07-28-2021, 09:47 AM
(07-28-2021, 09:35 AM)omahen Wrote: Totally agree with the first part. I think Mavs wouldn't be any better with Curry than they were with JRich. Was there a better trade available? We don't know.I'm pretty much on board with that. It's why my preference would be to overhaul the roster now and get a better 4 other starters to pair with Luka that fit what we know now what he needs. Is ELITE (albeit volatile) 3 shooting such a necessity if all 4 of the 5 guys shoot with better confidence than DFS and Maxi?
Curry works great in Philly because he is surrounded by 4 great defenders. With Mavs there is no way he could start next to Luka defending the point of attack. Same as THJ can't. Or Brunson. So we would have 3 guys that are best suited for bench scoring punch within how Mavs team is constructed. I think he would be sort of redundant.
However, since we saw that losing Curry shooting did hurt us, I am more careful about throwing away THJ shooting. He is elite. I too can't really see him as a starter, but would any middle of the pack FA really bring such improvement that loss of THJ shooting would be forgotten? The big question is his salary. But since Lowry and THJ is supposed to be the goal, I can't really see how we could bring in Lowry at 30 and THJ at 20. Mavs are either bluffing or their salaries will be much lower or they will not keep KP.
What I mean is, do we need most of the elite 3pt scoring to come from 1 guy, or can it be spread out more to guys that can get the shot off faster and with more confidence than our 2 homegrown products. I think that improves the overall scoring while not relying on 1 guy to do it.