joesha1698 wrote:'ozwizard8 wrote:41Dirk41 wrote:
Because we needed badly a Brunson replacement and no elite two way wing were and are available for that price.
Without Brunson replacement Mavs were 4th seed, and as Kyrie arrived we dropped to 11th seed.
Mavs missed Brunson and it was a big mistake to let him go.
Bigger mistake to invest MAX in Kyrie did not fix the thing but make things worse. We f'in traded unprotected picks and bargain contracts who had some value around the league.
In recent years, Denver found that Aaron Gordon trade, Portland made Grant trade without giving too much. There should be better trades available for Mavs.
Blaming Kyrie for the team dropping to the 11th seed is dishonest. He played very well. Its not Kyrie's fault you traded all your defense to obtain him or Powell was your starting center. And Kyrie is not the problem with this team. Defense and rebounding is and to some extent Luka ball. Our best player needs to play defense and stop whining to the refs all game long and get back in transition defense. Our front office needs to go out and get a veteran center and a starting power forward that can put the ball in the basket/ protect it. We also need a coach to actually coach Luka. Bench his arse if he keeps whining or doesnt get back on defense or doesnt push the ball in the full court. We do not need to play Luka ball for 48 minutes. We need a transition offensive game, guys need to be held accountable for their defensive effort and whining, and the front office needs to address our PF and C position. No team in nba history has won anything with a 19 year old starting center that hasnt filled out. Hopefully trades are coming.
Totally agree.