(02-02-2023, 03:25 AM)omahen Wrote: I agree, building a champion is difficult. Playing basketball in NBA is also difficult. Some players are better some are worse. Same goes for front offices. Some are successful, some are not. Mavs are clearly not. It is not enough that they wish to build a contender. They have to actually execute. If we would look at it that way, every player could be excused for shooting 1-15 daily. He really wants to hit those shots, no one doubts. He is not missing them on purpose, no one doubts. But at the end it is about making them, not shooting them. 

(02-02-2023, 03:25 AM)omahen Wrote: I respect Dameris, but I find it difficult to agree with the piece below. Fans have the right to express their feelings. Fans have the right to put pressure on their team. So nothing wrong about that. Reactions of Mavs FO, Luka and so on were also appropriate, although perhaps Cuban would be smarter to just ignore it. 

I agree, building a champion is difficult. Playing basketball in NBA is also difficult. Some players are better some are worse. Same goes for front offices. Some are successful, some are not. Mavs are clearly not. It is not enough that they wish to build a contender. They have to actually execute. If we would look at it that way, every player could be excused for shooting 1-15 daily. He really wants to hit those shots, no one doubts. He is not missing them on purpose, no one doubts. But at the end it is about making them, not shooting them. 

Chuck Cooperstein on Twitter: "Its something Mavs fans don't want to hear or read. But all need to. Excellent work here from @bdameris" / Twitter

(02-02-2023, 09:58 AM)ItsGoTime Wrote: The quote talks about getting Luka a star. I’m one that doesn’t even want that, how about start at just keeping the guys that work well next to him? After that, get more? Don’t care about getting a star, get Luka more talent on the roster and he’ll do the rest!

(02-02-2023, 09:58 AM)ItsGoTime Wrote: The quote talks about getting Luka a star.

(02-02-2023, 10:09 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: I agree.  I will gladly take a top 20 player to pair with Luka, but I hope that isn't the only plan.  Lets find some dawgs and tough guys who can play in important games.   Maybe 3rd best players on a team.   If you add two of those guys, this team is much better.   How would we look if we added a JET, Matrix and Chandler to this team?   All have warts but all were championship players.    Luka can bridge the gap if you find the right kind of players...even if they are really #3 type players.   They need to be the right type of players though.   

Another example, Bojan was traded for Kelly Olynyk this offseason.  Two years ago, Lauri was traded for a late first and Derrick Jones.  How about finding those type of deals over the next 12 months?

(02-02-2023, 10:09 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: I agree.  I will gladly take a top 20 player to pair with Luka, but I hope that isn't the only plan.  Lets find some dawgs and tough guys who can play in important games.   Maybe 3rd best players on a team.   If you add two of those guys, this team is much better.   How would we look if we added a JET, Matrix and Chandler to this team?   All have warts but all were championship players.    Luka can bridge the gap if you find the right kind of players...even if they are really #3 type players.   They need to be the right type of players though.   

Another example, Bojan was traded for Kelly Olynyk this offseason.  Two years ago, Lauri was traded for a late first and Derrick Jones.  How about finding those type of deals over the next 12 months?

(02-02-2023, 10:42 AM)omahen Wrote: The quote does, but the mural the article is reffering didn't. It just said get Luka some help. It seems to me Mavs FO is always on the hunt for the star and never succeeding in doing it.

(02-02-2023, 11:55 AM)ItsGoTime Wrote: Therein lies the problem. The FO is perpetually looking for the star, many of the fans are pushing for that to happen still. Instead of all these years of looking for the grand slam had we been looking for singles and doubles, our team would be set up GREAT right now.

(02-02-2023, 10:17 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Haven’t seen anything about this. If I missed it, I apologize.

(02-03-2023, 07:33 AM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/KevinGraySports/status/1621399923559120898

(02-03-2023, 03:38 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Saturday night should be fun

https://twitter.com/MavsPR/status/1621608329842774017

(02-03-2023, 03:38 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: Saturday night should be fun