12-02-2025, 02:55 PM
(12-02-2025, 12:59 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Offensive creation is the only truly non-negotiable need in the sport, and even though I knew better, I allowed myself to be talked into the idea the Mavs could somehow play competitive basketball without it. Never again.
In hindsight, obviously the Mavs have been lacking in offense.
But strawman much? NO ONE ever said the Mavs could "play competitive basketball without [offense being created]."
Where people disagreed with you was over (1) did the Mavs have the right talent to create offense until Kyrie returns, and (2) is offense only able to be created by a one-man show type of PG, doing all the passing, or are there multiple ways to generate offense?
We had no way of knowing that the PG talent pool would NOT include Exum at all. That made a major difference, with Kyrie already sidelined, because he had proven ability to play the position well. In addition, B Will was missing too as the season began. And then there were no C's either (!) to force the opponent to defend.
Do you think it's now "fixed" and the Mavs have adequate talent to get by until Kyrie returns?