Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić

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Which loss will hurt more

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Luka Dončić
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#21 » by Mavrelous » Fri Aug 29, 2025 7:57 am

Outside Dallas, it's not remotely close, in Dallas, with how the Cowboys are worshiped, it's still Luka, but it's closer.
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#22 » by Maxthirty » Fri Aug 29, 2025 7:58 am

Cowboys are like the Lakers(minus the winning). The brand is bigger than any player.
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#23 » by Revived » Fri Aug 29, 2025 9:06 am

Micah Parsons had 1 sack in the playoffs in 4 years of being in the league.

Luka carried the Mavs to the finals and came 2 games shy of beating a powerhouse Celtics team for a ring.

How is it even comparable considering how each of them play when the stakes are the highest?
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#24 » by The4thHorseman » Fri Aug 29, 2025 10:29 am

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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#25 » by Lakers In 5 » Fri Aug 29, 2025 10:33 am

CodeBreaker wrote:They got AD and Coop for Luka. Not really a loss

They didn't get Flagg for Luka.
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#26 » by Lakers In 5 » Fri Aug 29, 2025 10:37 am

Unlike Luka, Parsons is not a cornerstone you can hang your franchise to due to 1). position, 2). talent. This isn't some generational, changing the entire culture QB they are trading. He's an elite level pass rusher, of which there are more than one. They are very hard to get, but they won't change the fate of an entire franchise for years to come from worst to best. The trade is terrible, among the worst in recent NFL history (and I can say that, being a Browns fan) and Jerry continues to be his own worst enemy, don't get me wrong, but there is no comparison to be made here that involves the Luka trade, other than both taking place in Dallas.
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#27 » by xb3at band1tx » Fri Aug 29, 2025 10:56 am

Micah is incredible but Mavs losing Luka is akin to if the Cowboys drafted Mahomes and traded him for peanuts after a super bowl run. It’s a different stratosphere with how positions work in football and Parsons was kind of up and down in his small playoff portfolio so trading him I can see some logic IF they had a competent ownership

That return is awful however and well the cowboys moves past 10 years or so speak for themselves
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#28 » by Golabki » Fri Aug 29, 2025 11:42 am

Sixers in 4 wrote:I know it's across sports, but which do you rate higher? Which team recovers quicker, the Cowboys or the Mavericks? Which is the worst trade?

I don't really remember a sports city getting decimated like this in a really long time.

The equivalent would be the Bills trading Josh Allen to the Cowboys, and somehow only getting 1 first.

But don't worry, there was nothing shady the Luka thing. It's FINE. If it you think it's suspicious it means you're crazy.
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#29 » by maverick_41 » Fri Aug 29, 2025 12:30 pm

CodeBreaker wrote:They got AD and Coop for Luka. Not really a loss

I think everyone views Flagg as the undisputed best player of the draft. A future MVP candidate.

Just the same way as everyone anticipated an MVP-level careers for Wiggins, Zion, Blake Griffin, AD or Oden. Being the first pick and being Luka is huge difference.
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#30 » by Celts17Pride » Fri Aug 29, 2025 1:21 pm

The4thHorseman wrote:Luka easily

Exactly because the Cowboys were not going anywhere with Parsons anyways, and I'm a Cowboys fan.
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#31 » by Chokic » Fri Aug 29, 2025 1:46 pm

Luka is the better player in his sport so by that definition its a bigger loss but dallas mavericks have a good chance to get back to the finals soon even after losing luka.
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#32 » by liquidswords » Fri Aug 29, 2025 2:38 pm

Football is hilarious because what is this comparison. One trick, one side of the ball pony vs generational mega global superstar
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#33 » by Stan » Fri Aug 29, 2025 3:42 pm

What a ridiculous question
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#34 » by Packbuckman » Fri Aug 29, 2025 3:53 pm

zero rings wrote:
BrooklynLopez wrote:Micah and it's not even close...

Mavs play second fiddle to The Cowboys for that city and metro and the meaning gap between the two teams is wider than the grand canyon.


Ok but this Micah guy is not a star QB. He's replaceable.

Luka was the whole Mavs franchise, and they were on the verge of implosion without him. If not for the Flagg miracle they'd be f*cking cooked.

Pass rushing Defenders like Micah who is only the 2nd player since Reggie White to have over 12 sacks in his first 4 yrs are not replaceable but hey I am glad he’s in Green Bay lol
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#35 » by zero rings » Fri Aug 29, 2025 4:05 pm

Packbuckman wrote:
zero rings wrote:
BrooklynLopez wrote:Micah and it's not even close...

Mavs play second fiddle to The Cowboys for that city and metro and the meaning gap between the two teams is wider than the grand canyon.


Ok but this Micah guy is not a star QB. He's replaceable.

Luka was the whole Mavs franchise, and they were on the verge of implosion without him. If not for the Flagg miracle they'd be f*cking cooked.

Pass rushing Defenders like Micah who is only the 2nd player since Reggie White to have over 12 sacks in his first 4 yrs are not replaceable but hey I am glad he’s in Green Bay lol


A great pass rusher is a valuable piece to a championship team. But that’s all he is, a piece.

Luka was the franchise. The Mavs were projected to lose 10’s of millions in ticket sales over the next few years. and hundreds of millions in franchise valuation.

Do you think the Cowboys will be hurting financially in the slightest after this move? I don’t.
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#36 » by Packbuckman » Fri Aug 29, 2025 4:22 pm

zero rings wrote:
Packbuckman wrote:
zero rings wrote:
Ok but this Micah guy is not a star QB. He's replaceable.

Luka was the whole Mavs franchise, and they were on the verge of implosion without him. If not for the Flagg miracle they'd be f*cking cooked.

Pass rushing Defenders like Micah who is only the 2nd player since Reggie White to have over 12 sacks in his first 4 yrs are not replaceable but hey I am glad he’s in Green Bay lol


A great pass rusher is a valuable piece to a championship team. But that’s all he is, a piece.

Luka was the franchise. The Mavs were projected to lose 10’s of millions in ticket sales over the next few years. and hundreds of millions in franchise valuation.

Do you think the Cowboys will be hurting financially in the slightest after this move? I don’t.

No if your talking financially hell no the cowboys are worth 13 billion dollars this move won’t effect them at all. But playing wise the Mavs will be a way better team than the cowboys the Mavs at least got Davis who is a way better player than what cowboys got.
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#37 » by Calvin Klein » Fri Aug 29, 2025 4:31 pm

Luka still the worst trade ever in the NBA so I'm pretty sure it's him.
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#38 » by MMyhre » Fri Aug 29, 2025 4:37 pm

I thought it was Chandler Parsons
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#39 » by tcheco » Fri Aug 29, 2025 4:43 pm

Luka is the worst trade of all time possibly, so theres that.
Flagg is not part of the trade
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Re: Biggest loss to Dallas Micah Parsons or Luka Dončić 

Post#40 » by Eyeamok » Fri Aug 29, 2025 4:54 pm

Lakers In 5 wrote:
CodeBreaker wrote:They got AD and Coop for Luka. Not really a loss

They didn't get Flagg for Luka.


Yes Flagg was part of the deal without a doubt.
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