(02-15-2022, 06:59 PM)vfromlmf Wrote: No way in any universe that Luka didn't sign off on this trade. 

Taking a nap. lol

I don't think he's making demands or calling the shots whatsoever but this is a player's league and this is Luka's team. Luka traded KP just like KD traded Harden.

(02-15-2022, 04:58 PM)nielyn Wrote: 1.  This trade is very much a Cuban-driven transaction. Nico’s primary responsibility this season is to revamp the management structure, not to be the decision-maker on roster changes. This division of responsibilities makes a lot of sense, given Nico’s background and the organization’s needs. 

(02-15-2022, 07:01 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Thanks for this. 

Most of this, if true (it probably is) is the most depressing form of the reality we're seeing play out in front of us right now. Normally, info like this would topple me into a week long depression. But, not today. Today, I'm still happy that Kristaps Porzingis is another team's problem from now on!

(02-15-2022, 09:55 PM)burekemde Wrote: As I predicted, we need to play Maxi big minutes if we want to stay competitive against better teams with good big players. We were forced to play him 32 minutes this game. And still 3 minutes to play. Our season depends on Maxi playing big minutes.

(02-15-2022, 10:06 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Just as it did before the trade.

(02-15-2022, 10:09 PM)burekemde Wrote: Not if KP played. If KP was injured then yes. But obviously the chance for the latter was always there.

I like Maxi will get a much bigger role than before. He is 25 minutes prior to the trade. I think that goes to quiet above 30. No way to keep him on the bench when opposing bigs destroy us inside. We won the game by playing Maxi big minutes.

(02-15-2022, 10:09 PM)burekemde Wrote: I like Maxi will get a much bigger role than before. He is 25 minutes prior to the trade. I think that goes to quiet above 30.

(02-15-2022, 10:13 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: My feeling is that we would all have been reminded just how slow KP‘s feet were in the playoffs, even if he was healthy. And honestly, I feel that he would not have been healthy.

I believe the defense will be BETTER without Porzingis. I believe it strongly.

I definitely agree that Powell and Kleber are not enough at center. Someone might get hurt, etc.

(02-15-2022, 10:18 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: We've seen Maxi at those minutes. He limped into the playoffs last year with a sore back and other ailments.

(02-15-2022, 06:31 PM)nielyn Wrote: It is from a combination of articles/podcasts -- points I hadn't seen discussed much. I think some of the more forthright comments may have been in one of Mavs Moneyball's green rooms. 

I might have stated it too negatively. Cato was taking a more neutral attitude toward it, reporting what his sources were saying, mostly, rather than saying things were good or bad. 

Supposedly, Cuban became low-key willing to trade KP, if the return was right, early in 2021, aided by KP indicating he would be receptive to that. But they never found a deal they thought was acceptable. Tim initially thought that they hadn't gotten any deals they were willing to do at this deadline either, but then the day before the deadline, the Mavs started aggressively looking for a deal for KP, and this was the offer they got. 

He seemed pretty confident in his information regarding Nico's responsibilities this season. Also thought it was just what made sense, given Nico's rich background in organizational management and the Mavs' need for restructuring, together with Nico's lack of any experience in roster management. That wasn't to say that Nico didn't have a role in roster decisions, just not the primary role. 

(02-15-2022, 06:31 PM)nielyn Wrote: The Boban thing was definitely a Cuban-made-this-decision, but it reportedly wasn't made based on talent. More like, the 15th man isn't going to play anyway, might as well get a guy that the fans will love.

(02-15-2022, 06:31 PM)nielyn Wrote: I think the Dragic thing was Cato's opinion. He didn't say it was sourced, anyway. But it makes sense. 

None of this was presented in the sense of this is the way things are going to be forever. More, this is what has happened so far. But I still thought it was interesting.

(02-15-2022, 10:29 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Totally. 

They're cruising for trouble. Either play a TON of Chriss in winnable games or go get a big you trust more on the buyout market.

(02-15-2022, 10:57 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Not sure if the Mavs even share our concerns.

(02-15-2022, 08:30 PM)Kammrath Wrote: Can you point us to the specific article or podcast this is from? I would love to see the details of how this was framed.

(02-15-2022, 11:28 PM)nielyn Wrote: I think it was one or more of the green rooms. I wasn't thinking of posting it when I heard it, and didn't make notes of the sources. Sorry, I don't want to go back and re-listen to them all to find it. But it wasn't anything especially long and the dialogue didn't sound rehearsed. Just some updates Tim was providing on Cuban's and Nico's respective roles, both overall and with respect to this trade. If I hear anything more on the subject, I'll try to make a note and post it here, if someone else hasn't already.

(02-15-2022, 11:39 PM)Kammrath Wrote: Well if you see or hear something of the sort again I would appreciate a note and a specific reference. Thanks.

(02-15-2022, 10:18 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: We've seen Maxi at those minutes. He limped into the playoffs last year with a sore back and other ailments.