07-16-2022, 09:11 PM
JB, I appreciate the cordial tone. It came across as far less than that to me before, but if you say you didn't mean it that way, I defer to that (you know better than me what you were thinking). Moving forward.
I understand the theory of RW being a contributor. But I think that's mostly hope, rather than what we would have any legit reason to expect. It's not a good idea to expect old dog to learn new tricks at such a late point in his career -- he is who he is.
And we also need to remember that RW sees this season as a chance to prove to the NBA how valuable he is, for his next super-max contract ahead (in his mind) -- which, when I think about how that would look in games, I wouldn't want any part of that on the Mavs. He just had a season of that, with every reason and opportunity on the Lakers to show the world the RW we would want, and didn't (or couldn't). How can we rationally expect different?
I understand the theory of RW being a contributor. But I think that's mostly hope, rather than what we would have any legit reason to expect. It's not a good idea to expect old dog to learn new tricks at such a late point in his career -- he is who he is.
And we also need to remember that RW sees this season as a chance to prove to the NBA how valuable he is, for his next super-max contract ahead (in his mind) -- which, when I think about how that would look in games, I wouldn't want any part of that on the Mavs. He just had a season of that, with every reason and opportunity on the Lakers to show the world the RW we would want, and didn't (or couldn't). How can we rationally expect different?
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