08-02-2021, 09:58 PM
(08-02-2021, 09:52 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: 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.
On #2 its not like he was ever going to pay the tax. So I'm not sure about the angle of the money from Cuban.
But to one of the other points made by F Gump... Completely unimaginative roster building yet again. Or at least so far. I guess I can hold judgement until free agency is over.