(08-03-2022, 10:00 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: Dan's post filled me with a brief breath of optimism, then this very realistic and well-stated post brought me back to reality.
The lack of the third creator - which essentially ***made*** our season last year when Dinwiddie was acquired - is many times huger than Dan is making it out to be. It has to be addressed by a fairly major move, which I would bet they're afraid to do because it will essentially cancel the "big trade" they are hoping for in a year or two.
When using the term "creator" I think more in terms of creating your own shot. That is by far the most valuable thing we lost from Brunson, was his ability to create his own shot. We are making up some or all of that between Wood (who can create his own shot) and Timmy (who can create for himself a little bit). What we are missing is a 3rd playmaker, which is honestly a lot easier to replace than offensive creation. What has been frustrating so far is our lack of filling that role. And it seems to be a pattern because we walked into last season with Burke being our 3rd playmaker.