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(06-16-2021, 07:39 PM)cow Wrote: [ -> ]KP isn't even asked what his favorite deli meat is for catering purposes.

(06-16-2021, 07:38 PM)ClutchDirk Wrote: [ -> ]Incoming ban in 3...2...1...

(06-16-2021, 07:42 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: [ -> ]Just as well. Would hate for him to tear his achiles while making a sandwich.

(06-16-2021, 08:15 PM)ClutchDirk Wrote: [ -> ]https://twitter.com/NickVanExit/status/1...45376?s=20

(06-16-2021, 08:15 PM)ClutchDirk Wrote: [ -> ]https://twitter.com/NickVanExit/status/1...45376?s=20

(06-16-2021, 08:27 PM)fifteenth Wrote: [ -> ]I'm slow. What does it mean?

(06-16-2021, 08:30 PM)ClutchDirk Wrote: [ -> ]Changed title and like Stein tweet about Finley...

(06-16-2021, 08:35 PM)fifteenth Wrote: [ -> ]How about  "emerged huh?"?

(06-16-2021, 05:03 PM)Kammrath Wrote: [ -> ]RE: This Situation

I think there is no chance that Sunday was the moment Cuban knew he would be needing a new GM. None. I wouldn't be shocked if Cuban has known for months he would be getting a new GM. I wouldn't be shocked if Forde has been looking for a new GM for Cuban behind the scenes for months.  

Like one poster rightly observed: Remember the trade fiasco with MIA? Cuban HAS to have known there were issues for months and months.

If Ujiri is the guy, then it is possible he AND Cuban have known that for months. Ujiri might have been biding his time waiting for the Mavs season to be over. 

Ujiri back in May:

Quote: Wrote:"Everybody says, 'Blank check, blank check,' but I'm not as much focused on a blank check," Ujiri said during a news conference when asked what he will think about in making his decision. "A lot of the things that we've done here, we have to move forward as a franchise to compete with the best in the NBA. This is all about winning a championship again.

"Let me tell you something, guys: Everybody has forgotten what happened two years ago. OK, yes, we won. But nobody cares anymore, OK? We want to win another one. That's what you want to do. Yeah, you want to prepare yourself to win another one. Not play in the play-in game, not play in the playoffs, you want to win a championship. Everybody's like, 'Why don't you get into the play-in?' Play-in for what? We want to win a championship here, and we have to put ourselves in position.

"I want to know, 'So what's the next lift? What's the next five years? What's the next 10 years? What are we doing to put ourselves in the conversation with all the great teams and all the winners?' That's what we want to do, and that's the conversation that I'm going to have with [ownership]. And, yes, I'm going to have asks, and I'm going to have a lot of things that I think we need to put forward here to address these things, and I think ownership is open to hear this."

Astute post. I’m with you. Separate from today, the only thing that makes sense about Ujiri’s job status is if he intends to join a team that was still in the playoffs until recently. Or still in the playoffs currently. Doesn’t mean it’s the Mavs. But I like our odds.

(06-16-2021, 08:27 PM)Tyler Wrote: [ -> ]Note the "head collector" clarification.

(06-16-2021, 08:15 PM)ClutchDirk Wrote: [ -> ]https://twitter.com/NickVanExit/status/1...45376?s=20

(06-16-2021, 09:24 PM)Kammrath Wrote: [ -> ]IF someone like Finley is the new "president of basketball operations" AND Voulgaris stays on....

...THEN I would bet Voulgaris will be the real "GM." 


I am open to that because I could see someone like Voulgaris being INCREDIBLY effective if given full reins and decision making is streamlined, but I definitely PREFER an outside voice being given full authority at this point.

(06-16-2021, 08:59 PM)SwisherPrice Wrote: [ -> ]Guess that means Finley wasn't one of the sources...unless he's "playing the game" and doing it well

(06-16-2021, 07:23 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: [ -> ]I am disappointed in hearing this.

No offense to Fin, but he's apart of the old brass line of thinking. Here's a chance to finally get an outside guy in with a new mindset.

(06-16-2021, 09:24 PM)Kammrath Wrote: [ -> ]IF someone like Finley is the new "president of basketball operations" AND Voulgaris stays on....

...THEN I would bet Voulgaris will be the real "GM." 


I am open to that because I could see someone like Voulgaris being INCREDIBLY effective if given full reins and decision making is streamlined, but I definitely PREFER an outside voice being given full authority at this point.

(06-16-2021, 09:46 PM)TXBamanut Wrote: [ -> ]But seriously...if Luka doesn't like this guy?  Do you really want to start this off with 2 strikes against you?

(06-16-2021, 09:28 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: [ -> ]If Vulgurass was the source of the Green-over-Saddiq pick like we've heard, then he doesn't know a basketball from his butt or a hole in the ground

(06-16-2021, 10:04 PM)Kammrath Wrote: [ -> ]2) When you let an analytics guy run things you are STILL going to have misses. The hit rate will increase by maybe 5%, which will seem small, but in the long run will make a HUGE difference with winning.

(06-16-2021, 10:02 PM)Kammrath Wrote: [ -> ]You hide him behind the likable persona of Finley. Don't let Voulgaris see the light of day as far as the players. Just let him be the silent observer. Keep him in check, but let him really guide the team building process. Again this is IF you believe in him. I am not saying I do, but the man could be a genius for all I know.