Mavs have a leadership problem | Cuban and Harlabob argue on Twitter

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Killer. The offense might be different but my problem even the last few years when everyone was praising the offense was that it seemed to break down more often than not in close game situations against good teams. Everyone was anointing Luka as this savant PG and yet in those situations the ball was sticking too much in his hands and there were quite a few poor decisions.  I always looked at that as fool’s gold because no matter how you play for 40 mins it seems to come down to half court defense and offense.

I don't disagree, but this offense can't function in a regular season game against New Orleans. So, to me, that's worse, not better. Still time for it to improve, of course - no panicking here. 

I don't mind some of what's being attempted, philosophically, but I do think they've moved a little too far away from the state of the art spacing that made Luka so successful so quickly, and I do think there's a bit too much of a green light from the midrange. Brunson and Luka are both GREAT in the midrange, imo. Burke has his moments. Hardaway, KP, Bullock? Nah, those are wasted possessions.