07-05-2023, 11:44 PM
(07-05-2023, 11:37 PM)The Jom Wrote: Kinda moot now. But let me say I agree with you. Same problem when it was Dirk. Had to put a versatile SF and C next to him and let him defend the lesser threat. Didn’t mean Dirk wasn’t a PF.
The solutions I see are (1) Luka starts defending, which is really the only way the Mavs sniff another Larry, and (2) need long, versatile defenders everywhere else besides the Batman and Robin positions, which looks a lot like what they’ve been doing this offseason.
In good news it really is more of a mental thing with Luka instead of a physical thing.
When he locks in and tries, he's actually surprisingly decent. Even when he gets mismatched on a center they have trouble getting an easy score. So strong