01-23-2020, 04:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-23-2020, 04:34 PM by Scott41theMavs.)
(01-23-2020, 03:52 PM)HanspardsShowerVoice Wrote: Clippers and Celtics need bigs for a title run and are closer to a title this year than the Mavs. Better for the Mavs not to get in a bidding war against these teams out of some panic over the DP injury and jeopardize their roster and cap flexibility long term. I'm fine with some cheap 1 year fixes even if they don't really move the needle.
The reason I can't stand this argument is that the Mavs were ***already*** objectively short a big before Powell's injury. That's a bigger issue now, not just for the present, but for when Powell comes back, because as a big whose game is based almost entirely on athleticism coming back from an Achilles, he's going to be a shadow of his former self. The Mavs need one guy to be a long term fix at the bigs, and a second to help fill in for those times that KP is out. The second guy can be something of a spare. The Mavs are fools if they settle for a spare with the first guy. We have to get someone good. They won't do that, though, to remain faithful to the loyalty narrative of how great Powell is and how he's going to come back better than ever (banghead smiley).
I posted this on the other thread, but not sure people are seeing it:
https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/25...-Covington
Me getting scoops here is evidence that everyone else is disengaged. Strange, when it's the TDL and the Mavs need to make trades.