TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[KillerLeft]

I think based on what we know of the timeline of all this that trading KP for SD was part of "plan B" or a hedge recognizing that they might need to go there this summer. Imagine if they hadn't pulled off that trade? Can you imagine the state of things right now? Yuck.

For sure. All of this happening, with KP (and likely no Wood) would be worse. Dinwiddie was a good addition in more than one way. 

I also like that we're seeing (what I believe to be) a different "sort" of player come through here. Wood, Dinwiddie and even Hardy are, to me, guys they wouldn't have even wanted with Donnie/Cuban/Carlisle. It remains to be seen whether it will be a positive change or not in the long run, but I believe I'm seeing a shift to make this place more attractive to the NBA-subculture types that Dallas has really never messed with in the past. 

If they hit on a few guys like that and things work out, I can see this paying off in some peripheral ways that are less than obvious, but still important. Maybe the "cool factor" from the clique's perspective was the difference for Jae Crowder between the Mavs and PHX recently, for example. Seems like Rondo couldn't wait to get out of here...there are other examples we could list, but I've always felt it was bigger than just "Carlisle isn't a players' coach" or "Dirk is a Euro." I think the culture of this organization has always simultaneously been its biggest strength and weakness, from certain perspectives.