A Few Thoughts on Mavs 120, Hornets 123

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Defensive minded and can handle pressure, but will be comfortable playing off the ball too.

You literally wrote the description of CP3

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Last night I saw (minus JJB) every ball handler feeling the need to know where Luka is at all times and if he was working to get open, they better work to get him the ball. That is the perfect time to play 4 on 4 ball with the defense's best perimeter player fully out of the mix.

It is beyond understanding to me, how this team can play perfectly ok basketball with Luka out, but when he plays, all other guards not named Barea hide and just look for Luka all the time.

This.  It's like they are playing hot potato.  They'll pass up a wide open three to get the ball back to Luka for a contested 30 foot jumper.