08-10-2023, 02:36 PM
(08-10-2023, 02:29 PM)omahen Wrote: I think a lot will also depend if the Mavs will start to play faster. If they will be still playing slow, than they need guys who can score those wide open shots at very good percentage. Otherwise they will have big problems staying on the court. If they start playing faster where wings are pushing the ball in transition, than those kind of guys will easier find time. Luka commands halfcourt if the push is not successful. Never understood why Dallas played so slow.
Slovenia national team is full of below average wings next to Luka as basically the only guy that can really create somethin in halfcourt. Yet Slovenia is playing very fast scoring a bunch of points. Wings are running and pushing the ball and Luka finds them. That is why I have a bit of a problem that it is just Luka that wants to play slow in Dallas. Slovenia games are very fun to watch on offense (defense will be extremely bad this year with almost all plus defenders injured). On a smaller court where it is more difficult to score (just paraphrasing what Luka said in one of his first seasons). Dallas was mostly boring.
What a great point!!
I agree, between DJJ, O-Max, Williams, Exum and even Curry, a foundation for faster play is being laid. Kleber and Powell could always run as bigs, and frankly, playing slow with them detracts from their positives and enhances their less than ideal attributes. I hope we see a shift in pace and ball-movement, for sure.
I respect your educated Luka opinions a lot, so I trust you that the slow play hasn’t solely been a Luka thing, but I can’t deny that it SEEMS like he’s the culprit when I watch the Mavs. I think it’s a combo of less than elite conditioning (by NBA standards, and on a grueling NBA schedule) and maybe a reluctance to give the ball up early in the shot clock. Regardless, I really think a positive shift in this area might do wonders for the team’s season.