05-15-2022, 09:19 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-15-2022, 09:19 PM by hakeemfaan.)
(05-11-2022, 06:10 PM)hakeemfaan Wrote: Excellent post.
As someone who mentioned when the KP trade was made that the real absence of a bonafide secondary scorer would be felt in the playoffs as the team went deeper and faced better defenses, let me turn around and offer my defense for Dinwiddie.
The trade was a success in that they know now what type of players they want around Luka. KP would probably have scored more than Dinwiddie but at the end of the day he was not the answer. While Dinwiddie might have been playing at a level he could not have realistically sustained, he is nowhere as bad as he looks in this series either. I also remember the numerous JeT failures before the title run. I have really loved the fact that we have 3 guys that can create their own shot and it was not an accident that the Mavs were so dominant since the trade. I cannot just overlook all the clutch offensive and defensive plays that Dinwiddie has made either.
If a trade presents itself and the choice is between Dinwiddie and THJ, I would readily part with THJ as he is much more of a one dimensional player.
Regardless of how this series or season ends, and while anyone not Luka is definitely on the table, IMO our front court is a much bigger concern than anyone in our backcourt.
Bump. I won’t bump my posts when this trade was first made though
