04-11-2021, 10:23 AM
(04-11-2021, 10:12 AM)StepBackJay Wrote: I am willing to see what this looks like in the playoffs. I just worry ab relying on any of these guys to hit important shots in a tough playoff game. I trust Luka of course and I can live with KP. After that it's hard to depend on Maxi, Rich, DFS for a lot of offense.
Again there are so many options/directions the Mavs could go. I think ab DeRozan sort of like I thought of Monta Ellis (who ended up being much cheaper that whatever DR will demand). Every time I watched the Mavs play Ellis he was such a handful. He was not a great fit either at the time bc he was too small and could not hit 3's. That being said the best Mavs team up until the Luka era was that Ellis/Dirk team that took the Spurs to 7 games. Ellis was just a really good basketball player.
Yeah, I want to see what this team looks like for the rest of the season and in the playoffs as well. That will be a big driver for assessing what we currently have. I also share your concern with Maxi, Rich, DFS hitting big shots. It is part of the reason why I like the current experiment of Brunson closing games.
Ellis is a good comp for DR as a player, but not in fit with their teams. Ellis was not a perfect fit, but he had the ball a lot, using Dirks gravity to give him room. He was not playing with a super high usage point guard. I think his fit with Luka would be much worse than his fit with Dirk.