06-20-2021, 02:29 PM
(06-20-2021, 08:51 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Speaking of which, I completely understood your other question. You can't presume the relationships will remain the same...especially if the Forde firm gives us a strong outsider for the top spot. That person will bring a whole new set of relationships to the table. But, it is a trust business and relationships are very important. Cuban still has relationships (good and bad). It isn't/wasn't 100% Donnie. I don't think you can assume the Schwartz thing died with Donnie's departure. Tyler made a really good point the other night that I intended to respond to regarding Duffy. I believe the formula is Cuban/Duffy = Bad (at least historically) It can certainly change with time, but I suspect there will always be some strain there. Donnie/Duffy = Good. Carlisle/Duffy = Bad. Tyler theorized that removing Carlisle from the equation might be more valuable than losing Donnie. My theory is the one remaining relationship...Cuban may still be Bad. I don't know for sure.
Yeah, I guess what I was thinking is this:
With Donnie and Carlisle, lifelong basketball guys, the relationships were SO far-reaching that their cherry picking of who they preferred to work with might've been a positive thing, and so I always appreciated you pointing that stuff out.
Let's say the next crew is Finley/Bob V, with Mosely as coach. With THEM, working with their friends, bringing in players they've coached before, etc...my thought is that it could be seriously limiting, since they really haven't done anything with anyone yet, and so maybe that kind of thinking (for us) might not be as interesting as it used to be for a while. Maybe I'm overthinking it though.