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[michaeltex]

@"fifteenth" I'd say it's beyond obvious that KP is part of the problem below, but what's truly skull-numbing is that NONE of the players on court seem to be on the same page.

https://twitter.com/iztok_franko/status/...10978?s=20

https://twitter.com/iztok_franko/status/...40420?s=20

https://twitter.com/iztok_franko/status/...72994?s=20

Thanks for posting those, KL. They really illustrate a basic problem with the current offense that we were seeing in the first couple of games. So to say DAL is 7-4 in spite of this disfunction is pretty good.

Watching the clips it seems like they want to do everything on the same play, PnR with Luka & DP, low post KP, DFS & THJ placed for corner 3s. So once Luka and DP start their PnR, KP immediately posts then two dribbles and all 10 players are below the FT line. I know corner 3s are the most effective, but the current system doesn't allow for that unless you make an early pass to the shooter before the sight lines get obscured. As the action moves toward the basket, nobody is rotating out top for a bail out. THJ is pretty good at that spot. You can see in one of the clips that Luka expects someone to be on top as DP runs away and THJ has to rescue the pass. 

This offense can't continue with 2 guys run to the corners while 3 guys run to the basket, can it?

I also want to observe that RCs offense was not that bad. Yes, you often lived and died by 3pt shots, but scoring wasn't really the issue. Defense was the Achilles heel as the team really couldn't defend well when the shooting went cold. That's why everyone wanted 3&D upgrades this offseason. This team was built for the 5 out PnR and whatever this is doesn't fit.