I don't know what would be better, fans showing up and just booing or doing fire nico chants...or hardly anyone showing up
Galborathelion said:
Fans that stick through this are as pathetic as dudes who come home to their wife in bed with the mailman, and ask her for forgiveness.
Luka Doncic has reportedly just closed on a new $15M house in Dallas last week pic.twitter.com/42xVtRDzOO
— Dallas Texas TV (@DallasTexasTV) February 3, 2025
yeah, seriously. that's why I like EPL so much, or just european and international soccer in general. The neighborhood stuff matters. The impossible to get season tix handed down through generations makes it so much stickier. The ability to buy equity in a lot of the teams matters. the having another team 5 mins down the road in the adjacent area of town b/c you can still sell out an 80k seat stadium with ease matters.Francis Macomber said:
Yeah, I've rethought a lot of my sports fandom over the last year or two. I read an editorial about a guy whose son ended up being a big fan of a rival team and how he eventually stopped being miserable over and started to just rooting for the rival team so he could have fun with his son watching games.
It really is kind of stupid how we invest so much time and emotion Ina team just because it's close to where we were born. I think it's alright to do it, but when ownership or management does something like this is think it's ok to say it is obvious you don't respect the time, money, and emotion i invest in this and therefore I'm going to invest time money and emotion into something else, such as another team, sport, etc.
It's kind of crazy how there are some many things that make rich people richer just because it has pre-created loyalty than is like impossible to destroy no matter what you do. Sports teams, IPs like Star Wars, etc.
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A few thoughts:PatAg said:shack009 said:Zachary Klement said:
What are y'all's thoughts about moving forward as basketball fans? I can't really see myself sticking it out with the Mavs through this…I see a few possibilities personally.
A) follow Luka to LA and keep supporting him
B) switch up and support the Rockets…I was born in Houston, have family that are big Rockets fans, and I have never really viewed pro sports rivalries as real
C) just completely check out of the NBA
C feels like the most likely option and maybe I just passively pay attention to Luka and other guys I like.
If you've been a Mavs fan your whole life it's really simple. Keep following the Mavs. I legitimately don't understand people who say they aren't going to be Mavs fans anymore.
Yes it sucks, and we are probably looking at many years in the wilderness starting in a few years. But I'm just supposed to change allegiances or stop caring about my childhood team I grew up with because they made a ******ed trade? I don't know how I can do that.
Rooting for another team is silly but it's very odd that you aren't as upset as every other Mavs fan is.
I don't get how you could seemingly be a huge fan and not be turned off by everything involving this trade
TheRatt87 said:
People trying to make sense of the nonsensical because to accept the obvious truth destroys how folks have viewed sports for their entire lives. As I stated earlier in this thread, the NBA has devolved into rigged entertainment. The latest iteration of WWE.
The NBA is a multi-billion dollar business in decline. TV ratings are down 50% over the last 5-10 yrs and even more so over a longer period. White viewers are now a minority. And somehow, beyond all reason, the 25 yr old generational talent (a white guy no less) is traded for scraps to the most successful modern franchise in the 2nd largest market to replace the soon-to-be-retiring 40 yr old generational talent. Occam's Razor.
Guitarsoup said:
https://streamable.com/99m6iy
Deal originally had Knecht and multiple firsts and Pelinka worked Nico over to take assets out.
He absolutely did by not shopping the deal around the leagueshack009 said:Guitarsoup said:
https://streamable.com/99m6iy
Deal originally had Knecht and multiple firsts and Pelinka worked Nico over to take assets out.
This is dumb and I will not believe any of these narratives that were bound to come out.
Pelinka was always going to take a victory lap and say "look I could have given up even more."
Nico did not just leave extra assets on the table just because.
Guitarsoup said:
https://streamable.com/99m6iy
Deal originally had Knecht and multiple firsts and Pelinka worked Nico over to take assets out.
That's not what was being discussed.ramblin_ag02 said:He absolutely did by not shopping the deal around the leagueshack009 said:Guitarsoup said:
https://streamable.com/99m6iy
Deal originally had Knecht and multiple firsts and Pelinka worked Nico over to take assets out.
This is dumb and I will not believe any of these narratives that were bound to come out.
Pelinka was always going to take a victory lap and say "look I could have given up even more."
Nico did not just leave extra assets on the table just because.
Infection_Ag11 said:Guitarsoup said:
https://streamable.com/99m6iy
Deal originally had Knecht and multiple firsts and Pelinka worked Nico over to take assets out.
My man, that's not even remotely in the realm of feasibility. It's Jewish space lasers stuff.
Guitarsoup said:Infection_Ag11 said:Guitarsoup said:
https://streamable.com/99m6iy
Deal originally had Knecht and multiple firsts and Pelinka worked Nico over to take assets out.
