(12-25-2022, 09:44 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: But do you think a player like Siakam would be willing or want to play with a ball-dominant player like Luka? I think that was a big reason Brunson left. And would Luka be willing to play more off the ball if Paschal were added?
These are questions for management. Are they capable to sell the story of contending to both Luka and Siakam? It has to be clear to Luka that it is impossible to win the trophy playing like they do now. Right now,unfortunately, I don't think they have many other options due to glaring lack of talent. Bullock doesn't even want to dribble. DFS and FN try it sometimes but it feels it is more often leading to turnover or bad shot than basket or assist. Even still very limited guy like Green is greatly improving the offense.
I know Luka was playing off the ball before. Dallas had extremely limited success getting any players worthy of giving up the ball to. KP was horrible with his post ups. Brunsons breakthrough happened just in his last season - perhaps they didn't even have time to really gel together. Still, Lukas usage definitely was lower last season. Dallas simply didn't add any player capable of demanding the ball and doing something efficient with it.
I think the big reason Brunson left was because he could choose his destination. He was nothing more than trade asset for Dallas and they made no effort to show him otherwise. At least he ended up where he wanted, plus they actually wanted to pay him more. I doubt he thought he was given a team to lead. He is not paid like a lead guy and NY is always looking for a big trade. Very likely he will end up with a star player one day, who will have the most responsibility to make things happen.