Summer League Game 1: 7pm CST on ESPN

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I don't think he's getting fired at all. I think the entire organization has been quickly remade to suit him...players, head coach, front office, non-basketball operations office workers and now even the assistant coaching staff. They're all new. Ownership is new. I think the vast majority of them believe in him, honestly. I think there was initial mirroring of the fan backlash with much of the organization, but since then, those people have been fired, resigned or moved on in some way. That's why you're starting to hear them do interviews. 

Whatever the storm was, however bad it got for Harrison, I think he has survived it. I think he survived it by taking preemptive steps to secure and consolidate his power, and I almost respect the Machiavellian approach, honestly. Those who think it's a matter of time until he gets himself into hot water again will probably hold their breath until he gets fired, but I've made the decision not to allow that type of negativity to pollute my hobby. I didn't think Cuban or Donnie Nelson were particularly good at the GM thing, and there were many times I wished they'd get run out of town. Looking back now, more objectively, I think they both did some good things that we took for granted to complain about the bad things (and make no mistake - they did some dumb, dumb things). I doubt any of us would agree with 100% of what any GM does with the toy we all wish we could play with, but at the end of the day, this team has been almost completely turned over in the four years Harrison/Kidd have been here, and...they're better than I thought they'd be. Better than they would've been if Nelson/Cuban were still in charge, probably. I've decided that has to be enough for me.

As long as the team is competitive (or taking steps to trend towards competitive) and fun to watch, I'm in.

Unfortunately I think you are more right than wrong.  And I'm ALWAYS in for the Mavs--though there have been some shaky years--but I'll NEVER accept Nico as GM, or even as a person I might want to know.  Not just because of the Luka situation, which is plenty, but for a variety of reasons.

Right now we are riding high simply because of an absolute miracle...not because this was in the Nico Grand Plan.  It was luck, pure and simple.  Don't get me wrong.  I'm ecstatic about Cooper Flagg.  But I think we need to give the kid some time and support to become everything he will become...and that is NOT postions 1 through 5.