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

[F Gump]

Nothing but respect in there. Just disagreement with your opinion.

You then responded with condescending snark and sarcasm. I pointed that out. And I should have not said my "smartest man in the room" comment. That was not ultimately a kind comment. That's my bad. Sorry for that.

The snark/or whatever was by simply underlining the conflict between assertions that the Mavs are incapable of accomplishing this or that tasks that front offices need to be experts at, but at the same time can do no wrong.

Thank you for the apology. Let's let that go.

My summary: When the benefit costs nothing in tax or salary, doesn't change the transaction (all the same players going same places), and having it won't get in the way of anything they can possibly want to do later, then I don't see any way to paint failing to do it (or be able to do it) as a plus. I really do expect excellence by the front office, even at the margins, for a team that wants to rise above the competition.