03-29-2021, 10:38 PM
(03-29-2021, 03:59 PM)hakeemfaan Wrote: The Mavs have to play assetball more than moneyball. Moneyball is all about a small market team identifying solid pieces at bargain rates and then letting them go earlier than later to get the next wave of bargain talent in there. Even with Cuban a bit reluctant to pay the repeater tax, no one can call his franchise small market or call him cheap.
The MBT issue is that they rarely think out of the box. Picks are not hoarded and moved around to get better picks or players. Picks are devalued and thrown in as an extra bagel in a baker’s dozen box. Players are evaluated strictly on fit. For eg they never thought of doing what GS did in paying a hefty contract for DeAngelo just to trade him. GS did not want him just like the Mavs didn’t. However they looked at him as an asset for another move.
When coveted FAs time and again are implicitly telling you that your franchise is nothing special, you have to acquire assets differently. Be it via drafts, via picks and trades or via thinking out of the box like GS did.
And we need to start developing young players better
I like Carlisle as a coach. BUT he has his style and that doesn't really involve playing youngsters. That was great when it was Dirk and we had the veteran guys who were capable of carrying their share of the load. But the veterans we have now are not the same caliber of Terry/Kidd/Marion/Chandler/Barea
There needs to be an organizational program to develop young players and Carlisle either has to buy in or be replaced. I really hate that it comes to that but we HAVE to have a continuous wave of young players to supplement the huge contracts of Porzingis and Luka (soon)