05-20-2023, 03:47 AM
(05-19-2023, 08:26 PM)F Gump Wrote: I do. Cumulative results over time tell if the decision maker has elite level expertise in getting his job done expertly.
"I knew what to do but went a different direction" does not change an ongoing fail result. Instead it reveals that the expertise of the decision-maker is deficient because they don't know how to set the right priorities to get the proper result (or they are lying to cover their butt for repeated failure).
"We have lots of smart people offering good ideas" is not expertise either. That's no different than having a library full of reference books and a computer full of how-to videos. Having access to good ideas is not having expertise unless those resources are then used to make decisions that get the results at an expert level. Ideas can be many and varied, so much of the genius of a genius is knowing how to separate out the best from the rest, and get it done.
Also it's not just a lack of high-level ideas they can't find a way to execute, but there's a bigger hole in the expertise than that -- by every indication, Cuban has no real long term vision and road map for how to get from where they are to where they want to be. At best it appears he just stumbles towards a series of one-off ideas, that may or may not go anywhere. But "the rest of the story," having a plan for filling in the gaps that will bring ongoing improvement, there's none of that.
An expert GM setting the course, and making the decisions would be a game-changer. But those are expensive; and Cuban's been proving for a while that he's not the big spender he likes to play on TV.
Well that´s basically saying the same thing. Cuban controls everything from the top. He´s a moron. Nobody is willing to confront him, cause they like their job security or/and know it´s useless to even try. We have 25 years of evidence that Cuban does what he wants, has no interest in a powerful figure besides himself and won´t listen to anybody. The end result is the same. The fish stinks from the head.
Maybe Lindsey can bring some directional change or direction at all, but like you, I highly doubt it as long as Cuban is firmly in charge.
The lack of self-awareness where you are in the standings, what your roster set-up looks like. Jazz, Pelicans, Kings, Thunder, Wolves, Grizzlies (Morant aside) etc. are younger and deeper teams that will naturally improve and while this might not translate into play-off success immediately, it will translate into regular seasons wins, which means we´ll have a hard time to jump back into the play-in, let alone the top 6.