Conspiracy Theory

[Spurminator]

The Mavericks need to enter rebuilding mode, but that is a terrible PR move at a late stage in Dirk's career, and among a fanbase that has gotten used to being a Playoff team year after year. Mark Cuban needed a bad guy to place the blame on, so he wouldn't be seen as an inept owner. Frankly, he sank the Mavs after 2011, but he would never admit it, and he needs to steer the conversation away from that.

DeAndre Jordan was never coming to the Mavs. Notice how he never announced it or mentioned it in any way after the "verbal agreement" was made. He never intended to come here. Mark Cuban got permission from Fagan to announce the verbal agreement with the expectation that Jordan would return to the Clippers when signing day came, because that way when he came up dry in free agency, he could blame Jordan, the Clippers and shitty luck instead of his own ineptitude leading to a desperate need to rebuild.

Now the rebuilding process begins as it was always meant to. Wes Matthews will be used as a trade chip later this season to finish off the tank job. Mark Cuban can play the victim as he has for 16 years, and Dallas fans will swallow it as they have for the same amount of time.

Great theatre! I loved every minute of it.

[Marcus Bryant]

But what do the Clips and Jordan get out of it?

[Mr. Body]

But what do the Clips and Jordan get out of it?

[ElNono]

But what do the Clips and Jordan get out of it?

damn, back to the drawing board...

[tholdren]

no, i dig. Clippers already have the Cuban cheated them with the 25k fine. It works for both.

[Spurminator]

But what do the Clips and Jordan get out of it?

I, uh, well... Drama? Chris Paul, Blake Griffin... actors...

Look over there!

(Exits)

[Kawhi_and_LMA]

Cuban is driving around Dallas right now trying to get the address to Deandre's house, per Broussard. It's not a conspiracy.

[SupremeGuy]

But what do the Clips and Jordan get out of it?


damn, back to the drawing board...:lol

[look_at_g_shred]

damn, back to the drawing board...
Haha

[R. Canterbury Buford]

Sounds legit

[RD2191]

OP is a

[tholdren]

OP is a
better poster than robdiaz

[beirmeistr]

ClipperGate----The commisioner's first crisis. He needs to punish the Clippers.

[Marcus Bryant]

I think it's more likely a 27 year old was pissed that he didn't get the attention in LA, went looking for what he thought he was due, thought he found it, and then realized he didn't.

It's also likely that the Clippers took a lackadaisical view of free agency to start, that fed Jordan's view for a time, and then when the rest of the free agency dominos began to fall they realized they had Fd up. As had Jordan.

[RD2191]

better poster than robdiaz
How's that "will lma be next" thread working for you? :lmao

[tholdren]

How's that "will lma be next" thread working for you? :lmao
I knew your passive-aggressiveness would make you bite.

[Marcus Bryant]

ClipperGate----The commisioner's first crisis. He needs to punish the Clippers.

Right. Either have some kind of binding commitment during the moratorium (which is stupid in its own right, it used to be called a "player contract") or just start the first day of free agency on the first day after the new cap is announced.

[Spurminator]

But MAYBE... The Clips weren't in on it. Jordan/Fegan knew the Clippers would resign him if he was interested, but why not make them suffer a little before the deadline? Make them appreciate Jordan as a significant contributor to what they're doing. Rebuild some of the burned bridges. That's why Jordan re-established contact earlier this week. They knew the Clips would beg for him back. Why wouldn't they? What do they have to lose?

[Marcus Bryant]

That would make sense if the Clippers didn't previously have a max contract offer extended. (Did they, I have no idea)

[Spurminator]

That would make sense if the Clippers didn't previously have a max contract offer extended. (Did they, I have no idea)

I think they did, but that doesn't mean Jordan still can't make them shake a bit. Expressing disinterest at the outset doesn't mean he couldn't go back and accept (or ask for it to be extended back) it if he knows they're not going to offer it to anyone else. He held all the power here.

Which does beg another question though... Why didn't the Clippers have any kind of backup plan?

[coopdogg3]

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity

[K...]

Clippers are not a party to the fraud. Jordan is.

jordan is told by the agent , do me a favor with Cubes. jordan does it to get revenge from CP3 for being such a dick. He's no longer the guy that blows games but the guy who came back for his ever loving buddies.

[Raven]

i doubt Cuban gives a shit about pr

[GSH]

But what do the Clips and Jordan get out of it?

Crickets.

[Spurminator]

Crickets.

Bro, refresh your browser, there've been almost 25 posts since then. This is a fluid and evolving theory, and we've all unanimously agreed that the Clippers weren't in on it. More to come.

[GSH]

LMAO - I read the comments...bro. I don't see any unanimous agreement. Maybe that's a conspiracy, too?

You just don't hear the crickets.

[RD2191]

*tumbleweed*

[Stabula]

^ :lol

[Obstructed_View]

Thanks to the Tavares thread, this is not the worst thread of the day. :tu

[Nathan89]

:lmao