05-16-2022, 03:09 AM
(05-16-2022, 01:48 AM)cow Wrote: Guilty. I'm a pessimist by nature. I still say the Utah series was fools gold, but the Suns are a quality win. Kidd's outcoached the competition and I am a little surprised opposing coaches haven't exploited some of the weaknesses in our rotation, save for Quinn refusing to cover Green. The Kerr matchup will be interesting as I'm never sure what to think of his ability considering how loaded his teams have always been.
Our team plays hard, especially when Luka is giving good effort on defense. It reminds me of the Heat and defense travels.
We still need upgrade and depth at the 4/5. :p
As for whether the Mavs truly NEED a better C, we'll see. In theory they need all-stars everywhere, but the reality is that no team has that, and often times your perceived weak spot doesn't matter at all.
For example, at one point in G7 I noticed the Mavs were using a 3 guard lineup (where Luka wasn't one of the 3) with a front line of Kleber-Bullock and had no problems. It's not a weakness at all if your opponent can't exploit it. And if it gives you advantages in other ways (such as being more mobile on D, and better able to trap or blitz the ball handlers with double teams) ....