06-10-2021, 07:19 PM
(06-10-2021, 07:01 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: I had expressed reservations about the ability to use Brunson in the playoffs pretty much all season, due mostly to his size and good-but-not-great skills. I don't at all object to him as a bench player, or even as a sometime starter during the season. But I think you need someone bigger/faster who you can rely on in the playoffs -- maybe another starter who can overlap with Luka. I hope to be wrong -- would love to see Brunson succeed in however big a role he wants.
I think you might be right about all of the above, but could also see the kid figuring some things out and looking way better in 2-3 years. Huge mystery, and I hope the Mavs guess the right ending. If he's a dead end, NOW is the time to move him, while his value is high.
Having said that, I think the biggest mistake of the series Carlisle made was to go away from Brunson and ride Burke instead during game 7. It wouldn't have bothered me if he tried it in any of the other games (Brunson had a few stinkers) but I just feel like in a game 7 you dance with the one who brung ya.