TAKE DAT WIT YOU 11/11

[mavsluvr]

If their number one goal is to load manage KP---with the goal of keeping him healthy for a trade near the deadline---then I 100% support that. 

If the goal is to load manage him for the playoffs, then I am not supportive of that if it means playing poor basketball in the meantime. I don't believe in just turning things on in the playoffs and I think the regular season is a really important preparation for the playoffs--a time of building the team chemistry and cohesion needed to perform at an elite level against the best of the best. 

Basically, if the Mavs are planning to keep KP for themselves, then they need to figure out what lineups and combinations work best. If they are planning to trade him, then by all means, do what you need to keep him healthy and putting up good numbers.

If I were taking your deposition, I would object to that answer as non-responsive. 

You continue to complain about the KP-DP combo as KILLING the team. Okay, so far, so good. Complaining about this would seem to indicate that you think there is a better decision to be made. Since, if there isn't a solution to be implemented, it is pointless to keep pounding on the problem.

So -- are you saying you don't have a solution, but you think it is important to keep mentioning the problem, so we won't forget about it?

Or, are you saying that the solution would vary depending on whether they plan to keep or trade KP? Are you saying that playing KP with DP is okay if they want to trade KP, but not if they don't? If so, cool, who should they be playing him with if they don't?  

Saying that the Mavs should figure out the right thing to do is just a truism. That applies to every decision they make, and to every coaching staff in the league. It's not a helpful answer.

It might help us understand the issue better if, when you point out the problem, you can tell us what you see that might be contributing to it, or if you are unable to do that, tell us what choice you think would be better than the ones they are making. Just repeating a bunch of +/- stats isn't helpful, once the point differential has been identified. Or, maybe you have some other +/- combos to offer that would at least show us what is working better. 

I hope you don't think this post is "condescending." We're all on the same level here. It's an honest attempt to understand your line of thinking as to what you think the reasons for the negative point differentials are, how they might do better, or, if there isn't a viable solution at present, why you think it is important to keep repeating that the problem exists.