BRUNSON BURNER: to NYK for 4yrs/$104M (no SnT) | NYK docked 2025 2nd for tampering

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This is pure delusion. The Mavs had severe problems with depth during the playoffs. PG was the one are where they didn't have this problem, but losing Brunson for nothing will absolutely introduce it again.

This is reminding me far too much of when Mark Cuban kicked Tyson Chandler to the curb. "Well, they obviously will find a better replacement" -they didn't. Turns out Mark Cuban was just an idiot in love with his own stupid ideas about team-building and so rejected a guy who fit and wanted to be here. And the Mavs spent a decade recovering from that mistake.

Due respect but let go of your woobie. The PTSD from a decade ago is killing you. First, MC has stated more times than I can count, that they can pay JB more than anyone & he doesn't care about the tax. I didn't agree with the Chandler decision either but there is a brutal truth you need to face, We would have spent most of that decade struggling regardless. That group would have been good for one more, elite run. I wish we would have got it. Judging Cuban on, to use your word, delusion that the decade following that decision would have played out significantly different is irrational. Doubting that the guy who owners hated for all of his spending when he had something will return to spending when he once again has something is just ignorant. He didn't spend for years ...... while we were mediocre and worse. Had he we'd be the Knicks or worse. It was the right decision. You don't spend until you land a knockout punch, Too many offseasons were wasted trying to land that blow via FA. They finally did so via the draft and he immediately resigns a guy that hadn't played in a season and a half a max deal. Dude is going to spend.

As to Brunson. I am not saying he is easily replaceable, or replaceable at all, but his position is amongst the easiest to find good, serviceable bodies for. The rules have made this the golden era for pg play, period. What I believe is too many of y'all are carrying around old baggage. Breath. We have options. More to the point, we have a creative, well connected FO that can find those options and a savant, former PG as our HC. I want JB here. I don't think he's going anywhere. 

I'd also like to remind everyone that we could have a dream offseason, retain JB, find a rim protector and third wing ......... and still not replicate this season. The West is loaded and only getting better. If the thought of losing Brunson has you all ready to run up the flag and wait for next summer, you don't have the stones for this. Breath.