01-21-2023, 01:00 PM
The correct plan is the plan the Mavs never execute. Trade for a combination of bad contracts + upside players on cheap contracts. Grind your way out of this mess.
I don´t think players like Reddish, Hachimura, McDaniels or Bitadze even have to be much better than they are right now to be actual improvements in our current situation. Worst case they are sideways moves.
We all overrate our veteran players. We have had people flat out reject trades like Powell for Randle or Kleber for Markkanen on the idea that Powell/Kleber are actually better players.
Jalen McDaniels is not a worse player than Reggie Bullock.
Goga Bitadze is not a worse player than Javale McGee.
Gordon Hayward is not a worse player than THJ. (maybe more injured, but THJ misses his fair share of games, and somewhere you have to pay the prize for your bad decisions of the past)
Cam Reddish is not a worse player than Davis Bertans.
Rui Hachimura is not a worse player than Dwight Powell.
The problem is the Mavs don´t believe in upside, overrate their own/the wrong players (that´s how you end up with a shitty team with a high pay-roll) and despite all of that Cuban is a cheap owner, too.
This franchise is not smart enough to work on a budget and as long as Cuban is not willing to spend his way out of this mess smartly (he simply has to take on salary this year and next year to upgrade the roster), we are all just waiting for the inevitable Luka trade request to happen.
Well there will obviously be the big bang trade like Green/Hardy/DFS/Dinwiddie/four first round picks for Lillard or Harden and once that fails it´s over.
They have changed the front office and the coach, but 18 months later the strategies still stink of Cuban. We, me included, actually waste our time. Nothing has or will change.
100% if they do a panic trade these suckers will send a 1st for Conley or Bogdanovic.
I don´t think players like Reddish, Hachimura, McDaniels or Bitadze even have to be much better than they are right now to be actual improvements in our current situation. Worst case they are sideways moves.
We all overrate our veteran players. We have had people flat out reject trades like Powell for Randle or Kleber for Markkanen on the idea that Powell/Kleber are actually better players.
Jalen McDaniels is not a worse player than Reggie Bullock.
Goga Bitadze is not a worse player than Javale McGee.
Gordon Hayward is not a worse player than THJ. (maybe more injured, but THJ misses his fair share of games, and somewhere you have to pay the prize for your bad decisions of the past)
Cam Reddish is not a worse player than Davis Bertans.
Rui Hachimura is not a worse player than Dwight Powell.
The problem is the Mavs don´t believe in upside, overrate their own/the wrong players (that´s how you end up with a shitty team with a high pay-roll) and despite all of that Cuban is a cheap owner, too.
This franchise is not smart enough to work on a budget and as long as Cuban is not willing to spend his way out of this mess smartly (he simply has to take on salary this year and next year to upgrade the roster), we are all just waiting for the inevitable Luka trade request to happen.
Well there will obviously be the big bang trade like Green/Hardy/DFS/Dinwiddie/four first round picks for Lillard or Harden and once that fails it´s over.
They have changed the front office and the coach, but 18 months later the strategies still stink of Cuban. We, me included, actually waste our time. Nothing has or will change.
100% if they do a panic trade these suckers will send a 1st for Conley or Bogdanovic.