07-27-2022, 02:53 PM
(07-27-2022, 01:54 PM)cow Wrote: It's not about "someone should have done something", it's the fact that a competent front office wouldn't have put themselves in position to get no value from Jalen. I'm fine with the MBT not wanting to invest big money into Jalen, I'm fully on board with that sentiment about him as a player but you also have to consider the market you are in and the competency of your front office. Look at what the Spurs did with Murray. They either realized that he wasn't the player they wanted in their core group or didn't fit the timing of their rebuild so they extracted value. You can argue that there is value in the playoff run that Mavs had and that without Jalen, they wouldn't have enjoyed that success but I'd counter with that being shortsighted. I'm not pinning this on Nico either as most of the damage was already done but the primary reason we hired him has yet to bear fruit.
I say that with no anger. I'd be angry if I expected anything different but I'm resigned to having a sub par owner and front office that doesn't maximize the potential of a generational player. I do think it is rather foolish to believe Luka is going to have the same loyalty as Dirk. Being a Euro might buy you some time, but not all of his time.
I’m not sure the Murray comparison applies. What Brunson was last summer and what he is now is viewed pretty differently. Murray has been the same good player for a while now. San Antonio dealt him two years prior to his becoming a FA. Nico didn’t have that luxury with Brunson (and wouldn’t have gotten a thing for him two years ago if he did).
I do agree Donnie didn’t deal Nico the greatest hand on this one. I do think Nico has done some good things. I get tired of the ‘smartest guy in the room’ crap and always swinging for the fences. Nico seems more willing to hit singles and doubles when appropriate. Hopefully the cupboard is being restocked for a home run swing later.
Who knows if Nico should get credit for Bullock, but that was a nice single. Wood might be a double, especially for what we gave up. McGee isn’t ideal, but he is an improvement in rim protection and rebounding at a position we are apparently going to continue to use. So, another single. Hardy may be a single or a double also. Most everyone wanted us to trade back into the draft and we did. I was watching some Collin Sexton highlights the other day and thought all those mid-range pull-ups looked a lot like something Hardy seems to do well. IF Hardy just gets rotation minutes, he is another single. If he can score anything like Sexton (with less tunnel vision and greater efficiency) it may be even better than a double.
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