(06-22-2021, 06:34 PM)SamStetz Wrote: Frankly, that shouldn’t be Mark’s call...I get that he wants to see his friend catch on somewhere else but let the new GM...

(06-22-2021, 06:35 PM)fifteenth Wrote: Mark is the new GM. And he's the old GM.

(06-22-2021, 06:11 PM)fifteenth Wrote: Vying for power? They were the GM and Coach. They complained about the new guy usurping them. That's not "vying for power"!

(06-22-2021, 06:11 PM)fifteenth Wrote: Staying in his lane? Like, the GM lane? The engaging with other GMs lane? Or like Rick, staying in his lane of constructing lineups and talking to players during the game? 



I can't imagine how any argument can be made that anyone other than Bob swerved in to other people's lanes. Were Donnie and Rick messing with Bob's spreadsheets?

(06-22-2021, 05:46 PM)Kammrath Wrote:

(06-22-2021, 06:05 PM)Kammrath Wrote: My reactions:

1) I think it is a bummer that Cuban wouldn't consider someone like Ujiri. I think someone like Ujiri would have been great for the organization.

2) I also get why he won't consider giving up his final say on decisions. This is his baby after all and he relishes being involved in the process. I cannot fault him for that.

3) As long as Cuban learns better WHO to listen to, then this news isn't that big a deal IMO. I am 100% convinced that Cuban LISTENS to the people/advisors around him and all the reporting points to that. So the thing moving forward is getting the right kind of people, with the right approaches and wisdom around Cuban and getting the dysfunctional power struggles out. Maybe RC and/or Donnie really were vying for power within the Mavs organization and their removal will clean things up. Hard for us to really know until some time passes and the new blood is in place.

4) As I have said elsewhere, I am still 100% ok with Finley becoming the "face" of the GMing for the Mavs. He would probably do a much better job of staying in his lane than Donnie. I think the key would be assembling a team of analysts and scouts around him that could offer the wisdom needed on personnel decisions. And most importantly a clear and unambiguous decision making tree.

5) Dirk clearly believes in Cuban enough to attach his image and legacy to Cuban. Even if people cannot give Cuban the benefit of the doubt, I think they should give the genuinely good guys like Dirk and Fin the benefit of the doubt. If Cuban was all toxicity and dysfunction I believe that they would have distanced themselves from him.

(06-22-2021, 07:10 PM)Omega_Supreme Wrote: The one thing I will give Cuban credit for if it is Finley is that he is keeping it within the Mavs family which could go a long way with player trust long term. It would probably weigh heavily on a guy like Luka who sees the loyalty Cuban shows to former players. That could be Cuban's angle here.

I have no issues with Finley as well but we do need to have guys that have agent connections and relationships. I am not sure where Finley sits in that regard but it is a worry.

(06-22-2021, 07:18 PM)cow Wrote: So much for the thought that the Cuban/Jones comparisons were unfair.  At least Jerry can recruit and make deals with other teams.

(06-22-2021, 07:22 PM)ClutchDirk Wrote: Jerry is good at identifying criminals also...

(06-22-2021, 06:37 PM)Hypermav Wrote: I would rather just have him appoint himself GM and save us the trouble of blaming the puppet.

(06-22-2021, 07:25 PM)cow Wrote: Cuban just lets the criminals run the business operations.

(06-22-2021, 06:05 PM)Kammrath Wrote: My reactions:

1) I think it is a bummer that Cuban wouldn't consider someone like Ujiri. I think someone like Ujiri would have been great for the organization.

2) I also get why he won't consider giving up his final say on decisions. This is his baby after all and he relishes being involved in the process. I cannot fault him for that.

3) As long as Cuban learns better WHO to listen to, then this news isn't that big a deal IMO. I am 100% convinced that Cuban LISTENS to the people/advisors around him and all the reporting points to that. So the thing moving forward is getting the right kind of people, with the right approaches and wisdom around Cuban and getting the dysfunctional power struggles out. Maybe RC and/or Donnie really were vying for power within the Mavs organization and their removal will clean things up. Hard for us to really know until some time passes and the new blood is in place.

4) As I have said elsewhere, I am still 100% ok with Finley becoming the "face" of the GMing for the Mavs. He would probably do a much better job of staying in his lane than Donnie. I think the key would be assembling a team of analysts and scouts around him that could offer the wisdom needed on personnel decisions. And most importantly a clear and unambiguous decision making tree.

5) Dirk clearly believes in Cuban enough to attach his image and legacy to Cuban. Even if people cannot give Cuban the benefit of the doubt, I think they should give the genuinely good guys like Dirk and Fin the benefit of the doubt. If Cuban was all toxicity and dysfunction I believe that they would have distanced themselves from him.

(06-22-2021, 07:44 PM)BigDirk41 Wrote: I don't see how anyone could be for the Finley/Mosley combo. You promote from within when you run a top notch organization. I would say we are in the bottom half of how well teams are run. You don't encourage that with more of the same.

(06-22-2021, 10:53 AM)Kammrath Wrote: Can you offer me an example? I want to do better if this is really the case.