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I am OVER THE MOON happy with Luka being on the Mavs!

Within that happiness (which is not mutually exclusive), I have been frustrated that Luka has not been taking care of his body like an elite professional. I believe Luka's conditioning has really hampered the Mavs success the last two seasons compared to what it could have been with him in top shape. I think Luka's ceiling is top 3 all-time, even challenging for the GOAT (!!!). So I am going to root for him to get THERE and not settle for him barely tapping into his full potential. 

But none of those sentiments takes away from the fact that I am a happy, happy, happy Mavs fan!

I get the nuances of your Luka opinion. I was making a point. 

There were quite a few people here (I was not one of them) who were upset with your criticism of Luka last season. I understood where you were coming from, and defended the position. 

To me, your comment about those of us who are currently unhappy is just as ridiculous as when they called you a Luka hater. 

I have been one of the most Mavs-positive people around here for the past several years. I am allowed to dislike the direction they are (apparently) taking this off-season, and frankly, I feel I’ve earned a little bit of benefit of the doubt by being right on the money with many of my opinions in recent years. I woke up today and felt pretty targeted, tbh. Implications that I’m “irrational” and worse - that I don’t understand BASIC basketball concepts.

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Mavs just made it to the WCF and have arguably the player with the most upside in the whole league. Mavs fans should be THRILLED!

I am thrilled about that. Not so much with the idea that the changes coming now are coming to the things I LIKED and thought were WORKING.