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[Smitty]

This board is generally underestimating May’s stated objection to have the Mavs be the best passing team in the league. Passing as a tactic is a form of creation.

Look no further than the passing clinic the Knicks put on in the playoffs. They weren’t exactly overrun by “creators”. Outside of Brunson they had hard hustle guys and incredible ball rotation that kept the Spurs chasing.

You bring up a good point. A team like the Knicks only played 2 "PG's" in their playoff rotation. They had a traditional starting 5:

(USG%)

PG Brunson (30.4%)
SG Hart (16.7%)
SF Bridges (17.3%)
PF OG (19.7%)
C KAT (25.9)

And the bench, in order of total minutes played in the playoffs:

SG McBride (18.2%)
SG/SF Shamet (15.7%)
C Robinson (10.7%) 
SF/SG Clarkson (21.1%)
PG Alvarado (18.9%)


Brunson (Guard) and Kat (Big) were the offensive engines and then everyone else shared the load. The Knicks ran with 1 Guard - 3 Wings - 1 Big. The biggest difference between the Knicks roster construction and the Mavs upcoming one is they had a true stretch Big / All-Star at C.

Of course, this isn't meant as some 1 for 1 comparison between the Mavs roster and the Champs. I'm just adding to your point that there's more than one way to build a roster. A lot has to go right. When it doesn't (for 29 other teams) you may have to start over from scratch, or you might just be one move away.

I think the Mavs want to see what they have with Sergio and Sasser. We (me) might not think they're good enough to handle the non-Kyrie minutes. We (me) would instead prefer a proven ball-handler/playmaker/creator/initiator... But I think we're about to see if those guys will sink or swim early on -- and live with the growing pains. For better or worse.