08-03-2021, 09:34 PM
(08-03-2021, 09:15 PM)jesusshuttlesworth82 Wrote: you had to ask for a link that the Mavs had interest in Kyle Lowry. Only about 50 NBA journalists reported it.
Actually, he asked for a link showing that either Shams or Woj had reported it (and as far as I know no one ever actually supplied one). He knew Stein had reported it, and then a whole bunch of guys repeated it, but he was trying to play Sherlock in determining how much of the report was 'real' and how much was intentional 'smoke'.
It's gotten a bit lost with everyone jumping at every rumor prior to the deadline, then reacting to actual news since, but I think Kamm has been making a good point in trying to track who is reporting what. The Mavs FO has had a major reorganization. Guys who used to have inside sources (Stein) may not have as much anymore. We don't have a feel yet for who (if anyone) Nico, Kidd, the new cap guy, the new analytics guy etc might be willing to leak info too or how much they are willing to negotiate through the media, etc. It's only by tracking what's reported by who and then comparing it to what actually happens that we'll start to learn that. (Right now, it's 'too small a sample size' for any certainty).
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