08-05-2021, 04:25 PM
For me, part of our problem with the secondary scorer is because we don't have a secondary ball handler that can adequately run the offense to get production out of the rest of the players, namely KP. KP is ALWAYS going to have to depend on the offensive set to get the ball, like every big man ever. That requires a ball handler, and when Luka is out of the game, we just don't have. As long as KP is here, that's a concern, because that is the price you have when you have a max center that you need offensive production from to win.
In watching the Slovenian team, they moved the ball without Luka, and you saw that easily when they play. They have more than one guy that can get to the hole, and have enough ball handling/play making to pass the ball...the Mavs don't. Brunson isn't, THJ isn't, JRich wasn't, there is no one that is a playmaking person.
The truth is that we need a secondary ball-handler/playmaker who can score efficiently...that's why Kyle Lowry was such a great fit for Dallas...then he also plays great defense.
In watching the Slovenian team, they moved the ball without Luka, and you saw that easily when they play. They have more than one guy that can get to the hole, and have enough ball handling/play making to pass the ball...the Mavs don't. Brunson isn't, THJ isn't, JRich wasn't, there is no one that is a playmaking person.
The truth is that we need a secondary ball-handler/playmaker who can score efficiently...that's why Kyle Lowry was such a great fit for Dallas...then he also plays great defense.
"There are no friends on the court." - Luka Doncic