08-03-2021, 10:58 PM
FWIW, I think the idea that Stein has supposedly lost his Mavs sources is fake news. Instead, the supposed "problem" imo is an unrealistic expectation of what he might know, and why.
On Mav moves, Stein was consistently ahead this summer. When they got something done, he was the guy that knew it first. When they were close, he knew it first. But during the competitive negotiating, before a deal was done, he didn't know how they would do, because the Mavs could only convey their intent and their perception.
So Stein reported over and over that the Mavs were intent on getting Lowry. He was not wrong. His sources on the Mavs told him they wanted Lowry and thought they would be able to get him. THOSE SOURCES - not Stein - were the ones who misread what was unfolding and the Mavs' chances.
In the meantime, Woj and Shams were talking to people in other places. To Lowry's agent? Or maybe to the MIA front office? Whoever it was, those perceptions proved more accurate as to the outcome. But again, all they could report was what those SOURCES - who turned out to have a better feel - thought about the situation.
On Mav moves, Stein was consistently ahead this summer. When they got something done, he was the guy that knew it first. When they were close, he knew it first. But during the competitive negotiating, before a deal was done, he didn't know how they would do, because the Mavs could only convey their intent and their perception.
So Stein reported over and over that the Mavs were intent on getting Lowry. He was not wrong. His sources on the Mavs told him they wanted Lowry and thought they would be able to get him. THOSE SOURCES - not Stein - were the ones who misread what was unfolding and the Mavs' chances.
In the meantime, Woj and Shams were talking to people in other places. To Lowry's agent? Or maybe to the MIA front office? Whoever it was, those perceptions proved more accurate as to the outcome. But again, all they could report was what those SOURCES - who turned out to have a better feel - thought about the situation.
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