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I just don't think you can consider a tank now.  That is a loser move.  You won't get down to the dreck of the league anyway.  This roster is pretty well built.  Need to see if they can fight and tread water.  TWo years ago that roster was awful and it took an act of god to get Luka to sit out a game at the end of the year.  I said at the time that was the Mavs one mulligen.  You don't get another chance.  Now if Luka has a setback or gets hurt again, then maybe we change focus a little.  A lot of time before that though.  And, if they sink and lose a tone of games than you think about certain things.  But you can't tell Luka to take the rest of the year off, or tell Kyrie and Klay that this year is toast.  That is not how it is done.

I kind of thought that last time. And then we leveraged the better draft position to make roster changes that helped propel the team to the finals. This team is cooked for the year, even if they make the playoffs. You want Gaff on your team for the regular season, but he’s a pure backup in the playoffs. Sometimes, you just accept reality. I’m down for adding a cheap top 10 pick in an excellent draft. Thats the opportunity that doesn’t come again. Nico does a pretty good job drafting. Pretty much every championship caliber team plays this game.

And, they’re not making the playoffs without winning in the play in. The 6th seed is out of reach. It’s far better to regroup and come back strong revitalized next year.