01-31-2021, 04:40 AM
Great write-up, as usual, luvr. I really appreciate your ongoing effort to cover the games, many would have mailed it in already, so KUDOS!
I agree what we have played much better, since the first quarter of the second Utah game anyway. That was brutal. I just watched both games in a row so I am just commenting here for both games.
Short story: Mavs lost the second Utah game in the first quarter and played decently afterwards - against a serious contender. Against the Suns we, again, failed in late-game execution and got schooled by maybe the best in the business, late in the game. Much respect for CP3. Also - we just missed shots in the end, couple of wide open threes (clearly JRich not having his feet under him right now) and even layups (Luka). So this outing was not too bad.
Willie was awesome, he even managed to finish some difficult shots. Timmy was back and showed that he is the third best player on this team, which might be our biggest problem right there, lol.
Powell played better but I think he is totally missing his lift. If he can't get it back I fear for his career since he is a bad shooter anyway.
I really don't know what to make of KP - he looked fine early after returning but lately he just feels like a foreign body (don't know if its the right word, I mean like out of place, not part of the group). Is it mental? Is it the lack of chemistry?
I agree what we have played much better, since the first quarter of the second Utah game anyway. That was brutal. I just watched both games in a row so I am just commenting here for both games.
Short story: Mavs lost the second Utah game in the first quarter and played decently afterwards - against a serious contender. Against the Suns we, again, failed in late-game execution and got schooled by maybe the best in the business, late in the game. Much respect for CP3. Also - we just missed shots in the end, couple of wide open threes (clearly JRich not having his feet under him right now) and even layups (Luka). So this outing was not too bad.
Willie was awesome, he even managed to finish some difficult shots. Timmy was back and showed that he is the third best player on this team, which might be our biggest problem right there, lol.
Powell played better but I think he is totally missing his lift. If he can't get it back I fear for his career since he is a bad shooter anyway.
I really don't know what to make of KP - he looked fine early after returning but lately he just feels like a foreign body (don't know if its the right word, I mean like out of place, not part of the group). Is it mental? Is it the lack of chemistry?