10-17-2021, 10:23 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-17-2021, 10:24 PM by SleepingHero.)
I don't know. It's hard to blame the Mavs here.
Terry all but had a mental issue that could be described as a breakdown that derailed his rookie season. Now before his 2nd year gets off and running he has to be away from the team again for reasons unknown.
It's hard to predict how players will react to being thrusted into the NBA lifestyle. Some thrive under the pressure, others struggle. Terry was the latter. I rewatched a lot of his college games recently and the dude could flat out play. He had shades of Mark Price/Seth Curry all over him with how he shot and ran off screens. The talent was there it just didn't work out. Happens all the time with 2nd round picks.
Disappointing but I wouldn't describe the choice to take him as inept. I will say the Mavs played that draft too safe. It was obvious to me their first choice was Haliburton and they did try to trade up for him, but didn't want to overpay. Hindsight tells us they should've just made the deal.
They seemed to have wanted Bane as well, given all the smoke about him to Dallas before the draft. I think they were hoping he fell to them at 31, but Memphis swooped in at 30 by making an aggressive trade, punishing the Mavs for playing it passive.
I think the real lesson here is if you believe in the guy and think he'll be a difference maker, shoot first and figure it out later. Hopefully Nico is better than Donnie in that regard.
Terry all but had a mental issue that could be described as a breakdown that derailed his rookie season. Now before his 2nd year gets off and running he has to be away from the team again for reasons unknown.
It's hard to predict how players will react to being thrusted into the NBA lifestyle. Some thrive under the pressure, others struggle. Terry was the latter. I rewatched a lot of his college games recently and the dude could flat out play. He had shades of Mark Price/Seth Curry all over him with how he shot and ran off screens. The talent was there it just didn't work out. Happens all the time with 2nd round picks.
Disappointing but I wouldn't describe the choice to take him as inept. I will say the Mavs played that draft too safe. It was obvious to me their first choice was Haliburton and they did try to trade up for him, but didn't want to overpay. Hindsight tells us they should've just made the deal.
They seemed to have wanted Bane as well, given all the smoke about him to Dallas before the draft. I think they were hoping he fell to them at 31, but Memphis swooped in at 30 by making an aggressive trade, punishing the Mavs for playing it passive.
I think the real lesson here is if you believe in the guy and think he'll be a difference maker, shoot first and figure it out later. Hopefully Nico is better than Donnie in that regard.
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