03-25-2021, 12:52 PM
(03-25-2021, 12:32 PM)cow Wrote: We are one of the worst teams in the league when it comes to drafting (https://towardsdatascience.com/measuring...f67cfb7718) and free agent acquisition. It's why a massive chunk of our roster shouldn't be in the league are fringe at best: Boban, WCS, Burke, Iwundu, Powell, Johnson.
Delon is a great example of why we are bad at team building. We couldn't attract the free agents we desired (Kemba wouldn't give us a conversation, PatBev stayed home and Danny Green strung us along). We panicked, gave up picks and overpaid Delon. He and coach couldn't get along (another issue) so we traded him for nothing. Detroit flips him half a season later for two second round picks. Just because we suck at drafting doesn't mean picks aren't valuable.
You can write Delon off as minor issue, but all these minor issues add up in the long run and hinder you from improving your team. We also aren't going to Suck because Luka is that good and he'll cover up a lot of decencies, that is until he gets sick of not being on a contender and asks out.
LOL, I've had that article thrown at me twice in an hour. Glad you guys could find someone to cite to support your argements.
I still have issues with your argments, even though you can find an article to cite.
1. Yes, we missed out on Kemba, PatBev and Danny Green. Point you, maybe. I mean, teams miss. All of them. We got beat out by Boston, LA and LA. That won't always be the case as Luka continues to grow.
2. You call the Delon signing a "panick". That's an opinion, not really an argument. I call the Delon signing an attempt to put a versitile guard who can defend next to Luka. The attempt failed, but I'd call it a good try. Looks like their second shot at a versatile guard next to Luka is going a lot better. We'll see. I'm giong to say, not "point you".
3. I don't see evidence that Delon and Coach couldn't get along. I see evidence that Delon couldn't do what coach asked him to do. There's a big difference. Not "point you".
4. We traded him to get rid of the salary of a guy that didn't work out. I didn't give you a point for item #2, but if I had, I wouldn't be able to give you a point for this. That would be double dipping. I mean, once they realized that they failed on the Delon swing, then getting off his money and adding a player they thought could be useful isn't a seperate failure.
5. Detroit flipped him by giving him playing time. Delon earning playing time for another team, especially a bad one, isn't necessarily an indictment of the Mavs failure with Delon.
6. The back end of the Mavs roster is the back end of a roster. It's been better before. It'll probably be better again. But calling all of those guys "fringe" is overstating your case.
So, no, I still don't buy it. Delon is not an example of some systemic failure by the Mavs.