(01-25-2020, 08:18 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote:(01-25-2020, 07:09 AM)burekemde Wrote: I think bench is quiet important part of making a deep run into playoffs. So far the bench has not played nearly as well as we thought initially with this roster. We all thought they would dominate, but they don't. Its important to identify why and try to create a better bench unit. It seems also there are fit issues among the bench players. Wright, Brunson, JJB, Curry, it is a small unit. And JJ has not produced as hoped. Boban is great offensively, but not defensively.
Mavs bench ranks 5th in PPG and 2nd in net rating. Compared to other teams the bench has been the Mavs biggest strength.
They have put of these numbers early in season. And mostly in single games where they have been amazing. But for very long stretches especially for last 15 games in most games whenever they came in they blew the lead. So i really disagree. They have ability to explode in single games which push their numbers up. That is the reason for the stat. But they are not consistent at all, epecially against good competition. Find the stat on consistency and how many leads they blew and this will be more revealing.
It has been extremely annoying to see the starts gain the lead in so many games, and the bench blew the lead.
Against tough opponents in playoffs, they are not a strenth at all, and it would be great to address this to get a better and way more consistent bench.