12-30-2019, 01:13 PM
Thanks for the excellent synopsis, as usual! My opinion: the bottom line is that the Mavs just got the yips, as they often do against NBA elite teams, as evidenced by their poor shooting. They kept missing on even fairly open looks. They were intimidated and rushed shots, rushed passes(which get intercepted), and lost focus on defense. Somehow, Rick has to get a different mentality into this team, i.e., that it is going to be WE who are dictating the play and intimidating the other team. And start it with the Thunder game