07-15-2022, 07:18 PM
The problem is with one stud you can legit go back to being a play in team the next season around. Clippers and Wolves might be better. Lakers might be better. Even if not play in it is not going to be a shocker if the Mavs lose in the first round.
Having two studs is what gives teams a legit base. We didn’t lose a stud but we lost our 2nd best playoff performer from last season. Can THJ and Wood compensate? We don’t know at this point. Maybe we can. However what would have been really great is to take the core of that team that went to the WCF last season and have added Wood and THJ. That would have been a scary good team.
Having two studs is what gives teams a legit base. We didn’t lose a stud but we lost our 2nd best playoff performer from last season. Can THJ and Wood compensate? We don’t know at this point. Maybe we can. However what would have been really great is to take the core of that team that went to the WCF last season and have added Wood and THJ. That would have been a scary good team.