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RE: A Few Thoughts on Mavs 118, Bulls 110 - dirkfansince1998 - 01-07-2020 I prefered the way Barea was used prior to Christmas and the KP + THJ injuries. Only bring him of the bench if the team really strurggles on offense. Mavs are basically playing 4 vs 5 on defense with him on the floor so he needs to have a perfect game on offense to make up for it. Considering the defensive struggles the Mavs are having without KP they cannot afford to have another defensive liablity on the floor. RE: A Few Thoughts on Mavs 118, Bulls 110 - ClutchDirk - 01-07-2020 https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/1214684562686697472 RE: A Few Thoughts on Mavs 118, Bulls 110 - Dahlsim - 01-07-2020 (01-07-2020, 09:36 AM)mavsluvr Wrote: Mavs Bounce Back Against Bulls Similar to what I've said about Boban, Barea is a specific pinch hitter player type, always has been. He can be extremely effective, even at this late stage of his career, but its all about how he's used. in fact any player Barea's size needs some cover on defense. He didn't get it. That said, he also just had a bad stretch of play, which is true of any player. Even the Luka the Wunderkid has bad stretches we still him. RE: A Few Thoughts on Mavs 118, Bulls 110 - mavsluvr - 01-08-2020 (01-07-2020, 11:28 AM)aguiar95 Wrote: Not sure we are a good defensive team with KP. Among all above .500 teams, we rank dead last in Adjusted Defensive Rating. We don't force turnovers (28th in the league), we don't steal (28th) and we don't block enough (20th). Also, our Defensive Rebound % (18th) should be better if we want to contend, fixing that should fix our Opponent Offensive Rebounding (26th).I have a concern about this, too. The Mavs are certainly a better defensive team with KP, but they still have room to improve. I think the team will continue to make progress in getting it together. But I don't know what this roster's defensive ceiling is. There are some guys who can play good defense, skill-wise, but except for a couple of positions, they're pretty undersized. Guess we'll continue to monitor the situation. |