My man, that's not even remotely in the realm of feasibility. It's Jewish space lasers stuff.
It's not remotely in the realm of possibility that Nico got absolutely cooked on this trade?
Guitarsoup said:Infection_Ag11 said:Guitarsoup said:
https://streamable.com/99m6iy
Deal originally had Knecht and multiple firsts and Pelinka worked Nico over to take assets out.
My man, that's not even remotely in the realm of feasibility. It's Jewish space lasers stuff.
It's not remotely in the realm of possibility that Nico got absolutely cooked on this trade?
shack009 said:Guitarsoup said:Infection_Ag11 said:Guitarsoup said:
https://streamable.com/99m6iy
Deal originally had Knecht and multiple firsts and Pelinka worked Nico over to take assets out.
My man, that's not even remotely in the realm of feasibility. It's Jewish space lasers stuff.
It's not remotely in the realm of possibility that Nico got absolutely cooked on this trade?
It's not possible that there was an initial deal that included Knecht and another first round pick, and Pelinka talked Nico out of it.
It's not a different discussion. If Nico had shopped around the deal, LA would have had to do way better than AD, Christie and a single 1st.shack009 said:That's not what was being discussed.ramblin_ag02 said:He absolutely did by not shopping the deal around the leagueshack009 said:Guitarsoup said:
https://streamable.com/99m6iy
Deal originally had Knecht and multiple firsts and Pelinka worked Nico over to take assets out.
This is dumb and I will not believe any of these narratives that were bound to come out.
Pelinka was always going to take a victory lap and say "look I could have given up even more."
Nico did not just leave extra assets on the table just because.
You are having a different discussion.
Infection_Ag11 said:Guitarsoup said:Infection_Ag11 said:Guitarsoup said:
https://streamable.com/99m6iy
Deal originally had Knecht and multiple firsts and Pelinka worked Nico over to take assets out.
My man, that's not even remotely in the realm of feasibility. It's Jewish space lasers stuff.
It's not remotely in the realm of possibility that Nico got absolutely cooked on this trade?
It's not believable that LA said "sure we'll give you three or four additional assets" (at least two of which would have been more valuable than the second most valuable asset in the final trade), then took ALL those additional assets away and the deal still went through. That's a very different thing than simply selling a guy for pennies on the dollar. The latter happens all the time. The scenario you presented literally never happens because pro sports GMs aren't 7 years old.
Guitarsoup said:Infection_Ag11 said:Guitarsoup said:Infection_Ag11 said:Guitarsoup said:
https://streamable.com/99m6iy
Deal originally had Knecht and multiple firsts and Pelinka worked Nico over to take assets out.
My man, that's not even remotely in the realm of feasibility. It's Jewish space lasers stuff.
It's not remotely in the realm of possibility that Nico got absolutely cooked on this trade?
It's not believable that LA said "sure we'll give you three or four additional assets" (at least two of which would have been more valuable than the second most valuable asset in the final trade), then took ALL those additional assets away and the deal still went through. That's a very different thing than simply selling a guy for pennies on the dollar. The latter happens all the time. The scenario you presented literally never happens because pro sports GMs aren't 7 years old.
It's a negotiation. It's absolutely possibly that Nico went in and asked for AD, Knecht, Max and 2 firsts and ended up just getting AD, Max and 1 first. That's completely within the realm of possibility
Guitarsoup said:Infection_Ag11 said:Guitarsoup said:Infection_Ag11 said:Guitarsoup said:
https://streamable.com/99m6iy
Deal originally had Knecht and multiple firsts and Pelinka worked Nico over to take assets out.
My man, that's not even remotely in the realm of feasibility. It's Jewish space lasers stuff.
It's not remotely in the realm of possibility that Nico got absolutely cooked on this trade?
It's not believable that LA said "sure we'll give you three or four additional assets" (at least two of which would have been more valuable than the second most valuable asset in the final trade), then took ALL those additional assets away and the deal still went through. That's a very different thing than simply selling a guy for pennies on the dollar. The latter happens all the time. The scenario you presented literally never happens because pro sports GMs aren't 7 years old.
It's a negotiation. It's absolutely possibly that Nico went in and asked for AD, Knecht, Max and 2 firsts and ended up just getting AD, Max and 1 first. That's completely within the realm of possibility
shack009 said:Guitarsoup said:Infection_Ag11 said:Guitarsoup said:Infection_Ag11 said:Guitarsoup said:
https://streamable.com/99m6iy
Deal originally had Knecht and multiple firsts and Pelinka worked Nico over to take assets out.
My man, that's not even remotely in the realm of feasibility. It's Jewish space lasers stuff.
It's not remotely in the realm of possibility that Nico got absolutely cooked on this trade?
