02-19-2025, 10:35 PM
(02-19-2025, 09:41 PM)DallasMaverick Wrote: Does anyone remember last years' series against Boston?
And how Dallas only had two players that could put the ball on the floor and generate a good look?
And Kyrie was constantly battling against their length to get decent shots? And missing a lot of those?
And how disappointed we were that DJJ was a zero on offense?
Naji was one of the guys (also Klay, also Grimes, also Dinwiddie) that was supposed to help with that problem. Two-way guys.
I remember last years Western Conference playoff run when DJJ was a crucial part of the defense that got us to the finals. No question it would have been nice to have more offensive versatility on the roster (and we could have added Naji, Grimes and Dinwiddie while holding onto DJJ) but none of those guys you listed provide what DJJ does defensively, and replacing DJJ with any them would not have made a difference in the finals.