Nico Post Draft Press Conference

[KillerLeft]

Mavs are a lock for bottom 10 offense in the NBA.  

Probably a lock for top 10 defense also, if I'm being fair.

What worries me is that it doesn't work that way in basketball. 

Scoring semi-consistently leads to reduced risk of giving up transition points. It allows for your defense to get set up correctly more frequently. When guys are touching the ball on offense and feeling successful, they're more likely to compete as hard as they can on the defensive end. 

Now, you can say that a disruptive defense leads to rebounds, deflections, steals...things that can jumpstart your offense, making YOUR team a threat in transition. That's fair. 

But, what's clear to me is that somehow, some way, in every matchup, one side of the floor affects the other more than most fans acknowledge. So, I'm a little worried that the offense will be SO bad that the defense won't have a chance to be as effective as we hope.