11-09-2019, 03:13 PM
(11-09-2019, 03:04 PM)Fuerza1 Wrote: Carlisle said he wanted the Mavs 3PA's to go up this season, specifically at 40+. We shot 44 three's last night so I'm sure Carlisle is thrilled with that number because that's the offense he wants to run.
The main issue is that the 3's are too forced. We need more penetration, drive and kick's, better ball movement resulting in better looks from the 3PT line and a more balanced, efficient offense overall.
Besides Luka, our next best rim attacker is Brunson but Carlisle can only find 5-15 minutes for him. Brunson averaged 8 drives per game as a rookie making 53% of them.
This season Brunson's is averaging about 6 drives per game making 50% while third option, first off the bench Tim Hardaway Junior averages 2 drives per game finishing 44%; THJ has never been a good finisher in his career, he's a chuckfest artist.
It's a big problem with the offense, too jumpshot dependent, finesse, not enough diversity, etc. It's why we are struggling against physical teams right now.
Powell is actually supposed to be a big help in that department on the offensive end but he's ranked in the 36th percentile as the roll man thus far, which is why he looks more useless than usual out there. If he can't finish consistently, he's a huge liability on the court.
I expect Powell and Wright to be much better contributers to the inside-out game than they have been thus far.
Not sure about Brunson. Doesn’t seem like something he’s particularly comfortable with imo. Barea even at his age is much better as a dribble driver and the team looked awesome for a brief stretch during his initial return. He’s on his last legs tho, anything we get from JJ at this point is gravy.
But yeah, it’s a problem / hole on the team. No doubt imo.
Which is why Kemba made sense as the #1 Target this past summer (along with the flirtation with Dragic). With no Kemba, Delon is a decent attempt to develop into a dribble drive guy for now. If he doesn’t develop in that area he’s versatile enough to be a solid player in other areas.
We really do need a younger JJB-type player tho.