09-23-2021, 03:01 PM
I need to add my 2 cents on this years roster, changes,...
First of all I've got to say I'm not a JKidd fan, I think it's a huge downgrade compared to Carlisle, after the Donnie and Rick fiasco my only comment was:"the only thing that needs to happen ito make this perfect, is the Mavs giving the coaching job Kidd (not sarcastic at all!!!!)
". But I hope he proves me wrong. The Bucks were awful when he was their coach, but since then he hopefully has learned what it takes to coach a great team/great players. I mean Vogel and the Lakers were great at making adjustments in the PO, when they won in 2020.
I love the addition of Kokoskov, he is great when it comes to X's and O's. And in my opinion this is the most important thing. It's nice to have a coach who is great with the team and with the players, but the small/tactical things are those that make a huge difference in the end. Igor is the one that will soften the loss of Rick's brain. Igor was great when he coached Slovenia, he had great tactics for putting the Slovenian players in favorable matchups, and in their prefered spots. He knew the strenghts and weaknesses of every player, and was great at using/hiding them.
I don't know much about the other additions, guess I need to wait and see
I can't forget Nico. From what I have read, seen from him, I need to say I'm a fan. Smart guy, just what the Mavs need. But I wouldn't mind Donnie. I need to say that I started to follow the Mavs closer when they drafted Luka,but since then, he wasn't afraid to make some moves, and he improved the roster. When I look the 17/18 roster with Barnes and DSJ as the main players, and where the Mavs are now, we need to thank Donnie for his work. After all he is the one who drafted Luka when he had the 5th(!!!!!!) pick.
Ok now let's talk about the roster.
I know I may be in the minority here, but I love what the Mavs have done here... THJ got a nice(IMO valuable) contract, and the additions of Bullock and Brown(x2) are also nice moves. Bullock will fit much better than JRich IMO.
After the loss to the Clippers last playoffs everybody was saying we need a secondary creator(ok we do), but offense wasn't the biggest problem we had in that series,but it was defense. The mavs just didn't have enough big wings to throw at Kawhi,PG, and i think that we do now.
Adding Big(ger) guards/wings was, that can preferably shoot, were the number 1 priority in my opinion, and the Mavs added 2 of those! Bullock will fit right in, and when it comes to Sterling Brown, I liked his hustle and attitude in the few Rockets games I have watched. He may surprise lots of people here.
Let's look at the depth chart:
Luka....................Brunson
THJ......................Brown
Bullock..................
DFS/Maxi..............DFS/Maxi
KP........................WCS/Powell
Maybe even Brunson+THJ from the bench for the dynamite duo, and Luka-Bullock-DFS-Maxi-KP as the starters.
LUKA- The Don cements himself as the surefire top5 player in the league this season. Last offseason there wasn't much buzz about him, but this year(now), I have heard that he is putting in some serious work, and that he is very dedicated(I'm slovenian and know some of his friends and his conditioning coach). Great news, I think we'll get at least 2nd season Luka this year
KP- I'm optimistic when it comes to KP for this season. This is his first healthy offseason in years and I think he'll take advantage of that. I think that his biggest problem was the fact, that he wasn't that comfortable in his body/knees, and he had a mental block. There were times where it was obvious that he was avoiding contact. I think that this gets better with a full healthy offseason.
I also liked the comments(after the season was over)where he said that he needs to work and adjust his game to the way it's played and the way the Mavs play.
I don't think the best way to use KP is to give him the ball and let him create for him(in the post, at the 3pt line). A Capella type of role, where he needs to set screens and roll/pop, and feeding him near the basket,...
The PnR/PnP with KP and Luka was good/great last year, and I think it has much more potential. Maybe adding some short roll and then playing from the elbow and so on... The Mavs didn't realy use this that much last year...
THJ- I'm happy that he choose to stay. Looks like he really likes Dallas. IMO he added to his game last season, and I think we'll see some improvement this year also. I don't get the critisism for his defense(some people saying he's the worst defender out there ), he's not a great defender, but also not the worst
He'll surprise some people this year.
BRUNSON- I know that he wasn't great in the PO's, but he was good/great in the regular season, and it looks like to me, that people forget that.
