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[mvossman]

My issue isn’t with Compazzo. He’s probably the best available PG right now.

The issue is either 1 of 2 things…

1. They thought that the 3rd ball handler wasn’t an issue until now.
2. They failed to think in the first place.

Either way it’s incompetence. If I can see that the Mavs have no ball handling depth from my couch, then what excuse do Nico, Kidd, Cuban, etc. have?

The answer is simple.  They saw a need for an emergency 3rd point guard, but not somebody to get regular minutes.  I would much rather have Dragic in this position, but they were not going to play him ahead of Timmy (who needs the minutes, especially if they are going to trade him) or the kids for development.  They were honest with Dragic in this regard and he chose an option where he apparently will get a shot at more minutes.

This is an emergency backup player.  The reality is that if either Luka or Din are unavailable for the playoffs, we are screwed.  There was no good avenue to avoid that with the current roster situation.  The long term solution is probably to send out Timmy for somebody that could run the offense in a pinch, possibly as early as the TDL.