06-26-2023, 06:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-26-2023, 06:05 PM by dirkfansince1998.)
(06-26-2023, 05:34 PM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: Talk about a straw man. When did I say to bench Lively all year? My comment was he is at least 3 years away from being a starter on a championship team.
The second part puzzles me. We used a draft pick that would have gone elsewhere had we not tanked. You make it sound like we mortgaged our future for Lively. He is a plus to what we have last year, without a minus in assets out.
All that said, Luka has a player option in 2026. So we have 3 years to be contending, and I'd argue we have more like a year, given Luka's frustration level last year. What you are proposing is the Luka Exit Strategy.
For real? Bitch and complain about a non-existent strawman and follow it up with a real strawman. Was the 10th pick the most valuable asset this summer? Of course. Knowing about the shortcomings of the team. How did they use the most valuable asset? They added a young big. No win now move. Didn´t trade the pick for a guy that would most likely be more useful next season.
One last time. Lively is going to play center minutes next season. Just like Kleber. They still have Holmes that could get a couple of minutes. They could bring back Powell or sign a cheap big for the BAE instead of giving up the only above average point of attack defender on the roster.
If you need another opinion you might want to look at todays presser. Kidd was pretty vocal about the Mavs young core. Including Green. Basically only talked about the five youngsters (including Luka) and Kyrie.