06-17-2021, 07:34 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-17-2021, 07:35 AM by HanspardsShowerVoice.)
(06-16-2021, 11:59 PM)Tyler Wrote: My current read of the situation (which can change with more info):
1. Voulgaris probably really is functionally autistic in that he's great with numbers and terrible with people. It's entirely predictable with people of his skillset.
2. Donnie didn't take well to Voulgaris, although the core issue is likely more about analytics than personality. He's old-school, and eventually it boiled over.
3. Cuban seems to recognize that 1 and 2 are both problems in a modern basketball organization.
4. He fired Donnie to hire a GM who shares his appreciation for analytics in basketball decisions.
5. (My strong suspicion >) Once the right GM is in place, Voulgaris will be formally relieved of his basketball duties to focus full time on crypto.
Power through the drama, and in the end I think the end result can be very positive for Dallas in the long run.
I think there have long been rumblings around Dallas media who have sources close to the Mavs that Green wasn't the scouting department's choice for the picks, most likely it was Voulgaris and the analytics department. Donnie is probably thinking if he is the supposed "GM" and can't even make the draft picks, what is he even doing here? It's one thing for the owner, as the guy who cuts the checks, overrule you on drafting Giannis, but now you're being overruled an the abrasive head of the analytics department. Plus he lost his right hand man in the front office in Tony Ronzone a few months ago. Can't fight a front office battle if you don't even have your top general.