07-01-2021, 06:38 AM
(07-01-2021, 04:12 AM)mavsluvr Wrote:
MMB: THE ROSTER ISN”T GOOD ENOUGH
It is not going to be easy to completely overhaul the roster in one offseason, especially since the Mavs have almost no draft capital and a dearth of players that rebuilding teams are likely to covet in exchange for their stars/good players. The new secondary playmaker will probably need to be an older guard, along the lines of Mike Conley. If they spend their free agency money in that direction, they might be able to also get a good big man who doesn’t break the bank, with a little luck.
Thank you so much for the time commitment it took to write that up for everyone. Great job.
Since this is the podcast thread, John Hollinger tied Dallas to Conley yesterday on his pod with Nate Duncan. No special inside knowledge (though recall John did suggest Rick and the Mav's might part ways when the shakeup in Boston occured). He simply observed the need and the fact that Dallas went hard after Conley several years back. The two of them don't think it is a slam dunk that Conley is back in Utah. They probably maxed out their upside and might have to shed some salary (suggested Favors and Ingles) in order to keep Conley. They think Conley could go for anywhere from $40mm-$60mm over two years. If a team doesn't have enough cap room, they could slide some extra money into a partially guaranteed third year (where have I heard that before).
One other thing as it relates to KP. As your note indicates, the issue that breaks the camels back with KP isn't where to put him on O or whether Luka looks for him. It is his D. He forces you to play a completely different style than when he's not in the game. Clearly it doesn't work since the team is 6.8 points worse defensively when he plays. If there was enough force to his offensive game to punish opponents who go small in the playoffs, maybe you could live with that. But he doesn't. We are going to generate O with or without him. But with him, we aren't stopping anyone at the defensive end.