12-18-2023, 11:48 PM
I wasn't expecting this to be a win, but holy god is it apparent the Mavs are down so many key rotation guys.
The fact we had to give Morris extended run and rely on him guarding Jokic of all guys seriously should show how doomed it was from the start. But have no fear we have...Powell.... to cover the rest of the minutes. Yeah depth is depleted.
I am starting to raise the alarms for Grant Williams. I was willing to cut him a lot of slack given he was going through a cold spell but right now he looks like a shell of who he was the first 10 games. What is really scaring me is his lack of defensive rotations. On more than one occasion I saw him and another Mav argue over missed rotations/not stopping the ball. That is really bad. We brought him in to be a defensive specialist first, scorer second. If the defense goes AND his shot isn't falling then I don't see why he's getting any run at all.
Mavs need an upgrade at the PF. Whenever Maxi returns I'm going to keep a keen eye on how he shares his minutes with Grant. That is, IF Maxi can even play more than 5 games in a row at this point.
All in all this game could just be summed up by the fact the Denver guys hit their shots and the Mavs role players bricked countless wide open looks. (I mean WTF THJ? How can you miss a wide open fast break layup TWICE?). Luka was his usual brilliance. Please can Kyrie and Lively return.
The fact we had to give Morris extended run and rely on him guarding Jokic of all guys seriously should show how doomed it was from the start. But have no fear we have...Powell.... to cover the rest of the minutes. Yeah depth is depleted.
I am starting to raise the alarms for Grant Williams. I was willing to cut him a lot of slack given he was going through a cold spell but right now he looks like a shell of who he was the first 10 games. What is really scaring me is his lack of defensive rotations. On more than one occasion I saw him and another Mav argue over missed rotations/not stopping the ball. That is really bad. We brought him in to be a defensive specialist first, scorer second. If the defense goes AND his shot isn't falling then I don't see why he's getting any run at all.
Mavs need an upgrade at the PF. Whenever Maxi returns I'm going to keep a keen eye on how he shares his minutes with Grant. That is, IF Maxi can even play more than 5 games in a row at this point.
All in all this game could just be summed up by the fact the Denver guys hit their shots and the Mavs role players bricked countless wide open looks. (I mean WTF THJ? How can you miss a wide open fast break layup TWICE?). Luka was his usual brilliance. Please can Kyrie and Lively return.
14x All-Star, 12x all-NBA, 1x MVP, 1x Finals MVP, 1 NBA Championship: Dirk Nowitzki, the man, the myth, the legend.