11-12-2020, 11:19 PM
(11-12-2020, 10:45 PM)FunkBoreland Wrote:(11-12-2020, 07:27 PM)cjeter24 Wrote: The thing with Lavine is that he has the physical traits to be an excellent defender. When you understand the garbage teams he's been on... I don't think I'd be trying on defense very hard either. Stuck in Minny that's a joke of a franchise since KG left.
Being in Minny didn't stop Jimmy Butler from playing defense.
If you got it, you show it. Lavine rarely show consistent D. Yeah, bring the guy here and your going to get points, AND lose the points gain because of bad Defense.
Definite No from me.
(11-12-2020, 09:15 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: he would loosen the defensive pressure on Luka and KP would open another universe of cheat codes for the Mavs' offense.
Whats the point of #1 offense in the League if it doesn't net you wins? I get it, he is an offensive genius. But if its last 2 minutes, behind 6 points, I'm not easily going to believe his going to lockdown or gel into team defense overnight over one season.
Defense is one of the biggest part of Butler's game tho. Butler also got ticked off at the losing culture in Minny too. Lavine getting out of Minny I think has definitely been great for his game. He's averaged over 23 points the last 2 seasons since leaving Minny (disregarding his shortened injury recovery season of 24 games) with better advanced metrics.
Mavs had the #1 ranked offense. But go check their offensive ranking the last 5 minutes of the game. Mavs still have huge offensive issues. Their current solution is "Here is the ball Luka, go save us". Luka will continue to get better and better in that role but having one guy doing everything isn't the way to a championship.