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Walt Frazier · 07-08-2015, 11:18 PM

Full quote from Mark Cuban:

“We literally had the discussion, if we couldn’t get a serious free agent whether it was one of the other guys out there or one of the earlier ones that went, that it was time to take a step back. The reason why we thought this year versus other years was simple math. Over the last few years, there was a race to the bottom with six or seven teams trying to have the worst record, but most of those teams have improved themselves significantly through the draft or free agency or both, or just getting older and playing longer together, like an Orlando.

“This year, there aren’t going to be six teams in the race to the bottom, particularly in the Western Conference…Because there are only going to be two or three teams in the race to the bottom, we said okay, this could be our David Robinson year. We go out and get somebody that we think we can develop as opposed to an impact player. We take our lumps and have lots of cap room and we do lots of trades to add lots of draft picks, because draft picks, with the way the cap is going are going to increase in value significantly. Fortunately, that didn’t happen.”

Fortunately it didn't happen = well, it has happened.

07-08-2015, 11:18 PM	#6
Walt Frazier Pro OVR: 0 Join Date: Jan 2014	Re: Predict where Dirk ends up... Full quote from Mark Cuban: “We literally had the discussion, if we couldn’t get a serious free agent whether it was one of the other guys out there or one of the earlier ones that went, that it was time to take a step back. The reason why we thought this year versus other years was simple math. Over the last few years, there was a race to the bottom with six or seven teams trying to have the worst record, but most of those teams have improved themselves significantly through the draft or free agency or both, or just getting older and playing longer together, like an Orlando. “This year, there aren’t going to be six teams in the race to the bottom, particularly in the Western Conference…Because there are only going to be two or three teams in the race to the bottom, we said okay, this could be our David Robinson year. We go out and get somebody that we think we can develop as opposed to an impact player. We take our lumps and have lots of cap room and we do lots of trades to add lots of draft picks, because draft picks, with the way the cap is going are going to increase in value significantly. Fortunately, that didn’t happen.” Fortunately it didn't happen = well, it has happened.