03-13-2022, 08:43 PM
(03-13-2022, 08:14 PM)Smitty Wrote: Some of us, myself included, get caught up in what the Mavs may or may not need in order to be a contender next year - that we might be overlooking that the front office just made a franchise changing trade… that makes this years Mavs a contender..
Dinwiddie has directly resulted in 4 wins what would have otherwise been losses, that I can think of off the top of my head.. He makes this team dynamic on offense and doesn’t hurt the team defense, due to his length and effort.
First year GM, Nico, deserves more praise and maybe we (me) need to take this years team more serious when it comes to contender “talk”.
Don't really see this team as a contender. We are way too thin in the front court. Playoff teams are going to exploit that in a seven game series.
I think we need to be careful to not go overboard on Din. He is a good player and its good to see how well he jells with Luka and the rest of the team, but his efficiency in not sustainable. By himself I don't see him bringing this team to contender level. At a minimum they will have to replace the hole left in the frontcourt.
I have just posted on another thread all of my issues with the moves made in the offseason/TDL during Nico's tenure, but my understanding is that falls more on Cuban than Nico. I have read multiple sources on this board suggesting that Cuban is basically the GM and Nico was brought in for his relationships, presumably to help this team attract free agents. Considering our biggest signing (that wasn't a re signing) last offseason was Reggie Bullock and that we are likely to be over the cap (and possibly in the tax) for the foreseeable future, I'm not really sure what he is bringing to the table.