01-15-2023, 10:31 AM
A little salty this morning after listening to Bill Simmons podcast with Zach Lowe and near the end they started talking about how Brunson is an all star, shooting 60% last five minutes of a game that is within 5 points, and how losing Brunson may wind up being a bigger mistake than losing Nash for nothing. They also talk all the mistakes Dallas made leading up to him leaving. Ouch.
So, Dallas needs more ball movement and player movement. Their options may be limited, but I think we are limiting some of the others effectiveness. I keep hoping we add some variety to our offense, but we keep going the other direction. My question, would this offense look any different or faster if we added two good creators? I will say if I am a young talented player, this type of offense would not be fun to play in.
But the reason for my post is Luka's disturbing body language. Some of it is defensible, but I think he deserves some blame as the face of the franchise too. Anytime McGee is on the court with him, the body language is terrible. But at times, it looks bad with others he has played with for years. There was one play last night that really bothered me. It is just one play, but really perked me up when I saw it. In the second quarter, Din had the ball on the left in early offense. He had Simons on him, who had two fouls on him. Luka was on the other side of the court, and had his hands over his head calling for the ball. I believe he had his hands in the air for a few seconds until Din scored. It is a really bad look. Luka has the ball enough. He needs to be the leader and cheer guys on to expand their game. It can't be Luka every possession.
So, Dallas needs more ball movement and player movement. Their options may be limited, but I think we are limiting some of the others effectiveness. I keep hoping we add some variety to our offense, but we keep going the other direction. My question, would this offense look any different or faster if we added two good creators? I will say if I am a young talented player, this type of offense would not be fun to play in.
But the reason for my post is Luka's disturbing body language. Some of it is defensible, but I think he deserves some blame as the face of the franchise too. Anytime McGee is on the court with him, the body language is terrible. But at times, it looks bad with others he has played with for years. There was one play last night that really bothered me. It is just one play, but really perked me up when I saw it. In the second quarter, Din had the ball on the left in early offense. He had Simons on him, who had two fouls on him. Luka was on the other side of the court, and had his hands over his head calling for the ball. I believe he had his hands in the air for a few seconds until Din scored. It is a really bad look. Luka has the ball enough. He needs to be the leader and cheer guys on to expand their game. It can't be Luka every possession.