03-13-2024, 09:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-13-2024, 09:49 PM by dirkfansince1998.)
(03-13-2024, 09:36 PM)Jason Terry Wrote: Getting the ball to Lively/Gafford down low and shoving down the other teams throat should be a priority every game. The offense and defense play so much better when we do this. Everything looks easy and we don’t need a million 3’s to win
That's certainly the prefered outcome. Dunks/layups are still the most efficient shots in basketball. But I think the important part is the how. Mavs spamming pick and roll against teams that have slow bigs has been super efficient in the last few games. For years we have watched the Mavs defense with bigs caught in no man's land. Right now they are returning the favor. Will be interesting to see if they can also do it against better pick&roll defenses. Bulls and Pistons ranked 30th and 29th defending the roll man. Warriors are around league average when they are fully healthy. Really bad without Draymond.
OKC and Nuggets games will be big tests. If Gafford and Lively can do it against them the Mavs are in a good spot for a potential play-in/playoff matchups.