04-07-2021, 10:50 PM
(04-07-2021, 10:13 PM)cow Wrote: Most of our convincing wins come against good teams and we tend to keep it close with bottom feeders.
I think it is because Mavs are simply not good enough to afford to give less than 100 % on most nights. We have very bad deep bench that can't really step up when we miss guys. And guys are not experienced enough to routinely win against bad teams. First rule against those - never give them hope. You have to immediately establish you are way better and then game might get easy. Bad teams usually stop hustling when it feels it is over. If you give them hope by not giving your 100 % (which Mavs obviously didn't give tonight), they get a feeling they can win and start flying up and down the court.