06-09-2021, 04:06 PM
(06-09-2021, 03:21 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Mavs ranked 18th in 3-point percentage this season but people also complained when the Mavs ranked 10th last season (league leading O-Rating). Bottom line. For a fan that is not following all teams it is easy to miss the league wide trend. The Jazz aren´t what they used to be (grit&grind Memphis 2.0 with twin towers Favors/Gobert). They have taken the D´Anthony/Morey ball approach to another level.
The Mavs take a lot of threes. Just like any other team. Some are taking it even further. Interesting part about the Jazz is that the entire front court isn´t getting any touches. Not a single stretch big in the rotation. Gobert and Favors screen. Roll to the rim. Establish position. Crash the glass.
Jazz also have a good defense that can carry them through cold shooting stretches. I think that is the bigger problem with the Mavs approach. Not sure if the Mavs can build something similar. Replace KP with a DPOY caliber big (maybe Myles Turner) and find one more legit 3&D guy. Also not sure if that should be the goal.
We lost our best pure shooter and still kept taking a lot of poor shots.
The other thing is that the Mavs, last year and this year, shot a lot of 3s with no one even there to make the defense respect the interior. Yes Rudy and Favors don’t score much but just like when we roll out Boban, teams at least have to commit a defender.
The counter argument this year is that Luka got better at the midrange game. If your argument is that the offense as a whole is not bad and it just requires better shooters, I will agree. However IMO you cannot ignore that the team for what they were this season played a brand of offense that didn’t suit the personnel and also didn’t play much defense. You can’t say their low post scheme is good but are just missing good low post players.
The Jazz are a legit good team that plays to their strengths on both offense and on defense. The Mavs are maybe quite a bit away from them.