03-30-2021, 03:20 PM
(03-30-2021, 03:00 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I think the Mavs are trying to walk the line between maintaining the foothold they earned in the Western Conference playoff fraternity and moving forward with some young players in order to solve roster issues in the future, either by trading these young guys after they've shown something or by replacing the guys they do trade. While this approach might cause problems on both the win now goal and the develop talent goal, I think the fusion of those two things is the exact, right approach. While I can't swear that every detail of it has been executed perfectly because I'm not behind the scenes, in the organization, others can't swear the execution hasn't been perfect for the same reason.
Feels like the "win now but win more later" sort of approach we're taking also speaks to the load management despite not being a true contender at the moment. I understand the frustration as a fan wanting to see the stars out there but we have bigger plans for those two and then I also understand when we don't get to see the rookies in extended minutes in those games but we're still feeling pressure to push the rest of the vets out there with an even shorter rotation because there is that pressure to win now as well. At least that's how I've interpreted the moves of late.