01-30-2021, 08:38 PM
(01-30-2021, 03:47 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Here’s my thinking re Carlisle:Great post
I think it’s possible that what we are seeing right now is an indication that he has had even more to do with the success in the last couple of years and then we previously understood. Follow my logic here, for a second.
Half of this board thinks nobody on the team except for Luka is any good, and they constantly tell us so after losses. What if, instead of those “meh” players getting hot last season, they were really made to look better than they were because of Dallas’ coaching advantage?
If that’s the case, then wouldn’t it make sense how the lack of a proper training camp or in-season practice time this year, might hurt the Mavs a bit more than some other teams? I mean, they aren’t even doing shoot arounds most days.
Think about some of the other teams who are struggling… Toronto. Miami. Other teams with strong, detail oriented coaches.
Just a theory, and I definitely think Carlisle deserves some of the blame for not overcoming these circumstances better, so far. But, I do not think this is an indication that he is used up or too old. I think he’s just having trouble doing what he does in this new situation. Hopefully, it’s a temporary situation.
I would fall closer to the good coaching side but not because Luka is the ONLY good player. I think we just have too many one dimensional pieces which can be fine individually but collectively are a problem.
THJ is a good player but streaky and when cold, doesn’t have the skill set to be consistently impactful in other areas. DFS can always be counted on for defense but will rarely have an impactful shooting volume and needs open looks...same with Maxi. KP is a streaky big who seems most comfortable deep, has never been particularly efficient, and is not a good rebounder for his size. J Rich is a defender with some offensive skills. Add to that, most of the scoring from the above players is assisted and they do not dish out a lot of assists themselves.
I think you could plug any one of those players on a team like Utah and still be great. But to me, when you have TOO many specialized or limited pieces, you end up with a situation where during off nights, you don’t have the resources to accommodate. Case in point, Bog scored 6 points Wednesday night and Mavs got smoked. THJ scored 2 points last night and Mavs got smoked. Not his fault but we don’t have the resources to cover for that.