(08-04-2021, 12:54 AM)F Gump Wrote: My assessment of the evidence has me not buying the idea that he's somehow found himself on the outside looking in.
And I for one have never suggested or believed that Stein is "on the outside looking in" (maybe a couple posters on here have suggested that, but not me). Stein to me is obviously still "tier 1" as I said earlier and obviously still connected to the Mavs.
All I am trying to parse through is what changes in that dynamic now that the Mavs have new leadership and how that leadership will USE Stein. I think all reporters get used to a certain extent, so nothing against Stein, but I am curious if he will be fed certain agendas that the Mavs want public that may be only half-truths, etc. I.e. I wonder if Nico will be more savvy than Donnie in how he uses reporters and public media types, including Stein. For example, "Hey Stein push this narrative for us about our FA pursuits and we will make sure you are the first to know about some of our new signings." That kind of thing is a win-win, Stein gets to be first on some stuff that builds his cred and the Mavs get a certain half-truth narrative in the public for the sake of creating a certain perception about their intentions with other teams and agents.