2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[DanSchwartzgan]

You may not agree, but I truly believe the Mavs went (and will go) as far as Luka could carry them. When he played close to his potential? They won and kicked butt. When he underperformed on his end? They struggled. 

I truly think a matured Luka can get them to the Finals next year without changing much of anything at all.

We have a chicken/egg dilemma here.  We kicked butt when the role players hit their shots.  Did those shots fall because Luka was engaged and mature or was Luka engaged/mature because things were humming.

To be clear, I agree that Luka has another level left in him.  I’m just not sure that if we saw that level a year from now that the outcome would change.  Even the greatest general can’t win a war without the right army.