AROUND the NBA: DET Hires JB Bickerstaff as HC| KP To Miss Start of Next Season

[KillerLeft]

I haven't done a deep dive on the finals loss.  Trying to forget about it and focus on the future.  Boston was the better team.

When I do think about it though, I will think of game 2 (you could say game 3 too).   But game 2 was there for the taking.   I wanted to see how Boston reacted when they felt some pressure.  They never did.   Maybe things work out differently if we go back to Boston 2-2.   

Mavs played excellent in all their game 2 in the playoffs.  Just didn't do it in the finals.  Give Boston some credit but it almost feel like the Mavs ran out of a little gas.

I don't think they ran out gas. I think they flat out didn't understand how/where to attack the Boston defense, and were struggling to score so much that they became frustrated, complete with ebbs and flows with their effort and attention to defensive detail. It's human nature. 

Really need to add some more variety to the offense (without gutting the defense in the process).

That's why I'm not in the Simons/Bogdaonvic camp. I think those guys would be nice, but what the team needs isn't a third guy who does what Luka and Kyrie do, they need a 3rd guy who can do something else.