I have no apathy concerning Nico Harrison--I really, really dislike him--and don't think the Mavs will go any where under his...banner. If Nico is fired yesterday it can't be too soon for me. I also dislike Nico Harrison far more than I disliked Donnie Nelson...or Cuban (who I did dislike).
As for RWBS's question of A or B...A is not going to happen under Nico Harrison's tutelage. B...that AD is injured...is far more likely. I like AD! If he didn't get injured I think he could help win a championship, but he does and will get injured.
Due to a miracle we MAY have a chance to rebuild the Mavs. There have been a lot of fine comments by many posters here. I agree with parts of most of them. I don't advocate a Flagg to wall rebuild. I do agree that the chaff needs to be winnowed and we go with quality, younger players as much as possible. We do have a pretty good core that will suffice for now--with a few improvements. An AD trade can help bring that. A few other judicious moves can help. Building through the draft--assuming we had any that hadn't been traded for a bag of chips--is generally the way to go. Trades?...sure, but not if we get raped and pillaged every time we make a trade.
Cooper Flagg is not going to jump straight from college ranks to the NBA generational all stars. And this is assuming Nico Harrison doesn't screw up the draft. I have no confidence in that at all. It's going to take some time for Flagg to get acclimated. We need to take this time so we can field the best team possible when the "team" is ready.
I was having trouble finding something within the Mavs organization to root for. Cooper Flagg may be the start of that something...
As for RWBS's question of A or B...A is not going to happen under Nico Harrison's tutelage. B...that AD is injured...is far more likely. I like AD! If he didn't get injured I think he could help win a championship, but he does and will get injured.
Due to a miracle we MAY have a chance to rebuild the Mavs. There have been a lot of fine comments by many posters here. I agree with parts of most of them. I don't advocate a Flagg to wall rebuild. I do agree that the chaff needs to be winnowed and we go with quality, younger players as much as possible. We do have a pretty good core that will suffice for now--with a few improvements. An AD trade can help bring that. A few other judicious moves can help. Building through the draft--assuming we had any that hadn't been traded for a bag of chips--is generally the way to go. Trades?...sure, but not if we get raped and pillaged every time we make a trade.
Cooper Flagg is not going to jump straight from college ranks to the NBA generational all stars. And this is assuming Nico Harrison doesn't screw up the draft. I have no confidence in that at all. It's going to take some time for Flagg to get acclimated. We need to take this time so we can field the best team possible when the "team" is ready.
I was having trouble finding something within the Mavs organization to root for. Cooper Flagg may be the start of that something...