We need a bruiser!

[dirkfansince1998]

Doesn't wide, strong and nasty usually come from a big though?   

Pretty much, not sure what SPM had in mind when he typed it. We need someone to contain the big bodies that push us around in the paint. Powell, Maxi and KP are not those guys try as they may.

Mavs miss the mentality that a player like Smart, Beverley or Draymond brings. The Mavs don´t have a bad guy. Beloved by the home fans...hated by the opponent.
Playing physical on both ends. Willing to do everything to win. Hard fouls, trash talk or dirty tricks.

Yep that too DeShawn Stevenson, Steven Adams, DeJuan Blair, Markus Smart, Grayson Allen, Metta World Piece, Zach Randolph, Blake Griffin

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Barea is the only tough/nasty player on the team.

Curry and Brunson have a dog in them as well.

Rest is super soft.

Luka is physical in some senses.

Powell is like Charmin.

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Boban really is BFG

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Jackson is soft, Accountant is soft, Lee is soft, wright is average, Maxi is average, Kristaps is soft,

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We have hustlers but we lack nasty and strength/powerbully

Agree. I don´t want the Mavs to play super dirty but some toughness and veteran leadership would help. It starts with small things. For example...
- Opponent is running the fastbreak and has numbers. Whoever is closest to the ballhandler should foul ASAP.
- Mismatch in the post. Mavs guard vs opposing big. Best solution is a hard foul before the big can establish position
- A player like Harden is driving to the rim and tries to draw fouls. Hard foul again. Make him earn the FTs. The refs will blow the whistle anyway.
- Avoid and 1s . Make sure that a fouled player cannot finish the layup/dunk/jumper.

Some of the mentioned options obviously aren´t available all the time. Team foul limit or individual foul trouble need to be considered.
I certainly don´t want KP or Luka picking up cheap foul calls. But considering that depth is probably the Mavs biggest strength I don´t see a reason why the same applies for players that are easily replaceable. Would it really be a problem for the Mavs if Curry, Brunson or Wright are in foul trouble?