(07-11-2022, 10:38 AM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/game7__/status/1546512014754779136

Quote:This week, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban addressed that topic.

“I think it’s happening less,” Cuban told NBA insider Steve Bulpett. “I think some of the old school guys are still in that mode, but the younger guys…

“I can’t comment on any one player, but you’re seeing some of the younger guys sign extensions with no player options.”

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Quote:Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has signed a landmark five-year, $207 million supermax rookie extension, the team announced Tuesday.
The deal includes a player option in the final year, agent Bill Duffy of BDA Sports told ESPN on Monday.

The final season of Kristaps Porzingis' five-year, $158 million max contract with the Dallas Mavericks reportedly includes a player option, which could allow him to become an unrestricted free agent in 2023. Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic reported the update Friday.

(07-11-2022, 11:22 AM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1546529499721994242

Crazy that we Mavs fans have Luka (arguably the best player moving forward into the next decade) and cannot even be top 10 happy. Sad.

(07-11-2022, 11:31 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: You were extremely unhappy with Luka pretty much all of last season, right?

(07-11-2022, 11:22 AM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1546529499721994242

Crazy that we Mavs fans have Luka (arguably the best player moving forward into the next decade) and cannot even be top 10 happy. Sad.

(07-11-2022, 11:42 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Success. Upside .

(07-11-2022, 11:36 AM)Kammrath Wrote: I am OVER THE MOON happy with Luka being on the Mavs!

Within that happiness (which is not mutually exclusive), I have been frustrated that Luka has not been taking care of his body like an elite professional. I believe Luka's conditioning has really hampered the Mavs success the last two seasons compared to what it could have been with him in top shape. I think Luka's ceiling is top 3 all-time, even challenging for the GOAT (!!!). So I am going to root for him to get THERE and not settle for him barely tapping into his full potential. 

But none of those sentiments takes away from the fact that I am a happy, happy, happy Mavs fan!

(07-11-2022, 11:44 AM)Kammrath Wrote: Mavs just made it to the WCF and have arguably the player with the most upside in the whole league. Mavs fans should be THRILLED!

(07-11-2022, 11:49 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: To me, your comment about those of us who are currently unhappy is just as ridiculous as when they called you a Luka hater. 

I have been one of the most Mavs-positive people around here for the past several years. I am allowed to dislike the direction they are (apparently) taking this off-season, and frankly, I feel I’ve earned a little bit of benefit of the doubt by being right on the money with many of my opinions in recent years. I woke up today and felt pretty targeted, tbh. Implications that I’m “irrational” and worse - that I don’t understand BASIC basketball concepts.

(07-11-2022, 11:49 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: I get the nuances of your Luka opinion. I was making a point. 

There were quite a few people here (I was not one of them) who were upset with your criticism of Luka last season. I understood where you were coming from, and defended the position. 

To me, your comment about those of us who are currently unhappy is just as ridiculous as when they called you a Luka hater. 

I have been one of the most Mavs-positive people around here for the past several years. I am allowed to dislike the direction they are (apparently) taking this off-season, and frankly, I feel I’ve earned a little bit of benefit of the doubt by being right on the money with many of my opinions in recent years. I woke up today and felt pretty targeted, tbh. Implications that I’m “irrational” and worse - that I don’t understand BASIC basketball concepts.

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I am thrilled about that. Not so much with the idea that the changes coming now are coming to the things I LIKED and thought were WORKING.

(07-11-2022, 11:22 AM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1546529499721994242

Crazy that we Mavs fans have Luka (arguably the best player moving forward into the next decade) and cannot even be top 10 happy. Sad.

(07-11-2022, 12:11 PM)Tyler Wrote: This list pretty much confirms my suspicions that: 1. Mavs fans are unrealistically negative, and 2. anyone who self-identifies as a Kings fan is probably high.

(07-11-2022, 12:11 PM)Tyler Wrote: This list pretty much confirms my suspicions that: 1. Mavs fans are unrealistically negative, and 2. anyone who self-identifies as a Kings fan is probably high.

(07-11-2022, 12:11 PM)Tyler Wrote: Mavs fans are unrealistically negative

(07-11-2022, 11:42 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Success. Upside . And the Kings. Masochistic tendencies?

(07-11-2022, 11:36 AM)Kammrath Wrote: I am OVER THE MOON happy with Luka being on the Mavs!

Within that happiness (which is not mutually exclusive), I have been frustrated that Luka has not been taking care of his body like an elite professional. I believe Luka's conditioning has really hampered the Mavs success the last two seasons compared to what it could have been with him in top shape. I think Luka's ceiling is top 3 all-time, even challenging for the GOAT (!!!). So I am going to root for him to get THERE and not settle for him barely tapping into his full potential. 

But none of those sentiments takes away from the fact that I am a happy, happy, happy Mavs fan!

(07-11-2022, 03:02 PM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1546580200611188736