2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[Scott41theMavs]

 

If anyone was to ask for my opinion, which I note they're not, I'd say I thought the extra credit section was pretty damn funny.  

The disagreement was largely along the lines of age and positional priorities:

You gave much higher grades for bigs (Allen, Holmes, Turner Collins, bump for Lauri) than shot creators.

I'm not an "A" for Ball guy though I wouldn't mind him.  I thought the grades for Conley and Lowry were low.  I'm an A/A- on Conley and B- for Lowry.  Like him, but he's already in decline...so price matters.  My guess is you are prioritizing Ball's youth.  I don't mind Conley's age and would prioritize not having to do an offer sheet or give up an asset for what I believe to be the better player. 

I thought it odd you'd give an A+ of A for giving up assets for Brogdon (who I like) but only a B for using space on Conley (who I like better).  

Thanks for the F- for Oubre.  I'll try to bring him up more as it has seemed to unite the board and unity is kind of a thing now.

Love it, thanks. I am in fact clear that the Mavs need another playmaker and that that's their number one priority - well, alongside getting KP off roster and the acquisition of a star. Thing is, there aren't a lot of shot creators available. I think it behooves the Mavs to improve their roster - you know, that thing that they did nearly zero to accomplish the past two offseasons - by any means they can. 

I like Brogdon tons more than Conley due to 1) age, 2) size, 3) contract vs. what it would take to pry the elderly Conley away from Utah, and 4) defensive flexibility (you'd far rather have Brogdon guarding wings than Conley on switches). I think their health concerns are similar, but Conley's are likely to increase exponentially with age. But I will bump Conley up to a B+ just for you.