01-18-2021, 11:34 AM
(01-18-2021, 10:44 AM)omahen Wrote: KP and WCS were horrible on defense. Bobi of course too, but we expected better of those two. Chicago big wings were just waltzing through our paint and Markkanen looked so good that a fantasy trade proposal of KP for him straight up would be rejected by Chicago. This has nothing to do with the offensive limitations, because Green and Iwundu were arguably better defensively than any of the missing guys.
Yeah, it was almost like all three of them were sleep walking out there on defense. They just don't have any "junk yard dog" mentality to them, and if that continues, we are going to get killed around the rim in every game. These other teams know they can just bully the Mavs around. The Mavs need a lot of coaching and work in the fundamentals, such as finding men to block out, following shots and crashing the offensive boards, and anticipating the pass on P&Rs.
One thing I like about JRich and JJ is that they seem pretty good at anticipating what the opposing offense is going to try to do. Oh, and, also, WCS would be much more effective after a couple months of serious time in the weight room, as he gets pushed around way too easily.