08-05-2021, 01:41 PM
(08-05-2021, 01:27 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: The biggest weakness was a lack of a secondary playmaker. JRich was apart of that issue. They didn't solve that at all.
Disagree.
1) JR was the biggest weakness as a really poor defender and unhelpful when he had the ball. The team was SO BAD with him playing. When JR was playing (1790 mins) the Mavs were -0.2 (which would have ranked them as 18th in the league). When JR sat (1671 mins) the Mavs were +6.1 (which would have ranked them as 2nd in the whole league behind UTA). It is definitely not quite this simple, but fixing the JR issue could immediately vault the Mavs higher in the league.
2) KP was the second biggest weakness with his poor D and his poor chemistry with Luka. Mavs were +0.7 when he played, +4.1 when he didn't. But if his trade value is nothing, then I get waiting just to see if a new coach can make the difference in his headspace (which I see as his biggest issue).