06-30-2022, 11:20 PM
(06-30-2022, 11:15 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Well dude, that kind of thing simply comes with stewardship of a pro sports team, especially an unsuccessful one.
I'm right there with you fairly often when you defend the state of this franchise - when I agree. I am not often a "sky is falling" type, I hope you'll agree.
But THIS ONE was bad. I refuse to rationalize it. They just fell on their faces, and in a way I would've bet heavily against a month ago.
If it makes you feel better, I can blame Harrison? He got PANTSED by Leon Rose. Just annihilated. I hope he learns and improves, because if Cuban has learned and improved, I personally have seen no sign of it.
There is a lesson here for Nico on contract structure if nothing else. Can he learn from the previous MBT's mistake?
The disheartening thing from my perspective is that I'd hoped Kidd/Nico would be a lot better at the relationship and recruiting game than Donnie and Rick. I don't think we've seen evidence of that improvement. The Jalen bridge was probably burned long before Nico was hired.