ROSTER TALK: Mavs favs for Vogel if no HC job exists. Kyrie handshake deal?

[Dundalis]

Very bold opinion. Thanks for sharing! IF the Mavs were to trade for him I hope they go above and beyond behind the scenes. Another KP like swing and miss could be the beginning of the end for Luka and the Mavs.

I feel like everyone knows a person who acts almost over the top nonchalant, like they don't care what other people think, but deep down cares so much it might be bordering on a psychological disorder. I obviously don't know Ben personally, but IMO I feel like he's one of them. Guy needs to take care of his mental health, and it's probably best served by not playing professional sports. He's fine when everyone loves him, but as soon as that narrative changes it's a very very big problem. I also think he likes basketball, but it wouldn't bother him not to play. He's not one of those guys that absolutely loves the sport and couldn't do without it. Basically meaning if he plays again, I could see him refusing to play as soon as adversity in the way of negative public opinion hits for something he does on the court, with whatever excuse is useful. You really don't want to give up assets for that, even if he is IMO probably one of the most valuable, versatile defenders the NBA has had in a while. He also will never shoot the 3, not because he can't (he would be a bad one, but I think he could hit high 20's, low 30's from 3 on limited wide open looks) but because he doesn't want the negative feedback he will get when he shoots airballs etc. Same reason he never goes hard to finish at the rim when there is direct attempt from a defender to contest, because he doesn't want to get blocked, and he doesn't want to go to the free throw line where he's horrid (basically the fiasco that led to his current situation, but he had been avoiding those exact types of shots his whole career, it wasn't a one off)