01-25-2022, 05:04 PM
(01-25-2022, 12:07 PM)cow Wrote: Regarding lacking talent, this might be a down year for the league. Thanks to a combination of factors, there aren't a lot of teams that seem head and shoulders above the rest. Heat, Nets and Chicago are all dealing with injuries. Bucks haven't rounded into championship form yet. Cleveland is a nice story. GSW seem inconsistent and can they stay healthy? Memphis is working through their own injury issues and I don't worry about the load they are putting on Ja. Utah is in a slump. Suns are the best team but it's all about the playoffs for them and if CP3 can stay healthy in a title run.
That's not to say the Mavs could beat most of those teams in a playoff series, but of late, we have shown we can play with the best of best.
The "trick" in team-building is to understand that it's a team. You can't just reduce each player to a number, add up the numbers and emerge with a winning formula.
So giving up a player and replacing him with a different player might be a net plus. Or you might end up worse, depending on the chemistry and interactions of different players on the team.
...and often it takes time for a new puzzle piece to figure out his role, or to feel comfortable and confident. So the results of a change can't be evaluated well for some period of time.
The safe thing is often to hold pat, and hope that growth and chemistry yield favorable results. If you were looking at the 2011 roster at the beginning of that season, would you have believed you had enough to win a championship? Really?
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