ROSTER TALK: Mavs favs for Vogel if no HC job exists. Kyrie handshake deal?

[dirkfansince1998]

So you blame him for doing the tank-to-draft thing so good he couldn't tank after that anymore? lol

What you think of is tearing your team down to tank. That's a real thing. But we didn't have much to tear down after being successful so long.

Mavs never tanked. They tried to win with a completly broken roster and wasted assets and salary cap to go after guys like Barnes, Matthews and DAJ. Taking themself out of the race for better lottery odds. Realizing that your team is shit halfway through the season isn´t tanking.

Mavs have no assets to cash in on because they aren´t able to generate assets. For the most part they don´t care about the draft. Making it a lot harder to develop talent that might turn into a positive asset.
In free agency they either chase the white whale superstar or go after vets on the wrong side of 30. Failing to land the star. Overpaying the vet. Again. No way to generate any positive value.
Nothing changed. It´s the same old story. Plan Powder 2.0 (more likely 12.0).

Side note: A good example for a team that cashed in on what they had. Warriors knew that Durant wanted to leave. Instead of letting him go for nothing they got Russell in return. Not afraid of the salary of the fit. Justr trying to maximize the returning value. In the follow up they showed what the Mavs miss. The ability to evaluate player/potential. Turned Russell into Wiggins (with a lottery pick on top).

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At this point it seems more like the dumb franchises are our disadvantage.

Or other teams think of the Mavs as a dumb franchise.