(07-04-2024, 04:06 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Balance shifted all the way to offense. Don't think you can get away with it on defense. 18 minutes of POA from Grimes. Who is guarding the best opposing scorer for the rest of the game. Not to even mention teams with multiple threats.
This. Agreed. I'm having trouble seeing the Mavs go all the way with this roster, even though I really like the addition of Grimes and see the benefit of having Klay on the squad too... because it's lacking something on defense (and the level of competition offered by the Celtics and Thunder).
Winning a ring needs to be done quick, before Kyrie falls off the map. There's work to be done, Nico, quit mucking around with Lowry or Dinwiddie... and yet another Morris twin who is past his sell-by date... those signings aren't going to change anything.
Now if Nico were to get Terance Mann, I'd be singing a different tune (and Nico's praises too) as the balance would be just right, like baby bear's porridge.
The only thing that would then be needed, is for Luka to lose weight and take his conditioning seriously, so that he can be fully healthy in the playoffs this time around and also not be targeted on defense so much.