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

[KillerLeft]

I posted last week about this somewhere that they were shooting worse on open threes while taking more open threes than last year.

It's also not just open 3s, but wide open shots... They are getting more than last year and were 12th in the NBA.

In open shots (4-6 feet), the Mavs LEAD THE LEAGUE and they were getting more than last year and shooting worse.

Kidd is not being obtuse about the Mavs just not hitting their looks.  He's right and it's not all DFS or Dwight getting all the open looks because I checked that and they are about the same.  Luka is getting more open threes and in fact, most of the team has seen an uptick in open shots per game.

Well, so here's the issue, then (I think):

HOW they're getting them is new, in many cases. Not all, as much of Luka/Brunson generated offense is similar, but many. 

If, as I think you're suggesting, Kidd's tweaks to the offensive approach are working BETTER than what was done in the past, then the shooting is probably just a matter of rhythm. In other words, the players not all expecting the plays to end the way they are ending...being organized and ready to shoot, etc. 

If you're correct (at least with what I think you're suggesting) then there's really not much to worry about. The shooters will start hitting shots as they get more comfortable with how things are working. IF that's really the situation. 

I think I at least partially agree, so I'm not freaking out as much as some. I'm not sure I totally agree that the team is getting a higher volume of what I'd consider good shots, however.