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I don't think he has the credibility to stick around long enough. Supposedly there was a mastermind above him making recent positive additions and he left.
Eventual fire by Ownership and go work as Laker secretary.
Is Nico gonna burn down the rubble or something? I'm still surprised he's allowed to show his face in DFW.
I don't think he has the credibility to stick around long enough. Supposedly there was a mastermind above him making recent positive additions and he left.
Eventual fire by Ownership and go work as Laker secretary.
Nico is the fall guy. Ownership signed off on that stupidgood. the sooner nico is forced out, the better.
meanwhile
amen thompson - rockets "superstar"
yes they definitely signed off. but still not sure if he's just a fall guy. no one on earth could have looked at this situation and not seen this kind of fallout happening. if nico truly wasnt on board and was just a fall guy, why wouldn't he just resign? sure they would pay him well, but he had to know that this was going to ruin his career irreversibly and completely destroy his credibility. if he was solely interested in making a payday and never working again or showing his face in public for the next 10+ years, then yeah it makes sense. but i dont think thats the case.
i think he truly believed this was a good move and is willing to weather the storm to prove he was right, and ownership is just backing him up. because they know that either A) it somehow works and they win championships, or B) it backfires, but gives them what they idiotically perceive as leverage to move the mavs wherever they want, whether gambling is legalized and they take the team to irving or someplace where they can build their dream complex, or a move to las vegas if gambling isnt legalized
either way, its a horrifying situation. but still not as bad as a team thinking amen thompson is their savior.
Nico will be brought out of deep cover and be working for the Lakers soon.
Mavs just desperately want to avoid playing against Lakers at home.You sure about that?
The Mavs are at risk of forfeiting games due to injuries and NBA salary cap rules, per BobbyMarks42
Nice of Luka to whip that Sun's ass this afternoon.
6AM radio comin' early in the morn.
Big game from AD. Maybe they were right all along? I just think they’re one guard away, who can be both a facilitator and number one option, from winning a le tbh imho Hopkins no gloves, Riley no parakeet, pussy no face, et-cetera no cetera etc
You did good, Mark; your winning helps keep the Suns at bay.
I got a bad feeling the Mavs are gonna lose this game tonight which would make Friday's game an imperative victory taking into account the Suns win tonight which would not surprise me whatsoever.
Nico's boy with 13 points in 33 minutes. Luka dropped a big 45 on both.
What in the are you talking about? Phoenix is on an 8 game losing streak and officially in the lottery (and giving Houston their pick
I enjoy obsessing & ruminating about them until they're actually out. That happened last night. My nightmare is over. over-over.What in the are you talking about? Phoenix is on an 8 game losing streak and officially in the lottery (and giving Houston their pick
I kept obsessing because if they would have gotten in the playoffs Durant, Booker and Beal would have had a clean slate from which to start from. I didn't trust it...but the Suns owner Ishbia did relish the prospect..."I wouldn't want to play the Suns if we get in." said after they were slaughtered game before last night.
Sure, I'm paranoid about the Suns, bum, I've never denied such. It's just my pathology. It took firm root when I arrived here Xmas of '86 and has never left me one iota.
"I hope Mavs..."
Punching bag franchise for atleast half decade. Luka hasn't even Playoff Hero in that ugly yellow & violet yet
Good luck to ya, dj. I'll be pulling for you & your Rockets to win the NBA le this June.
, look at us. Walking shoulder to shoulder. Brings tears to the eyes.
Nico is my .
Dirk was just at two Mavs games after the trade, both against Lakers.
I don't understand Cuban giving away control of the Mavs like this. I thought he'd die first.
Same here tbh.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...llas-mavericksFirings, 'cheerleader energy' and lost trust: What really led to the Luka Doncic trade
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What happened next began a series of behind-the-scenes decisions that have had massive ramifications for the Mavs during this shocking, drastically disappointing, injury-riddled season in Dallas. Interviews with more than a dozen team and league insiders reveal that while the Luka Doncic era officially ended on Feb. 2, it truly began to disintegrate, along with the franchise's culture, 18 months earlier, the summer before the generational talent led the Mavs to the NBA Finals.
A few days after returning to Dallas' Love Field from the Hall of Fame event, when the franchise that had endured a frustrating, losing season was on a high from honoring Nowitzki, Harrison informed Smith that they needed to meet. Smith replied that it wasn't possible to meet in person; he had gone to his hometown in Ohio to be at the side of his gravely ill mother in the final weeks of her life. Harrison set up a video conference meeting instead.
Smith was then informed that his services in Dallas were no longer needed, ending a nearly two-decade tenure with the franchise. The reason for the dismissal centered on Smith being "too negative," according to sources briefed on the discussion who interpreted the vague reasoning to mean Smith wasn't enough of a yes-man.
"He was 100 percent threatened by him," a team source told ESPN, referring to Harrison's concern that Smith's voice carried too much weight with the franchise. "He's going to show that I'm in charge and nobody else can question that."
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