Today, 05:43 AM
(Yesterday, 11:25 AM)cow Wrote: Nico's mess wasn't going to be fixed in an offseason and I don't think anywhere here believes any differently. While our guard rotation is extremely concerning, MBT3.0 probably just couldn't address that concern in an acceptable manner. Better to be patient than to try and rush things which can lead to overspending or trying to jam a square peg in a round hole.
I genuinely wonder what their plan for this year is. It certainly cannot be wins maximization (in the Cuban way) otherwise they would have addressed that guard rotation further, no matter what people think of these alleged bad guards, we could have had a free run at guys like Sexton, Mathurin, Simons, Schroeder for no cost at all.
My guess for their perfect season would be accelerated young player development all year, health and acquire a pending free agency difference maker (Barrett, Herro) for a late play-in push. Finish strongly like 18-12 (9th or 10th place in the West) for your fans, your players, reasonable odds for a small chance at #1 or #2 and to make yourself attractive for top players in free agency.
If they can´t get the difference maker at TDL I would not be shocked, if they go into the tank completely. Mavs really don´t have to worry about handing Charlotte a good pick, but they have to worry about swapping/giving valuable stuff to the Thunder, Spurs or Rockets from 2028 onwards.