It's not believable that LA said "sure we'll give you three or four additional assets" (at least two of which would have been more valuable than the second most valuable asset in the final trade), then took ALL those additional assets away and the deal still went through. That's a very different thing than simply selling a guy for pennies on the dollar. The latter happens all the time. The scenario you presented literally never happens because pro sports GMs aren't 7 years old.
It's a negotiation. It's absolutely possibly that Nico went in and asked for AD, Knecht, Max and 2 firsts and ended up just getting AD, Max and 1 first. That's completely within the realm of possibility
That's not what he said. He said "the deal was bigger" and "the deal got whittled down."
Maybe he meant something else and worded it in a clunky way, but we can only address what he said. What he said is stupid.
shack009 said:Guitarsoup said:Infection_Ag11 said:Guitarsoup said:Infection_Ag11 said:Guitarsoup said:
https://streamable.com/99m6iy
Deal originally had Knecht and multiple firsts and Pelinka worked Nico over to take assets out.
My man, that's not even remotely in the realm of feasibility. It's Jewish space lasers stuff.
It's not remotely in the realm of possibility that Nico got absolutely cooked on this trade?
It's not believable that LA said "sure we'll give you three or four additional assets" (at least two of which would have been more valuable than the second most valuable asset in the final trade), then took ALL those additional assets away and the deal still went through. That's a very different thing than simply selling a guy for pennies on the dollar. The latter happens all the time. The scenario you presented literally never happens because pro sports GMs aren't 7 years old.
It's a negotiation. It's absolutely possibly that Nico went in and asked for AD, Knecht, Max and 2 firsts and ended up just getting AD, Max and 1 first. That's completely within the realm of possibility
That's not what he said. He said "the deal was bigger" and "the deal got whittled down."
Maybe he meant something else and worded it in a clunky way, but we can only address what he said. What he said is stupid.
This is the scenario in my head. I don't think there was ever even a handshake agreement on all of that and then the Lakers backed out. I bet Nico asked, and LA was happy to go along with all of it. LA played hardball just because, and Nico foldedGuitarsoup said:shack009 said:Guitarsoup said:Infection_Ag11 said:Guitarsoup said:Infection_Ag11 said:Guitarsoup said:
https://streamable.com/99m6iy
Deal originally had Knecht and multiple firsts and Pelinka worked Nico over to take assets out.
My man, that's not even remotely in the realm of feasibility. It's Jewish space lasers stuff.
It's not remotely in the realm of possibility that Nico got absolutely cooked on this trade?
It's not believable that LA said "sure we'll give you three or four additional assets" (at least two of which would have been more valuable than the second most valuable asset in the final trade), then took ALL those additional assets away and the deal still went through. That's a very different thing than simply selling a guy for pennies on the dollar. The latter happens all the time. The scenario you presented literally never happens because pro sports GMs aren't 7 years old.
It's a negotiation. It's absolutely possibly that Nico went in and asked for AD, Knecht, Max and 2 firsts and ended up just getting AD, Max and 1 first. That's completely within the realm of possibility
That's not what he said. He said "the deal was bigger" and "the deal got whittled down."
Maybe he meant something else and worded it in a clunky way, but we can only address what he said. What he said is stupid.
I think he's telling it from the LA perspective and that's probably his source and it is probably worded in a clunky way.
But I think that it's totally reasonable to think that Nico came in and asked for those assets and the Lakers privately said yeah, we're absolutely doing that, but let's see if we can take some off the board and if Dallas is desperate enough to get rid of Luca to agree to it.
So I think in that sense La played Nico because they also knew that there aren't any other two-way big men besides giannis who Milwaukee would never trade and Milwaukee wouldn't be confident that Luca would stay there
can't agree with you there. There's been nothing coming out to indicate that he played hardball at the negotiating tableshack009 said:Guitarsoup said:
https://streamable.com/99m6iy
Deal originally had Knecht and multiple firsts and Pelinka worked Nico over to take assets out.
This is dumb and I will not believe any of these narratives that were bound to come out.
Pelinka was always going to take a victory lap and say "look I could have given up even more."
Nico did not just leave extra assets on the table just because.
nevermind, I read it the opposite of how you were saying it....agreed. nico didn't voluntarily take less...he's just a ****ty negotiatorshack009 said:Guitarsoup said:Infection_Ag11 said:Guitarsoup said:
https://streamable.com/99m6iy
Deal originally had Knecht and multiple firsts and Pelinka worked Nico over to take assets out.
My man, that's not even remotely in the realm of feasibility. It's Jewish space lasers stuff.
It's not remotely in the realm of possibility that Nico got absolutely cooked on this trade?
It's not possible that there was an initial deal that included Knecht and another first round pick, and Pelinka talked Nico out of it.