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[mavsluvr]

You didn't ask me, but I'll chime in anyway. :-) 

fifteenth, I always welcome your delightful views -- you don't need to be asked

I'd say that helping the KP/DP lineups to understand what they're supposed to be doing when they're on the floor together would help. My answer in short, "coaches, can you fix the "chickens with their heads cut off" plays?

Totally!

I haven't tried to see whether any stats bear this out, but from my eye test, it seems like these are some of the absolute worst lineups in terms of the Mavs wrecking their own offense. KP posting up while Luka and Powell are trying to execute their PNRs. KP and DP both diving to the basket at the same time. KP and DP actually colliding with each other under the basket. Woof!

These lineups look they desperately need some coaching staff attention. 


I'm sure this next bit of speculation is false. But I'm just throwing it all on the wall at the moment. Are the coaches allowing KP to "just play basketball" so that he comes to the conclusion on his own that in some lineups it would be better for him to do some spacing. I mean, KP, come on, Dirk did it at times.

I've heard that speculated on a few times. That it is one of Kidd's primary jobs to get along with KP. So he lets him play how he wants, and either it works, or eventually KP realizes that it doesn't work. I wouldn't be surprised if there is something to it. 

At any rate, I don't know to what degree that is true, but you have to think there is an ultimate end point if it doesn't start working. That being Luka's frustration level getting too high.