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

[Kammrath]

You criticized those in the current Mavs front office once? Congrats. I didn't see that purple unicorn, I guess.

You already KNEW the point I was making, had seen it explained several times, and yet asked me to explain it to you AGAIN? Disagree with me, that's your right, but being trollish like that is rude.

Yes I know the rules and how they work. They are what they are. If you feel that's arrogant to speak to their implications, rather than being diligent and aware, so be it.
 
The point you make about me not knowing what the Mavs are planning, sure I don't pretend to know what I don't know, but that's irrelevant to this opportunity for the Mavs -- its value isn't dependent on knowing what's up this second. It's gathering an asset that's available and usable for a full year (and sometimes longer), versus not bothering to do so, when there is no cost, almost no effort whatsoever, and no downside to having it. If it could only be used in a few weeks, and only on X type of situation, I could kinda see your point, but when it goes beyond the current horizon, it would take a certain myopia to limit its appeal to what you can see this second. Things can change considerably or arise over the next 365 days in ways no one knows right now.

Hey I hope we are cool. It was the force and certainty with which you stated your opinion that made me chime in. It just felt like you were stating it as a fact and not an opinion and maybe I misread you on that.

You may be 100% right at the end of the day. I just don't think anyone can say for certain if you are or not. 

I think it is a fact that a TPE can be seen as an "asset." But I don't think we know enough about whether the Mavs 1) want one/see one of value at this juncture or 2) if NYK is even willing to give one to the Mavs without an asset being given to NYK. 

It is 100% your right to think the Mavs are failing at negotiating and that they should be able to force NYK to do this deal. But I do not think that is the only reasonable opinion on this matter. That is all.