06-29-2022, 07:42 AM
(06-29-2022, 07:27 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: The question is where do we go now? We were planning to bring back a very expensive team that I think most all of us still thought needed that final move. Whether that happened now or a year and a half from now. But we thought we had a tough knit group who played well off each other and would have a punchers chance to advance in playoff series.
Now we are at a stage where we need two pieces with limited assets compared to other teams. Do we make a strategic gamble on player? If so, we better be right. Are we back in the stage of hoping Dame or other star asks for a trade. Yuck, if true. Been there, done that. Do we take a step back to take a step forward? Or do we continue on the current path confident a path is known or will be found down the line?
I don't think they need two pieces. I think the general thought is Brunson would be outgoing for that one piece we really need. The Bucks showed that you can trade for that piece without sending back young or high level players, but it costs a ton in draft capital. That is the final move the Mavs will eventually need to make (which they can pull as soon as next years draft is done).
This season will be about evaluation. Does Wood fit in that starting center position? Does Green take the next step? Does Frank have any more progression in him? Does Dinwiddie get even better another year removed from ACL? Can Timmy learn to play in Kidd's defense? Does Hardy have anything?
To me this team looks like a 4/5 seed that will have a reasonable chance to get to second round (Luka) but will have a hard time getting farther than that (what we though of last year's team).