06-05-2020, 12:23 PM
I think this will be a lot of fun for Mav's fans.
We all know about DAL offensive efficiency. They can score on anybody. You have to have a top notch defense to slow them down.
That said, individual defense is about athletic ability and "want to". Team defense is a learning process where you learn your role and how to best fit with everyone else. It takes time. (That's one of the reasons I'm hoping there is not much roster churn this off season.) And time is going to be in short supply for this mini-season.
For this reason, I think avoiding the LACs is the key to a deep post season run. They are the only team with enough excellent individual defenders to bother DAL. Everything else is winnable, IMO. If Luka & Co. get a little more confidence, I like their chances against LAC as well, just not in the first round.
We all know about DAL offensive efficiency. They can score on anybody. You have to have a top notch defense to slow them down.
That said, individual defense is about athletic ability and "want to". Team defense is a learning process where you learn your role and how to best fit with everyone else. It takes time. (That's one of the reasons I'm hoping there is not much roster churn this off season.) And time is going to be in short supply for this mini-season.
For this reason, I think avoiding the LACs is the key to a deep post season run. They are the only team with enough excellent individual defenders to bother DAL. Everything else is winnable, IMO. If Luka & Co. get a little more confidence, I like their chances against LAC as well, just not in the first round.