MAVS 107, BULLS 117

[Borkhan]

Just my thoughts btw. The team is not cohesive yet, did not yet gel together. Some players are just trying to prove themselves to find a place in he team, the others are regressing without visible cause, so basically they are going in all directions. They do try, I dont deny that, but the team does not look like Spartan phalanx for example, but more like the end of the lemmings panic run.

And to be specific:

• Luka, lets face it, is this season playing like a poor man's star, but also the others are showing just occasional moments of quality.
  
• if the starting line does not work ten times, why repeat it?
  
• Cauley Stein should not play at all till he rectifies his obvious mistakes and incompetence
  
• Finney Smith is questionable, should try some other player in his place, anyone
  
• imho the first part of the season is when you experiment the most with the team and Kidd is not doing that enough. you cannot experiment at the end of the season. If you haven unproven players give them a chance to prove themselves now, and I do not mean 2 minutes per game
  

Trade will definitely not magically solve this problem because:
A. Mavs does not have enough money and picks or will for real game changers
B. Stars just dont want to go to Dallas, prefer more glitzy and media saturated places
C. Stars also want more support than Luka in a slump, KP perrenialy injured, veterans slowly fading away and rookies not yet ready for real competition; with basically unproven GM and coach to boot
D. Mavs at this moment is not a contender, even playoffs are questionable - we will see after they meet other contenders

The only pleasant surprise up till now is Brunson.

I am afraid we will throw another year of Luka's brilliance away, with a caveat, that even this brilliance is up till now not visible. I hope it is not gone.

Just had to say it, thx for listening. Sorry for my rant, but I did have a hope for a better team, not a championship one (yet) but at least capable for a second round of playoffs. As it looks right now, that is a broken dream...