01-04-2021, 12:46 PM
(01-04-2021, 12:32 PM)Dahlsim Wrote: Certainly true, to an extent. Curry as a truly elite 3 point threat was one of those players that had a gravitational pull to defenders. Now Mavs are missing him along with KP's gravity. In this game you throw in Luka who gets his not only as a 3 point threat but as an elite offensive threat everywhere.
Curry only played 24 minutes per game and wasn´t even a part of the starting five in most games. KP missed a lot of games and struggled early in the season.
I don´t buy it. It´s not like DFS and THJ aren´t getting open looks. They are just missing.
I think losing Curry hurts because the Mavs lost their best "difficult shot maker". A guy that can pull from everywhere (3-point, midrange, corner, top of the key) and make a contested shot. Without KP, Doncic and Curry the Mavs had no bail out option on offense. Leading to a lot of contested midrange and 3-point misses from THJ and Richardson.