LAD - Life After Deron

[SMC0007]

I'm down for Lin, always have been!

Poor Dirk, let him remain in Germany and take the year off while we save money and tank the season for a lotto pick next year, with a side of Dwight (ugh).

[BGMaverick9]

Originally Posted by SMC0007

I'm down for Lin, always have been!

Poor Dirk, let him remain in Germany and take the year off while we save money and tank the season for a lotto pick next year, with a side of Dwight (ugh).

The Knicks won't let him go. I would be absolutely stunned if they did.

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by BGMaverick9

The Knicks won't let him go. I would be absolutely stunned if they did.

Well they shouldn't, it would be stupid to let a guy like that go. :/

Imo, Serious misjudgment in this guys talent and ability going forward around here...still.

[The Ghost of Championship]

Originally Posted by BGMaverick9

The Knicks won't let him go. I would be absolutely stunned if they did.

Are you stunned or was this some board joke I don't get?

[Wang Zhi Zhi]

Love Simmons:

--One of the show's [Game of Thrones] funniest moments goes to one of the month's funniest moments — Mark Cuban missing Deron Williams's visit to Dallas for the Mavericks' big "Here's why you should play for us, Deron" pitch. Why? Because Cuban was in Los Angeles taping that week's episode of Shark Tank. Does anyone else keep picturing this exchange?

Williams: "So why isn't Mark here? Is he running late?"

(Donnie Nelson and Rick Carlisle glance at each other nervously.)

Jeff Schwartz (Williams's agent): "Shouldn't we wait for him?"

Nelson (finally): "Mark can't make it today."

Schwartz: "What happened? Family emergency or something?"

(Nelson and Carlisle glance at each other nervously again.)

Williams: "Is everything all right?"

Carlisle (finally): "Have you ever seen the show he's on, Shark Tank?
(Williams and Schwartz look at him blankly.)

Carlisle: "Well … "

Anyway, you're not gonna believe this, but Williams ended up re-signing with Brooklyn. Normally I'd have more barbs here … but I actually enjoy Shark Tank. I fully support Cuban's decision to throw away Dallas's 2012 title defense to create enough cap space to potentially sign a marquee free agent like Williams, then to miss THE crucial pitch meeting with Williams because he was contractually obligated to tape a reality-TV show. I care more about Shark Tank than the fate of the Mavericks. If I rooted for the Mavericks? I might not be as happy.--

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/...thrones-part-1

[SMC0007]

Originally Posted by Wang Zhi Zhi

Love Simmons:

--One of the show's [Game of Thrones] funniest moments goes to one of the month's funniest moments — Mark Cuban missing Deron Williams's visit to Dallas for the Mavericks' big "Here's why you should play for us, Deron" pitch. Why? Because Cuban was in Los Angeles taping that week's episode of Shark Tank. Does anyone else keep picturing this exchange?

Williams: "So why isn't Mark here? Is he running late?"

(Donnie Nelson and Rick Carlisle glance at each other nervously.)

Jeff Schwartz (Williams's agent): "Shouldn't we wait for him?"

Nelson (finally): "Mark can't make it today."

Schwartz: "What happened? Family emergency or something?"

(Nelson and Carlisle glance at each other nervously again.)

Williams: "Is everything all right?"

Carlisle (finally): "Have you ever seen the show he's on, Shark Tank?
(Williams and Schwartz look at him blankly.)

Carlisle: "Well … "

Anyway, you're not gonna believe this, but Williams ended up re-signing with Brooklyn. Normally I'd have more barbs here … but I actually enjoy Shark Tank. I fully support Cuban's decision to throw away Dallas's 2012 title defense to create enough cap space to potentially sign a marquee free agent like Williams, then to miss THE crucial pitch meeting with Williams because he was contractually obligated to tape a reality-TV show. I care more about Shark Tank than the fate of the Mavericks. If I rooted for the Mavericks? I might not be as happy.--

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/...thrones-part-1

I complained about this before anyone....

[LonghornDub]

Originally Posted by SMC0007

I complained about this before anyone....

I was complaining about it as Sefko blogged it initially.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by SMC0007

I complained about this before anyone....

Originally Posted by LonghornDub

I was complaining about it as Sefko blogged it initially.

Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

^I was right there with Longhorn and SMC complaining about it, but I don't believe that Cuban showing up would have changed the decision. *I'm sure Cuban could have had a face-to-face if he really wanted to, but he would have said the same things as Donnie and Rick. *He would have said that Joe Johnson and his horrid cap killing contract shouldn't be enough, but to Deron...it was. *Simple as that. *I still believe that the extra year was the the real reason, but c'est la vie. *It just wasn't mean't to be.

Originally Posted by LonghornDub

I agree on essentially all fronts. *I don't like that Cuban wasn't there, but I don't think his being there would have changed the result.

I was complaining about everyone complaining about it before everyone came to the conclusion that it wasn't really worth complaining about in the first place (since it's not like Cuban's presence was going to change any of the reasons that Deron was going to base his decision upon...)

So I win one free internet.

[CanadianMavsFan]

If Jeremy Lin comes to the Mavericks it will make me very sad.