(02-01-2026, 09:54 PM)RasheedsBigWhiteSpot Wrote: I know you enjoy playing contrarian to me, but let's keep the Rollins' point I was making in context. Yes, players can put up solid numbers, but that doesn't mean they are necessarily a foundational piece of a franchise. The context was that numbers, in a vacuum, don't make someone who they truly are.
To take that a step forward, if Luka only returned ONE 1st, I'm daaaaaamn sure going to make sure it's not moved for a guy who has bounced around the league appearing to be a jag prior to the first half of the season.
I play contrarian to everyone. I agree that numbers in a vacuum don't tell the whole story, especially when you are just looking at counting stats (which is what I think was originally posted). But my point was that taking a deeper dive on this kid, he looks like he may be the real deal. He is apparently an elite point of attack defender, a quality PG and so far a good shooter. He already showed signes of being a good backup PG last season, and he is taking it to another level this season. It has been a small sample so far, but this is exactly the kind of player Mavs should be targeting. He has been one of the few good things going for the Bucks and I can't imagine they have any interest in trading him, so it probably doesn't matter anyways.