(06-18-2021, 11:35 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: This is genuinely hard to believe.

(06-18-2021, 11:38 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Gobert -21 right now...rough. 

If HE is this hit and miss against the Clippers, Porzingis really had no chance.

(06-18-2021, 11:44 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: Of course, the downside is that we go into next season without a good portion of what got us the success we had. 

Once again, Carlisle's a great coach. If he had problems with Luka, it was probably time for him to go.

(06-18-2021, 11:49 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Huh? How'd we get here from a post about Gobert? 

You lost me.

(06-18-2021, 11:52 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: Sorry - I had referred earlier to how the Clippers' success makes the Mavs look good, so I had that in mind. You yourself had given the credit for taking them to 7 to Luka and Carlisle.

(06-19-2021, 12:02 AM)SwisherPrice Wrote: RC's best strength as a coach is in-game coaching and adjustments in the playoffs. Sometimes the team is just outmatched overall but they still push the opponent to the limit like 2014 vs. the Spurs or the Clips the last two years.  

He is not a players' coach or very good at overall player development and that's ultimately why he wasn't a good fit for Luka/KP and the rebuilding of this Mavs team the past 3 years. If he goes to a team that has established All-Star caliber veteran players in place then he should work out very well for them.

(06-18-2021, 08:44 PM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1406064951685484546


Could he be attainable this offseason??

I think PHI cannot use him right because of Embiid....he could ROCK next to Luka.

(06-19-2021, 12:56 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: I pray. What a player he'd be next to Luka as a 5.

(06-19-2021, 12:59 AM)KillerLeft Wrote: Or even a 4, really, as long as the 5 was a shooter.

(06-19-2021, 01:04 AM)Branduil Wrote: I really think you guys would regret it if we got Simmons. His flaws are obvious and bad enough, but to me his arrogance and lack of desire to improve to help his team is damning. Imagine if KP still had his same flaws but refused to go to the corner and just shot endless bad post-ups and then refused to take responsibility for his play. That's Simmons.

(06-19-2021, 02:04 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: His flaws would be hidden here rather than amplified as they are in PHI.

Simmons only takes about 10 shots a game on average and has a usage rate of 20%. He'd be asked to play the 5 on offense and guard whoever on defense. We don't get mad at Powell for not being able to create his shot in the 4th quarter. So I wouldn't be mad at Simmons either playing quite literally that exact same role. Unlike Powell though, Simmons is perhaps a top 5 defender in the league and can guard 1-5. While simultaneously being able to run the break. 

All he would have to do here is set a screen, pass out of the post, and run the offense for 15mpg when Luka sits. To me thats about as an ideal role you can have for Simmons.

I do think getting Simmons means the Mavs HAVE to get a secondary scorer worth about 17-20 ppg a night every night. KP ironically does fit that well and plays to Simmons strengths though he'd almost certainly be in the hypothetical trade. Simmons could be Giannis-lite here, I say with as little hyperbole as possible. At worst Draymond esque.

(06-19-2021, 02:09 AM)Branduil Wrote: You can NOT hide a player who can't shoot free throws. Simmons literally runs away from the ball because he knows he'll get fouled and forced to shoot FTs. He would be worse than useless next to Luka.