(12-16-2022, 01:30 PM)F Gump Wrote: On the latter point, I very much disagree, and think its comparative downside is exaggerated, in most cases. You really NEED added options to make plays, so there's a reality in which you do have someone else controlling the ball - and you can describe that as your turn, if you wish, but in reality if you don't want to have Luka having the ball all the time, then someone else MUST have it.
I think Brunson was really a great model for that other really good creator, because he didn't force the ball out of Luka's hands in a "it's my turn now" manner, but rather created a different option of attack at all times. A defense had to make choices.
Maybe I didn't do a good job explaining. Although it is fine if we still disagree. I am just not a fan when it is one player has a ball and he creates and then the next time someone else has it and creates while everyone else is watching. It is a very motionless offense where whoever has the ball is the one trying to score. Houston did this a little with Harden and Westbrook. When Harden didn't have the ball he might as well been sitting down on the court as that was how much he was involved in the play.
I want others to be able to create and have the ball. But I envision a motion offense where the ball is moving and the defense is helpless trying to find answers.
In last years playoffs Luka had the ball most of the time, but I loved how we could spread the floor and have multiple people attack the rim while spreading the defense out. It wasn't perfect, but it was fun to watch.
(12-16-2022, 10:38 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: 2. When the Dallas bigs go for two!Question...During the offseason do you think the Mavs agreed they needed a second creator better than Dinwiddie. I think the answer may have been no. I think this might be part of a much bigger problem.
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None of this addresses the Mavs' need for a second creator better than Spencer Dinwiddie