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

[ItsGoTime]

Well, every team needs 3 PG's at least, just for injury insurance purposes. It's the most important position, by far. But, that's not the way people mean it in this current war (at least, not the way I mean it). 

If you could add Kawhi Leonard or LeBron or some other forward who can handle the ball, that works, too. Probably better. But, those players are RARE, and the Mavs already possess 1 1/2 of them. Both of their ball handlers are huge, tbh. In fact, in the best version of a Luka-led team, he probably IS a LeBron type forward, if we're really talking. I fully expect the team to make that adjustment as he ages and gets (even) slower.

The point is that the Mavs are actually well positioned to add a guy who literally is a PG, which is handy because that's the easiest type of playmaker to get. But hell, if you have the chance to take on another rarity who can play multiple positions, GREAT! 

Overall, the problem I see is that with the current state of the roster, the ball is going to be in Luka's hands more than it was two years ago, during Carlisle's last season, which is the area in which they've been saying they need to improve.

Eh, I added in the more appropriate wording later when saying “high end pgs”. So, I see the problems the team has as not having the two way, long and lanky types that have different/complementary offensive skills (I know you are with me on that). NOT the Lebron/Kawhi types, the names I gave previously (can’t remember if it’s in this thread or the other). Those guys are going for the assets we’ll have available to us next offseason (especially if Green and/or Frank take a step up and Hardy or Dorsey show NBA qualities). We then also have the salary filler to get those types in Bertans and THJ. Right now we have the assets to get the same level of players we currently have on the roster with different skillsets and you’re saying we need to add FRPs to get them. I think that’s spinning wheels and losing assets in the process personally. I could also be wrong though, but I’m not willing to let go until I see the vision on the court.

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You might be right, but if that's the case, then they're wrong, and the next couple of years are going to suuuuuuuuck.

Time will tell, but I don’t think it’s as discernible right now as you’re saying.