(07-28-2023, 11:07 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Not only did I consider those things, I explicitly said so in the post. The part in parentheses. You guys don’t have to agree, but I believe there is going to be endless bitching and moaning during the summer when that pick gets made.
I think you're way wrong.
"Not only did I consider those things, I explicitly said so in the post. ".... You really didn't truly consider those things. You gave lip service to them, then clearly treated them as being impossible. when it's incredibly likely that one, or even both, of those will come into play.
Look, I get it, YOU have criteria for trading picks, and didn't think this met your criteria. That's fine. But you are saying ALL of us endorse your criteria, so that ALL will evaluate like you in 2029, and that's what I see as 100% nonsense.
And if you think things like that can't possibly matter, then you aren't paying attention to how Mavs fans respond to having a pick traded.
We were without a pick the summer after Luka, and it was a top-10 pick. No one really cared, frankly.
The same came when the 1st pick for KP was made, even though KP's production had been spotty. And even now, do we wish the Mavs had not rolled the dice? Or are we yearning for Keon Johnson, whoever that is? Crappy picks are not missed.
YOU guaranteed that "100%" of Mavs fandom would whine about the 2029 pick. Yet if it's Moe Ager Jr, and it could be, it will be closer to 0%. Or if Kyrie has helped Luka propel the Mavs to a Finals run, same thing -- no one will be bothered. You know it, I know it, we all know it. And I know you're not guaranteeing Mavs world will cave into total and persistent nothingness soon, are you?
It's not about the picks for most of us. We just see them as tools, and it's about the results. We all operate in that mindset (except perhaps you), and no one (including you) knows what the results will be for the Mavs in 4-5 years. Let's see what happens.