11-28-2022, 10:55 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-28-2022, 10:58 AM by KillerLeft.)
(11-28-2022, 10:51 AM)vfromlmf Wrote: I'm pretty sure the best team in the league regularly plays five guys who are as old or older than Kemba Walker and two more wise old vets will play when healthy.
Jrue Holiday (32)
Brook Lopez (34)
George Hill (36)
Serge Ibaka (33)
Wes Mathews (36)
Kris Middleton (31)
Joe Ingles (35)
And last year's title team starts three guys who are as old or older than Walker.
Curry (34)
Draymond (32)
Klay (32)
Fans get excited about young players with upside but veteran teams win titles.
With Kemba the question marks are 100% more about injury history than age.
I'll see this truth and raise you:
If the Mavs don't get some type of veteran leadership going soon, they probably won't make the playoffs in the first place. You have to be able to win regular season games on the road in order to qualify for the playoffs. They have only done that once this season, so far.
Now, maybe some people would prefer they miss the playoffs, but that's an entirely different conversation.
(11-28-2022, 10:54 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: Also some hints that something isn’t quite right inside the locker room (which meets the eye test for me).
Yeah, we were discussing this in the game thread. I think it's very likely this is the case. The team isn't playing for each other the way they have for the past few seasons. There are multiple players who look like KP looked out there.