Game 3: Dallas Mavericks (1-1) vs San Antonio Spurs (0-2) | 7:00 CST

[michaeltex]

I trust you also agree that the abysmal (not even poor, but truly horrendous) shooting is a real issue if it's not fixable. I'm leery of just ignoring that as a big obstacle and assuming the fix is sure to happen (and happen soon enough to make a diff in Dallas - players move around, and about all that's realistic to plan on is what you get now, plus a year or three). The shooting experts in Mavs HQ have to figure it out quickly and make a call. If they do exercise that option, I will have to assume they think he can improve greatly on offense this year from where he is. 

This is a key issue. Even if he's an all NBA level defender, not having some type of shot reliability means the offense ends up playing 4 on 5 as defenses leave him out of their rotation.