Hard coaches create strong players, strong players create good vibe coaches (because the hard coaches are hard to get along with and the star players kick them out), good vibe coaches create weak players, and weak players create hard coaches (by fact the weak coaches get fired for underperforming/undermotivated players)
Sound familiar?
Offence is dependent on scoring 120points via isocentric drives to kick out threes. Defence success appears to depend on opponents missing open shots. Neither occurred tonight….
He has arisen
Yikes, Josh Green can’t finish a fast break can he…
Mavs need a few defensive stops here to make the Clips sweat seeing 4th qtr Kyrie
Luka’s contemptuous behaviour towards the officials is not a recipe to be treated favourably in return by them. It’s a recipe to breed resentment from them toward the Mavericks. How has no one explained this to him? This kid is generational in talent, but skill is only part of a marquee superstar. It’s leadership and emotional intelligence. Without the rest there is such a ceiling for him/Mavs.
Mavs being schooled on the art of rebounding… for every Mavs rebound they are giving up 2 rebounds to the Clips
Didn’t watch but box score take away was that the bench shot a combined 4-12 (18%) from 3. Doncic with 8 turn overs and 5-16 (31%) from the field…
That would have been tough game to watch.
While I don’t disagree, as I think you are right and they are missing a big wing. It’s pretty clear just via headcount that there is a wing imbalance. But hear me out…
I do think having Lively as the only 7ft paint presence makes teams foul baiting him more appealing. So it’s more than a just a missing piece it’s a cause and effect thing. Having another 7ft center would change the way teams scheme DLive and allow him to be even more dynamic on defence.
So in that way adding another true big in the bullpen would not only help the bench but the also the starters.
Great post… can see the work and thought that’s gone into it. I was hoping to see a some specific control that aligned with some of the findings.
I guess some of the data as you say is hard explain rationally (OReb and Transition Def being both poor shows it’s likely not a proclivity one way or another by likely a case by case poor read, in which case what can you do…?)
I have watched all of the games this year and can say the eye test is:
a) opponents seem to at times during the game hit shots they have no business hitting. Low percentage stuff that’s covered by a defender that just happens to fall. b) perimeter defenders losing their man cutting to the rim and/or not being in position to fully box out following a missed shot. C) a mixture of a) and b) when boxing out the ball has been simply bouncing further or irrationally when rebounding allowing an offensive rebound d) tip rebounding rather than gathering. Powell has been guilty of this (probably due to having unfavourable reach dimensions) where he jumps and attempts to tap the rebound to a place he can gather or to a team mate. This has been a 50/50 play (that I can remember).
The hand off in the paint to a cutting attacker has paid big dividends here because not only have you got a high percent look at the basket, but the strong-side defender has to pivot off their assignment and contest the shot. If the shot is then effected and missed then the original attacker has priority rebound for the tip in.
No stats on this one just anecdotal.
Mavs bench are a 7ft center away from top 10…. and add a solid defensive SF/PF and it’s top 5.
Mavs have the guards to cause problems. Dwight has been great but ‘paint points’ are a problem when D-Live is off court. Has to be a move coming
We should be deeper into our bench right now… an injury in a blow out is dumb
Fingers crossed that knee contusion isn’t too serious for DJJ
Has the feeling of being “the Kyrie game”
100% a continuation… give him the and 1
FYI… The trick to keeping your clutch win percent up is to get blown out. The more you know
Flynn is hot from 3… so why was THJ 10ft from him when Flynn was sitting in the corner waiting for a pass… SMH
“At this juncture shooters shoot” - probably Harp somewhere
Hey he’s just watching like the rest of us