03-25-2021, 04:44 PM
(03-25-2021, 04:38 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: The fact is, the Mavs probably don't beat the Blazers or Lakers without Peja's timely shooting. That alone is worth a 2nd rounder.
I think we're a ways away from being able to compare this to the Peja move - that team was actually a contender. But, since we're talking about it, I watched every game of that playoff run about 3 times during the pandemic (all but maybe 2-3 games are on Youtube).
I was shocked at how much help Peja was in the series he played. He wasn't much help in the last two rounds, but you're absolutely right. He was a LEGIT contributor in the first two. I couldn't believe how different some of those things had gotten in my memory vs. reality. There were definitely a couple of games in that run that Shawn Marion won almost single-handedly, too.