08-09-2021, 12:07 PM
The Mavs are close if KP suddenly regains his defensive ability. Else we are still ways away. It is very difficult to even get a 3rd star let alone a 2nd star.
The 2011 team was a great team because they had a lot of battle tested and even legendary players who had done everything but won a title. They were lucky that all of them had one good last run in them. Using them as an example to show that teams who were not considered a top 3 contender can win, again misses some glaring issues with this team.
This is why the regression of KP was such a huge setback. The previous regime had banked heavily on KP being the 2nd star.
The 2011 team was a great team because they had a lot of battle tested and even legendary players who had done everything but won a title. They were lucky that all of them had one good last run in them. Using them as an example to show that teams who were not considered a top 3 contender can win, again misses some glaring issues with this team.
This is why the regression of KP was such a huge setback. The previous regime had banked heavily on KP being the 2nd star.
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