TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[ItsGoTime]

I suspect he’s trying to make a point about being a strong negotiator.  I agree that Quickley is the better player and the better fit.  But in a negotiation you don’t just bend over and take it.  You make points to support your view of value.  

I’ve often said if Donald Trump was a local real estate broker and was selling a $700,000 house, he’d set the asking price at $3,000,000 hoping to get someone to bite on a $1.5mm bargain.  In a negotiation, you can take whatever position you want to take.  Much depends on how much you want the deal vs how willing you are to walk away.

We’re not negotiating anything on here. The best we can do is come up with equal value in a trade. Once that is established and the player is traded, we can see if our FO negotiated a good deal or not as a consensus. Why would we need to try and negotiate as fans on a message board? I mean, if that’s the case, let’s do Bertans next!!! I bet we could “negotiate” our way into getting something pretty decent as Mavs fans!