02-11-2022, 12:27 PM
(02-11-2022, 12:18 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: This is what I keep on coming back to. I understand posters who wanted a clean break from KP. I get it. I wasn't quite there yet, but had made posts the last few weeks that I had my doubts if it was going to work out for him here.
So now he is gone....now what? The Mavs are still asset poor.....and now desperate. As you state above, Dallas is going to be deficient in most trade packages when good players hit the market. Other teams have more stuff. I still think this summer or next trade deadline they can offer picks and pick swaps for an all in move. But is this team ready for an all in move now? For instance, if you went all in for John Collins, is this team built ready for a championship? It would really help if that star player said he wants to go to Dallas. It may give us a shot. It just feels like we are two really good players away. I can see us getting 1 with an all in move. How do we get the other? A lot of smart teams out there too.
From the previous starting lineup of Luka, JB, DFS, Kleber, KP, the weakest starter was Kleber. Now 2 bench players are manning the 4/5 Powell and Kleber, which will move Kleber or Powell to the 5 and DFS to the 4. This team becomes much worse defensively and will lose a lot of rebounds. It also forces Luka to work harder, with more responsibility to score and rebound. Last night's 51 point game is a perfect example. And you are expecting Luka to play super defense. He was gassed.
The team was one PF/C away from contention and now we are 2 steps away from being 1 step away from that.