2021 FREE AGENCY: Markkanen wants out of CHI | DAL "definitely interested"

[KillerLeft]

i think the mavs must be delusional and thing that we almost beat the team that would have won the west if not for injury to their best player.

An insane jump in mental gymnastics to think you are remotely close to contending.

Clearly the plan was to run it back and make small changes because we were so close!

Mavs will be a 1st round exit near year unless KP suddenly becomes a star under Kidd.

It's a big bet to suggest Rick was the problem.

I think it's three things:

1) your point above regarding thinking they're closer than we do.

2) FGump's point earlier about Cuban and his spending (it's been a decade since that CBA that he didn't like - I think we can officially say he's not throwing money around anymore). 

3) Nico is a FIRST TIME GM who had less than a month to prepare for this. He's quite literally learning on the job. 

We kill them when they wait for the bargains - I see people do it every year. This year, they went for it right out of the gate. We know they offered Portis and he didn't want to come here. I'm sure there were other polite "no's" as well. To get in on these day 1 deals, you have to overpay a bit. 

I don't like that they haven't (yet) found a new, impact starter. 

I DO like that they got THJ back (he obviously likes it here), and I don't think it was an overpay, personally. 

I like the skills they seem to have targeted with the signings (3&D). 

I honestly didn't expect better, once it became clear Lowry was off of the board for them yesterday.