04-17-2021, 04:57 PM
(04-17-2021, 03:14 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: So let me ask this provocative question:
If Doncic is a top 8 player and Randle is just a top 30ish (#1 option) player, why are we only 1.0 games better than the Knicks?
Rest of Knicks roster >>> Rest of Mavs roster
Coaching by Thibs >>> Coaching by Carlisle
How do you explain it?
Very few legit no question alphas. After that Randle will come in the next category. 30 seems low for him.
If you are asking me if RC deserves some blame here. Of course he does. Luka does too. Everyone does. But it goes back to the Mavs even with Dirk having the most success whenever Dirk was paired up with tough/strong guys near the basket. Yet the front office seems to have forgotten that. Or even the coach who could not find much use for JaVale though the LAL could.
You can talk all about how the 3 pt shot has changed the league. Yes. It has. However without that toughness underneath the shooting by itself is not going to carry you. Even the Warriors needed Green and Looney, both of whom are tougher under the basket than anyone on this roster. That was with 3 transcendent shooters too.