(11-15-2025, 03:53 AM)F Gump Wrote: I'm not sure why anyone should have expected firing the GM would change a single thing in how the players play. The roster did NOT change.
Exactly and I totally agree. In fact as much as that is the only correct decision given how awful GM he is, it might have really impacted negatively the players as Nico was the one beleiving in this roster construction. After his firing we certainly see no positive effect, this might be even worse performance than what we have seen before his firing. But at least the fans are more happy. I think you are right, without Luka this is just not a great roster. It has to be dissasembled in order to move on. As long as AD is here, the trade will always in everyone thoughts.
Even Nowitzki is negative towards the franchise. Ive never seen him negative and criticising Mavs. When he is like that then things are really bad. We also see how important Luka was, his greatness is visible now more than ever. 14-3 was the team last season before Lukas injury, best team in NBA at that point, and even getting one of leagues best players in AD, we now see the difference between Luka and AD. After that trade Mavs are the worst team in NBA. You could never imagine in million years a Luka team being with this record, tanking at this time in the season. Even when he started playing with Dwight Powel we were a playoff team. You replace Luka with AD, and this team is contender. Its difference between the worst and best team in the NBA. Its so dramatic that there is no other trade in history this bad. Hopefully the team will start playing better and it will fuel some positivity. I think some trades, in particular involving AD might help to turn things around somehow.