2021-2022 MAVS NEWS: 4th in West | WCF loss [ARCHIVED]

[Chicagojk]

Zach Lowe mentions Brunson and the Mavs in his 10 things column today.  Some good...some not so good.   Here is a passage that hit a button I have been on for two years.  Playing with force.  It really sticks out when the Mavs play an athletic team.    


But the Mavs aren't playing with force. They are last in shots at the rim, and the folks at Basketball-Reference say the Mavs' portion of attempts from the restricted area is the lowest ever in its database. Only 14% of Doncic's shots have come at the basket, by far the lowest mark of his career.

I tried to post the hole section, but couldn't.  Here is a little more:

Powell doesn't do enough on either end. Dorian Finney-Smith is shooting 26% from deep, and is skittish working his pump-and-go game. Porzingis doesn't look ready to anchor a good defense as solo big man. Put it all together, and it's hard right now to see a Mavs team with enough two-way balance to win three playoff series. It's in there, somewhere, but not accessible tod