11-30-2019, 04:07 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-30-2019, 04:28 PM by DanSchwartzgan.)
(11-30-2019, 03:06 PM)Fuerza1 Wrote: Are the Dallas Mavericks really an all in team already? It's not like we have this championship window that is closing. We don't really know how good we are until the end of the regular season and/or postseason.
There is a lot of ground to plow between “all-in” and “can’t wait until 2021”. You probably need a more nuanced term to describe what people are actually saying.
Where are we? It appears to me we are second tier among the west playoff teams (4-6). Seems the Laker/Clipper/Nugget tier is a bit stronger than the Rocket/Maverick/Jazz tier (despite the fact Dallas beat Denver and came really close to beating the Lakers). To your other point, it certainly could get better if/when KP starts to find his offensive rhythm.
I’m not in favor of trading assets for 36 year old rentals, but based on what I’ve seen so far, I wouldn’t hesitate to use 2021 space for the right guy. I wouldn’t hesitate to use the GS 2nd or our 2020 first (this summer) for the right guy. Brunson? Jackson? Sure...for the right guy. So, who is the right guy? I’m not saying he has to necessarily be a 3rd star. I’d be pretty happy if we could just get a clear upgrade at one starting position (probably the DFS spot or the Powell spot) and move the upgraded guy to the bench (as both have proven to be valuable contributors there in the past).