10-30-2020, 02:47 PM
It's funny how we see two different players, looking at the same player play the game. That's the beauty of the game, and the draft. So many times this was mentioned with players, they dont have this and that, and they fall down in the draft.
I see a highly effective, smart and tough player in Bane. I do not see a superstar, he indeed doesnt excel at college level as mentioned by others, hence i think this is not his ceiling. On other hand he does contribute in some many ways in the games. Perhaps a star in NBA maybe, with time, if he finds the right spot and team, but this is unlikely. A good starting player. IMO Others here see him just as an rotational player, bench role. This will be really interesting to monitor.
What Mavs need now is an efficient smart team players, to take advantage of the open looks. Banes defense, how strong he is, he has a ton more upside here than THJ or Curry next to Luka. I would even say he will instantly improve the defense compared to THJ and Curry, and with time also the offense over these two. His shooting is not expected to be better day one of course despite being elite college shooter, but his bbIQ on offense can rival if not exceed them probably even day one.
To me the the shooting of the team should have been much better, given the open looks Luka and KP created. However, we saw also time after time Luka getting doubled, even mid court, yet the rest of the team not playing smart basketball to take advantage of this. Players like Bane that can both shoot and play smart general basketball would kill this strategy from opponents IMO. THJ and Curry just didnt take advantage and open looks this well enough. Not just through shooting, but also through getting to the basket. I believe Bane here also will be instantly better.
Thats is just my opinion. We probably do not need high risk high reward type of players, and that are not elite shooters. This would not be good for Luka. He should be complemented with smart players as Bane, that will not run the offense, but can contribute on so many levels with polished smart play.
If our SG is not elite shooter, doubling Luka will work. Hence we cant have this. We have a QB that can create and run the offense, hence this is not the key skill to add now. The key skills are bbIQ and elite shooting: This is exactly where Bane is strong at, and I believe he will have better career for Mavs than on most other teams.
Problem in playoffs was the other players not taking advantage of the open looks when it mattered the most, and situations where Luka was doubled. Need to solve this.
I see a highly effective, smart and tough player in Bane. I do not see a superstar, he indeed doesnt excel at college level as mentioned by others, hence i think this is not his ceiling. On other hand he does contribute in some many ways in the games. Perhaps a star in NBA maybe, with time, if he finds the right spot and team, but this is unlikely. A good starting player. IMO Others here see him just as an rotational player, bench role. This will be really interesting to monitor.
What Mavs need now is an efficient smart team players, to take advantage of the open looks. Banes defense, how strong he is, he has a ton more upside here than THJ or Curry next to Luka. I would even say he will instantly improve the defense compared to THJ and Curry, and with time also the offense over these two. His shooting is not expected to be better day one of course despite being elite college shooter, but his bbIQ on offense can rival if not exceed them probably even day one.
To me the the shooting of the team should have been much better, given the open looks Luka and KP created. However, we saw also time after time Luka getting doubled, even mid court, yet the rest of the team not playing smart basketball to take advantage of this. Players like Bane that can both shoot and play smart general basketball would kill this strategy from opponents IMO. THJ and Curry just didnt take advantage and open looks this well enough. Not just through shooting, but also through getting to the basket. I believe Bane here also will be instantly better.
Thats is just my opinion. We probably do not need high risk high reward type of players, and that are not elite shooters. This would not be good for Luka. He should be complemented with smart players as Bane, that will not run the offense, but can contribute on so many levels with polished smart play.
If our SG is not elite shooter, doubling Luka will work. Hence we cant have this. We have a QB that can create and run the offense, hence this is not the key skill to add now. The key skills are bbIQ and elite shooting: This is exactly where Bane is strong at, and I believe he will have better career for Mavs than on most other teams.
Problem in playoffs was the other players not taking advantage of the open looks when it mattered the most, and situations where Luka was doubled. Need to solve this.