07-20-2023, 08:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-20-2023, 08:51 PM by KillerLeft.)
(07-20-2023, 08:10 PM)omahen Wrote: I demand more from Mavs exactly because of all years of failure. Because only excellent work will undo all the mistakes since drafting Luka. That is why I am so much more critical of every missed opportunity. They are extremely costly for Mavs. And I have heard "sometimes the best deal is the one you don't do" mantra just too many times in last 5 years. Because at one point, you actually have to make it. You have to bring in those players. Because perhaps spending assets for 6th or 7th best types playing 3rd or 4th best role might be even more expensive than actually bringing a guy that can play the role. Even if he seems expensive.
I don’t disagree with the standard. I just think the whole situation was FUBAR, and there was simply no way to “undo it” as you say.
I think they did some excellent work this summer, and it went farther than I expected in terms of untangling the mess, to put themselves in a better position sooner, rather than later.
Yes, absolutely, they have failed abysmally since drafting Luka. We’ve been over and over and over each and every misstep ad nauseam. I don’t think many are intending to let them off the hook, but it seems to me like they’ve at least started making smart moves. That’s a start, right?