08-07-2020, 06:23 PM
(08-07-2020, 06:01 PM)omahen Wrote:(08-07-2020, 05:56 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: When the Mavs aren't hitting their threes, it's very hard for them to win. There doesn't seem to be a Plan B.
They hit 35 % on threes, which is decent. The biggest issue by far is very bad defense. If I remember correctly, they have number 19 defense in the bubble. Most of the effort should go into improving it. No way they can win against Clippers by giving them wide open shots and layups all night long.
KP is good at defense. Luka is at least trying in the bubble, and Luka is the future whether he's good at defense or not. If the Mavs are bad at defense, we can either be masochists and bludgeon Luka for it - not a very healthy or sensible option for us as fans imho, since fans of all 29 of the other teams in the league would love to have Luka in their starting lineup regardless of how good their team is otherwise - or look to the other issues. Which happen to be a wretched team makeup/roster around KP and Luka (thanks again for the 2019 offseason, MBT! just brilliant!) and lackluster coaching.
Lots of things had damn well better change in October.