48 hours depressing is that I had convinced myself Risacher was going to be a Mav and I was excited about that. If it wasn't for the rumors concerning that, specific player, I don't think I'd even care that a trade wasn't happening, especially not knowing for sure that salary relief was needed by request of the owners. Since almost nobody else feels that way about Risacher, I kind of think the board is overreacting (though I kind of also get it). For me, it was more about getting Risacher and maybe a pick than it ever was about getting rid of AD.