02-19-2024, 12:00 PM
(02-19-2024, 11:42 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: I will be watching closely how the new look team does over the next 20 games. Which areas do they continue to grow? How do they respond with failure? Etc.
The game against PHX should be real interesting. Dallas got beat pretty good by PHX in one of Dallas' low points in the season. Dallas beat PHX in PHX during one of their low points in the season. Both teams are playing well now.
I will be interested to see the chess moves. Luka tends to play guys like Nurkic off the floor. Will that happen? If it does, what happens when PHX goes smaller? Can Dallas bigs stay on the floor and make an impact on the boards? Or will PHX spread them out and make dallas go small?
What are your requirements for measuring the team?
What if our 10-man Playoff roster is healthy but Kidd only plays our best lineup for 3 or 4 minutes? And we lose? Or, what if our roster is healthy and Kidd plays lineups opposite of what a sane coach would do in a playoff atmosphere? And we lose? What if our roster is healthy and THJ takes 17 shots with 19 seconds left on the shot clock? And we lose? What if our roster is healthy and it looks like Kidd allowed Luka and Irving to play rec ball with no organization? And we lose?
Its just really rare that we play another healthy good team while we are healthy and the coaches are making reasonable substitutions during regular season. Its hard to measure .