(02-07-2025, 12:53 AM)F Gump Wrote: "I'm sure the idea had been brewing for a while but trading Luka wouldn't be received as poorly if the return hadn't been pitiful." -- Well said.

" I really hope this goes poorly and they trade AD before the next year's TDL so we can recoup some assets." -- I think this will turn out to be a bad take, on 2 levels (but we will see). 1 I think AD is going to be so good that no one would want to trade him. 2 And I don't think you win by turning star players into a pile of picks (which rarely turn out to be as valuable as you hoped). The point of picks is to try to luck into a really good player eventually, so if you already have one, you are way ahead of the game and keep him. Just how I see it.

(02-07-2025, 03:27 PM)ThisIStheYear Wrote: I don’t think Dallas fans are particularly loyal to players over team. Luka is just the exception. He’s our MJ. He has an entertaining style that transcends the NBA and we drafted him. I was prepared to ride or die with him as a fan, no matter how it turned out. He’s the only area athlete like that I can recall except maybe someone like Staubach. I’ll still root for him, like I did Nash when he left but also the Mavs. I have to admit AD and Max just seem like super good dudes the more I get to know them. I hope they’re successful here. But it won’t be the same.

(02-07-2025, 03:14 PM)cow Wrote: Hopes aren't takes or predictions.  Further, picks can be used for more than just selecting players in the draft.

(02-07-2025, 03:38 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I really like Max Christie. Even more after hearing him speak today.

(02-07-2025, 03:46 PM)F Gump Wrote: Regardless, my point remains that its much better to have AD than to trade him this summer for a package whose main feature is the number of picks. He's the guy you want. At some point down the road, that may change, but it's way premature imo.

(02-07-2025, 03:38 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I really like Max Christie. Even more after hearing him speak today.

(02-07-2025, 02:47 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: It doesn't bother me Nico is not speaking.  He should of taken care of that during the press conference prior to the Detroit game.  Unfortunaely, he dropped a major turd on that press conference.  That press conference should have been much, much better.    I lost a lot of faith in how he handled that.

(02-07-2025, 04:18 PM)michaeltex Wrote: Not that MBT has a crystal ball, but I was thinking about the recent news that Silver and the NBA are looking for ways to de-value the 3pt shot in an effort to improve viewership and interest in game play. Some of the ideas I have heard would encourage more plays in the mid-range and at the rim.

Just wondering if the new look Mavs, with their big front line, might be positioned to take advantage of a rules change. Not that any of the events of the last week were targeted for that, just wondering if there might be some serendipity at work.

(02-07-2025, 04:18 PM)michaeltex Wrote: Not that MBT has a crystal ball, but I was thinking about the recent news that Silver and the NBA are looking for ways to de-value the 3pt shot in an effort to improve viewership and interest in game play. Some of the ideas I have heard would encourage more plays in the mid-range and at the rim.

Just wondering if the new look Mavs, with their big front line, might be positioned to take advantage of a rules change. Not that any of the events of the last week were targeted for that, just wondering if there might be some serendipity at work.

(02-07-2025, 04:24 PM)Smitty Wrote: What ideas have you heard? I can't think of any way, other than taking away the 3-pointer altogether. It's not like it can be extended, other than at the top of the key, which will make corner 3's go up 1000%.

(02-07-2025, 03:27 PM)ThisIStheYear Wrote: I don’t think Dallas fans are particularly loyal to players over team. Luka is just the exception. He’s our MJ. He has an entertaining style that transcends the NBA and we drafted him. I was prepared to ride or die with him as a fan, no matter how it turned out. He’s the only area athlete like that I can recall except maybe someone like Staubach. I’ll still root for him, like I did Nash when he left but also the Mavs. I have to admit AD and Max just seem like super good dudes the more I get to know them. I hope they’re successful here. But it won’t be the same.

(02-07-2025, 04:24 PM)Smitty Wrote: What ideas have you heard? I can't think of any way, other than taking away the 3-pointer altogether. It's not like it can be extended, other than at the top of the key, which will make corner 3's go up 1000%.