07-13-2021, 12:48 PM
(07-13-2021, 12:21 PM)ItsGoTime Wrote: 1. The truth to that is not about 1 decision. Sure, we got Luka right. Great, I'm glad we can swing for home runs and get a grand slam. Problem is those other teams are scoring every other inning (1-2 runs per), and we got the 1 grand slam. It's a blow out, but we got that Sportscenter moment!
2. If Donnie didn't have enough backbone to fight for making MC let him make the decisions or quit, what makes you think we would have probably been better off if MC gave him the ability? If he ever gets another high end FO job in the NBA, maybe we'll see something from him. I'm willing to bet either he doesn't get that job, or he doesn't do much with it.
This is not a good analogy. In the NBA its all about the home run. It's nearly impossible to win it all with singles and doubles (just ask Boston). That Luka trade was probably more important than all the decisions combined for any of those franchises in the last 3 years.
We should also be careful about comparing apples to oranges. The Suns have been tanking/rebuilding longer than the Mavs. They are at a different stage. They were also extremely fortunate to be in the finals. Every opponent they have played had a key star injury that made a huge difference.
Even given that, if I had a choice of entire rosters amongst those teams, I would still probably pick the Mavs. That is how valuable Luka (and that trade) is.
As for Donnie, that comment was more about Cuban dysfunction than pro Donnie, but I'm not sure his accepting of working for an overly hands on owner automatically excludes him from being able to make quality GM decisions.