2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[hakeemfaan]

Look, I HATED that the Mavs went into "win-now" mode with Luka right away. I am still angry with RC for not tanking properly Luka's rookie year and winning three completely inexcusable games down the stretch. The Mavs SHOULD have kept that top 5 pick. 

But now? That ship has sailed and I think the Mavs do need to be in "win-now" mode (within reason). Choosing DB and SD over GD is taking two players in their prime rather than taking one on the downslope of his career. That is "win-now" but in a healthy way IMO. 

I think DB is a much better defender than his reputation. He is not a "good" defender (don't misunderstand me), but he is middle of the pack and I think you could argue is a good TEAM defender (though not individual).

I saw your charts yesterday.  As a Mavs fan that was encouraging to see. I do know that many time reputations don’t match stats and players sometimes are unfairly targeted.  The national narrative on Dirk’s defense did not match his actual defensive impact over the seasons.  As long as Bertans can be part of units which are a net positive that’s all that matters.