The rest comes later
First of all I've got to say I'm not a JKidd fan, I think it's a huge downgrade compared to Carlisle, after the Donnie and Rick fiasco my only comment was:"the only thing that needs to happen ito make this perfect, is the Mavs giving the coaching job Kidd (not sarcastic at all!!!!)
". But I hope he proves me wrong. The Bucks were awful when he was their coach, but since then he hopefully has learned what it takes to coach a great team/great players. I mean Vogel and the Lakers were great at making adjustments in the PO, when they won in 2020.I love the addition of Kokoskov, he is great when it comes to X's and O's. And in my opinion this is the most important thing. It's nice to have a coach who is great with the team and with the players, but the small/tactical things are those that make a huge difference in the end. Igor is the one that will soften the loss of Rick's brain. Igor was great when he coached Slovenia, he had great tactics for putting the Slovenian players in favorable matchups, and in their prefered spots. He knew the strenghts and weaknesses of every player, and was great at using/hiding them.
I don't know much about the other additions, guess I need to wait and see
I can't forget Nico. From what I have read, seen from him, I need to say I'm a fan. Smart guy, just what the Mavs need. But I wouldn't mind Donnie. I need to say that I started to follow the Mavs closer when they drafted Luka,but since then, he wasn't afraid to make some moves, and he improved the roster. When I look the 17/18 roster with Barnes and DSJ as the main players, and where the Mavs are now, we need to thank Donnie for his work. After all he is the one who drafted Luka when he had the 5th(!!!!!!) pick.
Ok now let's talk about the roster.
I know I may be in the minority here, but I love what the Mavs have done here... THJ got a nice(IMO valuable) contract, and the additions of Bullock and Brown(x2) are also nice moves. Bullock will fit much better than JRich IMO.
After the loss to the Clippers last playoffs everybody was saying we need a secondary creator(ok we do), but offense wasn't the biggest problem we had in that series,but it was defense. The mavs just didn't have enough big wings to throw at Kawhi,PG, and i think that we do now.
Adding Big(ger) guards/wings was, that can preferably shoot, were the number 1 priority in my opinion, and the Mavs added 2 of those! Bullock will fit right in, and when it comes to Sterling Brown, I liked his hustle and attitude in the few Rockets games I have watched. He may surprise lots of people here.
Let's look at the depth chart:
Luka....................Brunson
THJ......................Brown
Bullock..................
DFS/Maxi..............DFS/Maxi
KP........................WCS/Powell
Maybe even Brunson+THJ from the bench for the dynamite duo, and Luka-Bullock-DFS-Maxi-KP as the starters.
LUKA- The Don cements himself as the surefire top5 player in the league this season. Last offseason there wasn't much buzz about him, but this year(now), I have heard that he is putting in some serious work, and that he is very dedicated(I'm slovenian and know some of his friends and his conditioning coach). Great news, I think we'll get at least 2nd season Luka this year
KP- I'm optimistic when it comes to KP for this season. This is his first healthy offseason in years and I think he'll take advantage of that. I think that his biggest problem was the fact, that he wasn't that comfortable in his body/knees, and he had a mental block. There were times where it was obvious that he was avoiding contact. I think that this gets better with a full healthy offseason.
I also liked the comments(after the season was over)where he said that he needs to work and adjust his game to the way it's played and the way the Mavs play.
I don't think the best way to use KP is to give him the ball and let him create for him(in the post, at the 3pt line). A Capella type of role, where he needs to set screens and roll/pop, and feeding him near the basket,...
The PnR/PnP with KP and Luka was good/great last year, and I think it has much more potential. Maybe adding some short roll and then playing from the elbow and so on... The Mavs didn't realy use this that much last year...
THJ- I'm happy that he choose to stay. Looks like he really likes Dallas. IMO he added to his game last season, and I think we'll see some improvement this year also. I don't get the critisism for his defense(some people saying he's the worst defender out there
), he's not a great defender, but also not the worst He'll surprise some people this year.
BRUNSON- I know that he wasn't great in the PO's, but he was good/great in the regular season, and it looks like to me, that people forget that.
The rest comes later
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