2019-20 Mavs News

[Playmaker]

I would say that our top two rank in the top ten of top twos in the league (and certainly has the potential, given age and upside, to rocket into the top three), that our bench, when healthy, is certainly top ten, and that the rest of our starting lineup is, dead serious, bottom three in the league when compared to the healthy best-case scenarios of the other 29 teams.

Somebody please inform Cuban and Donnie that a starting lineup has five players, not two.

The Mavs #3-10 players are in the bottom 1/3 of the league as far as talent and the absolute worst of the playoff teams.

Disagree. It´s really about the 3 remaining starters. We basically took 2-3 former bench players and inserted them in the starting five. Obviously they are outmatched against better players. But even worse they are missing in the bench unit.
JJB/Harris/DFS/Kleber/Powell was a top 3 bench last year. Harris retired. JJB looks like he needs to retire as well. Before his injury Powell was the starting center. DFS is the starting SF/PF. Kleber comes of the bench but nearly plays starter minutes. The Mavs are also missing Brunson who was growing into JJBs bench leader role. Curry is needed in the starting five. Wright never lived up to the expectations.

Would be huge if the Mavs could rebuild the 2018/19 bench next year. But that would require them to find at least two quality starters.

Brunson/Curry/x/Kleber/Powell is a really good bench. Would be a dream to move DFS back to the bench as well but that´s probably a pipe dream. If Powell isn´t the same player after the injury the Mavs still have Boban.

Please list the teams in the playoffs who the Mav's #3-10 are better than.  I can't think of one. 

As much as DFS is loved around here bc he is the only perimeter defender on the Mavs, he's slightly above average in that role.  And like you said should optimally be coming off the bench.

The Mavs finished 7th in the western conference so it is pretty obvious that the overall talent isn´t as good compared to most playoff teams. That said. I think the Mavs #3-10 are better than Orlandos or Brooklyns. Healthy on par with the Blazers and Pacers. Maybe even the Jazz (better starters, terrible depth) and Rockets (even more top heavy, basically a 7-8 man rotation since the Capela trade) . Obviously better than some non playoff teams as well.

Orlando's best players are Vuc and Issac after that Fournier is better than THJ. Gordon is better than of the Mavs players #3-10  then they also have T.Ross, Mo Bamba, Fultz and Augustin on the Bench (which is substantially better than the Mavs #3-10.  I don't see how the Mavs #3-10 is better than there's.

Brooklyn best players as of now not counting Durrant and Irving are Levert and then Dinwiddie (both substantially better than THJ).  But if we aren't including either one of those DAJ, Allen, Claxton, Krucus, Musa (those Bigs are better than the Mavs), T.Prince (argument could made he is better than THJ), J. Harris (better than Curry),, TL-Cabborot (watching him in the bubble, he would start on the Mavs ie better than DFS), and others.  Brooklyn's #3-10 is much better than the Mavs.

The Blazers and Pacers I won't go through the roster but check them out.

Lets keep it real its amazing Luka, KP and Rick have carried this team to the playoffs.  No one was expecting this at the beginning of season bc we knew that the rest of the roster was terrible to average at best.  

The thoughts about the season and the other players on the roster only changed after winning some games during the season no one expected.  But this roster has never been talented and needs a massive overhaul. Its like when LeBron carried that first Cleveland team to the finals.  Looking back on it it was how the hell did that happen.  It will be similar for the Mavs when we look back at this season. Luka has spoon fed these average to below average NBA role players wide open shoots. If they were anywhere else they would look and be much worse players. This system has and Lukas passing ability has carried this team making very average role players look better than they are. But lets not act like there is bunch of talent on this roster outside of Luka and KP.