01-24-2020, 04:46 PM
Was great seeing Mavs go 5 wide basically, all shooters for I guess the entire game right? If Boban doesn't play and Powell's on the shelf your entire team shoots 3's at a high level. This might be the first time I can ever remember Mavs having that sort of lineup for an entire game. It definitely lends itself to shootouts.
I think when the other team is shooting 3's it energizes the Mavs. They think, "Oh they want a shootout? Awesome." Even if the Mavs don't start off well they will get it going because they love these *types* of games. What they don't like are very physical, grind it out games (which would be a problem come playoff time). So they can still win games this way, they just need a better long-term solution because no defense shootouts will not work in tough playoff matchups.
I think when the other team is shooting 3's it energizes the Mavs. They think, "Oh they want a shootout? Awesome." Even if the Mavs don't start off well they will get it going because they love these *types* of games. What they don't like are very physical, grind it out games (which would be a problem come playoff time). So they can still win games this way, they just need a better long-term solution because no defense shootouts will not work in tough playoff matchups.