Sit Luka GM 1 or no?

[MrGoat]

just tank game one and backdoor sweep the thunder. it seemed the game 1 @ clips was also tanked. the mavs would have backdoor swept clippers if we had better luck in crunch minutes in game 4. it's not wise to go all out in game one imho and tanking the first game may actually be a good choice when you don't have HCA. luka can play some minutes to see how they deal with him in defense, while we may try different defensive strategies on ASG and find out which works best.

You don't tank playoff games. And the Thunder are a young untested team that hasn't really been challenged yet. If the Mavs can bring the same kind of defensive intensity they did against the Clippers they won't even know what hit them. With a young, talented, but very inexperienced team you're better off crushing their confidence right away instead of letting them hang around.