(02-02-2021, 09:39 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: Color me a little confused at why they would try to force this issue with a 21-year-old, rather than letting it happen naturally.
There have to be reasons. HAVE to be. They wouldn't be thoughtless, reckless, and flippant with something so important.
My shot in the dark guess:
It might stem some from the locker room issues during Luka's rookie campaign with DAJ and Wes, etc. I think Luka manifests very naturally some incredible "alpha dog" traits on the court but I think he does not channel those properly as a alpha leader should, especially off the court or during timeouts. I assume this created some of the weirdness that made the DAJ/Wes drama. I think the Mavs want EVERY player that ever walks into their organization moving forward to know that this is LUKA'S team, no ifs, ands, or buts. But for that to work they need Luka to stop acting like a child and start being a man who is going to lead the team. I think the Mavs think that the only way Luka is going to mature the way he needs to is if he bears the weight and consequences of his leadership (no more coddling or enabling him). They might be purposely allowing him to fail so that he will mature to what they know he needs to be. RC might in a sense be NOT saving this team from this losing streak, giving Luka room to step up and say enough is enough.
My musings at the moment.