Nico Post Draft Press Conference

[Winter]

Who cares what the Knicks media says? I'm with Nico on this one. There's a lot not to like about him, but this questionable outrage about Nico and not shutting down Kidd rumors has gotten out of hand. It has been shut down; people just seem to be hearing what they want, or not listening, or whatever it is. Very odd!

Look, the fan base didn't bring up the question at this news conference. Our own media people did! What does that tell you?

I don't care what the Knicks media says. I do care what the Mavs media people say. And they never said much of anything.... even though people like Brad Townsend were commenting publically about it a week ago. Every other organization in question, such as Houston, have had media people or the front office state emphatically that it wasn't happening.

And please don't mistake this for outrage. It was simple eye-rolling incompetence. The public relations department, the owners, anyone really, could have shut this down with more emphasis. They let the NY media dictate this roiling discussion.

[Smitty]

Nico press conference:
https://youtu.be/mqjbTyMVa54?si=FionhbvWgvJqknfT

There's a part here where he talks about the playstyle and how they'll be a lot different offensively than what we're used to seeing. (duh, we don't have a Point-God) 

But this goes back to what I've been saying about this old school position label nonsense. Offensively, it won't matter what you call yourself. Basketball player works, hooper, shooter, whatever. There will be a lot of pick-up basketball look to it in a sense, a lot of flow and ball movement, until of course you get to clutch time or ATO situations when you run certain sets. 
Defensively you'll need to fit into the system. Sooooo much switching in the NBA these days that whoever you guard, or start the possession guarding, is not who you'll end up with at the end of the possession 9/10 times. I think they'll lean into being a versatile, long, switch heavy team that funnels to the Big(s), having potentially one or two of Flagg, PJW, AD, Lively, Gaff as a rim deterrent every possession is definitely something. As long as you can keep up with your rotations, you can get on the floor for the Mavs.

[Chicagojk]

I am trying figure out if the Kidd stuff is just incompetance, lack of communication or if they were just having fun with the Knicks by our front office? I understand leverage is important for coaches and Kidd shouldn't give away that leverage. Although, to have Kidd being the coach being one of the first questions for Flagg is pretty poor. It just feels like our players take a lot of unneccesary bullets for answering questions that should come from someone higher in the organization.

[RoyTarpleysGhost]

@noahweber00

Nico Harrison said the Mavs are going to play a different brand of basketball with Cooper Flagg and P.J. Washington on the wing.

Mavs are a lock for bottom 10 offense in the NBA.  

Probably a lock for top 10 defense also, if I'm being fair.

[KillerLeft]

Mavs are a lock for bottom 10 offense in the NBA.  

Probably a lock for top 10 defense also, if I'm being fair.

What worries me is that it doesn't work that way in basketball. 

Scoring semi-consistently leads to reduced risk of giving up transition points. It allows for your defense to get set up correctly more frequently. When guys are touching the ball on offense and feeling successful, they're more likely to compete as hard as they can on the defensive end. 

Now, you can say that a disruptive defense leads to rebounds, deflections, steals...things that can jumpstart your offense, making YOUR team a threat in transition. That's fair. 

But, what's clear to me is that somehow, some way, in every matchup, one side of the floor affects the other more than most fans acknowledge. So, I'm a little worried that the offense will be SO bad that the defense won't have a chance to be as effective as we hope.

[FireNicoHarrison]

What worries me is that it doesn't work that way in basketball. 

Scoring semi-consistently leads to reduced risk of giving up transition points. It allows for your defense to get set up correctly more frequently. When guys are touching the ball on offense and feeling successful, they're more likely to compete as hard as they can on the defensive end. 

Now, you can say that a disruptive defense leads to rebounds, deflections, steals...things that can jumpstart your offense, making YOUR team a threat in transition. That's fair. 

But, what's clear to me is that somehow, some way, in every matchup, one side of the floor affects the other more than most fans acknowledge. So, I'm a little worried that the offense will be SO bad that the defense won't have a chance to be as effective as we hope.

Right... It's not so easy.

Luka's Mavs were one of the best defensive team in the WCF run ( last 20 RS games + PO) because our players of course AND that style of basketball.