IF were Dirk would be pissed. you had a championship caliber team that would have been so for at least the next 2-3 years and instead, Cuban blows it up trying to sign Paul or Deron plus Howard and stuck out. Now you are signing scraps from this year's FA and Dirk is going to 36 next year and it looks like the Mavs aren't going to pull any significant signings in next FA as well with the contracts they are s ing out right now.
When are GMs going to realize that players like Paul, Deron, and Howard AREN'T going to win you championships. Team players and chemistry are going to win you championships. You had the best defensive C in the league. One of the bench PGs in JJ. HOF PG starting. You a good backup to Marion in Brewer at SF. You had starting SG in Butler who fit your system prefectly. And you let all that chemistry go in pursuit of Big Name players that haven't DONE JACK in the past 5 years playoff wise.
That is why I am glad the Spurs don't take this approach going into the offseason.