09-24-2020, 03:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-24-2020, 03:36 PM by Scott41theMavs.)
This is more of a draft thing than a league doings thing, but if Miami presumably makes the Finals, how is Okungwu not the #1 pick, or at least top 3? Looks like the next coming of Bam, and probably the surest thing in the draft. Assuming that the teams that pick top three after the trade dust settles are as dumb as they seem to be, I'd love for the Mavs to find a way to get the #4 pick, but there's probably no way for them to do it. I'll copy this post and put it in the draft thread as well.
Also, the Mavs had to contend with a THJ eating a lot of minutes, whereas the Heat don't have that albatross weighing them down.
(09-24-2020, 03:33 PM)Kammrath Wrote:(09-24-2020, 02:09 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I thought Dallas played pretty hard on defense in the playoffs
They definitely played harder on D. But they didn't play defense with the relentless tenacity that championship teams do.
It may be an effort thing, but it also may be that they aren't playing on instinct (due to not enough familiarity or a poor scheme?). You play faster when you are working on instinct alone. When you have to think you slow down....a LOT.
And like I say frequently, defense is all about TEAM work. If you have even one guy not doing his part then none of it works and you all look like idiots.
Also, the Mavs had to contend with a THJ eating a lot of minutes, whereas the Heat don't have that albatross weighing them down.