07-02-2023, 01:48 PM
(07-02-2023, 01:32 PM)hakeemfaan Wrote: I couldn’t care less of who they wanted if it doesn’t pan out. I would like to see what their board was ( assuming they do finally have a board these days) and where exactly Whitmore stood. I am not a fan of going for need at 10.
It’s more about rushing to confer praise or saying this is a new administration. The move itself to move out a contract and drop down two spots was well executed. However a lot of other things this regime has done even in their short time here has been poor or things that we will have to wait upon and see.
Maybe you are just too focused on one player? Unless Jerry Jones buys the team, you aren't going to see their board. Whitemore was passed up by a lot of teams, not saying that is right or wrong.
That's certainly not me. I'm overly critical. And yes, we've had short term failures and success. I liked the McGee idea in concept, I hate the execution. Same with Powell this year as there is no reason to give him three years or above the minimum. I liked the Wood trade from a "correcting past mistakes standpoint" even if Wood's tenure was a failure. Not a huge fan of the Kyrie trade but I understand why they did. I do like the contract they signed him to but they were over a barrel having already invested that unprotected first. I hate that Nico, Mr. Relationship guy himself, couldn't even get a conversation with Jalen. I hate the 2nd rounder we included when we acquire Din/Bertans, that pick should have come back to us at the very least (people here thought I was crazy for complaining about that pick but are now wishing we had additional seconds for deals).
But it is important to give credit where credit is due just like it is fair to criticize. This years draft seemed more well thought out and executed then most of the previous regime. That doesn't mean Nico hasn't faltered, he has. That doesn't mean I think he was a good hire in the first place, he wasn't due to inexperience and the hole the old MBT had dug. But he is what we have and we do have to remember that hole. The KP trade really fucked up the beginning of the Luka era and should we not recover, that will be the reason why Luka walks.
Free agency has looked like a dude so far, but looking at the overpays happening, the Mavs don't have the space or assets to be a player. Free agency still isn't over yet either.