06-22-2021, 08:28 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-22-2021, 08:30 PM by KillerLeft.)
(06-22-2021, 08:21 PM)audiosway Wrote: It's not so much that I wanted Ujiri or anything like that. It just tells me that Cuban is the GM and will continue to be so. Finley as a player I love. But, let's not pretend that Finley in the front office isn't just the face of Cuban's dumb moves. He's going to be a yes man, the fall guy. I had thought that the last 3 years with tanking and picking up Luka, etc was him letting Donnie be the GM then we find out that's not the case.
It's just disheartening to know that the status quo will remain as long as Cuban owns the team. Maybe it will turn out great. Who knows. I have a feeling it's going to turn back into Cuban trying to smooze top FA and money whip guys to come. He probably thinks that Rick and Donnie held him back from snagging a top FA. I guarantee he thinks they will come now. That's the plan. It's plan powder part II with FA smoozing every offseason. Forget the draft. Those picks aren't worth his time.
I'm with you, but these are the emotions I went through over the course of the 2-3 days when the article surfaced, Donnie was fired and Coach Carlisle walked away from two years of guaranteed money and a chance to coach Luka Doncic.
I mean, didn't we kind of see this type of announcement coming then?
(06-22-2021, 08:27 PM)cow Wrote: What did the Clipps give up for Rivers? I get wanting to be a nice guy and all but we are in desperate need of draft capital. We should have squeezed Carlisle's next home for a FRP.
He might not even have a new home this year, and I honestly think the biggest thing for Cuban was to get him out the door without being on the hook for his last two years of salary. That's what makes the most sense to me, anyway.
Make more details about his crazy week will surface in the future.