01-01-2020, 04:01 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-01-2020, 04:11 PM by Scott41theMavs.)
Look. Everyone blaming the coaching staff and style is nuts. They were just fine with things until Luka got hurt. Our roster consists of 1) a 20-year-old superstar who is banged up and whom the officials are evidently all too willing to permit getting far more banged up, 2) a struggling would-be star on a max contract who at least affects defense positively when he plays , 3) 4 situational guys who don't play enough (JJB, Bobi, Lee, and the now-injured RFA), 4) 3 youngsters not ready for prime time (Roby, Reeves, and Cleveland), 5) a streaky 3-and-sorta-D guy on a way-too-big contract, 6) a bust 10th man who looked earlier like he could be something special (Justin), and 7) 6 other guys (DFS, Maxi, Wright, Curry, Powell, and Brunson) who are more bench players than starter caliber.
I will beat the dead horse until every single poster here concedes the point: this offseason was unforgiveable, given the cap room and opportunity we had, and it becomes even worse if we don't use the Barnes exception. We're looking at a team that should have a far greater talent quotient than it does right now. It's a miracle of sorts (Luka magic, tbh, plus the coaching everyone likes to bash) that our record is as good as it is.
To prove my point: 15 PER is supposed to denote an average NBA player. Here are the PERs for the 8 dwarfs (the other 8 guys in the rotation with Luka and KP - JJB, Bobi, Lee, and Bro all have high PERs, but I don't care, cause they don't play):
1) Wright 19.39 (this is one of the things you could complain about the coaching staff legitimately - this guy doesn't play nearly enough. On the other hand, I get to hear all kinds of tools in the game threads bashing him, so oh well)
2) Brunson 15.95 (Brunson beats the living turd out of the eye test, not just with PER, but also with RPM and those clutch stats. Maybe stats are useless after all.)
3) Powell 15.26 (this guy always has an inflated PER)
4) THJ 14.13
5) Maxi 13.02
6) Seth 12.84
7) DFS 12.12
8) Justin 11.36
When you have two young stars and $30 mil in caproom (IIRC), you go out and get help. Infriggingexcuseable. Stop defending it.
I will beat the dead horse until every single poster here concedes the point: this offseason was unforgiveable, given the cap room and opportunity we had, and it becomes even worse if we don't use the Barnes exception. We're looking at a team that should have a far greater talent quotient than it does right now. It's a miracle of sorts (Luka magic, tbh, plus the coaching everyone likes to bash) that our record is as good as it is.
To prove my point: 15 PER is supposed to denote an average NBA player. Here are the PERs for the 8 dwarfs (the other 8 guys in the rotation with Luka and KP - JJB, Bobi, Lee, and Bro all have high PERs, but I don't care, cause they don't play):
1) Wright 19.39 (this is one of the things you could complain about the coaching staff legitimately - this guy doesn't play nearly enough. On the other hand, I get to hear all kinds of tools in the game threads bashing him, so oh well)
2) Brunson 15.95 (Brunson beats the living turd out of the eye test, not just with PER, but also with RPM and those clutch stats. Maybe stats are useless after all.)
3) Powell 15.26 (this guy always has an inflated PER)
4) THJ 14.13
5) Maxi 13.02
6) Seth 12.84
7) DFS 12.12
8) Justin 11.36
When you have two young stars and $30 mil in caproom (IIRC), you go out and get help. Infriggingexcuseable. Stop defending it.