(11-15-2022, 04:10 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Mavs never tanked. They tried to win with a completly broken roster and wasted assets and salary cap to go after guys like Barnes, Matthews and DAJ. Taking themself out of the race for better lottery odds. Realizing that your team is shit halfway through the season isn´t tanking.
Mavs have no assets to cash in on because they aren´t able to generate assets. For the most part they don´t care about the draft. Making it a lot harder to develop talent that might turn into a positive asset.
In free agency they either chase the white whale superstar or go after vets on the wrong side of 30. Failing to land the star. Overpaying the vet. Again. No way to generate any positive value.
Nothing changed. It´s the same old story. Plan Powder 2.0 (more likely 12.0).
Side note: A good example for a team that cashed in on what they had. Warriors knew that Durant wanted to leave. Instead of letting him go for nothing they got Russell in return. Not afraid of the salary of the fit. Justr trying to maximize the returning value. In the follow up they showed what the Mavs miss. The ability to evaluate player/potential. Turned Russell into Wiggins (with a lottery pick on top).
Or other teams think of the Mavs as a dumb franchise.
The Durant/Brunson thing is a perfect example of dump teams harming us. The Knicks not only overpay for Brunson but rather pay more to other franchises than giving us anything.
By the way. I think we handled that very bad and would be better off, if we still had Donnie.