NEWS: Michigan coach Dusty May is finalizing a deal to take the Dallas Mavericks head coaching job, sources tell @PeteThamel, @ShamsCharania and me. May led Michigan basketball to the national title in April. The allure of coaching Cooper Flagg as a linchpin piece helped draw him.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m so glad the Mavs lucked into Cooper Flagg.
But out of all the NBA franchises out there, I still can’t believe the one I’ve invested so much into over the years was the one that got nuked by one incompetent power-hungry egomaniac.
Look at this box all the way from Denton, Texas!
It's the MEAN GREEN from North Texas!! Did you know they are still alive for the College Football Playoff... I did!
Thank you to Coach Morris and @MeanGreenFB for this awesome box, good luck for the rest of your season!!
"Besides hiring unqualified people for important roles, Harrison also didn’t have much tolerance for anyone who disagreed with his way of doing things, multiple team employees told The Athletic."
This was pure. This was ours. This was everything. It was downright criminal to tear this down. And it started long before the sale. This has been an absolute masterclass on how to fumblefuck a good thing.
I just can't stop being flabbergasted by this. The Lakers were peering over the edge of years of mediocrity. They were arguably already in them. And then the Mavericks just blessed them with one of the brightest futures and presents in the NBA for no articulable reason.
Why the hell won’t the NBA investigate the Mavs GM who is best friends with the Lakers GM and idolizes Lakers players and loves Lakers culture and practically gifted the Lakers a generational talent? Where’s that investigation?
Every once in a while, I’m reminded that the Dallas Mavericks traded a once-in-a-generation playmaking talent who was arguably the most accomplished 25-year old in NBA history for a 31-year-old, injury-prone big man, a potential rotation player and a single first-round pick.
Nico Harrison, man. I can't believe one person was able to undo 25 years of basketball culture in Dallas. Everyone from die-hard Mavs fans to players to execs are still stunned by the stupidity of this man's decision making. I really hope he loses his job soon. It's the only way this fanbase truly turns the page on this abysmal chapter.
So many NBA fans feel like it's becoming harder, more expensive, and not as fun to be an NBA fan for so many different reasons. And they've got a point.
This isn't just limited to Mavs fans, but they might understandably feel the most anger of any fan base right now.
Since trading Luka:
AD hurt
Lakers become 3 seed
Lakers are half a game behind 2 seed
Mavs in the Play-In
Quentin Grimes drops 44 pts
Caleb Martin hasn't played for Dallas
A Disaster Class by Nico Harrison 😭
Seriously. In what other line of work can you ruin your own product and directly help your company's competition and keep your job? Nico really should be fired yesterday. This isn't even a controversial take.