01-22-2020, 12:45 PM
I am firmly in the camp that says do not panic and I am sure the MBT won't. Dwight Powell will not be involved in any trades before the deadline because it is far to soon for anyone to know what type of a future asset he will be. Our team doctors will soon know a little as they complete the surgery and see how bad the tear was and make a very preliminary judgement on his future recovery based on the success of the surgery and the severity of the injury. All we know now is that it will not be good and he will not be back any time soon.
I still think Powell is a fixture here with a future in management, perhaps high level Mavericks management. He is a very good, very smart and highly popular guy. That does not mean he cannot be traded. In fact experience elsewhere, just like Rolando Blackman, a previous example of our guys rising to management, got in New York.
As for fortifying the current team, I think our future assets, not this year, will be the priority. We have plenty of depth and young talent to develop to compete and gain experience this year. KP and Boban both have much potential that has to and in Boban's case could be developed. They may see Justin Jackson as a power forward they can still develop.
I think and hope that the only moves we will make are moves the MBT was already considering because they would improve our overall team and talent level for at least this and next year. Our rookies are a consideration here but I've seen no evidence they are close to ready now. That does not mean they are not penciled in for next year. Great hope for our rookies would in turn make one year additions make more sense. Some good ones have been mentioned above. If the short term replacements earn a spot, all the better. Often, we give longer contracts to guys to lock young guys in. We might do that.
Finally, I really believe it is very hard to find big men that can play in Carlisle's very effective system. So, there is no sense in investing assets in guys unless they meet Rick's criteria.
I still think Powell is a fixture here with a future in management, perhaps high level Mavericks management. He is a very good, very smart and highly popular guy. That does not mean he cannot be traded. In fact experience elsewhere, just like Rolando Blackman, a previous example of our guys rising to management, got in New York.
As for fortifying the current team, I think our future assets, not this year, will be the priority. We have plenty of depth and young talent to develop to compete and gain experience this year. KP and Boban both have much potential that has to and in Boban's case could be developed. They may see Justin Jackson as a power forward they can still develop.
I think and hope that the only moves we will make are moves the MBT was already considering because they would improve our overall team and talent level for at least this and next year. Our rookies are a consideration here but I've seen no evidence they are close to ready now. That does not mean they are not penciled in for next year. Great hope for our rookies would in turn make one year additions make more sense. Some good ones have been mentioned above. If the short term replacements earn a spot, all the better. Often, we give longer contracts to guys to lock young guys in. We might do that.
Finally, I really believe it is very hard to find big men that can play in Carlisle's very effective system. So, there is no sense in investing assets in guys unless they meet Rick's criteria.
This Reunion Rowdie says the AAC needs "Luka's Lunatics" for the Luka/KP and gang era.