10-20-2023, 05:27 AM
(10-20-2023, 04:30 AM)omahen Wrote: Mavs will be in bird rights trap with every player. Mavs will probably have to "overpay" every player. The key is to gather the correct players.
I understand that general thinking.
1. Mavs will be in bird rights trap with every player. YES, OF COURSE, SALARY IS ALWAYS AN ISSUE
2. Mavs will probably have to "overpay" every player. YOU LITERALLY CAN'T DO THAT - IT'S ALL ABOUT CHOICES AND PRICE/PRODUCTION NOW.
3. The key is to gather the correct players. TRUE. BUT "THE CORRECT PLAYERS" MUST NOT ONLY FIT ON THE FLOOR, BUT ALSO WORK PROPORTIONALLY WITHIN YOUR HARD CAP.
The answer is to find players at the right salary for what they bring to your team, not to just add more players who are grossly overpaid. "We already have some we overpaid" is certainly not justification for wildly overpaying again.
I do agree that OG as you see him would be a good fit, if he was the player you think he is. But I don't think he's really that level of player at all. (I think he's become idealized here as someone super special because he's become perceived as someone we can get.)