01-19-2026, 03:36 PM
(01-19-2026, 02:23 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: They need a GM. Period.
I think this might be an oversimplification. It implies:
(1) A "real" GM will always make winning decisions, and
(2) The existing brain trust will always make losing decisions.
Black and white.
It's like saying that a good coach will always make the right call, and a bad coach won't, or that a good front office will always draft well, while a bad one will always whiff.
Shades of gray.
Was Cuban a "good" owner? Did he consistently make winning decisions? Or was he always wrong? I'd argue that, overall, his track record was much more positive than negative. Did he have some stinkers? Sure.
How do you know the current GM's can't make good decisions? What track record do you see? Or is it just guilt by association? Nico liked them, so you hate them. Weak.
Perhaps you could take the position that they are disqualified simply because they don't have a track record at all. OK, I can accept that. It's like a young person with no credit score. But I'm guessing that they DO have an internal track record which we can't see - how they recommended or opposed moves while they were in the inner circle. Like how it eventually leaked that Donnie favored drafting Giannis, but Cuban overruled.
This viewpoint also sees people as completely static, incapable of learning or improving. Isn't the feedback of a bad decision instrumental in improving your decision-making process? Did you ever touch the hot stove when you were a kid?