12-29-2023, 07:17 PM
(12-29-2023, 04:52 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: The Mavs have the 11th best defense since December 3rd, and that's during one of their tougher stretches, work-load wise. And, they were missing Green through almost all of it.
I honestly think people are freaking out needlessly about some of these perceived roster problems. Yes, if Lively goes down for a couple of weeks, things get tough. Show me a team that can easily withstand the loss of their starting center for an extended period.
They HAVE been experiencing injuries. More than their fair share, actually, and they're so damn deep they've hung in there!
They are going through a rough spot now. Maybe things continue downhill, but this years team is so much different from last years. First, last year was a drag to watch. Even with a comparable record to this year. I think we all felt that last year pace was not sustainable as they appeared to need to get a lot of bounces even to win against bad team. Second, any resistance last year(injuries, rest, cold shooting, etc) put last years team DOA. This team has at least kept their head above water through some bad injury luck. I would still want to see a few things they do better that help around the edges (things they didn't do against the Cavs). I just feel even with a really poor shooting night (when healthy) this team still has a shot. Maybe not as good a shot as the top teams, but they least have more ways to find a way to win.