05-17-2024, 01:51 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-17-2024, 01:55 AM by KillerLeft.)
(05-17-2024, 01:45 AM)mvossman Wrote: I think Caruso can handle big wings better than you would think. I don't think you would be giving up much versatility. And as great as a defensive player DJJ is, I think he has a fairly negative impact on the other side of the ball. I know you have been frustrated in the past with our limited spacing, and having both PJ and DJJ in the starting lineup is a big part of that problem.
Plus, it would be really nice to have DJJ come off the bench as our primary backup forward.
Oh, for some reason, I thought your scenario was an either/or with Caruso/DJJ. Sorry, it has been a long day.
Yeah, I am a fan of Caruso the player. I obviously would like him to be on the team if there were an easy path. I guess I’m just not as sure as you that switching him out with Jones, even just in the starting lineup, what have the impact necessary to justify giving up ANOTHER distant future first. I really don’t like the idea of pissing away more picks. I think I’d rather just find out what the team will look like, as is, only with a training camp and a few more months together before I did anything like that.
Don’t get me wrong, there are probably moves that would tempt me to give up a pick over the summer, I just don’t have that vibe on Caruso at the moment, personally, but I also think it would take more than one pick to snag him. We have been saying for years that the Mavericks are running out of assets to trade, and while I feel they have stretched their meager war chest astonishingly far, at some point, our worries will be valid. Anyway, part of my pushback is that I just really don’t think Hardaway and one first rounder gets it done.
But sure – in a perfect world, Caruso is a player I would love to have on the team.