09-03-2020, 05:20 PM
(09-03-2020, 04:12 PM)cow Wrote: Scott41theMavs
Miami already looks like the favorites for rings this year the way they are playing. I abhor that franchise due to 2006 and their locational fortune. The thought of them improving beyond how good they are now... The thought of Luka being a perennial also-ran because of the Heat becoming obscenely stacked...
That assumes we can keep Luka long term.
(09-03-2020, 03:47 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: The Mavs ought to be looking at the Heat to see how to build around Luka in years to come. I have to yell for the benefit of Isaac Harris and other buffoons who are so concerned about preserving 2021 cap space - YOU DON'T NEED CAP SPACE TO SIGN GREAT PLAYERS - ONLY A DEARTH OF BAD CONTRACTS. I call it the Butler rule. May the MBT and all Mav fans and commentators learn it well.
Players have to want to come to your team before you worry about anything else and to date we are not a destination.[/quote]
No need to hate on your own team, my man, which is the common thread of your two comments. In any event, as SH has said, the Mavs would have to piss off Luka royally, like few teams have ever pissed off one of their players, for his not being for the next five years (rookie contract + the first three years of his max extension which only the Mavs can give him) to be a thing. We can worry about his being here longterm at that point. But you are correct that the Mavs had damn well better figure out how to make a Dallas a destination - shouldn't be that hard, really, given the size of the city and market, the warm weather, the lack of state sales tax, and ****freaking Luka,**** so the Mavs not being a destination requires some profound soul searching by the MBT - or Luka may indeed seek greener pastures in five years. Or, they should just pivot to focusing on getting 100% of their core players in the draft and by trade, and never by free agency.