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Originally Posted by jthig32
And as Skin pointed out this week, the Spurs won a championship and didn't invite Avery Johnson back. Then they won a championship with Tony Parker and spent all summer flirting with Jason Kidd. And you think Pop was every where massaging egos? No. You do what you think is best for your organization. If anything, you can make the case the Spurs have been MORE successful than the Mavs in part because they've been MORE cut throat, and not fallen in love with their players to the extent that the Mavs have.
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The flip side would be this - how many major FAs has that cutthroat approach landed the Spurs?
Apparently no big deal when you can create a high level roster with Danny Greens and Kawhi Leonards playing major roles. But if your plan involves landing elite free agents - then the reputation of 'taking care of our guys' means something. And I don't think Cubes has that to the level that maybe he once did.
Now, I think some of that is probably overstated as $ speak more than anything when it comes to FA. But when trying to lure a guy like Deron, et al, every thing could be a factor.