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

[DanSchwartzgan]

The jury might still be out for us, but I sure get the feeling the jury is in for the Mavs. I think they straight up don't want him, moving forward...but, maybe that's tied to a disconnect on role/remuneration, and I suppose maybe there's still time for expectation alignment, to your point. Sure seems like the adjusted expectations will need to come from him, however.

I like the way Cato put this.  There is a role for Wood, it just isn’t as large as he (and many here) might think.  Wood is most effective and efficient when he plays 20-29 minutes.  The team does best when he plays alongside Maxi (and Green).  You can’t build a rotation around a backup center, but you can certainly lose  games if you can’t figure out how to accentuate the positives he brings while hiding the holes in his game.  As a board, we have spilled way too much ink and directed way too much ire toward coaches and people who dared to defend the decisions the coach made until injuries forced his hand.

To your last point, I have very little confidence in his emotional intelligence.  His recent tweets don’t encourage me.  BTW, I think we have been talking about extensions for the wrong big.  Maybe the one who is +9.7 in On/Off and has a TS% ONE HUNDRED basis points higher than Wood should get more consideration.  I doubt it happens given our supposed desire for summer flexibility (I don’t really buy that and think Kyrie stays, but who knows).