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gsoda3

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  1. That seems unfair.
  2. Yeah I knew you weren't saying that. I mean we were all mad about conditioning, defense, and attitude or annoyed with niggling injuries at one point or another. Only Nico and a couple posters upthread think those were causes to get rid of him.
  3. I don't think you're saying it was but I'm quoting you because you said his name- for anyone who's thinking Kidd wanted this, he didn't. This wasn't a Kidd decision. Kidd loved Luka, despite his defensive liabilities. Kidd knows the value of a superstar. The Mavs board, and all of Mavs fandom actually, always roasted Kidd for relying too much on Luka. Kidd would get questions at his post game pressers "why didn't you draw a plan to scheme Kyrie open, why didn't you find an easier inbound, why didn't you try to find ways to get easier looks, what was the game plan?" and Kidd would say "Luka IS the game plan". To be sure Kidd got frustrated with defensive lapses and effort at times (as did we all) but Luka made up for it more often than not in the clutch. I think Jason Kidd is a bad coach. Decent people manager and does well with personnel mgt. Good basketball knowledge. But he's not a teacher and a prodder like Luka needed. He lacks in that area and he can't outscheme anyone. If Nico was truly frustrated Luka wasn't listening to anyone about his fitness and maturity he should have gotten rid of the coach.
  4. He and Micah are the only 4x pro bowlers on the team but he's not good enough?
  5. Put an asterisk by Shaq's name, he said the Mavs won for the next two years. Which isn't true but it's what he said.
  6. Would a SWF not be beholden to the current administration and thus be politically weaponized? Seems like no administration would want to leave it solvent if so.
  7. That's the point isn't it? The ghosts of the fans from the Baron Davis days stayed at Roaracle, they're not the same ones showing up now.
  8. How does a KD to Dallas deal look logistically? The salary matching would mean we have a bench of 2 guys
  9. Steph. The 3 is worth so much more than a 2. It changed the way the game's played.
  10. Nice grab, $15 is basically free.
  11. Are you gonna go?
  12. He doesn't care, he's on a 3-4 year timeframe. He's all in baby.
  13. what is that from covid?
  14. I'm fine with the Caleb Martin trade. Three days ago I would have been happy about this. Now I can't feel anymore so whatever. But Grimes was always going to be traded - he declined our contract extension offer before the season because he wanted to test FA. We weren't going to let him Brunson us. And Caleb Martin's at least a band-aid on our perimeter defense. He'll guard their best player at 1-3. Alleviates pressure on PJ. I don't like that we sent a 2nd rounder to them though.
  15. *rising. I guess they really don't have editors anymore. Tim Macmahon's article from yesterday laid out how Nico did not like Luka and the way he went about the business of basketball. He'd spent the last year trying to get through to Luka via Kidd and when that didn't work by slowly firing the people who meant the most to Luka, trying to get his attention. I think it makes more sense that this wasn't a directive from the Adelsons to trade Luka, but that Nico knew the Adelsons' business timeline was 4 to 5 years for legalized gambling and the secret but viable backup plan of moving the Mavericks to Vegas (see Raiders, Athletics) if plan A didn't materialize and used it to his advantage to persuade the owners to approve the trade and move on from Luka. With that perspective, Nico's quote of "The future to me is 3-4 from now. The future 10 years from now... They'll probably bury me and (Jason Kidd) by then, or we'll bury ourselves." makes a lot more sense. Nico seems himself as a mad genius who can unlock this next level in the Mavericks by acquiring who he believes to be the ultimate player in the league.
  16. I don't hate the Lakers. I'll be watching Luka. If there's a thread I'll be there.
  17. Uh, wild if true. I'd still put my money on X.
  18. I've never heard of finley hating Luka. I'd be surprised if that's true.
  19. I'm having a hard time watching highlight clips of other games.
  20. Fin = Mike Finley? I believe it was the Adelsons directing this move. NIco's been so so good thus far. Doesn't make sense he wouldn't maximize the bid process unless he was distinctly told not to.
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