Feeling different this season

[cow]

The inept Mavs have a top 4 to 6 team in the West this year. If the new regime doesn't move the team to true contender in 4 years there is a chance Luka leaves. 

You put Luka on any team in the league as currently constructed and he'll get them to the playoffs.  And credit where credit is due, the Mavericks drafted him (and Jalen) and there are a lot of teams probably kicking themselves for not doing so.  

And there are reasons to be hopeful.  Giannis and the Bucks are a prime example.  

It just gets exhausting to have another offseason the equated to paying THJ big money, Reggie Bullock and Sterling Brown.  No offense to any of those guys as they all seem like high character guys, but so did Josh Richardson.  And on the flipside, you have armies of veterans lining up to join the Lakers and the Nets.  And like I said, it helps keep expectations in check for the season.  I'll be cheering like heck that the Nets/Lakers end up being like those Glove/Mailman Lakers teams.  

Maybe it's not our turn yet and LeBron may age out of the league at some point (hopefully).

There are reasons to be excited about the Mavericks:

-Luka (duh):  let's see what's new in his bag of tricks and let's see if he can regain that joy in the NBA like he showed for his national team.
-I don't have a lot of faith in Kidd but it's going to be interesting if nothing else.
-KP:  This season will determine his long term fit on the Mavericks.
-TPE Watch 2022

But I do still worry if it will ever be our time with Luka.  That's on Cuban.  I stopped watching football for two reasons:  the injuries and Jerry Jones.  Jerry has a ton of faults but you can never question his dedication to that franchise and the marketing acumen.  As bad as that team has been for the last 20+ years, everyone still wants to be a Cowboy and almost every player has a great relationship with Jerry, save for Dak.  And when I say I think the Jones family would do a better job with the Mavericks, that just shows how much I distrust Cuban.