(06-09-2021, 10:59 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: I give you the defense but the Jazz are even worse 3-point chuckers than the Mavs. Lead the league in 3PA by a big margin. Ranked last in midrange attempts. 28th in attempts at the rim. Low assist numbers. 28th in ast% on 2s and 3s. 29th overall. Only Portland is worse. Mavs are 27th in both categories.
No ball movement. One screen. Semi open 3. Let it fly. Bigs crash the offensive glass (5th in total off rebounds, 3th in ORR). Bigs aren´t getting any touches.

In the game against the Clippers they attempted 50 3s. Only shot 34% from 3. Still won the game. At one point in the first quarter they did not score for 8 1/2 minutes. Missed 20 consecutive shots.

(06-09-2021, 02:57 PM)hakeemfaan Wrote: The gripe with the Mavs offense was that they were a poor shooting team that jacked up a lot of 3s. 

(06-09-2021, 03:21 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Mavs ranked 18th in 3-point percentage this season but people also complained when the Mavs ranked 10th last season (league leading O-Rating). Bottom line. For a fan that is not following all teams it is easy to miss the league wide trend. The Jazz aren´t what they used to be (grit&grind Memphis 2.0 with twin towers Favors/Gobert). They have taken the D´Anthony/Morey ball approach to another level.
The Mavs take a lot of threes. Just like any other team. Some are taking it even further. Interesting part about the Jazz is that the entire front court isn´t getting any touches. Not a single stretch big in the rotation. Gobert and Favors screen. Roll to the rim. Establish position. Crash the glass.
Jazz also have a good defense that can carry them through cold shooting stretches. I think that is the bigger problem with the Mavs approach. Not sure if the Mavs can build something similar. Replace KP with a DPOY caliber big (maybe Myles Turner) and find one more legit 3&D guy. Also not sure if that should be the goal.

(06-09-2021, 04:06 PM)hakeemfaan Wrote: However IMO you cannot ignore that the team for what they were this season played a brand of offense that didn’t suit the personnel and also didn’t play much defense.

(06-09-2021, 04:06 PM)hakeemfaan Wrote: We lost our best pure shooter and still kept taking a lot of poor shots. 

(06-09-2021, 04:22 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: I think by now we all know that the trade was a mistake.

(06-09-2021, 04:25 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Yeah, who in their right minds would ever have supported that trade?!

(06-09-2021, 04:25 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Yeah, who in their right minds would ever have supported that trade?!

(06-09-2021, 04:35 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Only move that I supported last summer. Need T.Bey to step up. That´s how it goes when the Mavs trade for someone. Powell, THJ, Melli. The throw in was the target all along.

(06-09-2021, 08:36 PM)Aussiebballer Wrote: Out of interest what do you think would happen to Curry’s 3pt % if his attempts double and he was taking more difficult shots?
He only shoots about 5 a game but if he was shooting 10 and more were contested his % would drop a lot I think.
Like if Luka only took open 3s I think his % would be much higher.

(06-09-2021, 08:50 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: This is the exact point I made last off-season, to voice my support for the Mavs choosing him as the most expendable value asset (instead of DFS, Kleber) to move in trade. I don't think he can get more shots off, due to his size (low release point, by default) and relatively slow release (not Kleber slow, but not THJ fast, either). I still agree with you on all of this, and I think you're asking the right questions about him. He'll never be a GREAT threat because of this, imo.

But in hindsight, OMG, would I rather have him on this roster than Josh Richardson.

(06-09-2021, 10:32 AM)omahen Wrote: Good one  Simmons is one of most overrated players imho. Sure he is a great defender, but he is a huge offensive liability, especially in the playoffs.

(06-09-2021, 10:33 PM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: CP3 is the point god.. 17 pts, 15 assists, no turnovers. Hope he gets to his 1st WCF.

(06-09-2021, 10:53 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I think CP3 has been CRIMINALLY underrated in recent years. One of the best players of all-time, imo. 

They say all the same things about him they used to say about Dirk. We all know how much lightning in a bottle the Mavs had to catch in order to win in 2011, and we all know it very easily could've gone another way. Imagine how people would look at Dirk if he didn't have 2011!

(06-09-2021, 10:39 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Finals? He lost to the Warriors in 2018. Suffered an injury and missed the last few games.