What would you have done as GM that would have gotten you an A+ this off-season?

[KillerLeft]

Hey guys, none of the good free agents want to come to Dallas.  So lets get that out of the way first.
Ok now...what did you want the front office to do?

When you throw out a caveat that failure is to be expected, then you're not really making a genuine point like you think you're making.  

Being able to attract top talent to play alongside a generational player is one of the primary jobs of the front office.  That's the only reason hiring Nico even makes sense.  Dude has zero experience in the NBA in any capacity: building a team, scouting, cap management, etc.

What I've seen on the forum is a lot of people RUSHING TO PRAISE the new front office when there's no evidence it's any better than the previous front office.  They MOVED ON QUICKLY to other targets and signed a journeyman 30 year old role player.  Wow so impressive.  What we know is that their primary target was a 35yr old who didnt even give them the time of day.

There is a ton of validity here, imo. But, I do see some evidence of improvement. For example, the guys they signed seem like they're going to contribute on both ends of the floor (we hope). Then, there was the fact that they appeared to be much better at reading the situation over the 2-3 days leading up to free agency, giving them time to pivot instead of waiting on meetings only to be rejected. 

It's a low bar, but it's a start, imo. No argument whatsoever that the overall results are disappointing.