12-31-2020, 07:26 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-31-2020, 07:26 PM by Thukydides.)
I thought the Mavs started the game well, had decent energy on defense, but couldn´t really find an offensive groove early. The Hornets hit some tough shots and gained the lead. The lack of resilience was puzzling as it felt like the Mavs had already given up in the 2nd.
So what´s the take away?
1) Rick must sit Powell´s ass ASAP. I´m the biggest RC believer, but this is too obvious and should be backed up by all analytics. Today I wanted to explain to my brother how bad Powell looked defensively and all I came up with as an example was 40 year old Dirk and thinking about that, the comparison is not off. Absolutely unplayable.
2) We need rebounding and toughness and I´m ready to trade pieces away for that. Burke and Brunson seem to be redundant and not a good fit. Try to package one of them for frontcourt help! And this issue is not solved by KP coming back.
3) Man, we miss Seth way more than I thought we would. He is such an baller. His efficiency was kind of contagious it seems like. Guys just saw the ball going through the net. In almost every game last year we went on some kind of run energized by quick threes and some Luka stuff. It seems to be mostly gone. On the other hand I love the defense by J-Rich, so jury´s still out on that one.
4) Luka man. I´ve said a lot regarding that and was criticized hard by Omahen. So I will stay silent for now.
So what´s the take away?
1) Rick must sit Powell´s ass ASAP. I´m the biggest RC believer, but this is too obvious and should be backed up by all analytics. Today I wanted to explain to my brother how bad Powell looked defensively and all I came up with as an example was 40 year old Dirk and thinking about that, the comparison is not off. Absolutely unplayable.
2) We need rebounding and toughness and I´m ready to trade pieces away for that. Burke and Brunson seem to be redundant and not a good fit. Try to package one of them for frontcourt help! And this issue is not solved by KP coming back.
3) Man, we miss Seth way more than I thought we would. He is such an baller. His efficiency was kind of contagious it seems like. Guys just saw the ball going through the net. In almost every game last year we went on some kind of run energized by quick threes and some Luka stuff. It seems to be mostly gone. On the other hand I love the defense by J-Rich, so jury´s still out on that one.
4) Luka man. I´ve said a lot regarding that and was criticized hard by Omahen. So I will stay silent for now.