12-09-2020, 02:04 PM
The way the Mavs have set themselves up really is entirely different than every previous version of Plan Powder. This team has multiple avenues to adding legitimate talent regardless of what Giannis does. Donnie and crew deserve a ton of credit for doing it the right way this time IMO...no how they stick the landing remains to be seen.
The more you look at it though...the more clear it is that there is no roster more perfectly set up for Giannis...and I don't think it's really all that close. Luka unlocks what may yet be the scariest part of the Greek Freak's game and something no opponent would want to see in heavy doses...Giannis the Roll Man. The combinations/variations surrounding just that one play with this roster is nightmare fuel opponents...especially when Rick is the one designing it all. And I don't think you can discount the fact that even when Luka rests, the Mavs have a guy in Brunson who could on track to develop into one of the best 2nd unit PGs in the league.
The collection of wing defenders (J Rich, DFS, Iwundu, Green, Bey...hell even Hinton) allow Giannis to be both on ball menace and weak side terror. Giannis doesn't have to do all the heavy lifting protecting the rim either with elite shot blockers in KP and Maxi.
This is a team that is constructed to win now and also...terrifyingly so if you are anything but a Mavs fan...take huge steps forward in the coming years.
The more you look at it though...the more clear it is that there is no roster more perfectly set up for Giannis...and I don't think it's really all that close. Luka unlocks what may yet be the scariest part of the Greek Freak's game and something no opponent would want to see in heavy doses...Giannis the Roll Man. The combinations/variations surrounding just that one play with this roster is nightmare fuel opponents...especially when Rick is the one designing it all. And I don't think you can discount the fact that even when Luka rests, the Mavs have a guy in Brunson who could on track to develop into one of the best 2nd unit PGs in the league.
The collection of wing defenders (J Rich, DFS, Iwundu, Green, Bey...hell even Hinton) allow Giannis to be both on ball menace and weak side terror. Giannis doesn't have to do all the heavy lifting protecting the rim either with elite shot blockers in KP and Maxi.
This is a team that is constructed to win now and also...terrifyingly so if you are anything but a Mavs fan...take huge steps forward in the coming years.