I’m talking about the fan outcry. Not comparing the moves in comparing the crying. It’s sick and pathetic. I get why you cry over losing Jimmy he got us rings.
Nico was the scapegoat for the Nike deal and he’s the scapegoat now. Under Armour have Steph stock in the company. Nike though simply being Nike that’s all it took.
Nico has made some solid moves. Kyrie, Marshall, Livrly, Gafford and PJ. He built a good team. Which is why I don’t believe the Luka deal was him. Solely anyway. He’s taking it to the chin though.
My man, I like you as a poster but this stuff you are typing is just dumb.
Like beyond the pale nonsense made up by a PR firm using AI level dumb.
The Mavs can't even field a team right now and you are on here agreeing with the lowest bball IQ poster we have looking at each other and nodding over how great Mad Dog 20/20 is compared to a highly rated Spanish tempranillo.
Nico called Steph, Seth in his meeting with him!! Nike has the biggest stars, and they didn't NEED Steph at the time, but they sure underestimated his value to the brand. He and LeBron were the two biggest names to my AAU teams. That was 10 years ago. Steph has the #1 selling jersey and LeBron #2 TODAY. Thats a major gaffe Nike made because they were too big to fail and too good to do their homework. Nico showed up with his Kobe selfie and thought it was all too good to pass up for Steph. This is the same mistake Converse made that allowed Nike to get Jordan and take over the world. Nike is currently hemorrhaging value. They badly need to sign Cooper Flagg.
The Mavs trajectory is so bleak it is like a crime novel. They can't even sign 10-day contracts. They are at the minimum number of players required to start basketball games, but they aren't even finishing the game with 8 guys. The latest injury was two guys running into each other taking both out. --will shock zero Mavs fans to know one of those guys is Dwight Powell.
Nico was the one who initiated the trade talks with LA, and he was the one who took the trade to DuMont. That is the story the Mavs front office all agree happened. So, if Nico is a scapegoat, he is the one scapegoating himself. He is saying he made the trade, and he will be proven right over time. But he is wrong. Obviously wrong. Every day that passes makes the trade look worse. Kyrie's injury ends the window to win with AD so now they need to trade off AD this upcoming off-season. The entire franchise and fan base is now watching and cheering for every loss because it adds ping pong balls to the hoppers so they can get that 3% chance at a miracle occurring.
Nico wanted Luka to work harder off the court in the off-season and in rehab. Those are fair wants. But he grew petty in trying to get his way and fired an excellent Casey Smith as trainer. Smith is ELITE at his job. And now the guys are all injured. Shockingly bad decision-making by Nico.
I was praising Nico 2 months ago!!! I didn't have any ill will for the guy. But you make a move like trading Luka for a centerfold from 10 years ago and your every miss gets amplified. People are going to hold losing Jalen Brunson for nothing against you. They are going to laugh in your face that AD played less 3 quarters after you traded for him with a bad groin and didn't attach any escalators to the deal if couldn't play this season. Even the small move of Grimes for Caleb Martin looks insanely bad unless you just really wanted to tank.
Nico is a running joke right now. Not Mavs fans but just basic NBA fan accounts are making fun of him daily on social media. Comedians are using him as a punchline. The only thing funnier is two guys on this forum arguing about it in his favor.
