HOLY KRISTAPS: All Things Porzingis | TRADED to WAS

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But that brings us back to the counter point. Who are the guys that are capable of driving and kicking it out to create the best possible shot. Three of the starters cannot put the ball on the floor (DFS, Kleber, KP). THJ can do it but he lacks the court vision to find the open guy.
I am not ignoring your point. Agree in general. Just think that it is hard to do the things that you are asking for with the current Mavs roster. Ball movement with multiple ballhandlers used to be the focal point of the Mavs offense in the late Dirk years. People  complained about the undersized lineups with multiple ballhandlers.
Best example is the Clippers series. The big difference between the role players was the ability to put the ball on the floor and make easy plays of the dribble. Morris, Batum and Jackson could do it. Mavs struggled.

We will see how the new coach approaches the situation. Will we see more play calling and less flow. Will the new GM add the necessary playmakers.

I don't disagree there and yes, the motion offense usually had that.  That's not the only way to move the ball for a good shot...that's a choice.  Teh bigger problem was not that our guys couldn't put it on the floor, but our guys showed no ability to stay in front of ANY player on the Clippers when they did, except may Zubac...and not very much.

I think this was why they wanted Delon Wright and Jason Richardson...honestly, it's why they should have kept Seth Curry.  Curry was able to run the pick and roll and make plays off the dribble in his FIRST stint here and you got the 50% from 3...and the missed fTs late as well...sigh.

Even so, you don't have to drive the ball to move it to the open spot and, that video above....you can go to any game of the season and see play after play like that.  Those were plays to be made and just ignored...maybe dude misses them and then we are all down KP's throat.  I'd much rather have that, than Luka jacking up crazy crap and be looking at an open max player who just doesn't get the ball.  At some point, you have to dance with who brought you and if you go down, you go down...you can't jury-rig and tap dance around who you are.  You are either good enough or you aren't.  They tried, good or bad, to cute their way around who they were and it cost them...  Maybe it WAS the only way to win, but they didn't...