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

[KillerLeft]

The one I personally want to see is Brunson/Luka/Bullock/DFS/KP. Attacking backcourt, defensive wings, and a Unicorn.

Those 5, along with THJ, who could easily be substituted for either Bullock or Brunson in that lineup, and Kleber, who could spell DFS, are objectively the best players on this roster, so I think most of us agree that the Mavericks need to find out whether or not playing them together can result in effective play. 

The fact that this approach hasn't been tried to this point is something I find increasingly puzzling. Maximizing the talents of those 7 players should be the big picture goal for the Mavs, imo. 

Bill Simmons' analysis is often a little oversimplified for my taste, but one thing he consistently preaches that I find wise is: you don't have anything until your top 8-9 guys can play together, and in a way that has a chance of working during the last five minutes of a playoff game. It's problematic that the Mavs haven't figured out a way to do that, so far.