Building Around Cooper: A Backward-Looking Thought Experiment

[KillerLeft]

We have nothing but time.

True, but fun is fun, and homework is homework. To each their own on that score. 

I used to really like things like finding salary matches, making fake trades, etc. But I long ago learned that we have NO IDEA who's available and who isn't, and we never will. When specifics are discussed, I'll chime in, but I learned a while ago not to get myself excited over unlikely hypotheticals, especially my own. Even ones that seem semi-likely for a while (like Risacher) ultimately disappoint. 

If your overall point is that there's no way the Mavs could possibly do "better" than PJW, I could be persuaded of that - he's a good player, and he's already likely not going to command what I think he's worth (and what the Mavs paid to get him) in trade, after just one season of watching him in an ill-fitting situation. I highly doubt they'll "win" any trade involving him. But, if they hold onto him, what I think is that they'll not be a good team, even if that's the "right" thing to do. 

Might've just caught me on a bad day, but I'd characterize my current mindset as "facing it."