02-02-2021, 10:31 PM
(02-02-2021, 10:12 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: I could see letting him work through some minor issues. But if this is really at the point that it is significantly affecting the team, continuing to set him up to fail doesn't seem to make much sense, or much in the character of the organization. Unless they just feel that now that this much water has flowed under the bridge, they don't have any real choice but to hang with it and hope for the best.
It's like parenting....you can't set a boundary up or make a threat and then not follow through, otherwise you lose credibility with your kids. Once the Mavs chose this course they had to commit to it. They can't back down now and say Luka is not the leader.
For the record, I think this was the right choice from my very limited perspective. I believe very strongly in growth through tribulation and am very grateful they aren't going to let Luka be a "child" for the next 4-5 years. As some Slovenian posters have observed, he is basically a spoiled rich kid who comes from a TON of privilege (which is unlike MANY NBA players) and I think the Mavs are approaching Luka with that in mind.