(01-18-2023, 11:02 AM)Kammrath Wrote: From the article:

(01-18-2023, 12:02 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: I like the article commentary. Shows that the Mavs recognize that 1) they have to improve short-term, AND 2) keep their major assets (future firsts) for the future. I get that everyone's concerned that they'll overdo the first, but the balance in their mind is good news.

(01-18-2023, 12:34 PM)omahen Wrote: I think way out for Mavs is:
(at TDL) another Wood like gamble for a player with question marks with everyone praying it will work out
(in the summer) all in on a legit 2-way wing

(01-18-2023, 09:28 AM)omahen Wrote: Keith Smith on Twitter: "AJ Lawson's Two-Way contract with the Dallas Mavericks is a two-year deal, a league source told @spotrac." / Twitter

(01-18-2023, 12:34 PM)omahen Wrote: Every trade partner knows Mavs are desperate and will be more desperate after each passing deadline. In a market where sellers are rare and a range of potential contenders is very broad, prices will certainly be high. I think way out for Mavs is:
(at TDL) another Wood like gamble for a player with question marks with everyone praying it will work out
(in the summer) all in on a legit 2-way wing

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Another comment - McMahon is writing a book about Luka focused on the pressure a young star brings on an organization. A lot of sentences from that article seem as sentences that should be in such book

(01-18-2023, 01:29 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Good.  I have no idea if he can play, but he fits the measurables.   Ideally, I would want one two way guy who plan is to make the roster the next season and then another on a two year plan.   That doesn't mean you stick with them, but that should be the vision.    Next year, I hope we either buy a pick late or go very aggressive at an UDFA type right away and sign him as a two way.

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Yeah, that is what I have been thinking as well.  Although, I was thinking another Wood type gamble may be this offseason.   I am trying to think who may qualify at this trade deadline.    Mavs are going to need to gamble on some upcoming moves.   Lets hope they have put in the work and are lucky when they decide to do so.

(01-18-2023, 10:57 AM)StrandedOnBeauboisHill Wrote: Just to add to the pile of defensive stats without our defensive players.  This kind of shows that we were getting real close to the balance you want right before everyone went down:

https://twitter.com/iztok_franko/status/1614683828521504775?s=20&t=vRxd_w_Ia1zSl2qDSD-7ww

(01-18-2023, 11:14 AM)Kammrath Wrote: Absolutely why I think the pressure is good. 

But until I see this organization prioritize the draft and the development of 25 and under talent and lose its fascination with guys who have already peaked and start selling high on its own players, I will be skeptical.

(01-18-2023, 12:02 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: I like the article commentary. Shows that the Mavs recognize that 1) they have to improve short-term, AND 2) keep their major assets (future firsts) for the future. I get that everyone's concerned that they'll overdo the first, but the balance in their mind is good news.

(01-18-2023, 05:01 PM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1615820089093144576

(01-18-2023, 04:44 PM)F Gump Wrote: I don't think it showed that, unfortunately. I looked closely, excited by your comment, but I don't think that's what was there. Unless I missed something, of course.

The ranking numbers showed that when the offense got better, the defense got worse (and vice versa). If we rank both the offense and the defense on a scale from 1-10, the total of the two was always about a 10. A 9 and a 1, or a 1 and a 9, and so on.

At one point in the season both were mediocre 5s, still adding up to a 10, but there was never a time when both were good.

(01-18-2023, 05:43 PM)F Gump Wrote: This team really needs two-way talents.