MKG

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The funny thing is, I think MKG could have a role in our offense and perform well in that role. He has great length, hustles, etc. And I think Carlisle can find something for him. But SO FAR, BASED ON A LIMITED SAMPLE SIZE, he hasn't fit in well at all.

Mavs are playing 5 out offense. The only way you can contribute in such offense is if you can shoot, rim run or drive with ball. If your defender doesn't have to be honest on the perimeter, this will close driving and rim running lanes. We were watching this last season when DFS was 30 % 3 point shooter.

This guy plays AMAZING defense. The defense he has played so far is the best i have seen on this team, and only Maxi and KP have been able to do something like that occasionally.

It is absolutely true on offense he hasnt shown anything. However that is still a great weapon to have. We also have offensive players that dont contribute on defense and that is still pretty good and productive.

If you have a guy that can take out the opposing team star or slow him down that is a weapon to have.

I have been thinking how he could be used on offense without offense taking a step down. How about making him screen not for the primary ball handler, but consistently and repeatedly making off ball screens? What if he sets off ball screens to Luka? It is much more difficult this way for the defense not to pay attention to him because once he sets the screen, the screened player will be attached to him for quiet a bit and will not be able to roam away and set double teams elsewhere.

This also has double sides advantage. I really love the plays where Luka receives the ball just outside the three point line or just beneath it. This saves him a ton of energy dribbling up the court. And in addition Luka receiving the ball like this is much harder to double.

Id like to see THJ get the ball up the court. Then MKG setting off ball screens to Luka, and Luka will then decide where to get. You can then have KP setting secondary screen to Luka and make PnR. THJ and Maxi could sit outside to spread the defense and it will be much harder for the defender that got screened by MKG initially to make the impact he otherwise would be able to shift away from MKG.

If we can put our best defenders and playmakers on the court as much as possible, this creates opportunities to go as far as possible. KP, Maxi, MKG, Luka, THJ i see this as our best lineup by far I have to say. Defensively it would become force in the league. We would need to find ways for MKG to be utilised on offense. At least if we want to make it really far this season in playoffs, getting the best defenders to play more would be key.